There's a reason that T-Mobile is so goddamn cheap...

NikPreviousAcct

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Fvcking customer service. For the past three months, I have used less than 400 minutes TOTAL over all three months combined, and paying $88 for it. This month has been quite the damn roller coaster. I have 400 minutes allowed on my plan and managed to use 800. I used them, fine. I called customer service to see if I can get the bill cut down and was told no, so I asked for a manager (knowing that the tech would have to get manager's approval for cutting the overage charges in half, according to their Customer Compensation Index). I used to work for them so I know exactly what company policy is. In speaking with the manager, she cut me off and told me that they would not be helping me with my bill at all. I asked how much I've spent with the company in just over a year, and they replied with $2,000. TWO THOUSAND BLOODY DOLLARS. I asked how much of that I have been reimbursed (credited back) and she replied with five dollars. FIVE! FIVE WHOLE DOLLARS. I asked why I couldn't have the courtesy of company policy listed in the CCI extended to me and she repeated that they will not be giving me any assistance (like they're supposed to in certain situtations -this being one of them).

So I asked to be transfered to Retention, where the retention techs have more authority over things like signing up for promotional plans without renewing contracts for customers who are threatening to cancel. She told me that she WAS retention (bullsh|t) and that she wouldn't transfer me anyway because I "haven't threatened to cancel service" (her words). Strange that, if she's Retention, she's giving me reasons why she won't transfer me off to Retention. And wouldn't someone asking to be transfered to a department that deals only with customers who want to cancel their accounts be considered threatening to cancel?? :roll: So I'm stuck with a $400 bill and fvcking T-Mobile is not owning up to what their techs are required to do by their own corporate management. I told her that I am surprised that Sue Nokes still has a job and that there's a reason that they're listed 7th or something in customer service, or lack-there-of. She asked if there was anything else that she could do for me today, and I told her that she could always read the Customer Compensation Index and do her job, and she hung up on me.

I don't care if I'll be paying more: I'm going back to Verizon (where I was still pissed on, but never insulted like this).

Before all you asshats jump on my case for being one of my so ably described expectant, demanding fvcktard customers that I'm so used to insulting, I don't want to hear it. They weren't doing their job.
 

Shockwave

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Yeah, I dunno man, the more I go long the more I think most cell phone companies are just assholes through and through.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: Shockwave
Yeah, I dunno man, the more I go long the more I think most cell phone companies are just assholes through and through.

I am quickly losing faith in all humanity.

Where's the steam-coming-from-my-ears emoticon?
 

Jzero

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A T-Mobile employee threatened me. I've got a police report to back it up.
Get more what? Get more BILLS! The problems I've had with T-Mobile have not been resolved. It' been since November. I don't have time to keep chasing after their mistakes....
 

Pepsei

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I use T-mobile too, I was suprised that they just recently offered "free after hours", which I thought I had already!

To sign up for free, I have to add another year contract. Argh.

The only reason I sign with them is for the cheap color phones (with hefty rebate) and the cheap 2 phone family plan.

I guess I'll look somewhere else.
 

BigSmooth

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Hmmm, I've found TMo's CS to be excellent so far (only been with them for a few months, though).

If you REALLY want some fun, switch to ATT Wireless... good Lord, their CS sucks.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: Jzero
A T-Mobile employee threatened me. I've got a police report to back it up.
Get more what? Get more BILLS! The problems I've had with T-Mobile have not been resolved. It' been since November. I don't have time to keep chasing after their mistakes....

good lord!!
 

gsaldivar

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So T-Mobile sucks because they won't "cut you a deal" on your minute overage?

It works like this - you sign a contract ... You pay for what you use.

Why should the rest of T-Mobile's subscribers have to subsidize the portion of the bill you don't want to pay for???

:roll:
 

rival

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hrm, i was thinking of signing up to their family plan for myself and my girlfriend, think ill look elsewhere now
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: BigSmooth
Hmmm, I've found TMo's CS to be excellent so far (only been with them for a few months, though).

If you REALLY want some fun, switch to ATT Wireless... good Lord, their CS sucks.

No kidding. When our call center opened on November 24th, the first day of number portability, something like 85% of our calls were ports from at&t. Sprint is WAY too much money per month, but their phones kick ass.
 

Legendary

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Originally posted by: gsaldivar
So T-Mobile sucks because they won't "cut you a deal" on your minute overage?

:roll:

I think his problem is that T-Mobile isn't doing something which is in their policy because they're assholes.

Personally I've never had a problem with T-Mobile service, in fact they've been overly helpful. You may want to go find a store of theirs (not just an authorized dealer, a store) and give it to them like that. The two stores I've visited have been more than helpful.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: gsaldivar
So T-Mobile sucks because they won't "cut you a deal" on your minute overage?

:roll:

Read the thread. In this situation, having worked for them, I know that they are required to offer specific things up front if I say the right things. I said the right things and they still refused to honor their own company policy. Go fvck yourself.
 

Subzero

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Originally posted by: BigSmooth
Hmmm, I've found TMo's CS to be excellent so far (only been with them for a few months, though).

If you REALLY want some fun, switch to ATT Wireless... good Lord, their CS sucks.

Same here AT&T was a nightmare ....:Q

I have not a one complaint about T-MOBILE CS they have been very nice with me but then again I do not go over on my minutes and then whine to them about it wanting a discount and getting pissy when they deny you ... ;)
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: Legendary
Originally posted by: gsaldivar
So T-Mobile sucks because they won't "cut you a deal" on your minute overage?

:roll:

I think his problem is that T-Mobile isn't doing something which is in their policy because they're assholes.

Personally I've never had a problem with T-Mobile service, in fact they've been overly helpful. You may want to go find a store of theirs (not just an authorized dealer, a store) and give it to them like that. The two stores I've visited have been more than helpful.

Nope. Another thing I know is how managers work. The manager I talked to almost guaranteed put what are called Special Instructions on my account. Basically, when a tech opens a customers account, any special instructions pop up in a dialogue box and you cannot do anything with the account unless you close that box. Most of the time it's used to note customers calling back time and time again trying to get credit for the same thing over and over or other cases of possible fraud. Or a tech saying "oops, I hit a button on my phone and hung up on the customer and our phone systems died so I can't call him back (call backs on every single dropped customer service call is also company policy). Please appologize for me when customer calls back!" I've seen lots of stuff like that. Anyway, the manager will have most likely put some sort of SI on the account stating that the issue has been discussed, that all calls are valid (which gets dropped into memos whether it's validated or not, all too often), and that no compensation is allowed, per manager's authority.

So I'm screwed.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: SubZero
Originally posted by: BigSmooth
Hmmm, I've found TMo's CS to be excellent so far (only been with them for a few months, though).

If you REALLY want some fun, switch to ATT Wireless... good Lord, their CS sucks.

Same here AT&T was a nightmare ....:Q

I have not a one complaint about T-MOBILE CS they have been very nice with me but then again I do not go over on my minutes and then whine to them about it wanting a discount and getting pissy when they deny you ... ;)

Being denied is not the primary concern! There IS a reason that they're ranked so sh|tty in CS. This is why. What hit me the hardest was making a couple calls that were hundreds of minutes long calling late Friday night and not making sure it was midnight saturday morning yet. I don't have free nights, but I do have free weekends and free mob-2-mob.
 

pyonir

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I've had sprint for over 5 years and never had a single problem. *shrug*
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: pyonir
I've had sprint for over 5 years and never had a single problem. *shrug*

I bet you spent a pretty penny for it, though, right? I mean seriously... $2,000 in about 16 months is insane for most individual consumer accounts with only two phones.
 

pyonir

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Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: pyonir
I've had sprint for over 5 years and never had a single problem. *shrug*

I bet you spent a pretty penny for it, though, right? I mean seriously... $2,000 in about 16 months is insane for most individual consumer accounts with only two phones.

$30 a month plan. No, i don't spend 2k in 16 months. I've never had an error on my bill, and never had to call CS.
 

spyordie007

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Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: pyonir
I've had sprint for over 5 years and never had a single problem. *shrug*

I bet you spent a pretty penny for it, though, right? I mean seriously... $2,000 in about 16 months is insane for most individual consumer accounts with only two phones.
My wife and I have Sprint, 2 phones + 500 anytime minuites and unlimited nights/weekends plus the nights begin @ 7pm (rather than midnight). We pay about $75/month and have free calling between our 2 phones...
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: spyordie007
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: pyonir
I've had sprint for over 5 years and never had a single problem. *shrug*

I bet you spent a pretty penny for it, though, right? I mean seriously... $2,000 in about 16 months is insane for most individual consumer accounts with only two phones.
My wife and I have Sprint, 2 phones + 500 anytime minuites and unlimited nights/weekends plus the nights begin @ 7pm (rather than midnight). We pay about $75/month and have free calling between our 2 phones...

That doesn't sound half bad, but that's still a lot of money for not many minutes. With t-mob, you get 800 shared minutes for 70. Between the two phones is a great idea, but I'm going to miss free calling to anyone with a t-mobile phone. I've got quite a few friends who are with t-mobile and my calls to them are always free as well. Mobile-to-Mobile means T-Mobile to T-Mobile anytime anyplace. That's kinda nice...
 

LuNoTiCK

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That sucks. Can't you do anything about the manager, at least file a bad report about her.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
That sucks. Can't you do anything about the manager, at least file a bad report about her.

Oh sure. I can write corporate. But complaints get read and shreaded if there isn't anything that's legally threatening to the company.
 

Eli

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Call back again tomorrow at a different time. Maybe you'll get a different tech.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: Eli
Call back again tomorrow at a different time. Maybe you'll get a different tech.

It won't matter. The tech will just read the memos on the account from today and deny me again. It's not worth staying with a company that does not respect their customers and follow through with company policy in order to retain them!