I originally ordered two GSIIIs via a phone rep, but the geniuses at the AT&T warehouse forgot to include my apartment number on the air bill. As such, the phones could not be delivered (since this was a restricted package, UPS would not allow AT&T to add my apartment number to the package) and were sent back to the returns center in Ft. Worth, where they were received yesterday. In the meantime, I purchased the phones at a local AT&T store (should have done this from the beginning) and waited for the package to be delivered to the returns warehouse to receive my refund.
Since the phones were received yesterday morning, I logged into my AT&T account and chatted with a rep regarding the refund time frame. She informed me that it takes 5-7 business days to process a return, which is totally acceptable. However, I nearly fell out of my chair when the rep stated that it may take 1-2 billing cycles (1-2 months) for the money to appear in my account. I explained to the rep that I used a debit card to pay for the original order, and that there are no billing cycles associated with it. She stated that it's still treated like a credit card and it will take the same amount of time.
Can anyone confirm this? If worst comes to worst, I'll have to wait, but having to wait 1-2 months to get my money back ($435 is not exactly a small chunk of change) a little extreme, especially since it takes 5-7 days to process the return.
I believe if your debit card has the visa logo or something similar on the bottom right that is completely true and the rep wasn't lieing to you.
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I originally ordered two GSIIIs via a phone rep, but the geniuses at the AT&T warehouse forgot to include my apartment number on the air bill. As such, the phones could not be delivered (since this was a restricted package, UPS would not allow AT&T to add my apartment number to the package) and were sent back to the returns center in Ft. Worth, where they were received yesterday. In the meantime, I purchased the phones at a local AT&T store (should have done this from the beginning) and waited for the package to be delivered to the returns warehouse to receive my refund.
Since the phones were received yesterday morning, I logged into my AT&T account and chatted with a rep regarding the refund time frame. She informed me that it takes 5-7 business days to process a return, which is totally acceptable. However, I nearly fell out of my chair when the rep stated that it may take 1-2 billing cycles (1-2 months) for the money to appear in my account. I explained to the rep that I used a debit card to pay for the original order, and that there are no billing cycles associated with it. She stated that it's still treated like a credit card and it will take the same amount of time.
Can anyone confirm this? If worst comes to worst, I'll have to wait, but having to wait 1-2 months to get my money back ($435 is not exactly a small chunk of change) a little extreme, especially since it takes 5-7 days to process the return.
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I think you can file a claim with Visa, they will reimburse your money and take it up directly with ATT. My wife would know more and if I get a chance I'll bug her about it later this evening.
ThatJawn said:
I believe if your debit card has the visa logo or something similar on the bottom right that is completely true and the rep wasn't lieing to you.
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Yeah, my bank's debit cards have the Visa logo on them. I'm going to call customer service and see if I they can do anything to expedite the refund, especially since it was their error to begin with. I've returned purchases made with my debit card to other vendors and received prompt refunds. AT&T already got their phones back, so there is absolutely no reason why I should have to wait that long to get my money back.
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I think you can file a claim with Visa, they will reimburse your money and take it up directly with ATT. My wife would know more and if I get a chance I'll bug her about it later this evening.
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Thanks for the info. I may take it up with my bank also.
I sent mine back for an exchange (had a defective unit) and I was told they issue a credit within 1-2 business days once they receive the equipment. But, they added the banks usually put a 1-2week hold on the funds when it comes to debit cards. I was dealing with the eCommerce (I purchased online through att.com) folks at AT&T. I sent mine back last week via USPS and the warehouse has still not received the device so I don't know for sure how it will work out.
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I sent mine back for an exchange (had a defective unit) and I was told they issue a credit within 1-2 business days once they receive the equipment. But, they added the banks usually put a 1-2week hold on the funds when it comes to debit cards. I was dealing with the eCommerce (I purchased online through att.com) folks at AT&T. I sent mine back last week via USPS and the warehouse has still not received the device so I don't know for sure how it will work out.
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Last night, I received an e-mail from AT&T, confirming that the returned phones were processed and the refund was authorized. The e-mail states that a refund will be issued back to the original form of payment (in my case, my debit card) within 5-7 business days. Once the refund is issued, it "will appear on your credit card account in the next few days (varies by merchant) or AT&T Wireless statement within one - two bill cycles."
Based on the above, it seems that the live chat rep slightly misinformed me (probably unintentionally). If the refund was issued to my AT&T monthly bill, it would take 1-2 billing cycles to appear. However, this doesn't appear to apply to debit/credit card refunds. As I've mentioned previously, I've had money refunded to my debit card in the past, and it usually appeared in my account as soon as the refund was issued. I guess the hold policy depends on the bank.
With regards to your device, do you have the tracking/delivery confirmation number for the shipment? If yes, what's the current status?
The last update was Friday the 13th. It states "picked up by the shipping agent".
But, I just received the same email as you from AT&T this afternoon.
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kgbkny said:
I originally ordered two GSIIIs via a phone rep, but the geniuses at the AT&T warehouse forgot to include my apartment number on the air bill. As such, the phones could not be delivered (since this was a restricted package, UPS would not allow AT&T to add my apartment number to the package) and were sent back to the returns center in Ft. Worth, where they were received yesterday. In the meantime, I purchased the phones at a local AT&T store (should have done this from the beginning) and waited for the package to be delivered to the returns warehouse to receive my refund.
Since the phones were received yesterday morning, I logged into my AT&T account and chatted with a rep regarding the refund time frame. She informed me that it takes 5-7 business days to process a return, which is totally acceptable. However, I nearly fell out of my chair when the rep stated that it may take 1-2 billing cycles (1-2 months) for the money to appear in my account. I explained to the rep that I used a debit card to pay for the original order, and that there are no billing cycles associated with it. She stated that it's still treated like a credit card and it will take the same amount of time.
Can anyone confirm this? If worst comes to worst, I'll have to wait, but having to wait 1-2 months to get my money back ($435 is not exactly a small chunk of change) a little extreme, especially since it takes 5-7 days to process the return.
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I used to work in an att call center(sales/ccare)and we are supposed to tell the customer it can take up to 2 billing cycles for the funds to be refunded back your account, however it NEVER takes this long, I have never seen it take long before.
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Okay, I'm mad. So I decided I did not like the G2 and wanted to hold out for a better phone in the future. I pre-ordered it and called up the local T-Mobile store to ask if I could return my phone. They happily said sure come on in. The closest T-Mobile store is about 20 min away, but it beat shipping the damn phone.
Well, when I got there, they saw I had the G2 and quickly said ohhh nooo sorry sir but you have to ship that back. We can't take it. WTF. I told them they just told me over the phone I could return it and they just kept apologizing.
Then I called T-Mobile on the way home (speaker phone) and told them I needed to return the G2. The rep I got started going on about how come I don't want to keep it. I literally had to argue with this douche before he agreed to let me return it. He also said they would not cover any shipping charges. WTF.
So I finally shipped it off about 2 weeks ago and put $500 insurance on it. Well, I called T-Mobile yesterday to see if they had received my phone yet so I could get the credit put back on my EIP (So I can buy a new phone possibly the HD7.) They said they don't have it and to call USPS. I called USPS and they can't find any info on it except that it *should* be at the T-Mobile warehouse by now. WTF.
So I have both companies telling me to call the other company. I'm really pissed off. I don't know what to do next. :\
tl;dr version : T-Mobile and USPS say they both don't have my phone!
This is why you should NOT send anything USPS but first class mail. THEY LOSE THINGS! UPS and FEDEX are the only way to go when it comes to returning items. Sorry that you have had bad luck. But NEVER have faith in the postal service...
Well if USPS can't prove that was delivered you have insurance on the package file a claim and get the money for it.
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This is why you should NOT send anything USPS but first class mail. THEY LOSE THINGS! UPS and FEDEX are the only way to go when it comes to returning items. Sorry that you have had bad luck. But NEVER have faith in the postal service...
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I shipped mine back FedEx Ground with $500 worth of insurance. I have the signature of the person who signed for it. Call me paranoid, but I don't trust USPS for squat either. It cost me a total of $11, including the box and filler.
Did you fill out the return sheet and provide T-Mobile the tracking number (as instructed) *before* they received it?
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Well if USPS can't prove that was delivered you have insurance on the package file a claim and get the money for it.
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Nobody gives you insurance by default. You have to ask for it *and* pay for it. Even then, you have to prove to them that it wasn't delivered, which requires tracking and signature confirmation.
Sucks, but USPS has always been like this.
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Nobody gives you insurance by default. You have to ask for it *and* pay for it. Even then, you have to prove to them that it wasn't delivered, which requires tracking and signature confirmation.
Sucks, but USPS has always been like this.
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he says he insured it for $500, i sent my back with fedex though to get a tracking number, also insured it for $500
I sent mine back via UPS, as soon as I left the store I called T-Mo and they put the tracking info in their system, checked the status and since it showed up they went ahead and credited my account as if they already received it.
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I also believe that when you talked to them, they more than likely said to ship it back via UPS or FedEx to insure you have a tracking number. At least they have told me that every time I have sent a phone back to them over the years.
You'll be alright. Make sure to save your receipt from USPS and a tracking number. Call tmobile until you speak with a supervisor. You may need to wait for them to call you back. Tell em your story, give them your numbers and they'll track it down. They have a way of tracing packages. You'll get your money back if you have proof you sent it and you push hard.
Good luck.
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funkeee said:
You'll be alright. Make sure to save your receipt from USPS and a tracking number. Call tmobile until you speak with a supervisor. You may need to wait for them to call you back. Tell em your story, give them your numbers and they'll track it down. They have a way of tracing packages. You'll get your money back if you have proof you sent it and you push hard.
Good luck.
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Yeah I still have the receipt with the tracking. The problem with the tracking is that when I try to search for it, it says this:
"Delivery status information is not available for your item via this web site. A return receipt after mailing may be available through your local Post Office."
So, yeah, I won't be using USPS again. As for whether or not T-Mobile said I could use USPS, they did.
I'll try getting a hold of a supervisor tomorrow. Hopefully they can get this resolved for me. Luckily, I'm in CA, so I have 30 days to return it.
I'm confused....did you order delivery confirmation on the package? Because the only way you can track a package with USPS is if you order delivery confirmation (or if you send it via registered mail...but I think that's only for envelopes).
Btw I sent my G2 back to TMO and they credited my account $10 for the shipping.
Big mistake sending it USPS... should have sent it UPS or FedEx.
aedv said:
I'm confused....did you order delivery confirmation on the package? Because the only way you can track a package with USPS is if you order delivery confirmation (or if you send it via registered mail...but I think that's only for envelopes).
Btw I sent my G2 back to TMO and they credited my account $10 for the shipping.
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Newp, I did not. Guess I made a mistake there.
It's funny cause I've always used UPS for years, but I thought I might be able to save a few bucks going USPS this time. Regret that decision. Not worth the extra hassle at all.
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Big mistake sending it USPS... should have sent it UPS or FedEx.
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what everyone else has said about USPS - and it can take 6 months + to resolve a loss claim with them - biggest joke in the world.
I had an experience with them over a $505 COD pmt that never came back to me and it took over six months to resolve and the only reason it got resolved then was that i knew someone high up in the Postal system that pointed me at the right person to talk to. Without that pointer, i'd still be waiting for that pmt to show up
UPS or Fedex aren't the greatest, but at least losses are resolved in short order (2-3 weeks at the outside) - we ship a lot with UPS so we've had some experience with them. And their tracking svc actually shows where something is in the system - postal shows "in transit", sometimes 3 weeks after it's been delivered
USPS employees, at night, practive giving aspirin tablets a headache
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Okay, I'm mad. So I decided I did not like the G2 and wanted to hold out for a better phone in the future. I pre-ordered it and called up the local T-Mobile store to ask if I could return my phone. They happily said sure come on in. The closest T-Mobile store is about 20 min away, but it beat shipping the damn phone.
Well, when I got there, they saw I had the G2 and quickly said ohhh nooo sorry sir but you have to ship that back. We can't take it. WTF. I told them they just told me over the phone I could return it and they just kept apologizing.
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I preordered the G2 and was fully aware that I'd have to pay for shipping if I returned it during the buyer's remorse period. Too bad someone from the tmo store gave you wrong info - but that is to be expected. I never rely on the store workers for information.
Chances are they will find your phone so don't sweat it!
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UPS or Fedex aren't the greatest, but at least losses are resolved in short order (2-3 weeks at the outside) ...
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So who do you recommend besides Fedex or UPS? For small packages of high value Fedex is better. For heavier / larger stuff UPS is the best - as far as price goes at least. This is true of 3 day / ground type service insured.
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I'm confused....did you order delivery confirmation on the package? Because the only way you can track a package with USPS is if you order delivery confirmation (or if you send it via registered mail...but I think that's only for envelopes).
Btw I sent my G2 back to TMO and they credited my account $10 for the shipping.
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Remember, this is USPS.
When the recipient signs for the package, they return mail you the little yellow card (also via USPS, and also just as likely to be "lost" by them.)
In any event, you'll have to go through USPS and file a claim. They might make you wait a few more weeks, so the return card has time to arrive.
starfcker69 said:
So who do you recommend besides Fedex or UPS? For small packages of high value Fedex is better. For heavier / larger stuff UPS is the best - as far as price goes at least. This is true of 3 day / ground type service insured.
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$11 FedEx Ground (via Kinkos, including packing material and an outer box)
UPS price is under $10 for ground
There really isn't any other viable option.
FedEx vs UPS - It really doesn't matter anymore. Both are comparable for most packages. Just don't use USPS for anything important.
I need to share my story in the hopes of preventing anyone else from going through the same ordeal.
AT&T is the absolutely worst carrier on the planet. Absolute worst! In the process of switching and evaluating carriers I signed up with ATT. I had them for 4 days and I had more dropped calls in 4 days with ATT than I had in 5 years with Sprint and 2 years with T-Mobile. I barely had the service for 2 days before they sent me a bill (they are quick to do that for sure), which they already screwed up charging me for services I did not order.
Upon calling them, they told me I had to go back to the AT&T store to resolve my issue. I did just that, they admitted their mistake and said the corrections should be on my account in 24 hours. 2 days later my account was the same and I was once again redirected to the store. I had enough! Within 5 days I returned the phone, and cancelled my service. That should've been the end of it, but no, a month later I get a whopping $492 bill from AT&T. They were charging me an early termination fee even though I had 30 days to cancel and I canceled within 4 days!! I spend hours, hours on the phone getting the run-around, getting transferred from one person to the next, having to explain my problem over again to each agent and each "manager", before I got my charges dropped (supposedly, I still expect to receive a bill from them because they are THAT incompetent).
Avoid AT&T like the plague! They are the absolute WORST!
If you are still having problems getting the ETF waived, contact the consumerist. (consumerist.com).
Read their help site on how to create and E.E.C.B. first (Executive Email Carpet Bomb for those non-consumerist readers).
Dude, that sucks that you had to go through all that ****. I'm having a pleasant experience with them so far since I signed with them back in April 2011. You should definitely fight them about that ETF bull****. You're within that 30 day window. No F'ing way you should pay that ETF. And on top of that, they should charge for things that you used like data and minutes if anything. Not the potiential amount i.e. 900 min plan but only used 100 minutes.
Haxel said:
If you are still having problems getting the ETF waived, contact the consumerist. (consumerist.com).
Read their help site on how to create and E.E.C.B. first (Executive Email Carpet Bomb for those non-consumerist readers).
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That's nothing, with Verizon in the Omnia II days I walked in, grabbed a phone, signed up, and while still in the store I opened the box. The screen was split in 2. I walked it back to the rep I had just spoken with and he told me that I'd have to pay the full asking price of the phone because the break was not there when he'd activated it.
With sprint, I had a ppc6800 that I loved. They released an update that caused the phone to be unstable and when I went back gave me some touchscreen Samsung dumbphone. They refused to give me dubphone data back but said they couldn't upgrade me to another smartphone and the ppc6800 had cycled out. One of the reps flat out called me stupid for preferring my ppc6800 because the Samsung had new capacitive touchscreen technology.
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Better than it was...
I switched to Big Mamma eight years ago to get the RAZR phone. Service sucked and pricing was ridiculous, so I canceled and went back to T-Mobile. Last year I decided that it wasn't doing me any good to stay with TMo since their phone upgrade options were weak and contract pricing wasn't any better. Also, my partner and our best friends have a family plan w/ATT, so switching onto that and getting a new shiny ear-toaster would still be a savings over what I was giving TMo. So, I got my Infuse and got on the plan. I'm happy with it. Service is good, I haven't had to deal with customer service, and the price is right.
How's this one for you:
Signed up with AT&T in September, bringing my own device (an Infuse) so I could upgrade at any time. Added a work discount, so a contract is involved.
October 2nd, I get my girl an iphone 4s (contract free) and we convert to a family plan. Due to the nature of our numbers, we have to convert our individual accounts to a corporate account, then convert that to a family plan. Keep this in mind...
October 10th, work discount still not applied, now they're telling me that when they reapplied my discount, they lost my upgrade, so they're going to reset everything. Also was triple billed, so they gave me about $300 in credits to bring me down to normal levels.
November 6th, work discount STILL not applied, they lost both of our upgrades now. 4 hours of calling gets things fixed (so I thought).
December 5th, work discount STILL not applied, so I call up. Upgrade for my girlfriend's line restored, but mine is "lost forever". Retentions "manager" tells me I can either lose my upgrade or he'll send me any device that isn't apple to me for free, and overnight it to me. I choose the white Skyrocket, but the point of having my upgrade was to eventually get the Nexus. I'm not happy. Overnighted phone takes 5 days to get to me, during which I have no phone.
December 13th, call to complain. Work discount FINALLY applied, tons of credits given to me to make up for the inconvenience. Retentions manager gives me a permanent $10 credit to give me a free third line, so I have another permanent upgrade. I'm relatively satisfied at this point. Due to the amount of credits on my account, my balance is NEGATIVE $9.
December 20th, I get a call from COLLECTIONS saying that I owe $600 to AT&T due to 4 months of unpaid bills. Seems like when they converted us from consumer to corporate to consumer again, they NEVER CANCELLED THE INDIVIDUAL LINES. I have to call in to AT&T and spend 3 more hours clearing this up.
January 4th, my 30 days with the Skyrocket is almost up and I get MAYBE 4 hours of battery life, along with a horribly splotchy screen. I call to have it replaced under the 30 day return period. Retentions tells me I have to pay a $35 restocking fee. I explain that this is a mistake, and that I'm a former employee and specifically state the return policy to them. I'm told to hold while she asks her supervisor to waive my fee. 10 minutes later, it gets interesting...
I get transferred to the FRAUD department, and a supervisor, "Mr. Lopez" tells me that my account is frozen due to fraud. I'm told I can't return my phone, I can't upgrade, can't cancel, can't due anything. If I need to replace my device I need to pay FULL RETAIL and then I'll get my money back once they receive my device. Being a former employee, this also includes at least a month wait after they get the device back in stock. I ask him to tell me WHY I'm in for fraud, and he refuses, calling me a liar, a thief, and starts getting quite loud. I hang up, and he calls back. His callback number is to the call center 30 minutes from my house, and I explain to him that if he doesn't explain why I'm in for fraud, I'll drive to his call center and speak to his supervisors. He hangs up on me. My account is now locked, and I can't do ANYTHING.
I call back and speak to another call center's fraud center dept, and they patiently listen to my story and confirm that I had no reason to be flagged for fraud. They tell me to go to the store and return my device, and credit me $35 just in case they charge me a restocking fee. As of right now I've filed a report against "Mr Lopez" which turns out isn't his real name. They had to go through the notes and found his codes, so hopefully he gets let go for this. The behavior used was absolutely inexcusable.
So yeah, I'm now stuck with a phone I don't want, but hopefully everything is fixed. My girl doesn't want to leave AT&T, and her mother is using the third line, so it would be a huge inconvenience to take off for Verizon or T-Mobile. I'm hoping this gets resolved once & for all.
TLDR version - AT&T bent me over and broke out the sandpaper condom.
Dude I would have filed a report with the better business beru that is bull. I hope everything turns out for the best
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I had att and the dreaded iPhone for nine months. People would stand next to me and call me just to make fun of how my phone would never ring. I'd miss over 50% of my calls here in DC due to my phone never ringing. Couldn't do anything about it with that nice contractual obligation tho. Good times.
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entropism said:
How's this one for you:
Signed up with AT&T in September, bringing my own device (an Infuse) so I could upgrade at any time. Added a work discount, so a contract is involved.
October 2nd, I get my girl an iphone 4s (contract free) and we convert to a family plan. Due to the nature of our numbers, we have to convert our individual accounts to a corporate account, then convert that to a family plan. Keep this in mind...
October 10th, work discount still not applied, now they're telling me that when they reapplied my discount, they lost my upgrade, so they're going to reset everything. Also was triple billed, so they gave me about $300 in credits to bring me down to normal levels.
November 6th, work discount STILL not applied, they lost both of our upgrades now. 4 hours of calling gets things fixed (so I thought).
December 5th, work discount STILL not applied, so I call up. Upgrade for my girlfriend's line restored, but mine is "lost forever". Retentions "manager" tells me I can either lose my upgrade or he'll send me any device that isn't apple to me for free, and overnight it to me. I choose the white Skyrocket, but the point of having my upgrade was to eventually get the Nexus. I'm not happy. Overnighted phone takes 5 days to get to me, during which I have no phone.
December 13th, call to complain. Work discount FINALLY applied, tons of credits given to me to make up for the inconvenience. Retentions manager gives me a permanent $10 credit to give me a free third line, so I have another permanent upgrade. I'm relatively satisfied at this point. Due to the amount of credits on my account, my balance is NEGATIVE $9.
December 20th, I get a call from COLLECTIONS saying that I owe $600 to AT&T due to 4 months of unpaid bills. Seems like when they converted us from consumer to corporate to consumer again, they NEVER CANCELLED THE INDIVIDUAL LINES. I have to call in to AT&T and spend 3 more hours clearing this up.
January 4th, my 30 days with the Skyrocket is almost up and I get MAYBE 4 hours of battery life, along with a horribly splotchy screen. I call to have it replaced under the 30 day return period. Retentions tells me I have to pay a $35 restocking fee. I explain that this is a mistake, and that I'm a former employee and specifically state the return policy to them. I'm told to hold while she asks her supervisor to waive my fee. 10 minutes later, it gets interesting...
I get transferred to the FRAUD department, and a supervisor, "Mr. Lopez" tells me that my account is frozen due to fraud. I'm told I can't return my phone, I can't upgrade, can't cancel, can't due anything. If I need to replace my device I need to pay FULL RETAIL and then I'll get my money back once they receive my device. Being a former employee, this also includes at least a month wait after they get the device back in stock. I ask him to tell me WHY I'm in for fraud, and he refuses, calling me a liar, a thief, and starts getting quite loud. I hang up, and he calls back. His callback number is to the call center 30 minutes from my house, and I explain to him that if he doesn't explain why I'm in for fraud, I'll drive to his call center and speak to his supervisors. He hangs up on me. My account is now locked, and I can't do ANYTHING.
I call back and speak to another call center's fraud center dept, and they patiently listen to my story and confirm that I had no reason to be flagged for fraud. They tell me to go to the store and return my device, and credit me $35 just in case they charge me a restocking fee. As of right now I've filed a report against "Mr Lopez" which turns out isn't his real name. They had to go through the notes and found his codes, so hopefully he gets let go for this. The behavior used was absolutely inexcusable.
So yeah, I'm now stuck with a phone I don't want, but hopefully everything is fixed. My girl doesn't want to leave AT&T, and her mother is using the third line, so it would be a huge inconvenience to take off for Verizon or T-Mobile. I'm hoping this gets resolved once & for all.
TLDR version - AT&T bent me over and broke out the sandpaper condom.
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File with the FCC. That WILL get their attention.
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entropism said:
How's this one for you:
Signed up with AT&T in September, bringing my own device (an Infuse) so I could upgrade at any time. Added a work discount, so a contract is involved.
October 2nd, I get my girl an iphone 4s (contract free) and we convert to a family plan. Due to the nature of our numbers, we have to convert our individual accounts to a corporate account, then convert that to a family plan. Keep this in mind...
October 10th, work discount still not applied, now they're telling me that when they reapplied my discount, they lost my upgrade, so they're going to reset everything. Also was triple billed, so they gave me about $300 in credits to bring me down to normal levels.
November 6th, work discount STILL not applied, they lost both of our upgrades now. 4 hours of calling gets things fixed (so I thought).
December 5th, work discount STILL not applied, so I call up. Upgrade for my girlfriend's line restored, but mine is "lost forever". Retentions "manager" tells me I can either lose my upgrade or he'll send me any device that isn't apple to me for free, and overnight it to me. I choose the white Skyrocket, but the point of having my upgrade was to eventually get the Nexus. I'm not happy. Overnighted phone takes 5 days to get to me, during which I have no phone.
December 13th, call to complain. Work discount FINALLY applied, tons of credits given to me to make up for the inconvenience. Retentions manager gives me a permanent $10 credit to give me a free third line, so I have another permanent upgrade. I'm relatively satisfied at this point. Due to the amount of credits on my account, my balance is NEGATIVE $9.
December 20th, I get a call from COLLECTIONS saying that I owe $600 to AT&T due to 4 months of unpaid bills. Seems like when they converted us from consumer to corporate to consumer again, they NEVER CANCELLED THE INDIVIDUAL LINES. I have to call in to AT&T and spend 3 more hours clearing this up.
January 4th, my 30 days with the Skyrocket is almost up and I get MAYBE 4 hours of battery life, along with a horribly splotchy screen. I call to have it replaced under the 30 day return period. Retentions tells me I have to pay a $35 restocking fee. I explain that this is a mistake, and that I'm a former employee and specifically state the return policy to them. I'm told to hold while she asks her supervisor to waive my fee. 10 minutes later, it gets interesting...
I get transferred to the FRAUD department, and a supervisor, "Mr. Lopez" tells me that my account is frozen due to fraud. I'm told I can't return my phone, I can't upgrade, can't cancel, can't due anything. If I need to replace my device I need to pay FULL RETAIL and then I'll get my money back once they receive my device. Being a former employee, this also includes at least a month wait after they get the device back in stock. I ask him to tell me WHY I'm in for fraud, and he refuses, calling me a liar, a thief, and starts getting quite loud. I hang up, and he calls back. His callback number is to the call center 30 minutes from my house, and I explain to him that if he doesn't explain why I'm in for fraud, I'll drive to his call center and speak to his supervisors. He hangs up on me. My account is now locked, and I can't do ANYTHING.
I call back and speak to another call center's fraud center dept, and they patiently listen to my story and confirm that I had no reason to be flagged for fraud. They tell me to go to the store and return my device, and credit me $35 just in case they charge me a restocking fee. As of right now I've filed a report against "Mr Lopez" which turns out isn't his real name. They had to go through the notes and found his codes, so hopefully he gets let go for this. The behavior used was absolutely inexcusable.
So yeah, I'm now stuck with a phone I don't want, but hopefully everything is fixed. My girl doesn't want to leave AT&T, and her mother is using the third line, so it would be a huge inconvenience to take off for Verizon or T-Mobile. I'm hoping this gets resolved once & for all.
TLDR version - AT&T bent me over and broke out the sandpaper condom.
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Probably the absolute worst carrier horror story I have ever heard....
That's granted I use to work customer service for at&t.
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I think vodaphone Australia is worse. Reception sucks and sometimes messages sent are few days late.
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How's this one for you:
Signed up with AT&T in September, bringing my own device (an Infuse) so I could upgrade at any time. Added a work discount, so a contract is involved.
October 2nd, I get my girl an iphone 4s (contract free) and we convert to a family plan. Due to the nature of our numbers, we have to convert our individual accounts to a corporate account, then convert that to a family plan. Keep this in mind...
October 10th, work discount still not applied, now they're telling me that when they reapplied my discount, they lost my upgrade, so they're going to reset everything. Also was triple billed, so they gave me about $300 in credits to bring me down to normal levels.
November 6th, work discount STILL not applied, they lost both of our upgrades now. 4 hours of calling gets things fixed (so I thought).
December 5th, work discount STILL not applied, so I call up. Upgrade for my girlfriend's line restored, but mine is "lost forever". Retentions "manager" tells me I can either lose my upgrade or he'll send me any device that isn't apple to me for free, and overnight it to me. I choose the white Skyrocket, but the point of having my upgrade was to eventually get the Nexus. I'm not happy. Overnighted phone takes 5 days to get to me, during which I have no phone.
December 13th, call to complain. Work discount FINALLY applied, tons of credits given to me to make up for the inconvenience. Retentions manager gives me a permanent $10 credit to give me a free third line, so I have another permanent upgrade. I'm relatively satisfied at this point. Due to the amount of credits on my account, my balance is NEGATIVE $9.
December 20th, I get a call from COLLECTIONS saying that I owe $600 to AT&T due to 4 months of unpaid bills. Seems like when they converted us from consumer to corporate to consumer again, they NEVER CANCELLED THE INDIVIDUAL LINES. I have to call in to AT&T and spend 3 more hours clearing this up.
January 4th, my 30 days with the Skyrocket is almost up and I get MAYBE 4 hours of battery life, along with a horribly splotchy screen. I call to have it replaced under the 30 day return period. Retentions tells me I have to pay a $35 restocking fee. I explain that this is a mistake, and that I'm a former employee and specifically state the return policy to them. I'm told to hold while she asks her supervisor to waive my fee. 10 minutes later, it gets interesting...
I get transferred to the FRAUD department, and a supervisor, "Mr. Lopez" tells me that my account is frozen due to fraud. I'm told I can't return my phone, I can't upgrade, can't cancel, can't due anything. If I need to replace my device I need to pay FULL RETAIL and then I'll get my money back once they receive my device. Being a former employee, this also includes at least a month wait after they get the device back in stock. I ask him to tell me WHY I'm in for fraud, and he refuses, calling me a liar, a thief, and starts getting quite loud. I hang up, and he calls back. His callback number is to the call center 30 minutes from my house, and I explain to him that if he doesn't explain why I'm in for fraud, I'll drive to his call center and speak to his supervisors. He hangs up on me. My account is now locked, and I can't do ANYTHING.
I call back and speak to another call center's fraud center dept, and they patiently listen to my story and confirm that I had no reason to be flagged for fraud. They tell me to go to the store and return my device, and credit me $35 just in case they charge me a restocking fee. As of right now I've filed a report against "Mr Lopez" which turns out isn't his real name. They had to go through the notes and found his codes, so hopefully he gets let go for this. The behavior used was absolutely inexcusable.
So yeah, I'm now stuck with a phone I don't want, but hopefully everything is fixed. My girl doesn't want to leave AT&T, and her mother is using the third line, so it would be a huge inconvenience to take off for Verizon or T-Mobile. I'm hoping this gets resolved once & for all.
TLDR version - AT&T bent me over and broke out the sandpaper condom.
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Since you're a former employee.. i'm surprised you didn't know it takes ~2 billing cycles for the discount to be applied.
I'm not talking about the discount monetarily but the actual account having the classification attached, which should take a few weeks tops.
Every carrier in North America sucks.
AT&T mangles the hell out of their Android phones to keep Apple happy
Verizon has a long history of mangling phones even worse than AT&T's, they're the first carrier to get a Google developer phone (Galaxy Nexus) and piss off Google so badly that the device's developer phone status was revoked.
T-Mobile is useless - Their coverage is awful, and things are so bad that putting a T-Mobile SIM into any device within 15 miles of where I work/live causes that device's IMEI to be blacklisted for 10-20 minutes, even after putting an AT&T SIM back in. While their "bring your own device" plans (discounts on the plan for not having a contract subsidy on the phone) are good on paper, they're kind of pointless considering that with the exception of the GSM Galaxy Nexus, only phones sold by T-Mobile support the 1700 MHz AWS band.
Sprint has slightly better coverage than T-Mo, but has oddball radio technology leading to the most wildly inconsistent phones possible. The SPH-D710 (Galaxy S II) is undoubtedly the worst Samsung Exynos-based handset on the planet thanks to Samsung having to stuff the phone full of oddball radio hardware not used anywhere else on this planet.
I had several problems with atnt, mostly over billing, we worked an agreement that the billing would be on the fifth of the months but some how it was set to be on the 23, I get a late fee and when I explain and show them the paper work, I was told that they do not honor those request so, I end up buying out of a contract and jail-braking and unlocking my iPhone to use the t-mobile network. I have had no problems ever with t-mobile. Just got a android phone loving it much better than my iPhone.
lol i find it so odd how its almost embedded in the American culture to have this deep personal relationship with our service providers.
Best coverage is debatable, since we all live in unique locations and travel a unique path and only need coverage to an extent. We can argue the ranks and who's service provider is superior but its all moot. Every company has millions of customers and that equates to billions of different experiences and i am sure every company, even the one you keep dearly close to your heart, has their fair share of horror stories.
Ive also never heard of the ability to blacklist an imei in my experiences in the industry.
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lol i find it so odd how its almost embedded in the American culture to have this deep personal relationship with our service providers.
Best coverage is debatable, since we all live in unique locations and travel a unique path and only need coverage to an extent. We can argue the ranks and who's service provider is superior but its all moot. Every company has millions of customers and that equates to billions of different experiences and i am sure every company, even the one you keep dearly close to your heart, has their fair share of horror stories.
Ive also never heard of the ability to blacklist an imei in my experiences in the industry.
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Whatever you have never heard of - I can tell you, back in 2008 it happened without fail. If you put a T-Mobile SIM into an AT&T phone anywhere near where I lived, it would report "no service". If you cleanly shut down the phone, put the AT&T SIM back in, and powered it back on - still "no service" for at least 15 minutes. Prior to inserting the T-Mobile SIM, the phone would always have solid high signal strength coverage.
If you look at the coverage maps of T-Mobile and Sprint - they clearly have MUCH smaller networks than AT&T and Verizon.
I've never had any problems with ma bell, since switching to them
from sprint 3 years ago. Hopefully you get that resolved soon.
I can honestly say I have NEVER had a problem with AT&T Service or Customer Relations. Then again... I never really have talked to one of their customer reps outside of store. SO MUCH AUTOMATION
DISCLAIMER: This is a rant about AT&T's incompetence. Read at your own risk.
Fed up with T-Mobile's ongoing data issue in my neighborhood, I decided to jump ship to AT&T. Last Friday, I signed up for a 2-line family plan, ordered two GSIIIs (a blue for myself, and a white for my wife), and let the waiting game begin. On Monday night, I got a shipping confirmation, with a scheduled delivery on Thursday (today). On my way home from work, I tracked the package and saw that a delivery attempt was made, but my apartment number was missing. Having received countless packages via UPS (Amazon Prime member), I called UPS immediately upon walking through my front door. UPS informed me that no apartment number was indicated on the package and that I have to contact the shipper to have it added. I immediately asked if I could pick up the package at my local UPS depot, and the service rep informed me that the sender placed a restriction on the package and it can only be delivered (I can't pick up the package in person with a government-issued photo ID? Sounds like BS to me, but whatever). The rep then stated that UPS will require permission from the sender in order for me to pick it up in person.
I call AT&T and explain the situation to their service rep. The rep admits that the apartment number was omitted from my package's shipping address (really? I mean, really???) and that she'll be happy to contact UPS and have them change the address. I asked the rep to inform UPS that I am permitted to pick up the package in person. She stated that she will make the arrangements with UPS and placed me on hold. After a few minutes, the rep came back online and was "happy to inform me that she was able to get my apartment number added to the shipping address." Unfortunately, UPS will not allow me to pick up the package in person and will only deliver it, because of a restriction placed on it (BS - just a few minutes before, a UPS rep told me that the package can be released to me with sender's permission).
Here's the kicker. My billing period with T-Mobile is ending on Saturday, and I don't want to incur an additional month's charge (T-Mobile doesn't prorate final bills) in the event that my numbers aren't ported out in a timely manner. AT&T sure knows how to impress a new customer. If their employees are unable (or just incompetent) to correctly fill out a shipping label (seriously, how freakin' difficult is it to enter the apartment number into the correct field?), what does that say about the company? They were certainly competent enough to quickly charge my debit card for the phones!
I haven't made up my mind yet, but I'm considering refusing the package, getting my money back, and staying with T-Mobile. I haven't even used AT&T's service yet, but they've already managed to make a negative impression on me. T-Mobile's data really sucks in my neighborhood, but do I really want to commit to doing two years' worth of business with a company that not only can't seem to get their logistics right, but doesn't even know the policies of their shipping partner?
Again, this is just a rant. I probably should have gone to the store and saved myself the aggravation.
KGBKNY .. I can relate to issues also with AT&T, however .. until you get a real issue, what you experienced could have happened with ANY company.
AT&T is good .. although there systems only show that I have been with them since December 2005 (when they bought it back from Cingular), I have in fact been with AT&T since 1994 (and I even still have my first cell phone .. and it still works). I started with CellularOne in '94 in which was bought out by AT&T .. AT&T ran into financial issues and split its mobility department away from corporate AT&T and called it Cingular .. then of course, come 2005, AT&T regained control.
Now, in 18 years .. there has been ups and downs, and in all instances, they have come through for me with no problems. I have a family plan, 5 lines .. but believe me, they have perks for there long time customers that cannot be beaten. An example of one perk .. I now have a Samsung Galaxy S III .. most people on here (or around the world) are paying anything from $150 to $800 for this masterpiece .. I myself received the Marble White when the second batch was released last week .. paid absolutely nothing for it .. sorry, let me correct that, $ 4.95 for overnight shipping !!! But, here is the other perk .. no contract extension.
So, give them a chance, a shipping mishap is a little issue .. when you receive a $ 1M phone bill from them, then complain .. :laugh:
Cheers .. and welcome to AT&T :highfive:
everyone makes mistakes and there are shipping errors all the time no matter the company or the parcel company itself. Don't judge AT&T until you get on their network. Plus like you said you could of gone to the store.
Goodluck
Just get the phone and you'll be satisfied. Sheesh. everyone makes mistakes. It shouldn't influence you to think badly of a company unless it happens on a consistent basis. I understand that it's beyond stupid how someone didn't enter the apartment number but it's one mistake... I would just advise you to give it time.
I been with at&t for 6 years and I have no complains. Excellent service and great customer service.
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KGBKNY .. I can relate to issues also with AT&T, however .. until you get a real issue, what you experienced could have happened with ANY company.
AT&T is good .. although there systems only show that I have been with them since December 2005 (when they bought it back from Cingular), I have in fact been with AT&T since 1994 (and I even still have my first cell phone .. and it still works). I started with CellularOne in '94 in which was bought out by AT&T .. AT&T ran into financial issues and split its mobility department away from corporate AT&T and called it Cingular .. then of course, come 2005, AT&T regained control.
Now, in 18 years .. there has been ups and downs, and in all instances, they have come through for me with no problems. I have a family plan, 5 lines .. but believe me, they have perks for there long time customers that cannot be beaten. An example of one perk .. I now have a Samsung Galaxy S III .. most people on here (or around the world) are paying anything from $150 to $800 for this masterpiece .. I myself received the Marble White when the second batch was released last week .. paid absolutely nothing for it .. sorry, let me correct that, $ 4.95 for overnight shipping !!! But, here is the other perk .. no contract extension.
So, give them a chance, a shipping mishap is a little issue .. when you receive a $ 1M phone bill from them, then complain .. :laugh:
Cheers .. and welcome to AT&T :highfive:
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I agree...and concur what is said..They have had their ups & downs..but considering all of the BS I have gone through with Sprint..Verizon..T-mobile...AT&T mobile is the best hands down.Now..I will say this..check out the different stores in your area...not all are the same with regards to how well you will taken care of..or the knowledge of the staff...Luckily we have plenty of stores to choose from where I live..and can tell you there are night and day differences in both the staff and the store managers in each. Don't go in blowing steam...that will get you zero respect and help..but talk to them as you would expect to be talked to..and remember to get all of the techs information if you have to complain to the manager..They will be more than willing to help and keep you happy...even when dealing with issues of their other services...I got mine with a early no charge upgrade..and no extra fees because of issues I had with their stupid u-verse..and getting my Atrix 4g earlier this year...The longer your with them..the more perks you can get..you just have to know how to talk to them..
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Thanks for the replies, everyone. However, my story gets even better. UPS is now showing "Returning to Sender" when I enter the tracking number. Now, I definitely have to wait for AT&T to receive the package in order to get the account canceled and my money credited back. Moreover, I also have to endure another month of T-Mobile. I swear, it almost seems like the universe is telling me not to sign up with AT&T. J/K
This has not been a positive experience at all....smh.
I switched over from Sprint and had some issues too with ATT.
First I started a new family plan with 2 lines that I was putting over from Sprint. The next day I decided to port over another one of my numbers from Sprint and grab the GS3. I was told to choose a individual plan for my GS3 until I receive the other 2 phones and then I just Derrick my plan from an individual plan to s family plan.
Well everything appeared to go fine, until they went to port my numbers over..they got all the numbers mixed up and I had to go to the ATT store to get a new sim card. So after that everything was all good.
Also the FedEx guy delivered my GS3 to the wrong house. Luckily the house was only 3 houses away from mine and I was able to catch the delivery guy before he got of work.
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A short update to my situation. Turns out that when a shipper requests restricted delivery from UPS, the address cannot be amended, even it's something as minor as an inclusion of an apartment number. If a package cannot be delivered to the address listed, UPS will automatically return it to sender. To make a long story short, I spoke with a customer service rep who spent a good 30 minutes helping me resolve this issue. Although I will have to wait until the returned package hits the warehouse for the money to be credited to me, I was given the option of buying the phones at my local store, located a block away from my place of work, and having my numbers ported to the new phones.
As they say, cooler heads prevail. During my lunch break, I went over to the store (the manager and the individual who processed my purchase were extremely knowledgeable and helpful) and bought the phones. It took about 5 minutes for the numbers to be ported over, and I was on my way back to the office. A short while later, I received a call from an AT&T rep with whom I spoke earlier in the week regarding the status of my order. She reviewed the notes on my account, apologized profusely for the inconvenience cause by the shipping mishap, and stated that she will waive my 1st month's bill to compensate me for it.
On a side note, seeing the speed test numbers (20 Mbps down, 13 Mbps up on the Upper East Side in Manhattan) made me question my sanity for dealing with T-Mobile's 0.5 Mbps for the past year.
I've never paid for insurance on any of my prior Android phones, and never needed it. But after seeing too many cracked screens, I decided maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea for the Edge. Turned out to be a good decision. Five days after signing up I dropped my phone face down on gravel and cracked the right side of the screen very badly. Over the next several days, the cracks spread about 3/4 of the way across the face of the phone.
Anyway, I filed my claim online on a Sunday evening. About an hour later I had an email stating my claim had been approved and I would get another email when my replacement shipped. Monday, no email. Tuesday, no email. Wednesday morning I get a call telling me they had none in stock so they were sending me a check for the full retail value of the phone. OK, that's cool, but I wish they hadn't taken 2 days to figure it out. The check was sent Fed Ex next day, and arrived Thursday.
Wednesday afternoon I bought a new Edge. Since I was buying retail, I had to pay sales tax. I emailed the insurance company back and asked them to reimburse me for that cost. They told me to send them a copy of the receipt, so I scanned and sent it by email. Two days later I had another check for the tax, also sent FedEx next day.
While I wish they had processed the initial claim a little faster, overall I'm very happy with the service. And since I only had to send back the broken phone, I now have an extra charger, cable, headphones, and SIM tray pin.
I placed an order October 14 (23 day ago) to get a Pixel XL phone from Google. Today I received an e-mail telling me that my order was canceled. I called customer service and Mark explained it was cancelled because there's something wrong with my credit line (Google Credit – Synchrony Bank).
I contact them (Synchrony Bank) via chat, and they said (Naomi North) everything is OK with the account. My credit line still on $3,000 and no activity was observed except the Pending charge for the Pixel XL order.
I called you back Google and Quanidria explained the bank (Synchrony Bank) remove the AUTH for this transaction, so they have to cancel the order.
I called Synchrony Bank again and Yashira from customer service says, they can keep the authorization for a limited time, BY LAW (about 20 days). If Google did not charge the item during that time, the authorization automatically is removed.
I already waited 23 days ago. The Pixel Phone XL is not available (additional unknown waiting time). Now, I need to place the order again when the phone become available and I'll be at the end of the line (4-6 weeks waiting time). THIS SUCKS!
If Google accept the Synchrony Bank as a method of payment, they should know they have a limited time to charge the Pixel XL to the credit line they offer. If delivery time are higher than authorization from Synchrony Bank, they should know this will happen.
Google should send an e-mail explaining the situation, before cancel the order so we can fix it and start all over again. No notification on this matter was provided.
I already bought a $30 case & $10 Tempered Glass for my Pixel I’ll not receive. I need to place a new order when the item becomes available. If I choose Synchrony Bank as a method of payment, and they don’t ship this item in a promptly way, the cycle will start over again…
Google service is a nightmare. They can't restore a cancelled order. They can't modify any order placed. They don't even know what the heck was going on with the order. Probably they don't realize yet that all the customer that order the phone via Synchrony Bank, will get the authorization cancelled, giving that waiting delivery time is 4-6 weeks (more than the 20 days authorization remain active).
I'm wondering if this happen to anybody and how Google address the situation. Please comment.
Did you check your synchrony bank account after you purchased regularly? did the charge sit there pending for that period of time? It sounds like most people got shipping notifications today for their XL - 128GB order, many of which discussed using the synchrony bank for the financing, so you may have just been unlucky and had something glitchy happen, there has been a few reports of that. I guess my account just showed a pending charge today, so I'm wondering did you never see that for 20 days, or did yours pop up and then immediately get cancelled?
I'm in the same boat as you ace, they're dragging their feet on everything to do with my order too. Most unhelpful bunch I have ever dealt with in my life. My order was from the eighth, of october.
I got lucky, I got my 32 gig at best buy. The guy selling it to me was pissed because his was still a month out, he ordered thru google
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I never seen the charge during 20 days. Suddenly two transactions appears on Temporary Transactions, one for the "hold" and the other as a credit funding back my account.
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I placed an order October 14 (23 day ago) to get a Pixel XL phone from Google. Today I received an e-mail telling me that my order was canceled. I called customer service and Mark explained it was cancelled because there's something wrong with my credit line (Google Credit – Synchrony Bank).
I contact them (Synchrony Bank) via chat, and they said (Naomi North) everything is OK with the account. My credit line still on $3,000 and no activity was observed except the Pending charge for the Pixel XL order.
I called you back Google and Quanidria explained the bank (Synchrony Bank) remove the AUTH for this transaction, so they have to cancel the order.
I called Synchrony Bank again and Yashira from customer service says, they can keep the authorization for a limited time, BY LAW (about 20 days). If Google did not charge the item during that time, the authorization automatically is removed.
I already waited 23 days ago. The Pixel Phone XL is not available (additional unknown waiting time). Now, I need to place the order again when the phone become available and I'll be at the end of the line (4-6 weeks waiting time). THIS SUCKS!
If Google accept the Synchrony Bank as a method of payment, they should know they have a limited time to charge the Pixel XL to the credit line they offer. If delivery time are higher than authorization from Synchrony Bank, they should know this will happen.
Google should send an e-mail explaining the situation, before cancel the order so we can fix it and start all over again. No notification on this matter was provided.
I already bought a $30 case & $10 Tempered Glass for my Pixel I’ll not receive. I need to place a new order when the item becomes available. If I choose Synchrony Bank as a method of payment, and they don’t ship this item in a promptly way, the cycle will start over again…
Google service is a nightmare. They can't restore a cancelled order. They can't modify any order placed. They don't even know what the heck was going on with the order. Probably they don't realize yet that all the customer that order the phone via Synchrony Bank, will get the authorization cancelled, giving that waiting delivery time is 4-6 weeks (more than the 20 days authorization remain active).
I'm wondering if this happen to anybody and how Google address the situation. Please comment.
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Let me ask you... Did you initiate correspondence with google either via chat, phone or email. The reason I ask is that I placed (my reorder from their screw up Oct. 4th) on Oct. 28th. A week later I noticed what appeared to be a duplicate charge on synchrony account and when I called synchrony to inquire, they said it was a reversal and the order had been cancelled. called google and one person verified that it had. I was pissed. Called google again and they said no, everything was fine. In reading other peoples posts I determined myself that part of the process is the pending will drop off after a period of time like you mentioned. Through some more calls to google I kept getting reassurance that my order was fine and a week ago it went from preordered to pending and then last night it went from preordered to processing and the charge has reappeared on synchrony as well as payments.google.com. So what I'm saying is that the people we are talking to don't have a clue and that in fact your order may be fine. As I received a email from google AFTER calling to inquire about the order that it had been cancelled and that was in fact not true. Hopefully your order is still intact and you are getting info from google reps that I feel are temps they've brought on to field the massive influx of calls due to their mismanagement of this launch and they don't understand what they are looking at with the tools given them. I don't think they are able to look at anything more than what we can see on our order pages. Sorry for the long post but just wanted to offer you a scenario that maybe your order is okay. I can't guarantee you that it is but this has been my experience. And I've had way too much experience in dealing with them since Oct. 20th when my first order was supposed to be here. Probably spent 20 hours on phone, chat and email in the last 3-1/2 weeks. Good luck.
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Let me ask you... Did you initiate correspondence with google either via chat, phone or email. The reason I ask is that I placed (my reorder from their screw up Oct. 4th) on Oct. 28th. A week later I noticed what appeared to be a duplicate charge on synchrony account and when I called synchrony to inquire, they said it was a reversal and the order had been cancelled. called google and one person verified that it had. I was pissed. Called google again and they said no, everything was fine. In reading other peoples posts I determined myself that part of the process is the pending will drop off after a period of time like you mentioned. Through some more calls to google I kept getting reassurance that my order was fine and a week ago it went from preordered to pending and then last night it went from preordered to processing and the charge has reappeared on synchrony as well as payments.google.com. So what I'm saying is that the people we are talking to don't have a clue and that in fact your order may be fine. As I received a email from google AFTER calling to inquire about the order that it had been cancelled and that was in fact not true. Hopefully your order is still intact and you are getting info from google reps that I feel are temps they've brought on to field the massive influx of calls due to their mismanagement of this launch and they don't understand what they are looking at with the tools given them. I don't think they are able to look at anything more than what we can see on our order pages. Sorry for the long post but just wanted to offer you a scenario that maybe your order is okay. I can't guarantee you that it is but this has been my experience. And I've had way too much experience in dealing with them since Oct. 20th when my first order was supposed to be here. Probably spent 20 hours on phone, chat and email in the last 3-1/2 weeks. Good luck.
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When what he is saying happened happens, you get an email stating that your order has been put on hold from the google store and then an email right after stating that it has been canceled so nope mine was indeed canceled.
In fact I then had to place another order myself because they are not able to place another order for you.
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Let me ask you... Did you initiate correspondence with google either via chat, phone or email. The reason I ask is that I placed (my reorder from their screw up Oct. 4th) on Oct. 28th. A week later I noticed what appeared to be a duplicate charge on synchrony account and when I called synchrony to inquire, they said it was a reversal and the order had been cancelled. called google and one person verified that it had. I was pissed. Called google again and they said no, everything was fine. In reading other peoples posts I determined myself that part of the process is the pending will drop off after a period of time like you mentioned. Through some more calls to google I kept getting reassurance that my order was fine and a week ago it went from preordered to pending and then last night it went from preordered to processing and the charge has reappeared on synchrony as well as payments.google.com. So what I'm saying is that the people we are talking to don't have a clue and that in fact your order may be fine. As I received a email from google AFTER calling to inquire about the order that it had been cancelled and that was in fact not true. Hopefully your order is still intact and you are getting info from google reps that I feel are temps they've brought on to field the massive influx of calls due to their mismanagement of this launch and they don't understand what they are looking at with the tools given them. I don't think they are able to look at anything more than what we can see on our order pages. Sorry for the long post but just wanted to offer you a scenario that maybe your order is okay. I can't guarantee you that it is but this has been my experience. And I've had way too much experience in dealing with them since Oct. 20th when my first order was supposed to be here. Probably spent 20 hours on phone, chat and email in the last 3-1/2 weeks. Good luck.
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Thanks for your time... I received an e-mail and immediately I check the status on my account. It says CANCELLED (see attachment). Did your order appears CANCELLED too, or never been at that point? My delivery estimate date was November 23-25. If this happened to you, maybe my order is okay. I HOPE!!! Google have the worst customer service I ever had.
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Thanks for your time... I received an e-mail and immediately I check the status on my account. It says CANCELLED (see attachment). Did your order appears CANCELLED too, or never been at that point? My delivery estimate date was November 23-25. If this happened to you, maybe my order is okay. I HOPE!!! Google have the worst customer service I ever had.
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No, I'm sorry. Mine never said cancel on the order page like that. In two different phone calls Google told me it was cancelled and one of them sent me an email stating it was cancelled but was obviously incorrect seeing as how my phone shipped yesterday and will be here tomorrow. I was just hoping you had the same situation that i did and that it was okay. I'd like to hope it isn't cancelled but I'd say that from the looks of that yours is cancelled. Sorry about that
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No, I'm sorry. Mine never said cancel on the order page like that. In two different phone calls Google told me it was cancelled and one of them sent me an email stating it was cancelled but was obviously incorrect seeing as how my phone shipped yesterday and will be here tomorrow. I was just hoping you had the same situation that i did and that it was okay. I'd like to hope it isn't cancelled but I'd say that from the looks of that yours is cancelled. Sorry about that
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I know. ????. Google really screwed a lot of us. Good luck in getting a new phone.