Why is customer service so misleading and unresponsive?

Hello, I've had Internet service for a number of years now through Verizon, and decided to make the change over FIOS.
That's when the trouble started.
The rep over the phone scheduled an appointment for a technician to show. The technician ends up being a no show. Of course this costs me a whole morning when I could be at work making money. Reps kindly reschedule, but it cost me more money since I have to take more time out of my work schedule.
The rep who signed me up over the phone for FIOS signs me up for phone service. I did not want phone service. I have to call to get this fixed. (And I think it's fixed... I hope it's fixed.)
The rep promises me a price reflecting something like a loyalty credit. On the basis of this price, I sign up. First bill comes, it's $10 more. I call. The rep promises to fix this. Next bill comes. Wrong price again. Contact customer service. They tell me they don't offer FIOS at this price.
Arrrgh.... it's enough to make me want to tear my hair out. I do not want to spend hours on the phone again and again with Verizon getting wrong information and false promises.
Anyone out there have advice for dealing with customer service? Anyone with similar issues? Unbelievably stressful situation.

Hi. Allow me to apologize for your experience so far. I'd be happy to help if you are in need of assistance. ShawnG

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Complaint - Poor Customer Service in Store and Inconsistent Communication

I am writing on this discussion board in hopes that my complaint will be reviewed and communicated to those in a position to make a change so that other Verizon customers will not have to experience what I did yesterday. On June 24, 2013, I had an exceptionally bad experience with Verizon. My iPhone 4S completely shut itself off while I was reading an email on my way into work. It had a full charge and I wasn't doing anything differently with it, simply scrolling through emails before it shut down. When I got into work, I attempted to connect it to my charger to see if it would recognize it, which it did not.
On my lunch break, I went to the closest Verizon store to my office, located at 209 S LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60604 (312.658.3900) to speak with them about my options. They looked at the device and informed me that thye couldn't read anything from it. They also noted that there was no water damage and the device was intact - no cracks or anything of that nature. Knowing that my upgrade date was a mere 22 days away, I asked if there was any way they could please bump it up so that I could upgrade to the iPhone 5 and have a working phone. John-Paul, the individual who I spoke with, informed me that I could go to the Apple store and see if they could help revive the phone, and if not, I could call Customer Service (800.922.0204) and ask if they could bump up my upgrade date because, "Customer Service are the only ones who can do that."
In order to be proactive, and knowing that I might not have a working phone to call Customer Service with later last night, I went back to my office and called Customer Service to see what my options were. I spoke with an individual named Gabby at around 12:30 PM - 1 PM CT who was very helpful. She was baffled that the store hadn't helped me since there was a Corporate offer (Eligible Device Offer Upgrade) taking place throughout all of Verizon which offered customers the opportunity to upgrade for the discounted price of the phone, so long as they were upgrading from a 3G to 4G device, which I had been trying to do when I went in the store (since my phone is a 3G and the iPhone 5 is 4G by default). She asked for the store's contact information that I had just been in and put me on hold while she called them and told them that I was eligible for an upgrade and could receive the iPhone 5 at the upgrade price. She informed me that she had spoken to John and that he had located the promotion code, and suggested I go back to the store before he left for the day since he was the individual she had spoken with about my particular situation.
I immediately walked back to the store and found the John she spoke with << Full name removed >> and he was very helpful. I confirmed that I could upgrade to the iPhone 5 at the upgrade price, knowing there was an additional standard $30 upgrade fee, in addition to taxes and insurance. When he went to get me the phone, however, he informed me he had just sold the last black one of the GB size I needed. He informed me that another store in Chicago had 9 iPhone 5 devices in black in the GB size I was looking for.
I left work at 5:45 pm CT and walked to the Verizon store located at 36 S State St., Chicago, IL 60603(312.726-8277) to purchase my upgrade. However, upon entering the store, I was immediately told they couldn't promise me anything and that they might not be able to upgrade me for the price I was quoted, but instead, only shave off $50 from the phone. I asked to call and speak with a Customer Service rep while in the store since I had been told earlier in the day, by a Verizon Customer Service rep, that there was an Eligible Device Offer Upgrade promotion currently taking place that I could take advantage of that would allow me to purchase the iPhone 5 at the upgrade price. I was troubled to hear that the Customer Service rep on the phone was now telling me something differently - in fact, there was no promotion, and the only promotion I could take advantage of was the one in which $50 would be shaved off the phone's full price. I asked the individual who was assisting me at the store to call the LaSalle Street store to see if they still had the iPhone in the size I needed in white (at this point, I didn't care about the color, so long as I had a working phone) while I continued to speak with Customer Service. I was told by the CSR on the phone that it is each store's manager's individual choice to decide if they can override the upgrade date, which I told her I had been told the EXACT opposite in the LaSalle St. store earlier in the day by John-Paul. She explained that individuals in Customer Service have much more extensive training than those in the store, implying John-Paul might have misunderstood the policy. However, I asked her if they received such excellent training (and I would have to assume the same training), then why was I being told something completely different than what I had been told by a Customer Service Rep earlier in the day. I was obviously frustrated at this point as I'd been given the ring-around all day and still had no working phone, which again, was NOT my fault - the device simply died.
I hung up with Customer Service and was informed that the LaSalle St. store had now told the State St. store they didn't remember telling me they would be able to upgrade me at the promotional price, and had only said they would give me $50 off the phone. I was more than upset at this point as I had clarified three different times the total cost of the phone while I was at the LaSalle St. store earlier in the day, and they had confirmed it would be the promotional price. A manager at the State Street store informed me I had three choices: buy the iPhone 5 at the full price and they would only shave off $50; go to the Apple store and see if they could fix the phone; or buy the iPhone 5 with a music bundle. Know that the price of option one was out of the question, I asked how much my third option was, and after looking over my outfit, the handbag on my wrist, and the jewelry I was wearing, he asked me, "How much did you bring to spend?" I was appalled that he had the gall to even ask this and told him that I had brought in enough to cover the price of the phone at the promotional price that was quoted to me by a CSR, as well as an individual in the LaSalle St. store. He told me he couldn't help me and suggested I go to the Apple store to see what they could. When I brought to his attention that the phone had simply died and not due to anything I had done, and my upgrade date was only 22 days away, and the most recent CSR rep I had spoken to said that it was up to the individual manager's discretion to override the upgrade date, the manager tried to tell me the exception to that rule was the iPhone. I was utterly flabbergasted since every conversation I'd had was either in person (where an individual could see me with my current iPhone 4) or on the phone where I stressed I had the iPhone 4S and wanted to upgrade to the iPhone 5.
I left the store feeling frustrated and disrespected. At the end of the day, I had been strung along by Verizon, being told different things by different people, and quite frankly, was lied to and manipulated by their representatives. I would suggest that respect, communication and customer service be re-evaluated and stressed to those that work for Verizon, no matter the level.
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Apple does not allow?? If you or I walked into an Apple Store and plunked down full price they will assist you to no end. I pay full price for my devices, however when I visit the Apple Store near me the purchase price is something like 16 GB for $199, 32 GB for $299 and 64 GB for $399. Strange since I don't purchase on contract and pay the $700 out right. Me thinks Verizon is trying to get my Unlimited Data and lock me into a contract. However that is not going to happen. So sorry Verizon I have been looking at T-Mobile as of late. Was thinking of putting my emergency phone on their network just to try it out.

Why is customer service in India or wherever

Why when you call customer service are you on hold for 20 mins to an hour if you are lucky, the person that answers doesn't speak or understand english (I mean she couldn't understand it when i said i paid the bill over the internet, seriously) and then they have no way to look into your information? That is why i called to find out WHY the payment didn't go though not to be told it didn't go though, I can see that, I'm holding the bill that says that! Why should I be charged a return check fee if the problem was not on my end and why am i just being told of this a couple months after the check didnt go though? So they could charge me again when last months payment didn't go through if i didn't get the error messages? Isn't there a local number you can find these things out at and if so why is it not published anywhere? As much as we pay for services you can afford to pay the local comcast reps to handle service calls too!

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Appalling Customer Service, absolutely Rude and impolite !

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Horrible Customer Service from Verizon and Anytime Assurian Insurance is a SCAM

I am posting this so everyone is aware how horrible the customer service has become at Verizon and the insurance replacement coverage offered. Please read and BEWARE before purchasing this extended coverage as Verizon will NOT work with you!!
We have two phone lines and a tablet with service through Verizon and pad the anytime additional insurance through Verizon which is supposed to cover standard insurance PLUS extend the manufacturer warranty. If the defect is due to manufacturer defect, then the replacement is supposed to be covered without a deductible.
So now, the recap of the horrible experience we have been through .....
My husband has an Iphone 4s that had the power button on the top of the phone fail. The button does not press on/off correctly. He contacted Verizon and they put him through to the diagnostic time to approve or deny the replacement under the extended warranty. He contacted the tech and described the problem. The tech advised him to check all of the water indicators on the phone. The top one for the headset jack is slightly pink and the other indicators are completely white. The tech advised him they could send him a replacement phone and then he would send in his old phone for evaluation and he would know in about 6 weeks if he would be charged a deductible. He then spoke with Kiera (sp??) who advised him to have the phone checked by Apple Genius Bar.
He took the phone to Apple. They advised the phone is in great condition and that if he had purchased the extended Apple Care instead of Verizon's Assurian Insurance they would cover it with no deductible. The stated the reason the phone was not functioning was clearly related to a manufacturer defect and wrote on their assessment paper they gave him that the phone is in great condition. They stated by indicated that water damage is indicated by all three indicators being tripped -- NOT just the top one. The rep then walked outside with my husband and said it's raining so Verizon would now void the warranty part and make him pay a deductible since Verizon is being nit picky.
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We are seriously looking at cancelling our coverage and just going to another carrier. Because in the end, phones and service are similar, so you really pay for the customer service you get. Or in this case, the lack of follow up, loopholes in their program, and lack of customer service. I am thoroughly disgusted that I have paid Verizon for their service for 10+ years and have always paid for insurance without ever having to use it before --- and this is what we get.

It's not really a loop hole.. if the indicator is pink what do you want verizon to do? Google it, a lot of people on all carriers have been charged for returning a phone with just one indicator showing water damage with iphones.. This is what insurance is for, you pay a deducible instead of full retail. I think you are hung up on thinking the apple rep didn't lie to you, it's easy to say whatever you want when you know you won't be held accountable for it. I mean verizon is a service provider, maybe you should buy your phones from manufacturers if you think you get a better deal
Have you tried to reset the phone via itunes? Not likely a software issue, but i've seen stranger things with iphones.

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Hi Clinton
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Here are the results as requested.
Many thanks
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Why is Customer Service So Bad?

I have always had a high regard for Lenovo as a company, but I am stunned at the poor customer service I have received over the last month in trying to repair/replace an inoperable laptop.
The problem with my Ideapad Y500 began a few months after buying it when it continued to reboot, particularly when I am online downloading something (such as from YouTube); but the problem has also occurred when transferring files (such as to an external hard drive or memory stick) and even when the laptop sits idly. It can occur over a length of time as long as 30 minutes or as short as 5 minutes after turning on the laptop. Various messages have appeared before rebooting, including "Page_fault_in_non_paged_area Win32k.sys," "Page_fault_in_nonpaged_area Ex64.sys," "Memory Management," and "Cache_Manager." A Memory Diagnostic indicated that there is a hardware problem.
When I called Technical Support in late July, the rep asked me to ship the computer to them so that it could be repaired - a relatively smooth and easy process. After receiving the computer back with a RAM replacement, the problem reemerged in less than a day with the Memory Diagnostic once again saying it was a hardware problem. I called Technical Support and the rep wanted me to perform an autorecovery function which we tried the first time before the RAM replacement and was unsuccessful. This time, however, the autorecovery function wouldn't work, so I had to wait another week before receiving the autorecovery discs necessary to perform the function. When those didn't work and I once again called Technical Support, I was transfered between several departments - all of whom couldn't or wouldn't help me. Finally a Technical Support rep said that he would escalate the issue to Customer Relations and that I would receive a call within 2-3 business days.
AFTER NEARLY A WEEK, I finally recevied a call from Delfina ****** who left a message and told me to call her back. I called back every day (several times a day) for a week, leaving a message each time with a phone number and time that she could return my call. I received no call. When I once again made another call to her number the day after Labor Day, a new message on her voice mail said that she would be out of the office FOR A WEEK.
Finally Delfina sent me an e-mail last night telling me that replacing my Ideapad was not yet an option and that I would have to send it back for repair. She sent me a Fed Ex label but NO ACCOUNT NUMBER for Lenovo in which to deliver it back (which I didn't realize until after spending 20 minutes in line at Fed Ex).
It's been over a month now that I have had an inoperable laptop and no one at Lenovo seems to care.
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I am experiencing the same horrible service. I have been waiting a month for my computer. I have called tech support daily for an entire month. No one calls back. Finally tacked down someone in the US to help. Still waiting on my computer to be sent back to me. I will NEVER buy a Lenovo product ever again. Most horrible customer service I have ever had. I feel like no one cares. I just want a refund at this point so I can buy a new computer that works. I am afraid once I do get it back if something else goes wrong I will be stuck in this horrible mess of tracking it down again.

Customer Service is USELESS and they LIE

I spend about $250/month with this "business" but maybe not much longer. I have 4 X1 boxes and 2 Digital HD adapters. One adapter had issues (no sound on select channels (I hooked TV up to the other adapter and it worked fine so box was problem) so I returned it to a local service center. The positive was the new service center in Bolingbrook IL was well staffed and handled exchange very well and the young man seemed knowledgable. Unfortunately the positives ended there. When I got home I called to activate the new Digital HD box. After 15 minutes I had something - just NOT WHAT I PAY FOR. I received the basic channels but nothing else. I called back an hour later and spent another 15 minutes on phone (they said give it 30 minutes to update). Still had same basic channels, no HD channels and not all the 200+ I should have. Called back 2 hours later and after 30 minutes the young lady said she could not resolve the issue because she was an X1 specialist so she said she would transfer me to an area that handled Digital Adapters - after 4-5 minutes I get someone that it was basically a cold call to - knew nothing about the hour I previously spent on the phone. He said that since I was an "X1" customer her could not help but tried. I asked to speak with a supervisor but was told "he was in a meeting with "Comcast people" and he could not interupt but would leave a message to call me back. Guess what - 5 hours later NO CALLBACK. So much for the Customer Care Guarantee or whatever they call it for PR purposes. At least they found the time to replace 30 Rock with Comcast huh?? Oh, and their surveys - 2 times I said call me back - guess what - NO CALLBACK there either. And as so many customers no X1 still has so many problems - what 1-2 years after being introduced?? ATT internet may be slower but getting to point I'm thinking it can't be worse. And contacting their "VP of Customer Service" online - what a sham.. Just a room of clerks that do nothing but leave messages and the next one knows zip about the previous ones. How they got as big as they are is unreal given their poor poor poor customer service.

When my 4th call took place this morning they finally said they would send a tech out ON TUESDAY. Since the problem is not the box I guess he/she will end up talking to the same people. The problem is that the backend codes they are sending do not recognize the services I pay for. This happened before but it just seems like no one there understands that

Why does customer service lie to its customer's

I have been lied to by customer (dis) service 5 time in the lase 4 months. Can not get a straight answer, they will tell me they will fix my issue then apperantly do nothing costing me $100 in over charges. I never had this manyvprobles from one comoany

however that will do no good, because:
Customer Agreement | Verizon Wireless
This agreement and the documents it incorporates form the entire agreement between us. You can't rely on any other documents, or on what's said by any Sales or Customer Service Representatives, and you have no other rights regarding Service or this agreement.

Horrible customer service, dropped calls and faulty products

Does Verizon offer partial credits to accounts due to defective equipment and inability to use their services? I received a new set top box that would not download my existing HBO and SHOWTIME accounts. After numerous calls on hold, dropped service calls and misdirected (on purpose) calls to billing in customer service to increase my services...I finally waited over one hour for technical assistance tonight to be told my new set top box was faulty and a new one would be sent in the mail. I asked about a partial refund because I could not use it during the least two weeks. I was told by the tech he would send a new box and put me in touch with customer service after explaining to them the circumstances and that supervisor would need that info for a partial credit to my account. A horrible customer service rep {edited for privacy} bluntly stated no partial credits and tech should not have said a partial credit was possible. By this time I was on the phone over one our and not a very happy customer. I asked to speak to a superior to which {edited for privacy} said they were too busy and a partial credit would not be possible for my two week period with faulty equipment. I demanded to speak with a supervisor and was put on hold for an additional 70 minutes. I am STILL ON HOLD!!!! This is no way to treat customers! I am disconnecting my call and BEG THAT A VERSION REP get back in touch with me to resolve this. Under what circumstances does verizon provide partial credit for a customer who has not been able to use it because the equipment is DEFECTIVE??? Hopefully new set top box is enroute..HOPE IT IS NOT DEFECTIVE!!!!!!

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Why is my iPod screen grey and unresponsive? Won't turn off too.

Why is my IPod screen grey and won't turn off using restart button?

as to why its gray, its either a glitch or something else. you need to turn it off and plug it into itunes and restore it. then sync it.

Your Customer Service is atrocious and lost you a customer

You just lost a prospective new customer. Get some new customer service reps. {edited for privacy}

Dial 800-922-0204 or *611 from the handset. Choose option 4 (I believe) for "Other options" - then SAY "Speak to an agent" or Speak to a representative" - you should be connected to a human being in a few minutes....

Should I leave Verizon with one month left on my contract so I can upgrade? The ETF seems worth it considering the bad customer service I received and how long I've been with Verizon.

I've been with Verizon for a really long time and one of the best things about their upgrades was that they used to allow you to do it a little early. And since you dont really keep up with plan changes until a new phone comes out or you are closer to your upgrade eligibility date, I didnt realize that they changed this. My phone is on its last leg. 2 years is a long time for a device that you use every day, 50 times a day. My upgrade date is a month away and I'm considering moving to a different service and letting them pay for my ETF. I have called Verizon asking if there was anything they could do to allow me to upgrade early and they said no. When did this start happening? They tried to sell me the "Edge" but thats the same as paying 700 dollars.

ATT doesnt care how long you've been with them
cox doesnt care how long you've been with them
your eletricity company doesnt care
your gas station doesnt care
your grocery store doesnt care
your car insurance might care , a little.
Just because uncle tommy gives you a discount because he's been cutting your lawn for years doesn't mean a large company would. And why should they?
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Why is facebook is all black and unresponsive? I logged in and then lost it and can't see anything or log out., why is facebook is all black and unresponsive? I logged in and then lost it and can't see anything or log out.

My phone is working and all other apps are normal exept facebook.
I logged in a few hours ago and then it went black. It won't open up, like it is stuck.
I tried turning the iphone off but facebook still comes in all black.... I am afraid I have a virus in my phone. Is that possible? I am unable to log out.
Has anyone else had this problem and how did you fix it?
Thanks!

Try to disable the hardware acceleration in the Flash Player.
See:
* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Cannot+view+full+screen+Flash+videos
* http://www.youtube.com/swf_test.html (right-click the player: Settings)
Flash "Display settings" window:
* http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help01.html
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

Why is customer service so misleading and unresponsive?

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