I have been a loyal Metro PCs customer for over 12 years and have had no issues or complaints until now... About 1 year ago I went into this store on Euclid and Philadelphia in Ontario and was greeted by one of the employees. I stated that I am a loyal customer of 12 yrs and I would like to bring on 3 new phone numbers to Metro (my wife and two teenage boys) and of course they were happy to hear that. This is when I bought 3 new phones and activated service for them and walked out of the store happily. Only to have my wife explain that her phone was not working ie: not receiving all texts and phone calls, apps staying on and music randomly playing at 1am when the phone hasn't been touched in several hours amongst other issues. I brought this to the attention of Metro customer service (in November when I was notified by my wife) at which time they instructed me that the phone has a 1yr warranty with the manufacturer and the Assurant insurance was still valid, so they would process a claim on my behalf. I left the store only to get home 25mins later and received a call from this franchise rep and she stated my phone has been refurbished (not true) and they couldn't continue the claim due to this. At which point I called customer service back and they informed me that I should try the 1yr manufacturer warranty with Samsung, called Samsung and they stated they would need my phone for more than 21 days before I could receive a new one (unacceptable). As this was not an option for me and my family I called Metro PCS customer service back. They in formed me I should go back into the store and have them try to process another claim, at this time the representative from the store I bought the phone at informed me that the phone isn't a Metro PCS device, hmm 1st refurbished and now not a Metro PCS device. I have followed up on this consistent problem for 7 months now only to get the run around from all sides pointing the finger at each other like they are the ones to resolve it. I have spent 50+ HOURS on the phone with customer service and have wasted time and gas going back and forth to this store location, have asked several times to have a manager from this location to call me back to resolve this issue and nobody ever calls me to assist. I have been BEYOND PATIENT with this store and it has gotten me nowhere, here we are at the 1 year marker and have been paying for a service that I have not received from day one. I have nowhere left to go with this as the corporation, the franchise and the insurance company are all useless and refuse to communicate to each other to help me figure out a solution. So this is what's going to happen going forward.
#1- I will be reporting them to the FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION (FCC).
#2- I will be serving the corp with a small claims case and obtaining council to recoup the financial burden this has cost me.
#3- I will be giving my hard earned money for 4 phone lines to their competitors
#4- I will be sending emails and physical letters to their PO box at the corporate headquarters in Dallas TX
#5- leaving as many negative reviews on all platforms including all social media platforms
Mind you all of this could have been avoided by just taking care of the customer. Or at least communicating with a loyal customer.
Damn you Metro PCS you have caused me nothing but grief for the last 12 months read more