This location is closing soon, so ultimately this review is kind of a moot point, but I'll go ahead and write what I have. Mostly for my own catharsis than for anything else.
My experience with this store is a true roller coaster.
I've tried to switch to At&t from Sprint for the past 2 years or so. First it was one thing, then the other. They didn't have Fiber in my area, they didn't have the service plan I was looking for.
Eventually it seemed all the stars were going to align and we were going to make the switch. They still didn't have Fiber in my area (why do they send me advertisements for it?), but they had the service plan I wanted, as well as the new phone that I wanted.
So we went in to At&t to switch. And everything was SUPPOSED to go SO SMOOTHLY. We were going to trade in our old phones, and all of the phones qualified, and we were going to order new phones. The only hitch? They didn't have the new phones that we wanted, we would have to order them. They, of course, tried to sell us on DIFFERENT phones, but we were happy waiting.
Would that cause any issues with us switching over? We were assured, no, it would not.
So we go to trade one of the phones in and find out that it DOESN'T actually qualify for the trade in offer. What solution does At&t suggest? Absolutely none. Sorry, you just have to pay full price for the new phone.
Also, we aren't going to be able to switch our service over until AFTER the new phones are ordered and arrive.
So now I have ONE phone on At&t and TWO phones on Sprint. Will this affect my bill with At&t? Once again, I'm assured that NO. It will not.
WELL, Our two ordered phones are delayed by a MONTH! Nothing the store can do about that. Also, having only one phone on At&t for that long DOES IN FACT have a HUGE IMPACT on our bill with At&t.
So, at this point, I've been to the highest of highs and then back to the lowest of lows. And in all honesty, I'm thinking, "I'm just going to cancel my plan with At&t and stick with Sprint."
But after FIGHTING with them, we find another promotion for the phone trade-ins, and we're told that everything is going to switch over when the new phones arrive.
The only catch? THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN! I have to go BACK IN to get everything set up because the activation doesn't work when I try it. We also aren't able to port the third line for some reason.
All in all, I ended up paying one and a half months on At&t AND Sprint AT THE SAME TIME! Essentially killing my savings for the year for switching. AND they still don't have Fiber in my area.
Look, everyone at this location was extremely friendly, professional, and as helpful as I think they could be. The fact is that At&t just ISN'T a "well oiled machine."
Pretty disastrous experience overall, and shouldn't have been as complicated as it was, but what does At&t, or the store manager care? They already have my money. read more