651, Report:
#38508
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2002
Nextel is not what they seem Rip-off deceptive company Irvine California
I have had many different cellular phone accounts for my business - BellSouth Mobility, CellularOne, Cingular, SunCom, At&t Wireless. In June of 2002 I switched all of our phones to Nextel because at the time they were the only company I could find with a shared nationwide group pl...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
652, Report:
#38096
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2002
AT&T Wireless ripoff deceptive company Nationwide
When the AT&T long distance and cellphone parts split, they decided they could rip people off by denying them the free long distance minutes per the cellphone contracts.
Then, when the cell company didn't pay the long distance company for the supposed free minutes, the long dista...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
653, Report:
#33812
Posted Date:
Nov 09 2002
AT&T wireless ripoff tricked and lied to us Pittsburgh PA
I went to an ATT outlet store to buy a replacement battery for a Nokia 5165 cellular phone. The customer service person told me it would be cheaper to buy a new phone that had a rebate. I thought it was a good deal. The service person never told me she was going to renew my contract...
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Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
654, Report:
#31069
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2002
AT&T Wireless Service penalized me for doing job wrote me up for using bathroom too many times while pregnant evil dirt bags Bothell Washington
I worked for AT&T WIreless in Bothell, WA for 3 years. By the time I left, I absolutely despised my job. This is truly sad because I have been in the customer service industry for 15 years and I truly love giving good customer service. At AT&T I was penalized for doing that.
...
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Categories: Telephone Companies
655, Report:
#33478
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2002
NOKIA + AT&T ripoff cheating young america Minnesota
i have bought a new mokia wireless phone at at&t wireless in hollywood FL on 3/9/02. the promotion said the there was $50 mail in rebate on the particular model. we chose that when this was one of the reason. the sales lady explained it should take about 6 weeks for the check to arr...
Entity
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
656, Report:
#30536
Posted Date:
Sep 19 2002
AT&T Wireless www.att.wireless.com ripoff Georgia
Was told I could change my calling plan while on business and revert back to old plan with no problem
Customer service representative from AT&T Wireless said I could change my plan to no roaming charges and revert back to my old plan when I returned. When my bill came I found ou...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
657, Report:
#30258
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2002
WORLDCOM ripoff victimized many consumers tricked and lied to us CITY OF INDUSTRY California
I PURCHASED A PHONE MY ACTIVATION FEE WAS WAIVED BECAUSE I GOT TWO PHONE LINES. NOW THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR THE ACTIVATION FEE.
ALSO I DISCONECTED ONE LINE BUT THE OTHER LINE THEY SAY THEY DONT HAVE AND I SHOULD CONTACT AT&T WIRELESS THAT THEY HAVE IT.
SO I DID AND AT&T SAYS...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
658, Report:
#29930
Posted Date:
Sep 14 2002
ATT Wireless dishonest fraudeulent billing after 1 year of service Phoenix Arizona
My complaint is an echo of Chang's. I have been using an AT&T Wireless cell phone for just over 1 year. I had the $39.99 Regional Plan with 200 Anytime Minutes and 2000 Night and Weekend Minutes. I've always paid my bills on time and never had a problem until now.
Two months a...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
659, Report:
#29377
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2002
WORLDCOM WIRLESS Billing w/o providing service NEWARK New Jersey
My account was turned over to AT&T Wireless in July of this year after the supposingly demise of the company. Today I recievced a second bill for payment for service that was not provided, I have already started to send payments to new company. Called Worldcom and couldnot get a phy...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
660, Report:
#27944
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2002
AT&T Wireless, Mlife AT&T Detroit is a dishonest ripoff; fraudulent billing. Aurora, Illinois
I started with AT&T Wireless early in the year 2002 on a free trial basis, then I decided to keep the service. However, in april I was out of work then I took a job which did not pay well
so I was not able to pay my bill.
After a while they discontinued my service and I decided ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
661, Report:
#16851
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2002
AT&T Wireless ripoff false promises mistreated and ripped off NationWide Internet
When I switched wireless plan from unlimited to 300 min a month, I asked representtive to do a switch on the next billing cicle, and rep told me that will be done. Later on I get a bill for 400$ (my unlimited talk time was 99$ / month) I was very surprised. I talked to rep and they ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
662, Report:
#26873
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2002
AT&T Wireless is a consumer ripoff scam; Unsolicited Phone & Fraudulent Billing. New York, New York
Apparently the fraud perpetrated on me by AT & T before Wireless split off, and continued by AT & T Wireless after it split from AT & T, has been practiced on others ( See Report dated 3/8/02 from Wendy of Pittshurgh, searchable by entering AT&T with no spaces).
I had an AT&T Wir...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
663, Report:
#26556
Posted Date:
Aug 10 2002
AT&T Wireless Cell phone billing ripoff Phoenix Arizona
AT&T Wireless has a new scam. I have been using cell phone for years. I started a new one-year contract with AT&T Wireless over a year ago. In the past, cell-phone companies put you on a month-by-month basis after your contract expired. However, AT&T had a new scam to make huge prof...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
664, Report:
#25821
Posted Date:
Jul 31 2002
WORLDCOM WIRELESS ripoff business from hell billed for service I did not request lack of customer service Garden City New York
On December 19, 2001 I purchased a Nokia 3360 and was quoted the following service: 400 anytime minutes (which covered Hawaii), with Unlimited nights and weekends. My billing cycle is from the 16th to the 15th of each month. This plan was important because it was a gift for my ste...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
665, Report:
#25311
Posted Date:
Jul 26 2002
AT & T Wireless contracted for a plan for 2 years - violated agreed terms after 1 month. false promises Basking Ridge New Jersey
Here is an email I sent July 23 via AT & T website describing situation: I had been an AT&T wireless customer for about 2 years and my original contract had expired when, in approximately March of this year (2002) I responded to an ad campaign AT&T was running at the time.
At an...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
666, Report:
#20900
Posted Date:
May 15 2002
AT&T WIRELESS BROADBAND ripoff, BILLING &CUSTOMER SERVICE DALLAS Texas
AT&T Broadband notified its customers that it was going out of business. I had to PAY to switch my phone back to SBC. Although AT&T did reimburse me most, not all, of the fees I was charged, they did not pay for the missed work and time spent chasing the credit and rebates they prom...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
667, Report:
#12856
Posted Date:
May 06 2002
AT&T Rip-off guess I'm a lucky. I got out early, but not early enough!
I received an offer for a free wireless phone from AT&T. I responded by calling the toll free number-had absolutely no probelm getting through. The gentleman told me the phone was free for 30 days and if I decide to keep it they would bill me $150.00. I agreed and I received the ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
668, Report:
#18820
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2002
att&t wireless ripoff dishonest fraudlent billing mistreated and ripped off atlanta Georgia
hi,i had service with att&tfor the longest time .i was on 300 min plan all of sundden i was going over the minutes last year so i called the co. and kept upen my minutes plan to 400,600,and 800 stillkept going over the limit i did not understand. one day i realaised that last year m...
Entity
Categories: Con Artists
669, Report:
#18784
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2002
MCI Worldcom Wireless False advertising, fraudulent billing practices, abusive and rude when they call, tricked and lied to me repeatedly Needham Massachusetts
I signed on with MCI Worldcom Wireless in March 2001, because I was promised many free items, mainly free long distance, free voicemail and a free phone. I ended service with my then current provider, AT&T Wireless to sign with Worldcom. The local salesperson actually wrote all of...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
670, Report:
#14801
Posted Date:
Mar 08 2002
Rip off AT&T Lied & stuck a free $150 bill To Me
AT & T stuck me with a 150 dollar phone that they said was to be free in the first place. I am not going to elaborate because I could go on for pages and pages, but trust me when I say that I placed many, many phone calls and even sent them 150 dollar to cancel my account and they ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
671, Report:
#14544
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2002
MCi Worldcom wireless ripped me off!!
I have only had wireless service from Worldcom since Oct 2001. When I signed up for this service from a local wireless distibutor, I thought I was signing up for AT&T wireless service.
Unfortunately, everything was ordered by phone, so when I was delivered my phone by mail, I ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
672, Report:
#13330
Posted Date:
Feb 05 2002
AT&T Wireless Ripoff Fraud
We bought an AT&T Free 2 Go Wireless phone the week before Christmas in 2001 from the AT&T web site. The deal was you get pre-paid minutes that expire after 90 days unless you buy more, then a new 90 day period starts for your new and unused old minutes. On February 4, 2002 I recei...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
673, Report:
#12821
Posted Date:
Jan 30 2002
Anyone but AT&T Ripoff for Wireless Service Nothing but errors
Here's a copy of the letter I sent to AT&T. It pretty much says it all.
01/24/02
Dear Sir or Madam
Yesterday, January 23, my AT&T wireless service #619-894-1311 was mistakenly interrupted for the second time. I run a small business and my cell phone is my primary busin...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
674, Report:
#10544
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2002
AT&T all 'round poor handling of customers ripoff.
I have two complaints, one with AT&T wireless and the other with AT&T broadband.
Let's start with the wireless issue. I was an AT&T customer for numerous years in Canada and recently relocated into the U.S. I decided to be loyal to AT&T and stay with their service. Also, I w...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
675, Report:
#10522
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2002
AT&T Wireless Service bad ripoff company
I ordered two phones from AT&T at the end of August. They were suppose to be set up for Montana (we were moving there in a few days). I was never told that there was no service in Montana! I was assured that the phones would be set up there. We were moving with a baby and didn't...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies