As baby boomers, my hubby and I lived in the age of landline phones, pagers, and the clunky, heavy original cellphones when they first came out. Although we are not techie people, we've learned to adapt to the latest in cellphones and their accessories. Thanks to T-Mobile HI Kai who have provided that support to us!
Bear in mind that we were with another major carrier for some 37 years straight, mainly because we had a to-go staff person who helped out throughout those years whenever we had issues or questions on travel plans, whether to change to a new phone, billing, or accessories. Then she left the company, and we were forced to deal with any staff person when we walked into various store locations. After countless misinformation and overcharges, we had enough, and we knew it was time to change to another carrier. We heard many positive comments from friends about T-Mobile, as they had significantly increased their cellular network by adding more cell sites and towers in HI.
In June 2019, we switched over to T-Mobile by taking advantage of a promotion to upgrade one of our phones to a newer model and are now paying a much lower rate per month for two lines at a senior citizen rate. Kudos go to Courtney, manager of T-Mobile in HI Kai, who patiently explained to us T-Mobile's service plans and helped us to tailor our needs to the best options of getting the right phone and service plans. Courtney went beyond her call of duty, as she helped to back up and transfer all the data, photos, and contacts in my phone to the new phone. She helped to set up the fonts, brightness, and whatever you can think of to make it easier to use my phone. And she even installed the T-Mobile app and the T-Mobile Tuesdays app! She even explained how we could watch Netflix for free! During the course of the year, she was my go-to person if I had any questions or issues with my phone, although there have not been any significant problems. Because of her, I just love my phone!
We have been super satisfied with the services of T-Mobile over the past year. We now freely use our phones surfing the Internet here and on the US Mainland, knowing that there is unlimited data; whereas our previous provider restricted us with a maximum amount of memory and would charge us for any overages. T-Mobile's travel plans for foreign countries are very reasonable in cost, including no roaming fees in Mexico or Canada. And we look forward in redeeming cool freebies every Tuesday under T-Mobile Tuesday's app where we have received face masks, baseball caps, water bottles, donuts from Dunkin', ice cream from Baskin-Robins, fried chicken from Popeye's, photo prints from Walgreens, tacos and drinks from Taco Bell, and a flashlight next week, just in time for Halloween!
Fast forward to today. Hubby was in need of a new cell phone, as every carrier deemed his existing phone worthless as a trade-in during promotions over the past year. But with the new iPhones just out, we consulted with Courtney and couldn't believe that T-Mobile was offering a $215 trade-in for his current phone! She assisted by ordering the new phone, and hubby received his phone via UPS before the official launch date of the new phone. Hubby then went to see her at T-Mobile and déjà vu, she did the same thing in seamlessly setting up the phone and transferring everything to the new phone. What amazing customer service, and hubby is now so very happy with his new phone! Courtney shows much professionalism, knowledge, and efficiency of the services that T-Mobile provides, and she is also very friendly, personable, and accommodating with her clients. If T-Mobile management is reading this, Courtney is most deserving of a raise!
Founded in Dec. 1994 with its headquarters in Bellevue, WA, T-Mobile is the 2nd largest wireless carrier in the US, with 983 million customers. Its largest shareholder is the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, followed by Japan's SoftBank Group. Sprint is now part of T-Mobile. T-Mobile sells phones, tablets, smart watches, and accessories; and provides voice and data services.
We are fortunate that T-Mobile HI Kai is in our neighborhood, so it is a convenience to do business there. With a staff of five and five years of T-Mobile managerial experience at another T-Mobile location in Honolulu, Courtney has been the manager at the HI Kai location since Dec. 2018. She has brought much respect and credibility to the HI Kai location.
Located next to Ross Dress for Less and with Costco in the HI Kai Towne Center, free parking is available in the private parking lot. Hours of operation are 10a-8p Mon. to Sat. and 10a-6p Sun.
We love T-Mobile HI Kai for the amazing services that they provide, as they allow us to enjoy our phones despite our limited technical application. Thank you, Courtney for servicing your customers well, and we hope that you'll be at the HI Kai location for a long time (or we will follow you)! read more