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  • Report:  #7687

Complaint Review: VoiceStream Wireless - Nationwide

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VoiceStream Wireless
Nationwide, U.S.A.
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Tell us has your experience with this business or person been good? What's this?
Well let me tell you about the rollercoaster through hell I have been through with this company. Everything was going good for a while, and then all of a sudden someone went a little overcharging happy.

I went into a voicestream store in a local mall where I told the man that the SIM card in the back of my phone was not staying in place and my battery was loose and was cutting my phone calls out. So he pulls out a razor blade, and cuts my SIM card. So I asked should you be cutting that and he said something along the lines of oh yes we do it all the time. So trusting him I let him proceed. Then he stuck a business card in the back to make the battery stay in place.

: So I called Customer Service or there lack of, when I received a bill of over $300. I couldnt pay this I am used to $39.99 but they dont understand this. As if everyone is made of millions. Anyway I talked to this wonderful helpful lady who told me that they had made a huge error and she would talk to her supervisor to sign something and promised to get back to me the next day, never happened. I also told her about what happened at the mall. So she sent me a new phone but telling me to keep the battery and SIM card. I told her that is whats wrong with it though. And said if you have any problems just send those back. What the hell would the point of that be. But these are the intelligent people they hire. Called back about a billion times only to talk to people that told me I was lying and this person never existed. I was so pissed, what ever happened to the customer being right. This company does not have this instead they have scam as best as possible.

The calling went on for weeks and I received no information or help. I talked to this one lady who told me to fax my bill. I said cant you pull it up on your computer, when she said well I off and you can just fax it. So I said excuse me, and she said you are taking up my time call back. So I said let me talk to your supervisor and she denied me that. I was furious and this lady doesnt know what customer service means. Finally she gave me the supervisor who also told me to call back later because there call station was closing in about 5 minutes. Then the woman came back on and continued to tell me how much of her time I was taking up. Then she thought she hung up the phone and called me a b***h. Oh hell no, I think she needs to look in the mirror.

I then received another over $300 bill and still received no help. I had then talked to over 40 different people in this business and about 10 emails I had sent. I was also sent a letter saying I had to pay a $70.00 fee for a returned fee on my phone. All of this talking to peoples whos head was up their a*s took up my time and money.

I have also been lied to about my phone plan and told I had something different on my plan from about everyone I talked to. For example: how many minutes I had, When I had those minutes, What were the extra charges, and a hell of a lot more false information.

This company needs to realize how many people they are pissing off. And the worst part is, is that they could care less. Talking to a real person takes forever because they are sitting there changing information on peoples bills. I am so sick of this company and all of anticts. They seriously need to grow up and get a life. If you in any way are considering joining this company DONT, unless you want to give your life to them because thats what they charge these days.

Sincerely,

Annoyed, Pissed, Frustrated, And being put through hell


4 Updates & Rebuttals

Elaine

Dallas,
Texas,
Another Voicestream Customer

#2Consumer Comment

Sat, March 09, 2002

I have worked in call center customer relations environment and understand the frustrations of escalations. I also know that you get a better resolution when all parties are calm and address the issue at hand. I am curious about this particular problem in that there doesn't seem to be an explanation of the bill of $300 that is not being resolved. What policy prevents a resolution to this issue? If the company does not resolve billing issues, I would really like to know about it. Thanks for any input on this. Post your comments below.


Jessica

Bath,
Pennsylvania,
Things that need to be said about that claim

#3UPDATE Employee

Thu, February 28, 2002

I am also another employee of Voicestream. That last employee was correct w/everything she said. There are alot of customer care reps that are idiots and do anything to get the customer off the phone and then don't follow through, but then there are good reps that get a bad rap because of the others. What I feel VoiceStream should do is put all of our customers through a "Commom sense" test before giving them a phone. Customers are just as stupid as some of our reps are. They just sign things, never read them. Then they go home, plug the charger for there phone into the wrong space and kill the phone....and what do they want? Another phone! Hells no. You are the idiot that didn't read your manual, THAT WE PROVIDED and now you are mad because you get charged a $70 fee for out of warranty. GET REAL! That is just one example of the stupidity that we go through everyday in customer care. You need to look at the situation from all angles before judging the company just on hearsay! Again, I'm not saying that the company is always right, but then again, neither is the customer. There are days that I do hate my job and the policies that we need to adhear by, but it's life, I chose this job, I need to deal with it. That's what you customers need to do to. You are grownups, you need to stop crying like babies, use your brain for once and stop expecting us to solve your problems when you caused them yourself.


Jaquie

na,
Pennsylvania,
Understandable

#4UPDATE Employee

Tue, February 19, 2002

I just wanted to start off with this. Yes some of the people employeed by voicestream are IDIOTS, However NOT all of us! Some of us do try our best to resolve any problem for our customers. As customer care I understand frustation when you have call serveral times about a problem and not gotten any where or been treated badly. As with everyone in the world, it is true there are probably more bad than good. But there are GOOD!! First of all the phone being NOKIA, MOTOROLA, SANSUNG, OR ERICCSON are made by those companies. The ONLY reason VOICESTREAM a service provider (NOT and PHONE manufacturer) does Handset Exchanged is because, well try doing exchange though manufacture it take MONTHS!! Anyway problem with the phone have NOTHING to do with voicestream. We sell SERVICE meaning ability to call. Reguard billing issues I am well aware that sometime reps give the RUNN around. However, when you call and WILL not listen to one d**n thing we say realise that this is the FIRST time you have talked to THIS person. It is offensive and set the mood for the call and the resolution. Not everyone one is looking to say F u I dont care, but if you say Fu you are a liar up front you will get NO where. I know when I customer calls and is upset as they deserve to be that I DID NOT talk to them OR lie to THEM before. I Credit not ONLY for mistake that are the companies but for customer time and such. WHEN you call me good for nothing up front YES I do not CARE. Respect!! I know how it is to be treated LIKE NOTHING Because there ARE a**holes in Customer Care But NOT everyone is and NO ONE understand that. Try to LISTEN to people and acting CIVIL considering employee do not CONTROL policy and DO WHAT we can!! Acting like Un educate people LIKE most IRATE people do GET YOU NOTHING. I also READ Everything you sign. Common RULE and it is not VOICESTREAMS fault that most people are not BRIGHT enough to know that! TO LAZY to read plan contract and owner MANUEL is what causes surprises


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Mon, November 12, 2001

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