What a relief it was to have the most amazing girl help me the other day at the Northridge Apple store. Originally I had bought the iPhone 6s at the Glendale Galleria Apple store near my house. Can't say I was given the best advice from some of the employees at the Glendale store when I bought my phone, but that's beside the point, and not the reason I'm writing this review.
So anyways about 2 weeks after buying my new phone from Apple, I tried switching out my carriers and moving my service from one carrier to another. (Swapping out sim cards should be fairly simple, right? WRONG! well at least not in my case...it was an absolute nightmare!) To make a long story short... I went from having 2 carriers one minute, to no carriers the next. I was left with no service at all for several days, completely locked out of my phone by the carrier I was trying to leave. As one can imagine, this was incredibly stressful, considering I have no land line to work with while at home. Let's face it, trying to resolve any issue with the slightest bit of complexity using "live chat support" on your computer is almost always a waste of time.
So needless to say, I ended up at the Apple store near my work in Northridge, and to my surprise I was handed over to one of the most competent and knowledgeable individuals I've EVER dealt with at an Apple store. Her name is Lauren Timm. I'm pretty sure she is considered an "Expert" at Apple, but I feel like she should be at manager level, the way she straightened out my horrible situation with such ease. My stress level went from a 10 down to 2 in minutes.
Lauren must have spent close to 3 hours trying to resolve all my issues. She was relentless, and became the mediator between the 2 carriers and me. God only knows, I needed all the help and patience I could get, because after having no phone service for several days, every other word that came out of my mouth was a swear word. She knew all the right questions to ask the Sprint service workers, and when she didn't get a favorable answer from one person, she'd immediately ask to speak with a supervisor. This went on for quite some time. I think she must have went through a good 3 to 4 tiers of supervisors, before all was said and done. In the end, things turned out way better than I could have ever expected! She not only straightened out the problems with the carriers, but she managed to get me set up in a much better carrier plan than I had before. Honestly, when I walked through the doors that day, I was just hoping someone could help me unlock my phone, so I could at least start using it again. I never anticipated leaving Apple having all my issues resolved, and in a much better carrier plan (paying $40 less/month.)
Thanks again Lauren for all your hard work, and extreme patience. You are a true lifesaver! And I hope someday soon, the "Corporate" side of Apple recognizes what a great asset they have with you working for them... You are clearly indispensable in your knowledge and skills of Apple's products, and deserve to be recognized for it! read more