I wanted to purchase a new iPhone 13 Pro Max one Sunday afternoon. I was paying cash and just…read morewanted to get the phone, regardless of the carrier. Having already stopped at Best Buy and having literally been sent out the door because I wasn't interested in signing a new contract, I wasn't sure where to go next. I had $1,500 in my pocket and I wanted the new iPhone... Boo Best Buy.... Boo you! Anyway, I was driving up the road and saw the Verizon store and thought, "Hey, they have good service coverage". I had Verizon service once upon a time and didn't have any complaints and anything had to be better than what Best Buy had just pulled. I walked into the store and was greeted by who I would later discover was the General Manager, Ava. She was very personable and got me into their service queue. I waited for about 10 mins (they were reasonably busy - so not a long wait at all) and was greeted by an associate named Michael. I explained what I wanted to do and what had happened at Best Buy and he laughed and told me about a perfect solution to my custom situation. Bottom line. I didn't sign a contract. I got the new iPhone 13 Pro Max I wanted (in the desired color and size). I paid for the phone outright with cash. The phone will unlock automatically in 60 days, but I have Verizon prepaid service until I decide which carrier to stick with for the long haul. I purchased a case and a screen protector after examining the display models. I left the store with my new iPhone activated, transferred, protected, and ready to rock inside of 2 hours (I stayed in the store until my data transfer was complete - you could shave 1.5 hours off this time if you did that at home). Michael was extremely knowledgeable, patient, helpful, and courteous throughout my entire experience. The store was quite busy the entire time I was there, but Ava, Michael, and the other staff members always took their time with me and made my time there feel valued and important. I don't know what these other reviews are based on. In my experience this Verizon store offers flagship products and exceptional customer service while still offering excellent deals and reasons to choose them over the competition. I found out after I left that I was actually going to save $300 off my phone bill over the next 12 months if I decide to keep the service. It's in the form of a $25 credit applied to my account every month. Quite the nice little surprise. Just another reason to give them a try! Ask for Michael or Ava, you won't be disappointed. ***By the way: I just read the rest of the reviews for this store and I have to be honest... I didn't see *ANY* signs of laziness, rudeness, or disgruntled customers. To be truthful, I think all of these negative reviews are an angry 10% making 90% of the noise online. For every one bad review on Yelp I'd be willing to bet there are 50 customers who are satisfied but silent. Think about it... don't believe every negative comment you read. Especially when the person posting the review can't spell or properly form sentences. I'm positive the majority of complaints I've read concerning this Verizon Store are a bit.... exaggerated. They helped me get my iPhone 13 Pro Max in an efficient and professional manner. Plus, they only sold me what I told them I wanted. No hardcore sales pitches, no lying, no insults. That's ridiculous. Ok, I'm done ranting. Im just trying to balance the scales a little bit. *** + Here is a summary of how Verizon Sales Associates are paid. + This is straight from CareerTrend.com. Just because they get paid incentive commission doesn't mean you need to go on a witch hunt. It's just to keep everyone motivated. ****************************** ###Base Salary### Verizon typically offers its sales representatives a base salary or hourly wage. The company guarantees this amount regardless of individual performance. The base salary or hourly wage may be the same for all representatives at a certain level. For example, entry-level retail sales representatives in a particular geographic region may earn an hourly wage of $10 regardless of education or experience level. Inside sales representatives may earn an hourly wage of $12 while sales associate positions that require at least a bachelor's degree may offer a base salary of $30,000 per year. ###Commission### Commissions are one of the primary reasons why a sales career has the potential to be lucrative. This is pay that varies with the amount of completed sales and links directly to an individual representative's performance. Verizon pays its sales representatives commissions on confirmed sales. Commissions are usually a percentage of the dollar amount of total sales for a particular period. For example, if a sales representative accumulates $10,000 worth of sales in a month and earns a 10 percent commission, his incentive pay is $1,000. ******************************

I have wasted hours of my time trying to get a "promotional credit" that never came. I was promised…read more$1200 credit for a phone upgrade and Verizon customer service which is completely outsourced to another country has no record of anything happening at local branches. I was told by the local branch that I didn't have to trade in my old phone and customer service made me mail it in and couldn't find it after it was sent with their shipping label. I have spent 4 hours at least on the phone with promises and false assurances over and over with this company. I wouldnt recommend Verizon to my worst enemy.

Run. Run away. In today's world of options, pick a company that will be straight with you and…read moretell you all fees upfront. Never, ever sign up for anything with CenturyTel without getting every condition in writing first. Demand it because it isn't offered over the phone. Terrible customer service. Will never do business with this company again.

The best business phone company with fiber in Madison. Talk to Jillread more

OMG! Never get involved with this company! Their representatives will lie to your face. We told…read morethem we needed cable service for some months until we would be moving in several months. We were reluctant to sign the contract since it was for a one year contract. Like fools we believed the Comcast people on the phone when they told us we would be released from the contract if Comcast did not offer service at the new location we would be moving to. Turns out no Comcast service is offered at our new location. You guessed it. They will not release us from the additional 10 months on the contract. They lied to us and their management explained that Comcast cannot be held responsible for what their employees tell customers. The only thing that matters is what they tricked us into signing. I cannot tell you how poor this customer service is and what an awful experience it has been to do business with this company. We have never encountered anything like it. If I could have rated them with zero stars, I would have. "Caveat Emptor-Let the buyer beware". Now the public is aware!

I live in the country where it's difficult to get a good high-speed internet. I've used DSL for 15…read moreyears and that was fine when it worked. But when it didn't it would take up to 30 days to get someone to fix it. Because I work from home this was never ideal. I found Four Lake Broadband and have been very please with them. They are on top of things and I have never gone without internet for more than an hour or two and that's on a very rare occasion. I've been very pleased with the speed but I guess they weren't. So, out of the blue I get a call from them asking if they can come out and check the equipment as they were seeing on their end that my speed wasn't as fast as they'd like to see it. So that morning, a tech came out and gave me a new "antenna/radio" (I don't know exactly what they call it). Now what company has ever reached out to the customer before the customer reaches out to them?! Call me impressed and a lifetime customer!

Service goes out a lot. The price quote I was given was not the price I was charged. Also I got…read moredisconnected many times. Very glad to now have TDS.

bought a new phone with a $100 trade in offer but forgot my phone had a one hour lock on the…read more"stole Device Protection" which I clicked, but they weren;t willing to wait for nit to unlock, so they told me to come back another day once I had turned off the Stolen Device protection feature to get the trade in deal so I did, come back 2 days later, but they had a "computer glitch" so they could not take in my old phone as trade-in , so they put in a ticket number for Spectrum to correct the "computer glitch" but when I called spectrum 3 days , they had received no ticket number and were unable to do anything to enable the trade in so if you want a "trade in deal" unlock your phones Stolen Device Protection beforehand and make sure they honor trade-in deals in the store, because their representatives are otherwise completely unhelpful

Horrible customer service experience! I made it only four steps into the door when three employees…read morewhere there, one took lead, but the questions were over my head. I tried twice to explain my visit as my phone is over heating. Jenna who I saw there for three years, left in June was amazing, so the lack, rude, and hurt feeling I left with suck. I needed help and never thought I would feel lacking or out manned but also to only make it four steps? Even worst, a second customer came in behind me and one of the employees hanging around the conversation, took him over to a cubicle and sat him down for the conversation! Excuse me, why wasn't I offered a sit down? Very unhappy with the lack of customer service and support. I will find a new US Cellular location!

Being an excellent companion, I agreed to accompany my boyfriend to the US Cellular store bright…read moreand early on a Saturday so that he could upgrade his phone. We arrived well before the doors opened, and there was a line. A long one. Count this as one of the dumbest things I've ever waited in line for. Due to the line and prior horror stories told to me by my gent, I was expecting a one-star experience. It ended up not being nearly as bad as I thought. When you come in, the manager/concierge Patrick takes your name and asks you what brings you in. He adds you to a list on a tablet and encourages you to browse or to take a seat, whichever you prefer. Gratefully the store was well-staffed, so the list moved along fairly quickly. People who were paying their bills or buying accessories were able to get into a separate line at the counter. Our name was finally called, and Robert brought us over to his desk. My boyfriend knew what he wanted, so there wasn't a lot of back and forth. He wanted a popular phone that was reasonably priced. Of course, the store didn't have any in stock. On a Saturday morning. At the end of the month when people can redeem rewards points before they expire. They did, of course, have two phones that were twice the price in stock. Capitalism! I asked if they were able to order the phone and how long that would take. After some clickety-clacking Robert saw they did have it in stock at the warehouse, and they could send it to my boyfriend's apartment. All he'd have to do is call in to activate it. My boyfriend was fine with that, so Robert called in to place the order. He shared with us that there was a 26-minute hold. At this point, we'd been there for about 45 minutes. Not terrible, but still pretty long for what should be an easy switchover process. After waiting (and waiting), my boyfriend asked if they had another brand in stock that was essentially the same phone as the one he wanted. They did. He said he'd take that instead. We then found out we still had to wait for Robert to get through so he could authorize the line transfer. Bummer, but at least the man would leave with a phone. After about forty-five minutes of being on hold, the authorization was made and the phone was set up fairly quickly. My boyfriend asked Robert to transfer the contacts/photos/etc. from his old phone to the new one, but of course none of the transfer machines were working. That'd just be silly! Luckily, Robert knew to just set up a Bluetooth transfer (which I'd have recommended if he hadn't), which took forever but allowed us to be on our way. We finally got out of there, and while it ate up our entire morning, we at least dealt with competent, friendly employees.

Dear Steve B. - Manager Thank you for your response,…read morehowever, if you would have read my review you would have seen I have already contacted Mike S. I left him a voice message and I'm waiting to hear back. 1. I went to this store because they had such high reviews. Unfortunately, my service was DEFINITELY NOT 5 stars. I spoke with Ben about getting a iPhone 15 Pro Max. He didn't have any in stock stock so he ordered one. I waited until the end of the week when he got back in the store and my phone would have already arrived. I called in the morning to make sure the phone came in. He said it had, so I drove the 30 minutes to get it. When I got to the store we started the process and he realized he had the regular 15 not the Pro Max. He called another store to see if they had one and suggested I could there. I wasn't happy with that idea as I had already driven to that store and waited 4 days to get it. He went to get it (which took another 30+ minutes). Once everything was set up, he said I got a FREE screen cover which he put on and a FREE phone case. I didn't need the phone case so he said I could pick out one of the charges instead. I proceeded to pick out the "free" charger and then saw the printed invoice that I asked for. The "free" charger and "free" screen case COST $199.99!! I told him that I didn't want any of them and he said there was still an activation fee. I just received my bill from Verizon and I was charged activation fees. I called Verizon and they said that his fee wasn't any type of activation fee. That this store was not a corporate store and they can charge whatever they want. Buyer beware of the Device Payment Promotion - You are NOT GETTING ANYTHING FREE. They use the term free and don't tell you are actually paying $200!! 2. HOURS LATER, I finally went home with my new iPhone and Apple watch. Once home, all of the sudden my old Samsung watch rings. Apparently, he didn't set up my new Apple watch right! I have to drive another 30 minutes both ways to have him set up my watch again. 3. I gave them my Samsung S21 phone in to get my $800 trade in credit. I look on my Verizon bill and it is not there. They said they never received the phone from the store. I called the store and they said that they wait until they have a load of them before they ship them and that I should wait another month or 2 before it shows up on my bill. 4. I've tried multiple times to call the store to discuss my dissatisfaction and I get no answer and voice mail has not been set up. 5. I found the name/phone number of the District Manager Mike S. at (608) 572-0985 from another review and left him a message. I hope he will be able to resolve my complaints above.

General manager Sean is like the guy at the stoplight who spits on your windshield to clean it…read morewithout asking and then expects you to pay him. Watch out! He will charge you for things no one in their life would imagine paying for, and then lie to you about the prices and functionality of everything else. The store gave us Sean's number saying he is the only one that can help us but he continues to ignore our calls. This is not a direct Verizon store, and they WILL rip you off. If only I could go back in time to the moment right before my wife and I walked into this store, we would walk away. UPDATE: I finally received my first communication from Sean about these matters. Instead of an apology, an explanation, or an offer of resolution or even a beginning, he said to stop harassing HIM. Now THERE'S some customer service for you. ZERO accountability. Once you're out the door that's it.

POS company. I canceled my service and returned my equipment and have been sent to THREE separate…read morecollection agencies because they claim I never sent the equipment back. I have a receipt from UPS that I have already had to use for a collections dispute a couple of months ago which was RESOLVED. and then they just go and send it to a whole new agency I have never heard of. This store WILL mess up your credit score and continuously send you to collections, regardless of your equipment being FULLY returned. This company is a joke, a scam, and fully worthless. I would give this 0 stars if I could.

Charter Communication/Spectrum Systematically structured to SPAM the customer:…read more We have been Spectrum customer for more than 15 years. The area we live does not give me an alternative option for the internet service. All these years, Spectrum only interested in hooking the new customers with the so called 'promotion' price, then jack up the price a year or so later. Every year or two, if I did not want to add more services from them, I had to cancel my internet service for a period of time, then sign up again in order to get the new customer's price / or a 'promotion' price even they always advertise widely that 'You' do not need a contract. Their Customer Service was always worthless and very rude. My most recent experience with them was that I signed up with a two year 'locked in' price in Feb. 2024. This Jan, they raised the price, and added $5 to my monthly bill. I thought it was $5, to save my headache, I did not argue and paid for it. then in Feb. they added another $15 more to the monthly bill again. I tried to talk their customer service agent to get an answer as to when my contract /promotion period expires, and when the price should be changed, why I have two increases in two consecutive months. She first told me that my promotion price expired on 1/15/2026, then she said it was in Feb, she never provided me with a straight answer as to why I have two increases in two months. All her interests were to get me paid for the extra $20 and a total of &$70/ month bill. Since I was not willing to make a payment right away, she only wanted to get off the phone with me.... Well, we only wanted to keep Spectrum internet for our smart devices controls. After my last night experience with them, we have decided that with a GREAT PLEASURE, we are cancelling their service, and say "Bye- Bye" to them forever!!! No one needs their BS, and if you can, never give them a penny. They are systematically structured to SPAM their customers.

I signed up for what I thought to be a one month plan when I first moved to Madison, b/c I needed…read moreinternet. It was not advertised on the website that the service would automatically roll from month to month and auto-charge my credit card. After receiving additional charges for internet services I didn't need, I called in to ask understand what was going on and to get those charges removed. When I spoke to their guy, he told me that on the bottom of the email they sent me, it indicated that my card would be charged monthly. I looked at the email and it said no such thing. When I advised him of this and requested my money be credited back, he refused. This is not a high integrity shop and I would discourage all from doing business with them.

This is actually the worst internet service provider I have ever seen. Run a speedtest and you can…read moresee that their speeds rate an F overall. the average download speed is around 2-300 kb/sec. KILOBYTES! All that's missing in Mad City Broadband is the dial up noise when you connect to the internet.

I've gotten 2 phones fixed here, they are super friendly. They have many options of cases, I like…read morethe bling ones. Bought a temper glass from them and the worker put it on my phone for free, other places charged me like 5 dollars to put it on my screen.

Terribly misleading website information & even worse customer service.read more