Terrible Customer Service Experiences and

Things added to my order I knew nothing about.
I spoke with someone last night., after being on hold for over 20 minutes. We decided to upgraded my modem.
Today I see there is an appointment scheduled later this week for VOICE.
I have not idea what this is,
I was chatting with someone who was useless, (tech) given to someone in billing who disconnected me, This is after an hour.
I have tried to call but have no idea how to navigate the prompts. But did get thru to someone who had no clue.
I chatted again with someone who then called me and transferred me to someone in billing (I guess they also extended my contract) I could barely here him and I gave him the answers, but he said I was wrong.
Well, little mr verizon, I have tried to cancel the appointment and you can blame Alex in FL for one for not doing his job.
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tkr wrote:
For the last 3 months, my DSL service has been intermittent or not working at all. I've reached out to Verizon customer service over and over and just recently received help. My issue was the DSL upload/download speed, it appears that my account had been tested and set to minimal speed instead of the 3GB I've been paying for, for years. I'm dissappointed that Verizon didn't think it necessary to send a better modem and a technician until after 3 months of issues, while still accepting and expecting payment in full. I depend on my DSL service for work and my children depend on it for college. I'm a long time customer. I don't understand what Verizon is doing but this is not the way to treat loyal clients. My services have become indequate, wireless and DSL. I'm very dissappointed. And by the way, I'm also a Verizon Business client, so I expected better support and loyalty.
Step one: Visit http://www.giganews.com/line_info.html and post up the Traceroute the page shows, if you wish. Be aware that your non-bogan public IP Address will show up. It might shown up as the final hop (bottom-most line of the trace) might contain a hop with your IP address in it. Either remove that line or show only the first two octets. What I'm looking for is a line that mentions "ERX" in it's name towards the end. If for some reason the trace does not complete (two lines full of Stars), keep the trace route intact.
For example this what I saw when I was using Verizon
    news.giganews.com
    traceroute to 71.242.*.* (71.242.*.*), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
    1 gw1-g-vlan201.dca.giganews.com (216.196.98.4) 13 ms 13 ms 13 ms
    2 ash-bb1-link.telia.net (213.248.70.241) 39 ms 7 ms 7 ms
    3 TenGigE0-2-0-0.GW1.IAD8.ALTER.NET (63.125.125.41) 4 ms 4 ms GigabitEthernet2-0-0.GW8.IAD8.ALTER.NET (63.65.76.189) 4 ms
    4 so-7-1-0-0.PHIL-CORE-RTR1.verizon-gni.net (130.81.20.137) 6 ms 6 ms 6 ms
    5 P3-0-0.PHIL-DSL-RTR11.verizon-gni.net (130.81.13.170) 6 ms 6 ms 6 ms
    6 static-71-242-*-*.phlapa.east.verizon.net (71.242.*.*) 32 ms 32 ms 33 ms
Step two: Can you provide the Transceiver Statistics from your modem?
#3 If you don't know how to get that info:
a) What is the brand and model of your modem?
b) If you have a RJ-45 WAN port router connected to it: What is the brand and model of the RJ-45 WAN port router?
#4 If you have a RJ-45 WAN port router connected to the modem, even if you know how to get the Transceiver Statistics from the modem: What is the brand and model of the RJ-45 WAN port router?
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This is completely unacceptable! Let me sum up the long paragraph above. I ordered your bundled service for 2 years. I have been a loyal Verizon customer for MANY years. You promise me an installation date that fits my schedule only to completley screw me over on that date when I want to add addtional equipment to my service (of which will ultimately bring you more money). All thanks to an inept, inadequate customer service system, and complete lack of understanding from your sales staff on what is available in the field.

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Terrible customer service experience and I will leave Verizon ASAP.

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Well besides your lack of paragraphs making you rant very hard to read, exactly what kind of "upgrade" were they talking about? And no I'm not switching to another carrier just because you have issues with Verizon. Was that the whole point of your rant to get people to switch? Like you're some pied piper and you're going to "get back" at Verizon by helping them lose customers? As if that was going to work and even if a few people left because some stranger on a messagebaord told them too because of HIS issues like that will matter at all to Verizon.

Terrible Customer Service Experience

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Most Regretfully,
Lisa
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ChatandVision – terrible customer service, PLEASE ...

ChatandVision – terrible customer service, PLEASE READ
I would like to share with community and SKYPE my not so recent chatandvision experience.
I have purchased Skype phone from chatandvision, which is basically link from skype shop but transaction handled by chatandvision and not Skype.
Purchase was done on 31st of January. On 18th of February I contacted chatandvision for tracking number as order did not arrive.
Despite clear writing on chatandvision site that orders shipped via trackable service this is reply I got:
Dear Alex,
Sorry to hear you have not received your package.
We can confirm that the order has been sent via Airmail Postage from Hong Kong on the 4 February so you should receive it soon. Airmail service distribution is similar to that of HK Post. This type of delivery service has no tracking number yet hope that any delay is minimal.
Normally, orders leaving Hong Kong, deliveries via Airmail Postage mail are generally 7 to 10 business days.
But please note that the delivery time may vary and can take a little longer subject to local customs. Sometimes it can take up to 14-21 working days for your package to reach your destination.
We thank you for your patience with this issue.
Sincerely,
Marcela
Customer Care Officer
After 2 more weeks and still no goods I contacted chatand vision again asking for refund, here is reply:
Dear Alex,
Thank you for your e-mail.
Regarding your concern, I’m afraid that it’s not possible to process a cancellation or refund at this stage, as your goods are now out of our hands. This matter has been escalated to our management and you will be updated via email regarding the situation.
If you still wish to cancel your order, please reject the item should delivery be attempted by our courier. Should you be unable to reject the item, please contact us again for further instructions on our RMA process.
Should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Debbie
Customer Care Officer
March 18, Two more weeks another email to chat and vision, here is reply:
Dear Alex ,
We apologize that the item has not reached you as of now.
May I ask if you have checked with your neighbors or workmates? It may be that the item was accepted on your behalf. If not, do kindly allow a few days for the item to arrive. Delays are common usually caused by local customs and postal services of the receivers' country.
In any case, please do feedback and reply me anytime and thank you for your patience throughout.
Sincerely,
Debbie
Customer Care Officer
March 28th, after several emails to chat and vision here is reply:
Dear Alex,
We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused on your end. I'd like to confirm though that we have now processed your refund.
Refunds typically take 2-5 business days to process from our end, depending on how you paid for your original order (we always credit back to the same credit card that you used for payment). Unfortunately it can sometimes take another 2-3 days for your bank to process the refund, so we advise that you allow 7 days for the funds to be seen in your account.
The good news though is that we’ll send you an email to confirm when the refund has been completed.
Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help, and I hope that you will shop with us again in the future.
Sincerely,
Debbie
Customer Care Officer
April 4th(this is 2 month after purchase) here is email reply from chatandvision:
Dear Alex,
We are contacting you with regards to your refund.
We sincerely apologize for the inconveniences caused. Unfortunately, we can no longer process your refund as normal. We would need to confirm your active PayPal account/email in order to make a transfer instead of refund as the PayPal refund policy timeframe has expired.
Look forward to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Marcela
Customer Care Officer
April 10th, after contacting chatandvision again and sending my email and PayPal etc… here is reply:
Dear Alex,
Thank you for contacting us and your feedback. I have forwarded this case to our accounting department with priority. Rest assured that you shall be receiving your credit within the next couple of days. Once refunded it can up to 2-3 business days for the credit to appear on your account.
Once again, sincere apologies for the delay and thank you for your extended patience.
Sincerely,
Fatima
Customer Care Officer
April 30th, 3 month after purchase reply after asking about refund:
Dear Alex,
Our sincere apologies for the delay of your refund.
We would like to inform you that since the time frame for us to refund the order through PayPal has already expired, therefore we shall arrange for a transfer instead. In the light of this, please kindly confirm your active PayPal account and email address.
Looking forward for your reply.
Sincerely,
Jayden
Customer Care Officer
Its 9th of May, probably 15 emails to ChatandVision, tons of wasted time and about 100 euro, by now I have only one question how company like this can be a SKYPE preferred supplier?
With this service and attitude it’s surprising they are still in business, or perhaps they are in business because they just take your money and do not care afterwards.
Please BE AWARE when purchase from them

the webpage should be closed from google and microsoft.If skype is using that (offensive text removed) and not listening customers.....(offensive text removed)
Exactly the same situation with me......I "bought" the skype phone over the skype webpage....
Skype should be responsible also for partners..........
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alexap wrote:
ChatandVision – terrible customer service, PLEASE READ
I would like to share with community and SKYPE my not so recent chatandvision experience.
I have purchased Skype phone from chatandvision, which is basically link from skype shop but transaction handled by chatandvision and not Skype.
Purchase was done on 31st of January. On 18th of February I contacted chatandvision for tracking number as order did not arrive.
Despite clear writing on chatandvision site that orders shipped via trackable service this is reply I got:
Dear Alex,
Sorry to hear you have not received your package.
We can confirm that the order has been sent via Airmail Postage from Hong Kong on the 4 February so you should receive it soon. Airmail service distribution is similar to that of HK Post. This type of delivery service has no tracking number yet hope that any delay is minimal.
Normally, orders leaving Hong Kong, deliveries via Airmail Postage mail are generally 7 to 10 business days.
But please note that the delivery time may vary and can take a little longer subject to local customs. Sometimes it can take up to 14-21 working days for your package to reach your destination.
We thank you for your patience with this issue.
Sincerely,
Marcela
Customer Care Officer
After 2 more weeks and still no goods I contacted chatand vision again asking for refund, here is reply:
Dear Alex,
Thank you for your e-mail.
Regarding your concern, I’m afraid that it’s not possible to process a cancellation or refund at this stage, as your goods are now out of our hands. This matter has been escalated to our management and you will be updated via email regarding the situation.
If you still wish to cancel your order, please reject the item should delivery be attempted by our courier. Should you be unable to reject the item, please contact us again for further instructions on our RMA process.
Should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Debbie
Customer Care Officer
March 18, Two more weeks another email to chat and vision, here is reply:
Dear Alex ,
We apologize that the item has not reached you as of now.
May I ask if you have checked with your neighbors or workmates? It may be that the item was accepted on your behalf. If not, do kindly allow a few days for the item to arrive. Delays are common usually caused by local customs and postal services of the receivers' country.
In any case, please do feedback and reply me anytime and thank you for your patience throughout.
Sincerely,
Debbie
Customer Care Officer
March 28th, after several emails to chat and vision here is reply:
Dear Alex,
We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused on your end. I'd like to confirm though that we have now processed your refund.
Refunds typically take 2-5 business days to process from our end, depending on how you paid for your original order (we always credit back to the same credit card that you used for payment). Unfortunately it can sometimes take another 2-3 days for your bank to process the refund, so we advise that you allow 7 days for the funds to be seen in your account.
The good news though is that we’ll send you an email to confirm when the refund has been completed.
Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help, and I hope that you will shop with us again in the future.
Sincerely,
Debbie
Customer Care Officer
April 4th(this is 2 month after purchase) here is email reply from chatandvision:
Dear Alex,
We are contacting you with regards to your refund.
We sincerely apologize for the inconveniences caused. Unfortunately, we can no longer process your refund as normal. We would need to confirm your active PayPal account/email in order to make a transfer instead of refund as the PayPal refund policy timeframe has expired.
Look forward to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Marcela
Customer Care Officer
April 10th, after contacting chatandvision again and sending my email and PayPal etc… here is reply:
Dear Alex,
Thank you for contacting us and your feedback. I have forwarded this case to our accounting department with priority. Rest assured that you shall be receiving your credit within the next couple of days. Once refunded it can up to 2-3 business days for the credit to appear on your account.
Once again, sincere apologies for the delay and thank you for your extended patience.
Sincerely,
Fatima
Customer Care Officer
April 30th, 3 month after purchase reply after asking about refund:
Dear Alex,
Our sincere apologies for the delay of your refund.
We would like to inform you that since the time frame for us to refund the order through PayPal has already expired, therefore we shall arrange for a transfer instead. In the light of this, please kindly confirm your active PayPal account and email address.
Looking forward for your reply.
Sincerely,
Jayden
Customer Care Officer
Its 9th of May, probably 15 emails to ChatandVision, tons of wasted time and about 100 euro, by now I have only one question how company like this can be a SKYPE preferred supplier?
With this service and attitude it’s surprising they are still in business, or perhaps they are in business because they just take your money and do not care afterwards.
Please BE AWARE when purchase from them

Complaint BAD customer service experience in Hong Kong

I would like to complaint a Apple staff called “Andrew” who worked in Festival Walk Apple retail store in Hong Kong resulting in my wife cannot buy the iPhone reserved within the timeslot provided.
My wife successfully reserved two iPhone 6 Plus 64GB Gold with timeslot 12pm to 1pm (Lunch time period) on 13 Oct 2014 at Festival Walk Apple retail Store in Hong Kong. She queue and waits for assistance. Bearing in mind two different members of staff approached her and said there was a 20/25 min wait. It is fine to wait for 20-25min. But after 20 min later, she asked the Apple staff again to confirm how long she needs to wait for and ask if she whether took the iPhone few hours earlier and later. This is because the she needs back to work.
She asked the apple staff called “Andrew”, he raised his voice and told her that she need to wait now and cannot take the two iPhone 6 Plus 64GB Gold earlier and later. He also said if she would like to take the iPhone earlier, she needed to ask everyone in the queue to confirm if she allows taking the iPhone first. How come the staff response to her like that. My wife needed back to work finally and cannot buy the iPhone reserved!
At first, time management is very bad in Festival Walk Apple Retail Store in Hong Kong is very worst. Why my wife cannot buy the iPhone within the timeslot provided.
Secondly, Apple Staff attitude is very ridiculous. My wife just enquired the staff politely. But how come the staff replied her like that. How come Apple hired a rude staff likes “Andrew” in Festival Walk Apple Retail Store in Hong Kong. He was very rude, impolite to her. What’s going on. The staffs never polite and I can tell you if we treated our customers like that where I worked we would have been fired immediately!!
Does Apple Company provide any training to the staff? My wife and I doubt that any training provided to the staff. Apple customer service is terrible, he really don't care about helping you with a problem.
Apple is a big company over the world. Apple staff is the most arrogant group of people we will ever meet. They provide such worst customer service experience. It is absolutely unbelievable and unacceptable. Great service offers a unique opportunity for businesses that are willing to invest in a memorable customer experience – they can ot-support the competition. But I cannot find any great customer experience in this Apple Retail Store. Please note that Bad customer service is totally affect company reputation. I did complaint those staff “Andrew” on the same day. But there is no any feedback and response from the Festival Walk Shop Manager or Apple representative. It's an absolute disgrace and I wonder why apple don't have a complaint department!

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You get to the store ~30 minutes before closing time, your card is declined for insufficient funds, you are told there isn't enough time to go to your bank in order to deposit more funds and return in time to finish the transaction and are surprised when they don't agree to finish the transaction when you return AT closing time?
Glad you finally got your phone, but I too see no reason for an apology from Verizon. Maybe checking to make sure you have the funds to cover the expenditure next time would be wise. You have a smartphone, possibly adding an app to make the funds transfer electronically would have even kept you in the store while you made the additional deposit/transfer. Better planning on your part would have prevented ALL of this.
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Truly Terrible Customer Service- Problems With Lenovo U410

Hello everyone,
I would like to share my Lenovo Customer Service experience.
While on holidays in Poland last August, I decided to buy a new laptop in one of the big electronic stores. The laptop, however, developed a fault on the second day. I thought it was a case of bad drivers causing the problem. After I returned from my holidays, the fault was still there.
I contacted the Lenovo Customer Service who requested a proof of purchase. I explained that the laptop was bought in Poland on holidays and sent them on the receipt. A day later, I got an email saying:
"Your machine has been booked in for a full repair at our service centre. Thank you for your proof of purchase.
In 2-3 working days you will receive a letter containing instructions regarding the booking of your collection. The letter will also contain very important terms and conditions in particular with regards to data loss.
Please follow the instructions and your machine will be repaired under warranty."
A few days later the machine was taken off me by a DPD courier for almost 2 weeks. In the meantime I had no other option but to use my father's laptop to do my final year college project.
I was delighted when I got the email:
"We have completed the servicing of your item.
Your item is now being packed and prepared for dispatch. You can track your package online..."
However, 30 mins after using the "newly repaired" laptop, the stripy screen came back! Needless to say, I wasn't happy. I contacted Lenovo again, their customer service agent apologised for the bad experience and said that the laptop will need to be sent back again. For me that meant another 2 weeks without the laptop!
This Tuesday, I finally received the laptop back. After using the laptop for an hour or so, the horrible stripy screen appeared in front of my eyes! This time I was absolutely infuriated!! The laptop was sent back twice and the same problem persisted. I got my phone and rang the Customer Service to ask what the hell is happening?!
The answer I got this time was that the laptop was purchased in Poland and therefore it is not covered by the International warranty!! A few months of dealing with the company, a couple of phone calls and sending the laptop off for a repair twice to be told that they didn't fix it because the machine is not covered by the International Warranty?!
This is my short story of my terrible customer experience! I am not satisfied with the way this company operates, takes my laptop off me, sends the laptop off to their repair centre in Germany to then say that they cannot fix it?! Could anyone who works for Lenovo please explain to me where is the logic in that?

I find it absolutely deplorable of Lenovo that there has been no posted response to this customer service issue. I have been trying to decide for a while now if it was worth purchasing a Yoga 2 Pro as it looked to have all the specs of a PC Hybrid I was hoping for. Well....how wrong could I have been...I had no idea how appalling the customer service is from this company!
Firstly, in the UK...there have been some nightmare stories of faulty items and ridiculous product shipping delays that just seem to keep changing without any thought for the consumer in explaining what the hold up is. If you want to see a fantastic daily updated example of this alone just have a look at the Lenovo UK Facebook product page. Just reading it for ten minutes is tragic. There are so many upset customers in there that it almost seems comical.
The shipping delays are pathetic, they will glady take people's money (including warranties on items that arent there!) and hold it in the Lenovo bank accounts but the slow service and response to those with faults displays a complete disregard for the consumer. I can understand a company being unable to keep up with high demand of a product if it is very good and in demand but this needs to be addressed with admission in communication. Simply advertising a product that people cannot access and dealing with the irate customer-in-waiting afterwards is not acceptable.
Let it be known that Lenovo through their own incompetence have lost a customer before he even purchased anything today. I can only hope that others considering making a purchase will see further posts like this and feel deterred in the same way. That way, Lenovo may finally see that they really need to up their game in terms of service and quality control. To the person that made this post, I can only feel sympathy for the problems you had with them and can only say that you are certainly not alone! Check out their UK Facebook page to see just how terrible the service is (including choosing to ignore the more upset customers while blowing the trumpet whenever someone's problem is "sorted"!).

Contract mis-sold. Terrible customer service from a supervisor-no clear way to make a complaint

After being a good customer for a year and a Verizon Wireless customer for 5 years, numerous issues with Verizon Fios have surfaced.
1) Representative totally mis-informed about the contract
When I took out a contract with Verizon FIos a year ago, I had not wanted to have a contract because they only option available was for 2 years and I knew that the lease for my apartment was only for 1 year and in all likliehood I would be moving. I was told by the representative that there would be no problem if I took out a 2 year contract because I could simply transfer the existing contract to wherever I moved with no issue.
Fastforward a year and I'm moving, call Verizon to make the transfer and i"m told, that actually i'm effectively cancelling my existing contract and re-starting as a new customer. This means that my bundle has gone up $10 a month and I would have to start another 2 year contract.This completely contradicts what I was told a year ago. I would never have taken out the 2 year contract if I had known this.
2) Terrible customer service from someone who is a supervisor
This morning I spoke to a representative and after she said she couldnt address my concerns about being mis-sold the contract, I asked to speak with a supervisor. How he handled the call was incredibly unhelpful and rude - I dont understand how someone at a supervisor level can have that kind of attitude. First he tried to indicate that it was my fault for not being clear with the representative last year (before he knew the full facts), he did not take show any recognition that being mis-informed about a contract is a significant issue. When I asked him how to make a complaint he told me to go to verizon.com/contact. I did this while I was on the phone with him and told him that there was no clear way to make a complaint, I was told "I am a supervisor, I cant sit here on the phone with you and take you through it step by step" - I was not asking for step by step help, I assumed that as a supervisor he would know which wa the right section to click on. He then basically made it sound like I was an idiot and I was told that every other customer seems to find it intuitive (which judging by other comments on this forum about the contact piece of the site is not actually true).
3) Impossible to file an official complaint through normal channels
There is no email address to which you can send a complaint (according to the team on the phone). On the verizon.com/contact page, there is no option for making a complaint. When you type in a question about making a complaint nothing comes up. This seems ridiculous and makes it seem like Verizon is not interested in hearing customers feedback.

Hi customer11201,
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.
Under "My Support Cases" you will find a link to the private board where you and the agent may exchange information. This should be checked on a frequent basis, as the agent may be waiting for information from you before they can proceed with any actions. To ensure you know when they have responded to you, at the top of your support case there is a drop down menu for support case options. Open that and choose "subscribe". Please keep all correspondence regarding your issue in the private support portal.

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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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!"

DISGUSTED, HORRIFIED, ANGRY, WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD at Verizon Wireless.

DISGUSTED, HORRIFIED, ANGRY, WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE I’VE EVER HAD at Verizon Wireless. I have been trying to return my Iphone 5S for the past week. I’ve been to 3 different Verizon Wireless stores in 2 states and have spent countless hours trying to get the return processed. The Verizon Wireless IT system is literally INCAPABLE of processing my return. I purchased an Iphone 5S under the Edge plan. I traded in my old Iphone 4S and was given a gift card. This gift card went towards the payment of the first month of the Edge plan, the tax on the 5S, and a screen protector. When I tried to return the device after 1 week the system literally could not process the return in multiple stores. A call was put into the operations department on my behalf 5 days ago and I haven’t heard anything back. I am not looking for a handout or a freebie I just want to return my phone as I am allowed to do under Verizon Wireless’ terms and conditions. Today is the last day of the 2 week return period although I was assured by a store manager that this will not apply to me due to my situation but I am skeptical given the situation. I would like to get this resolved ASAP. I am incredibly frustrated and disgusted and if/when I am able to return this device I would strongly consider leaving Verizon. I would think the largest carrier in the country would be able to process a simple return. This is totally unacceptable.

Hello cmc29,
I would like to truly apologize for the state of affairs you’ve found yourself in, as it’s never fun to be without a washer (or dryer) for any length of time. For me, laundry just seems to appear overnight, and I can only imagine how daunting of a task washing all of it would be after watching it pile up for a few weeks. I’m sure it only complicated things when our appointments continuously fell through for various reasons, and I’m sorry for the aggravation this added to already frustrating situation.
When your delivery day arrives, you should receive a call from us to narrow down the time frame to a 2 hour window. This is done because our delivery agent’s schedule isn’t fully determined until the day of service as our customer’s needs may change prior to the delivery date. These routes are then best optimized to fit the appointments scheduled for the day. After looking through your delivery date for your dryer, I see that your slot was from 5:30 to 7:30. Something was clearly miscommunicated if you thought otherwise though, and it’s even worse to hear that it arrived in less than pristine condition. Please know that I’m looking into this to see what options we may have to fix this.
Upon review of your order, I see that your washer is awaiting transit from one of our warehouses to one near you. Please know that I’m currently collaborating with both of them to make sure they are aware of your impending delivery date of 8/4, and I’ll update you as soon as more information becomes available.
I greatly appreciate your patience, and I’ll be in touch very soon.
Alex|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Terrible customer service from Brendan at Telstra Bourke St Melbourne

Hi All,
Just thought I would ask your advice concerning repairs to my Iphone I requested from Telstra.
The phone is great and I love it, my only problem is that it no longer turns on anymore.
I took it to the shop where I bought it on (yep I lined up to buy it the day they were released ), the really flashy Telstra shop in the Bourke Street Mall. I got one of the techs on the front desk to look at it. He then took it to the head tech guy and he came back and said they would not repair or replace the phone under warranty. He said that it had a 'disturbed liquid submersion indicator at the bottom'.
I have never droped it into water the whole time I have owned it, but I do travel overseas to humid areas so that may have set off the 'submersion indicator' to make the techs think that I dropped it into a puddle when I have never done that.
Obviously, its a real pain, not having a phone for even a day, so I asked what my options were. I was told that the 'apple warranty is void and repair/exchange can not be carried out and the replacement cost for an 8gb for $670'.
The quotes above are from what is typed on my Service Repair Order.
I asked was it possible to send the phone to Apple to be inspected, and they advised that it was not, and that my only option was to purchase a new phone, and that I had two options. Firstly, if I surrendered my old phone, a replacement would be issued for $670. Secondly, I could simply purchase another iphone 'outright' for a cost of $726.
I tool the second option, and have a brand new phone, although I am disapointed that I now have an almost new phone that simply stopped working that is now used as a paperweight.
I tried everything to minimise the cost of getting a working iphone, and after talking to the lead tech, he then got the store manager to discuss my options.
Brendan said he was the store manager, and eventually let me know his name after first stating 'I dont have to give you my name' and eventually told me his employee number was 0238895.
He spent over an hour checking the situation while I waited, but would not put anything in writing except some notes in the section related to the 'reported problem' on the Service Repair Order.
Is the advice that Brendan from Telstra gave me correct, and was it necessary for me to purchase another brand new handset for $726?
If anyone has any questions I can be contacted on <Edited by: Host>
Kind regards
Wayne B

See the response that I provided to Tamara regarding the recent change to the policy.
You might want to print the new version of the policy and bring your receipt and go back to Telstra and see if they will consider an adjustment, i.e. you return your brand new iPhone, they swap it for a refurbished iPhone and credit you with the difference in price.
I actually fail to see where you received "Terrible customer service from Brendan" as stated in your title.

My Customer Service Experience (Store #55)

I went to this Best Buy store because of a laptop that I found for sale in their Open Box section online. The laptop was listed online and at the store for $839.99. When I arrived at the store, a gentlemen assisted me is picking the laptop up and I was ready for check out, this was where my customer service experience with Best Buy got worse. I had given the checkout associate a 10% coupon that I had received, he was unable to add the coupon the to cart so he called a manager, Chad (removed per forum guidelines).
Mr. (removed per forum guidelines) then tried to add the coupon to the order but ultimately said that I could not use the coupon for this order, because it was Open Box item with a discount already presented. However, my coupon's terms and conditions stated nothing about being able to use this coupon on Open Box items. I asked Mr. (removed per forum guidelines) to contact a manager that I could speak with, he called Josh (removed per forum guidelines).
Mr. (removed per forum guidelines) then came to me and stated that the coupon could also not be used, but only be used on the original price. However, I once again stated that NO WHERE on the coupon did it state that this coupon could not be used on Open Box items. I then asked Mr. (removed per forum guidelines) to tell me that he would not honor the coupon and he stated verbatim, "I will not honor the 10% coupon". I also asked him to write this down for me to document however he declined to do so. I wonder why that was..maybe he knew he was wrong and didn't want it documented.
The problem that I am facing here is that no where on the coupon did it state that the coupon could not be used, however, Mr. (removed per forum guidelines) and Mr. (removed per forum guidelines) both did not honor my coupon. This was my worst experience at Best Buy and I am truly frustrated with the customer service I received. I shop at Best Buy often, I am an Elite Plus RewardZone customer.
I did end up buying the laptop or $839.99 + $69.30 tax with a total of $909.29. However, I did not receive my 10% discount which I believe is unacceptable on Best Buy's part. I am not impressed with Best Buy's service and experience at all.
An apology would be a start, but what I really want is my 10% discount or a good reason of why I couldn't get one.

Hello arsalann24,
Buying a new computer has always been very fun and exciting for me, and I assume that it is so for everyone else as well. The process should not become complex or frustrating at any point, and I regret that this seems to be the case with your recent computer shopping experience.
Many coupons contain exclusions to how they may be used. For example, some may not be used on certain categories of products, or on specific brands. Not all can be used on products that have already been reduced in price. Some may not be used on prior purchases. That being said, I have a few questions for you:
At what store did you make your purchase?
Did you make your purchase as an online order for store pickup?
From what source did you acquire the coupon, i.e., Movers coupon, College Student Deals, etc.
I'm grateful that you took the time to write to us with your concerns and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
John|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Has anyone else had terrible customer service trying to replace a lost or stolen phone through Verizon?

Has anyone else had terrible customer service trying to replace a lost or stolen phone under their warranty plan? How did you get a resolution or replacement phone?

Hello dpetrie,
A lost or stolen phone is definitely not fun! If this is the case then I'm sure that we have an option available for you. May I ask what model device did you lose? As tikibar1 mentioned, do you have insurance on the device? If so then please advise so we can share options with you.
Thank you...
ArnettH_VZW
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Installed my Photoshop Elements 7 on my new laptop. Says my serial number is invalid. Chatted with customer service rep and she says the number should work. What now?

Installed my Photoshop Elements 7 on my new laptop. Says my serial number is invalid. Chatted with customer service rep and she says the number should work. What now?

Hi,
Did the serial number come from a boxed set and previously installed from disc and are you now trying to install from a download?
If so, that will not work - the serial numbers are different.
If you don't have a dvd drive on your new system, perhaps you could get someone to copy your disc to a memory stick and install from that.
Brian

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