If you are stuck with Verizon DON'T use the corporate store on Whiskey. Go to TCC on Richland, the non-corporate retailer.
I have been a Verizon customer since 2013. I have purchased several phones at this store over the years. I will never visit this store again and I am seriously considering changing providers.
I purchased a droid turbo 2 from the store several years ago. People complained they couldn't hear me when I talked. The first time I took the phone in, the technician was exemplary. She examined the phone, cleaned it, tried a few fixes and when she couldn't fix it she decided to sent it in. I could not have asked for better service. The phone was sent in and I received a replacement due to a problem under the warranty.
I continued to have the same problem. I took the phone in and the technician or assistant could not have been worse. Basically looked at my phone without doing any troubleshooting and said there was nothing that could be done.
So I decided to replace the phone. I returned to the store to shop for a new phone. I was told the Samsung Galaxy 8 was the best phone. When I asked why, there was no explanation of benefits or features. I drove to Augusta, GA in order to by the phone at a better price and from a more knowledgeable sales person at Best Buy - I saved $150.
Today, my new Samsung would not turn on. I took it to the Aiken store and was told it would likely cost me $359 to get the phone repaired despite the fact it is under warranty (I purchased it 3 mo. ago). After an hour on the phone with the corporate tech., I've come to the conclusion Verizon does not have the expertise technically or the professionalism to provide good customer service. I'm sending my phone directly to Samsung for repair and I will very, very likely change service providers. When I asked the tech on the phone about there being only 1% difference between Sprint and Verizon for coverage she stated that's a big difference when you look at all the billions of calls made nationwide. When I asked about local coverage, because I really don't care about the calls dropped in Caribou, Maine or the bad lands of Utah, she couldn't provide me with an answer. I went on line to make a complaint. I first had to deal with an automated assistant who evidently didn't understand the word complaint. When I finally wised up and asked for an agent, I was told to check my bill. Then I was told I had to mail a complaint to Verizon.
Thank you Yelp for providing me a better outlet for expressing my concern and providing a warning to other consumers. read more