I looked for reviews on Carolina West and couldn't find any, so I thought I would post this to help…read moreother consumers. I left Verizon and signed up for CW because they offered a $50/mo unlimited voice, text and data plan. That's a great price, but I ended up canceling because of some short comings. Pros: -great price for an unlimited plan -great coverage in the high country of NC -good local, english speaking customer service -some new decent smart phones Cons: -they roam primarily on Sprint first and if it's not available, then on Verizon. I had trouble with dropped calls and bad coverage when traveling. The phone would hold onto a weak Sprint signal and wouldn't switch to a strong closer Verizon signal. My other Verizon phone I carry ALWAYS had better coverage. -the phones are all 1 to 2 generations old, even the newest smart phones they offer. Their newest phone, the Razr Maxx, has been out on verizon for over a year. -They do not offer 4G, which is 10 to 20 times faster than 3G. -They advertise 4-600kbps upload and 6-1200kbps download speeds, but in 50 speed tests I conducted, not one even reached the minimum and most were in the 200kbps download range. The internet was slow and youtube took FOREVER to load. -They are a small company, so they don't do much with timely android updates and the technical support is minimal. -You can't tether or use your smart phone as a hot spot outside of the 5 county CW tower area. If you travel and want to tether your laptop to your cell you can't do it, as you can on other carriers. -The unlimited plan throttles your data speeds even lower after 3 GB of data usage. -And finally, your used smart phone has very little residual value on ebay or craigslist, unlike Verizon or ATT phones, because there is a very limited market for a used CW smart phone. All in all, Carolina West is a decent company with decent plans and prices. But if you are techy or want the better smart phone features, you will be disappointed. Hope this helps somebody. It took me a while to figure all this out. I've decided to go with a pay as you go service provider on the Verizon network. Cheers.

The worst wireless company in the world and has been for years! Glad to see them being bought out…read moreby Verizon. It's about damn time!!! As someone from the area and having cell phones for the last 30 years, I can't tell you how happy I am to see this shady and underhanded company go away!!! Back in the analog days of cell phones, when there were a lot of regional carriers, they were pretty good but when cell service went digital and 3g and 4g started coming about,they went downhill fast and so did their service.They did not have the customers or the money to try and compete with the big guys but they tried when they should have just stayed a regional carrier.It made absolutely no sense why a carrier that only served 6 counties in N.C. to start,thought that somehow they could do nationwide. It was ridiculous!!! Most people don't know but ever since 4g came out in the area in 2011,carolina west has being using Verizon transmitters to provide 4g in the area and now 5g. They didn't have the money in 2011 to buy their own equipment but they were a "nationwide "carrier? Yeah right!!! It was all a joke and they should have closed then. They have had so many roaming disagreements with other carriers over the years,it is pathetic. They don't get along with anyone and they damn sure don't care about their customers. They never have.Customer service sucks because of the culture set by their useless ceo,if you want to call him that. As someone who has met him and talked with him, I can't tell tell you first hand,there is a reason nobody ever got any good customer service there. It started with him. The only thing he has been worried about is padding his own pockets and to hell with everything else. Their prices have been ridiculous for years. A little regional carrier,covering only 11 counties at the end,charged customers more than the big national carriers do and they only serve 11 N.C. counties!!! It's insane that people in the area were paying that when they could have had any of the big 3 for less than they were paying this useless company. Verizon taking over this Mom and Pop shop has been the best news for the area in over 30 years. I know the locals are having a fit, wondering what will happen to their service but trust me guys, it only gets better from here. You will see soon enough and then you will wonder how and why did you support this useless company for so long when you can actually use your phone everywhere you go, instead of worrying about going over your roaming allotment when you do travel outside their very small service area. The bills will be about the same for some of you and for others, it will be cheaper since Verizon just announced the simplicity plan for $30.plus taxes and fees and the price is guaranteed for 3 years. So good riddance to Carolina West Wireless!!! It's great news for the residents of the area.

They take advantage of you! They fix your screen with something cheap and it just breaks. They told…read moreme I dropped my phone the second time, i did not. Got it fixed Friday and it's Sunday and it cracked. So I go back thinking they'll fix it right since it hasn't been 2 days and it's cracked already. I'm a safe person and my phone is my life. My mind won't let me keep a cracked screen. They made me pay $140 extra after paying almost $200 the first time. Worst experience ever. Should've gone somewhere else but that's on me. Terrible service. They try to make you get more things and pay more as you're already spending $200

Brought my iPhone 12 pro max here for repair upon leaving I discovered that they had messed up my…read morecamera. They refused to fix it. Terrible experience would not recommend.

this is the fourth time I've used them for yet another Repair. This time I really screwed my phone…read moreup and had to have the screen replaced. They had the item in stock and got me out the door seamlessly. I highly recommend them. They have a friendly and knowledgeable staff.

After 3 weeks having my X box they had every excuse for not even looking at it. I went back and…read morepicked it up and was told my $25 dollar deposit was non refundable! I will go every where else I can to get anything fixed now. I will never set foot in that place again ever!! 11

If you want honest and true pricing on your cellular devices, or if your phone needs repaired then…read moreSea Wireless is the only place to go. I have been doing business with them for many years and they have always had the best prices and always up front and honest. If they don't have it and tell you they can get it, they will and very quickly.. The employees here are just top notch!, if every business had owners and employees like this then no business would fail, just great 10 out of 10. !!

From the owner: We sell cellphones and provide pre-paid services with no contract requirement. We specialize in…read morecell phone and tablet repair.

I ordered two monitors for my sons new computers four days ago. The app said they would be here…read moretoday (Sunday). The app never updated and no one at Best Buy would answer the phone. So, we loaded up and drove all the way down there just to find out, "I don't know why they would tell you Sunday. We don't get trucks on Sundays". So, tomorrow we get to drive all the way back and maybe they'll be there. Why does it take four or five days to get something from 40 miles away? If someone would just answer the phone, I would have been saved a trip and I wouldn't be ticked off.

I enjoy shopping here as the store is a lot easier to get to then the Mooresville one, has a nice…read morelayout. The appointment process was easy to work with as I was able to get what I needed

Amazing service!!! Viewmont Wireless was quick to respond when I put a request for quote in to 4…read moredifferent cell phone repair places. Their prices are great and customer service is outstanding! I went in with two cracked phones, one of which I thought was un-repairable. The staff member we worked with was courteous and knowledgeable. He had the phones done quickly and still apologized for taking too long. I hope I never have to repair a cracked screen, but if I did, this would be my go to place. I will recommend them to all my friends and family.

From the owner: We are you first and last stop wireless shop, everything from replacement cell phones to repairs!…read more Full inventory of high quality used and new phones, low cost unlimited prepaid cell phone service. Premium quality hybrid cases, Otter Box, and Ballistics!

Unimpressed. The hickory store desk operator was friendly enough, but Cricket is quite difficult…read moreto pay a bill for someone that you are attempting to help. Not impressed with how difficult Cricket is. I do not currently understand why they purposely are this way.

Worst spot to get the iPhone 17 Pro Max went to purchase it here and I got the phone in payments…read morethrough progressive leasing, and I did my math and the phone was 1,200 and if I waited the 12 months to pay off the phone it was a 2.4% fee which comes out to 2,880 and on the Progressive leasing it says that I owe them almost 3,200 and I went to the store in Hickory and I spoke to the short black guy with a gap between his teeth and a short sped Hispanic girl and they told me that they couldn't do anything about it and told me to call progressive leasing. did not care at all and was speaking to her mid conversation she told me to move to the side because she was taking another customer instead of me which I was there before them and she did that twice I do not recommend the store. go to Conover and if they don't have the phone that you want there I recommend you just wait until they have it because this store has really bad customer service and like to put hidden fees in your account.

one of the worst internet providers out there. don't get me wrong I get good and fast speeds and it…read moredoes what it needs too. but, the biggest problem right now is that my Wi-Fi goes out at least once a week. if not then once every 2 weeks and it's such a headache. it doesn't go off for just a few minutes of even an hour or so it'll be off for HOURS or sometimes a whole day. just about every single time it goes out. what the hell are you guys doing over there?

There is something really wrong with Spectrum. I went to the local Hickory Spectrum office. I…read morewaited at front door for them to open and they did open on time. Before I was ever able to get a number from the customer service kiosk for a number to be served. I was told that that there would be an hour and a half wait to return equipment and cancel service. If I was getting new service to get a number. The Spectrum gentlemen that talked with me said that i had to take the equipment to the local ups store and they would return it for me and that he would cancel my service once the equipment was scanned, and appeared on his system at the store. This gentlemen never said i had to call and cancel. I did this on July 1st 2026 and needless to say that I received my monthly bill for July. Although it showed that I returned on July 1st. Called customer service. It took 30 mins to get the an answer and that i should have called earlier.It is unbelievable that they tried to get me to stay for less than half of my current billing amount. I have been a customer for 17 years and every time i get a tele marketer call from spectrum they say i do not qualify because I am a current customer. They constantly go up a few dollars every six month. The internet service never was as strong as i was supposedly was paying for. Over the last 6 months the internet service struggle to keep the TV going. After being point blank lied to at the Spectrum store and the procedure to return so difficult that i could never recommend Spectrum to anyone. Now they want me to pay a whole month for service that i do not have the equipment to use because they have it. My advise research every alternative and never use spectrum. They could care less about the customer. Spectrum is like so many large companies these days It is about the profit and not the customer. It just stinks to be lied to over the whole process. Never again for me!!