526, Report:
#85749
Posted Date:
Aug 09 2005
TracFoneWireless RIPOFF, CHEATED, BS'd Miami Florida
My sister-in law's phone died with minutes still left on it along with aprox. 3-4 months of service time left. She decided to activate her father's identical TracFone cell phone, since he had just passed away and the phone was just going to sit around, and when she called TracFone t...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
527, Report:
#151293
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2005
NOKIA TRACFONE ripoff SCREWED BY NOKIA TRACFONE Mexico Internet
I am a working class person who got badly screwed by Nokia Tracfone.
I purchased a Tracfone from Wal-Mart's for $30 dollars along with 2 service cards for an additional $40 on July 22, 2005.
I called customer service at least four times in the last three days in order to set u...
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Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
528, Report:
#149210
Posted Date:
Jul 11 2005
Tracfone Played dumb, lied, stall tactics, told different reasons the phone was deactivated, strung me along for over a week Internet
My phone had 246 units left and I had until 4-6-06 to use them when it became inactivated.
After many calls that lasted as long as 1 hour, mainly from being on hold for too many times to count, they said I can't get them back.
They said someone got my phone and got the serial n...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
529, Report:
#147142
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2005
Tracfone ripoff airtime redemption refusal Nationwide Internet
Tracfone Motorola airtime ripoff in Utah. I purchased a motorola prepaid tracone a while ago to replace my dead Nokia 5180 prepaid tracfone. Situation is that the activation on the automated phone system did not work. I was kicked to customer service rep then the phone i was useing ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
530, Report:
#146876
Posted Date:
Jun 21 2005
Tracfone Wireless ripoff, dishonest selling strategies-questionable equipment. called me at work even when told not to, harrassed me with emails even when told not to Miami Florida
In january for my son's 18th birthday purchased, on line, from tracfone.com a reconditioned tracfone. I entered the zip code as instructed to ensure that the phone I recieved was suitable for our coverage area. When the phone arrived and my son tried to program it, and was unsucsess...
Entity
Categories: Telephones
531, Report:
#144967
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2005
Tracfone ripoff, voicemail doesn't work, mostly doesn't work at all. Pittsburgh pennsylvania
i bought a reconditioned tracfone, none of the features they said i would have, will work. voicemail doesn't work, voice phone entries don't work, no text messaging, and most of the time the phone just won't work.
whatever you do, don't buy your minutes from them, their charges ar...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
532, Report:
#142783
Posted Date:
May 20 2005
TracFone RIPOFF! Customer Care Center is a joke! No one speaks clear English, Difficult to understand, and 5 calls did not fix, although always said it should be working. Internet
I have called the joke # of Customer Care Center for Tracfone 5x, because my cell phone only receives calls, I cannot call out! All the representatives there may speak English, but it's so heavily accented that they are VERY difficult to understand.
When I ask to speak to someone...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
533, Report:
#141911
Posted Date:
May 08 2005
TRACFONE Airtime minutes were added to a 1-year subscription. Instead of adding air time and extending my service 60 days, they subtracted 60 days. Miami Florida
I have a double minute pre-paid plan that includes one year wireless service which expires on 8/20/05. With only 39 minutes left I decide to add airtime minutes. I added my 400 minute card on line, however instead of extending my service for an additional 60 days they subtracted d...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
534, Report:
#140010
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2005
TracFone Wireless ripoff TracFone rep. added MY minutes to someones elses phone, their mistake, not mine Miami Florida
While trying to add a 1 year phone card minutes to my TracFpme, I was aked for the serial number. The person I was giving information to said to hang up the phone, take offf the back & look under the battery and call back on a regular phone.
When I called back, I was informe ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
535, Report:
#137389
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2005
Tracfone Ripoff Deception MIAMI Florida
In February I contacted Tracfone and asked if my minutes could be transferred to a Tracfone. I was told no problem so I purchased a new Tracfone for my husband's birthday in April.
On April 1st I contacted Tracfone Customer Service and spoke to Leander and he informed me that it...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
536, Report:
#85542
Posted Date:
Mar 17 2005
TracFone Tracfone Let's file a lawsuit against Tracfone. They ripped-off PREPAID minutes from customers. Miami Florida
Without prior notice to their custormers, Tracfone changed their policy. With NO prior notice to customers, Tracfone deleted from their computer system all PRE-PAID airtime from customers whose phone had been inactive for more than 60 days.
I bought and began using Tracfone ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
537, Report:
#127950
Posted Date:
Mar 11 2005
Verizon Wireless deposit is a joke! 6-8 weeks is too long!!! Sioux Falls South Dakota
I am sending in my own complaint regarding Verizon Wireless and their sales and customer service screw ups. Let me tell you my story and hopefully someone can give me an idea of what to do.
On November 10 2004 I went into the Sioux Falls Verizon store along 41st street and decide...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
538, Report:
#133519
Posted Date:
Mar 03 2005
TracFone Wireless Ripoff Fraudulently Charged my Credit Card Miami Florida
This past Christmas I purchased two Tracfones for me and my wife. After about a month we realized that we only needed one since we only used them for emergency purposes. So I successfully sold one of our Tracfones on eBay.
A few days after the buyer received the Tracfone, I notic...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
539, Report:
#133276
Posted Date:
Mar 01 2005
Tracfone Wireless Screwed up ripoff Miami Florida
I have had sooooo many problems with Tracfone. I cannot even list them all. If you have problems:
1. File a complaint with the BBB in Florida. This is extremely important.
2. And... Hope you get Monica Godoy - she is the only person in that company with any type of customer...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
540, Report:
#131087
Posted Date:
Feb 12 2005
Libertarian Party - American Political Parties beware of them! They will eat your flesh and bankrupt your children ripoff Washington District of Columbia
Hopefully my message will help those who are stuck in their lives. Cult manipulation is extremely difficult to escape from, and my story is no exception to this rule. I don't want to make money or movie deals or books off my experiences. I just want to warn those after me of the dan...
Entity
Categories: Political Cover-ups
541, Report:
#130518
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2005
Tracfone ripoff Miami Florida
Tracfone is a joke. I purchased a Tracfone wireless plan - for my son - it expired - so I reactived the phone. I was given a long distance number NOT IN MY AREA but Tracfone insists that it is and Indianapolis number. IT IS NOT. IT IS NORTH of me. My area code is 317 - they are insi...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
542, Report:
#130480
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2005
TracTracfone Wireless RIPOFF Bad Service, Gave me phone number out of my area code! Miami Florida
What a joke! I have bought the biggest piece of junk there is - a Tracfone. When I called to reactive my service - they gave me a long distance phone number and refused to refund my money. This company is such a piece of crap there is. No customer service to speak of - sorry no ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
543, Report:
#126289
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2005
Tracfone Ripoff Sold phones airtime wouldn't work No phone tech or email tech help Impossible to contact company Miami Internet
On 27 Dec 2004 I purchased two tracfones with additional 400 minute airtime cards at Radio Shack in Lake Worth, Texas.
That same day I accessed the Tracfone website to activate the phones since that was the company's preferred method. I began the process about 4 p.m. I quit tryin...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
544, Report:
#125086
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2004
TracFone does not credit all service time purchased to set Expiry Date, and does not even respond to Customer issues. Internet
Purchased a new TracFone that included 60 days of service and 10 minutes of time. Also purchased an additional 1 year of service and 150 minutes of time. Information with the cell phone indicated that the time purchased with the phone would be added on to any additional time purcha...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
545, Report:
#121391
Posted Date:
Dec 06 2004
Tracfone Ripoff when you use the tracfone they deduct more min than you acually use and they have messed up service. they suck. internet
Tracfone deduct more minutes from the phone than you actually use. Tracfone service sucks. They also don't have 10 minute phonecards and the tracfone deducts minutes from your phone when someone sends you a text message. It should only deducted minutes when you send the message.
...
Entity
Categories: Electronic Manufacturers
546, Report:
#74140
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2004
Tracfone assigned me a cell phone number that's not local. Ripoff! Miami Florida
The assigned cell phone number is not local.
When calling my cell phone from my house using regular phone it requires dialing 1 and is toll charged.
I reported the problem immeadiatly and was told:
We have researched your account regarding the phone number that has been issue...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
547, Report:
#121077
Posted Date:
Dec 03 2004
Tracfone ripoff Got a refurbished phone from tracfone Internet
Got a refurbished phone as advertised on tracfone.com.
I activated it and got a phone number.
But there was no airtime added as advertised.
After many e-mails I have asked for return number.
Have copy of all e-mails.
I am 65 with a lot of medical problems.
I live in the co...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
548, Report:
#120659
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2004
Tracfone Ripoff this company stole 651 units off of my husbands phone, became very rude with me over the phone when I was explaining that the phone had been lost Nationwide
When trying to reactivate our tracfone the company decided to rip us off of over 651 units. We had called the company back in july, and told them we had lost our phone. We told them just as soon as we found the phone that we would reactivate it we wanted to know if we would lose the...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
549, Report:
#116413
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2004
TracFone ripoff LOUSY Net Service Conway Internet
For months now, I have been UNABLE to validate my air time cards for TracFone on their web site. I have e-mailed them numerous times, and every time, I get the same old run-around about calling their 800 number.
If I had WANTED to call their 800 number, I would have done so from...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
550, Report:
#119065
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2004
Tracfone Rip off for pre paid cell phone air time Internet
Originally when I started to used the TRACFONE prepaid service, one of the big attaractions was that your air time you paid for was always valid even if your phone went inactive and you would never lose it no matter how long you were inactive. There was no time limit. To make a lo...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies