Accompanied my friend here to this specific T-Mobile (N. Frisco, TX) Store due to billing issues…read morethat have went on since 11.26.2021. This was the fifth time she had went into this specific Store location to attempt to get the problem straightened out. I ensured we entered the store separately, so the Employees had no idea we were together for this meeting. Or at least, at first. My friend's personality is very quiet, calm and non-confrontational. The more she explained her historical issues of her Billing and TERMINATED account, due to Porting her numbers to Verizon back on 11.26.2021, the more aggressive the Assistant Mgr. got with her, telling her, "We don't handle cancellations in store, you will need to leave and call the Corporate number. That is not something we do here, and only Corporate can help you at this point". I listened as long as I could stand listening to them trying to run her off. Then I stood up, walked over to the Counter where they all were congregated around my friend Zea. The first thing out of my mouth was, "Fella's, we have a demand letter already hammered out in hand to T-Mobile Corporate HQs, and the signatures are already on the documents and notarized. So, the BS needs to stop. Now, why do I make a comment like that right off the bat? Because your store employees Here at this store, and T-Mobile Corporate Toll-Free CSRs have been bouncing Zea back and forth since November of 2021!"
Before our meeting was over, the Employee/Asst Mgr. changed their stories multiple times. Not once, in store, did any T-Mobile Employee ask my friend Zea, "Do we have your permission to share you billing and personal information with this gentleman?" Then, when the Asst. Mgr. called T-Mobile Corporate for additional information, the call was put on Speaker phone, where everyone in that specific store could hear both sides of the conversation. In fact, Billing information was discussed, Acct. Collections/Transference Date to Collections, the Name of the Collection Company, the Collection Company's contact information and all of my friend's contact information. HINT: This is a MAJOR Federal Privacy Violation. Both the T-Mobile Employees and the entire SPEAKER Phone conversation was a gross violation of my friend's Federal Privacy Rights.
Additionally, there are rights under the Fair Debt Collection Act which were violated. My friend had already paid off ALL Equipment in FULL. ALL lines were ported on 11.26.2021.
T-Mobile has already responded to the Demand letter we sent back in June 2022. T-Mobile USA, Inc. response documentation shows that there is supposed to be THREE PAGES to their Response to our Demand letter. Problem is, my friend only received TWO of the THREE (Supposed) response pages inside her envelop.
Additionally, T-Mobile tries to make it sound like they they are doing my friend a favor. BS! Direct from T-Mobile USA, Inc. response letter dated 07.11.2022, T-Mobile is: a). [We/T-Mobile USA, Inc. are "Applying a Credit to the Account for the full amount", and, b). "Subsequently removing the Collection Fee of $32.45 as of July 8th, 2022", and c). "Additionally, T-Mobile has requested the removal of the account from Third-Party Collections", and d). "Instructed the Collection Agency to delete any Negative information reported to the Credit Bureaus relating to this account", and. e). "Please note it may take up to 90 days for the Credit Report to be updated". T-Mobile better read up on the Federal Credit Reporting Laws!! (Better not take more than 14 business day)!!!!
Ironically, there is NOT (1) ONE SENTENCE within T-Mobile USA, Inc. response letter, which addresses violating my Friend's Federal Privacy Rights.
Last, it also appears T-Mobile USA, Inc had some Law Firm named Willinger, Willinger & Bucci, P.C. write their response letter. Funny, I don't remember my friend authorizing a 3rd Party Law Firm to be included in her billing, federal privacy violations, et cetera. ;-) You'd think that a small law firm with (at least this is what is published) with only (11) eleven employees could ensure all three (3) response pages could get loaded into an Envelop.
T-Mobile has a wake-up call coming. We love it when a large, full of themselves Company think they are above following Federal Laws. Tick Tock.