I went to the Avon Indiana AT&T Mobility Store on 3/29/2012, ordered Basic U-Verse Pkg. but only for TV reception purpose, no HBO, AMC, ESPN, just access to local and network stations that I could not tune in to with the digital antennae.
I already had and preferred to keep, DSL internet/WIFI and Landline. Specifically said no to bundled services wanted to maintain landline. (But without my authorization) the sales representative bundled my service plan anyway which I did not learn of until 11/25/2013, a year + 9 months later. On 11/25/2013 our electrical power went out. My cell phone had no charge left so I thought while I wait for the electrician, I will plug in the old phone and then have access to my landline and make some calls. Imagine my ir when I plugged my old touchtone phone into the wall jack and picked up the receiver only to find that I had no dial tone. I went back to the Avon Indiana AT&T Mobility Store to get my landline restored and maintain my Internet and WIFI.
Here we are 10 days later, still no restoration of my landline even with it being scheduled 10 days ago. As it goes, someone has to be at the home in case the technician needs inside the house. You are trapped for 12 hours not knowing when the technician will arrive. I have been on the phone with too many AT&T representatives today to bother mentioning and of course they all have a different response to my inquiry as to ETA of tech. Bottom line, there is no service with AT&T. I even have a case open with the AT&T office of the President. I have also filed a consumer complaint with the FTC and the FCC.
At the end of the day, my chief complaint is that I was denied choice because a representative of AT&T, specifically Avon Indiana AT&T Mobility Store, was so motivated to make her sales quota for that day that she allowed me to believe that I still had my DSL, and landline.
If I had been helped to understand 3/29/2012, that I did not need my landline anymore I might have considered other internet service and phone providers and maybe even to just keep my antiquated digital antennae for TV reception instead.
I would not even be complaining.
Now that I realize that I have been overcharged for services that I did not knowingly authorize and also that I did not receive for 1 year and 9 months I guess I can and will consider other options. AT&T too big for my liking. read more