I really want to have something positive to say, since I've been with AT&T and it's predecessor (Cingular) since 2004. I've really had NO problem with the national customer service, and the customer service is GREAT, but, unless you generate the customer service, you are on your own!
I waited here for two hours on September 20th to get my new iPhone 5s. Yes, I am an Apple Fan Girl. I love my iPhone. It rocks. I am a slave to the ecosystem, but I like it that way. I have enough complication in my life. Make it simple, please? Thank you, Steve Jobs.
I was 7th in line, but still didn't get my phone of choice. Carriers come behind Apple stores in terms of getting the preferred devices. This is how it should be, IMHO. Heck, I'd have been at the Apple Store too--if one were directly across from my office, lie the AT&T store!
Here's the good, bad, add ugly....
Good
1) AT&T...good national network. Overall, it's good.
2) Free mobile-to-mobile minutes to other AT&T customers.
3) Decent accessory options...not great, but acceptable.
4) They are proficient at applying screen protectors and have a decent supply of accessories.
The Bad and UGLY.
1) High pressure tactics. They pushed me HARD to leave my two year contract for the "NEXT" program. AT 12 months, I would have paid slightly more than I would have paid for the phone up front AND, I'll have to surrender my phone. I did the math. It's a scam. It's a way for them to get WAY more money than I'd have otherwise have paid. You'd be better off selling the phone on your own, should you want to upgrade. No thank you; I'll take my chances and cough up the money for an early upgrade,if there is a compelling reason to do so.
I may be back in two years for my next Apple upgrade, but it just might be worth going ot the Apple Store instead. Yes, the lines may be longer there, but it's such a better experience. Apple is, at it's core (no pun intended) about SERVICE. The products sell themselves. I feel that the AT&T store reps are fundamentally sales people, pushing you towards a plan, options (insurance), or their new home protection system. Apple products sell themselves. read more