I cannot even give this place one star. One staff person in particular named Dan at the 28th St SE store in Grand Rapids is the WORST. My husband and I are traveling and in need to activate his jet pack which is an AT&T unit. One would think it would be a seamless process - but bright Dan inserts a much larger SIM card than the unit needed. After he discovers that he used the wrong SIM card and that it is stuck, he scrambles to get it out - to no avail. Ill equipped, with no tools, Dan fumbled and failed even after I loaned him my tweezers! My husband and I even tried to help him. Dan then sends us to a corporate AT&T, and reassures us that they would give us a new unit. We get to the other store and were told that "the SIM card went way past the prongs so you would have to get it fixed at a cell phone repair shop." The tech at this other store was so apologetic that there was nothing they could do for us and that we needed to go back to the authorized retailer - Dan. (Do you feel my frustration?) We go back to see Dan - who actually tried to put the blame on me for the SIM card being stuck! What a jackass! He then proceeds to ask questions which were of no concern to him and then tries to charge us for a new unit! My husband, God bless his patience, told Dan that he wasn't going to pay for something he, Dan, damaged. I added "Put the shoe on the other foot - if a retailer damages your property, would you not expect them to replace it?" This man actually said "No."
Then backtracked a few seconds later, mumbling "Well, yeah, I guess you're right."
My husband asked for his manager's number, Dan gives us the store number and quickly added "I don't have his cell number." (Really? This is AT&T - a cell phone store.) I asked for Dan's last name only to get "No last name, just Dan."
No compromise on this one. No customer service. No replacement for our damaged unit. No compensation whatsoever. My husband opted to take care of it once we got home.
I write this review as I am standing in line at the Verizon store across the street, waiting to add a jet pack to our plan so my husband can work remotely. And we were greeted with smiles.
I won't say all of AT&T is dreadful. I am sure there are redeeming stores, retailers and employees. But this experience alone has me thankful that I am with Verizon!
The AT&T store on 28th St SE in Grand Rapids is one to stay away from! read more