I went in seeking assistance with my recently purchased dead IPhone X; no powering up even when I pressed the volume and on/off. Store Rep asked if I had purchased the insurance, I stated I didn't recall. Rep then states "you can take it to the Apple Store and they can fix it for you, since it's still covered by warranty." So I'm totally freaked because (as anyone who's ever gone to the Apple Store knows) there is always a long wait time at any Apple store I've visited. After scrolling through my account on his iPad, he states that I indeed have insurance and it can be replaced via overnight delivery. He then catches an attitude when he tells me to call Customer Service and I remind him I have no phone (duh). The Store Rep then proceeds to call using his cell phone, calls from a land line, and then hands me the receiver. Not only did he call the wrong entity, but he misinformed me by stating I'd have to pay a deductible for the insurance, although my phone was still under warranty and my insurance wasn't necessary.
Once I was finally connected with a somewhat coherent ATT Rep (Customer Service), she asked me to put Store Rep on the phone, told him to press volume switch, etc. in a certain pattern and lo and behold, phone turned on.
The staff at this store were rude, disaffected, indifferent and extremely unprofessional; there were UNO cards and a Soccer Ball on the Sales floor! There were other older shopping adults in the store and I really felt sorry for them.
So, herein lies the lesson, start shopping for a new phone company! read more