Another Switch 2 T-Mobile scam?

Hi, @ezn2726387​, and thank you for taking the time to post about this issue! 15 weeks is definitely much longer than we envision for Carrier Freedom reimbursement, let alone review! It sounds like you've put forth quite a bit of effort trying to get to the bottom of this -- when you spoke with us and we researched your submission, were we able to provide you with any information before transferring you to the Carrier Freedom team? I understand that this pop-up clearly states that you'll be getting a call from us, and I am so sorry you're still waiting for that contact. When you dialed the Carrier Freedom team directly, do you recall which prompts you followed to attempt to get to an agent?
We definitely want to see what we can do to help out here, and collect a little more detailed feedback from you if you don't mind. I'm going to send a private message your way, which you can review in your inbox in just a few moments. Thank you so much!

- Marissa

Ouch, @tutortim​, that's no good! Can I ask what number(s) you're dialing? Are you referring to a toll free number and prompts to get to an agent?
We'd like to collect more examples of these calls, so I'm going to send a PM your way as well -- please take a peek at your inbox when you have a moment. Thank you so much!

- Marissa​

@tutortim​, I can tell you're frustrated, and I promise you I'm not asking with any intention of playing games. I wanted to double check the number you used as your post confused me a little -- you mentioned numbers plural, but we have one number for the reimbursement team, so I'm concerned that we may have provided you with an incorrect number. There are also four separate prompts that must be entered to reach an agent, so I wanted to make sure we'd provided the correct information in that regard as well.
The Carrier Freedom team's hours are 5 AM - 12:30 AM PT, and their toll free number is listed on the switch site, and mentioned in the original post here -- it's 1-888-390-6867. To reach an agent, you'd select your language after the initial prompt, then press three, then one, then one through the remaining prompts.

If this is what you've been dialing and you're having trouble getting through, we definitely would appreciate any details you can provide so that we can forward specifics along with the feedback, because right now we don't have any notice that their wait time should be significant. I've sent a PM your way with the request -- since this is a public user forum, we'd prefer not to have your phone number posted on the thread! Thanks.

- Marissa

Thanks for that detail, @ezn2726387​. Please reply to the private message I sent you as soon as you're able. If you log into the Support site you can click this link to access it: inbox.

- Marissa

OK. I. getting a bit worried after reading all this. I as well switched from AT&T and was told that the 2 phones being brought in would get 200.00 each on a Visa card I brought in 5 lines bought 3 new phones and brought 2 suppose to get 400.00 cause they only allow 2 lines for the promotion, was to get a iPad and 2 watches one for me one for my husband they were out of stock for the man's one Sai c I would have to wait for both at same time, nothing was said about the iPad. other issue I even called back trying to hook up my landline with them and I've been hung up on no call back so I waited called them back all to spend hours on the phone the rep said there wS so.e sort of error billing error on them wanting to charge me a different rate and he assured me he would call me back Sunday July 10th and never got the call after he put his reputation on it, I guess his reputation doesn't matter to him for he did not call me back, so I'm unsure if I'm still with Comcast or t-mobile. it appears to be one lie after another, I run a business here and if I treated my customers this way I would be out of business. I'm within my time frame of canceling everything with T-mobile and hooking up with Verizon least I've heard they are legit. I have not been a customer long but you already leave a bad taste in my mouth, NOT VERY sure I made the right switch. if it sounds to good to be true chances are it is too good to be true and I will cancel all 5 lines, and the internet if need be.

Yes I have noticed. But that's OK I will cancel everything on the note that they did not comply with the agreement that they gave when I signed up. I will not deal with liars and I surely will not do business with one. I'm giving them just a few more days I have done everything right on my end it's them who will not comply. They are already fraudulent  on many things that I agreed to. But not sending me the 400.00 for signing up has broken the deal in my eyes.

Completely disgusted, and that doesn’t even begin to describe it! We went into a local store to figure out the phone situation as our daughter had an older iPhone that we were told wouldn’t be compatible with the new service. This store was understaffed, like most places right now. We were more than patient and understanding. When it was finally our turn the manager of this branch asked us if we could lock the door as the other employee had to leave to get her child and she wasn’t supposed to be in there alone. She also made mention that she hadn’t taken a lunch yet and would help us but then needed a break. She hand wrote a note and our 11 year old daughter taped it to the door and locked it. Needless to say this upset a few people outside as the store would be locked for an hour and a half. When we asked what options we had available to us she pulled up our existing account with Sprint. She smiled and said “ perfect, we can switch you over to t-mobile right now and you wouldn’t have to worry about the phone” this sounded great. We wanted to confirm that our bill wasn’t going to change if we did make the switch. She assured us that we’d actually save a little bit with the change over. Again, she was alone, in a rush, made it very clear that she was hungry, and obviously distracted by the growing cluster of upset customers waiting outside a locked door. I understand, now, that this should’ve raised a red flag and just taken the information she was sharing and look it over. However, being an understanding and trusting person, we agreed to switch. When we got our first bill we were shocked that it was almost double the amount we were paying with Sprint. I went back to the store and called the “customer service” number and, after a long back and forth dance we were assured it was “taken care of”. Then we get a notification that we have 2 automatic withdrawals scheduled within 2 days of each other for phone bills. Again we call and, this time, we are told that sprint bills a month ahead and t-mobile bills a month ahead. So now we are hit with that, no heads up and no give even though it’s within the same company with a customer who has been with them for a few years. Always autopay, never missed a payment, never any issues. So we roll our eyes and pay it, assuming the mess is over and we can move on. Man we’re we wrong, our next bill was still high, none of the promised credits were given and none of the “extras” were removed from the new bill as was agreed upon. So we call again, escalate this time to a manager who assured us we’d be given a full month credit, he asked if we would like a bill credit or for it to be put back on the card we had on file, obviously other factors that came into play that would bore you. We asked for the credit to go back to the card and we’re told to give it 2-3 days to post. We were also assured that he would give us a call 2 days later to confirm the credit posted, even asked for a specific time for him to call. Yet again, trying to be accommodating we said he could call whenever worked best for him as both of us can answer calls from work. Not only did we never get a call the credit never showed up on our account. When we called to ask about it we were told, essentially, that we were lying and that the manager doesn’t have the authority to authorize that. At this point we’ve had it, we made the switch to Verizon and they mailed us the new SIM cards. We activated our devices and call to let t-mobile know about the switch. We weren’t aware they would already see the change and that became very evident from the level of “customer service” given. We figured we were done, take the loss, upsetting, but understanding that to big corporations, we are just a number. There is no loyalty or give with any policies or procedures, and the people that can make that happen have an impenetrable wall of people to go through first knowing that most people would give up before they ever get to that person. Now, 3 weeks after the switch, and only 2 months of nightmares, I mean service we get a “final bill” for a full month of service. We did have the service for 3 days of that billing cycle, obviously agree that we owe that, but a full month?! We call and are told there is nothing that can be done. No empathy, no compass, just a generic “we understand and as a consumer…” *barf. I’ve been in senior level management for far too many years to believe that you can’t take care of the customer. I even asked for them to go back and review the recorded call where we were given false and misleading information. I can’t record them without consent, but I have no choice for that when I call. Where’s the benefit or protection for the consumer? After a short interchange of pleasantries, we made it very clear that we would not be paying that final bill. To which the response was “I understand that but I want you to be aware that any unpaid balance will be turned over to collections”. Wait, what? Now you’re concerned about me?! I’m also aware of the cost to file with a collection agency and the amount of time it takes. So a multi-billion dollar company would rather waive the amount of money that the collection agency takes as their portion (this is how they get paid and explains why they can be so demanding) rather than waiving a portion of a bill to keep a customer happy, or at least content at this point. I have no problem paying for services rendered but this whole experience has been a nightmare, we have bent to just be done with the entire experience, but I have no intention of breaking. This will probably fall on deaf ears or at most turn into a training or coaching point. But I have every intention of blasting this to as many review sites as I can, just trying to help and protect the consumer, T-mobile sure doesn’t. If anyone does read this far, stay far away, nothing about this has been professional or friendly, 2 main pillars of business. If you are from T-mobile feel free to reach out, we have names, dates, and times for all interactions with your top notch company and associates.