As a previous T-Mobile customer, I had hesitation about leaving Verizon to return to T-Mobile on a family-type plan. These hesitations were validated during this visit.
I can admit my feelings about leaving Verizon were pretty evident in my demeanor at the store, but one customer service representative just confirmed my reluctance.
I went in to complete activation for the switch (as we originally went into a different location Wednesday, Thursday was a holiday and we'd have to return to a store on Friday).
We were originally helped by a Jon, who was nice, but I did notice he had to speak with a different team member to check settings; as long as it got done, I honestly didn't care if it took the whole team to check.
Eventually, he started the testing; called the office phone, and the call went through, so eventually, I was on my way.
Not two miles down the road, we noticed the number popping up was a temporary number, not my ported one, and the calls kept dropping. We called Jon back, and he suggested we call T-Mobile customer service, and if that went left, to give him a call.
Again, at this point, I'm agitated, but still pretty calm.
This agitation rose as each time I called T-Mobile, the phone call was dropped...so we headed back to the store.
En route, we eventually got a representative who said the pin they received was incorrect, so I provided it again, and they were able to port over the number.
Now, the main issue became the call drops, as well as the MMS issues.
We stepped into the store (where all four representatives were with customers), were greeted, and, I kid you not, waited a good 50 minutes to an hour before anyone was able to help us. Originally we were waiting for Jon, but then I was like WHOEVER IS AVAILABLE NEXT, let's just go to them.
A female representative came out of the back room, and proceeded to pull up the account. As I started to explain the issues, she interrupted me, said something I tuned out and walked away to speak with another representative.
I was livid, and decided to keep my mouth shut for most of the remaining time, as she obviously did not need my input. She returned, and tried to troubleshoot the device, and started down the path of "did you get your phone unlocked."
I said "I don't understand your question."
This representative, who was clicking around in my phone, and speaking to other people and confirming the "unlock" situation, proceeded to tell me the phone was having issues because it wasn't unlocked.
Y'all...I was coming from Verizon...with a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. They. Do. Not. Lock. That. Type. Of. Phone.
So, at this point, she continues to bring up unlocking with iPhones and so one and so forth...but I don't have an iPhone, and my phone doesn't need to be "unlocked," so I realized she was less qualified to fix my phone than my 14-year old niece.
Furthermore, she couldn't get the internet to work, which she also placed on unlocking issues.
Y'all. The. Data. Button. Wasn't Turned. On.
So, I don't know if she was just spitting stuff out because she saw I was visibly upset, or if she didn't know herself or was simply only knowledgeable about iPhones.
Teeth clenched and verbally venting to my bf, I expressed the need to leave before I embarrassed anyone, including myself.
So, I'm still trying to figure the issue out through Google searches and T-Mobile online chat support (also unhelpful), but I'll never go to this location again.
Two stars simply for Jon's friendly attempt at trying to resolve the issue. read more