I came in to get a specific offer on 2 phones and I was helped right away. Been a customer since they were VoiceStream.
Anyway, I expected a delay in purchasing because of paperwork so I expect about 15 minutes. They told me they could not verify the color or even if they had the phone until after the 10 minute lock on their inventory. So I went ahead with the paperwork. Very annoyed to find out when my bill arrived that the local store had not "applied" the value of the phones to bill credit.
I recalled a prior experience when I discovered at another store the rep told me I could apply the credit anyway I wanted, so I got some accessories, then found out that it subtracted from my bill credits on the phone. In this case, because the value was not applied I was getting charged about $8/month and about $4/month on the other phone which were supposed to be "Free" after bill credits. So a call to Tmo resolved the issue, they stated the credits had not been applied, but could be applied all at once to a bill (then I would continue to pay $12/month for 2 years) or to spread out so there was no bill increase. I know all at once would be smarter financially, but I chose to spread it out so it would not annoy me in the future. Have to wait a month for it to catch up.
Tips: 1) Order online if you want to save on city taxes and may get the $20 upgrade fee waived. /Also check your warehouse stores/
2) Call ahead b4 you go if you want a specific phone purchase, but consider doing it online or calling Tmo bc of #1 above.
3) If the Tmo local store is busy, then check for another Tmo store that is nearby and less busy.
4) Don't let them run your card for the purchase until you confirm the phone is present. Most stores have a 10 minute inventory lock.
5) On Free or Discount Phone Trade in Promos, they will credit the value of your phone against the promotion. Specifically tell them to credit the value toward the promotion or toward your next bill(s). Otherwise, you may only get partial bill credit, especially if they tell you to use your credit toward other (accessory) purchases.
I Love Tmo, but if you don't know how local stores work it can be an issue and don't hold it against corporate, I don't believe there are any corporate owned stores in Tucson. They have military, first responder, corporate and over 55 discounts-ASK! read more