I recently visited Verizon to upgrade from an iPhone 14 to an iPhone 17 and trade in my old device. What should have been a simple process turned into an incredibly frustrating experience. We were working on factory resetting my iPhone 14 for trade-in, but because I was connected to unfamiliar Wi-Fi and had certain security settings enabled, I was told it could take up to an hour. The employee then suggested she might be able to speed things up by doing something from my new iPhone 17, which had already been fully set up and had all my data successfully transferred. After entering my password a few times at her request, she removed the case from my new phone and told me everything was done. That's when I realized she had factory reset the brand-new iPhone 17 -- the one I had just transferred all my data to. I immediately asked her to pause and make sure we could regain access to the 17 before wiping the 14, since any data not backed up to the cloud was still on that device. Despite this, within minutes both phones had been factory reset. At that point, she began asking other employees how to recover at least one of them and restore my data. After about 30 minutes, we finally made progress logging back into my iCloud. However, she was only able to restore my cloud backup up until the previous week, meaning anything not backed up after that point was permanently lost. She then began setting the phone up again for me, but the process took far longer than it should have because she repeatedly inserted herself into a separate conversation with another Verizon employee and the customers he was helping. Instead of focusing on fixing the mistake, she prioritized telling stories. At one point, I watched my phone go to sleep because it had not received an action from her in so long. What should have been a straightforward trade-in ended with me losing recent data and sitting through my brand-new phone being completely re-set up -- a process I had already completed days earlier -- while waiting several minutes between each step. Extremely disappointing experience and a serious lack of attention to detail. When it comes to handling customers' personal devices and data, a much higher level of care and professionalism should be the standard. read more

If I could leave zero stars, I would. I'm not sure what's going on with this Verizon store, but my parents have gone in twice in two days and were met with impolite, brash, and completely unhelpful employees. For comparison: I live in Menomonee Falls and had a great experience at my local Verizon. The staff there were exceptional when I needed to transfer my phone and start a new account with my husband. My parents were trying to be added to that same account and were told they could go into any Verizon store to complete the process. Last night around 4 p.m at the Appleton calumet location , a male employee told them he didn't have access to help them. I was on the phone during this conversation, kindly asking him to assist them, since they're not tech-savvy and needed guidance. He told them they'd have to come back after I sat on hold for hours to get the transfer processed--then they could return the next day to pick out phones. They went back this morning, only to be treated even worse. A blonde, heavier-set female employee said to them verbatim: "I'm not talking to you guys anymore. I won't say another word." This was in response to simple questions they had about how to get new phones. Completely unacceptable. I've since learned I can't make them account managers until 7 days after the transfer, but my local Verizon rep, Eric (who is incredibly helpful), explained that employees should be able to assist over the phone if needed. The behavior from the staff at this location was rude, dismissive, and unprofessional. This store clearly has a pattern--after reading other negative reviews, it's no surprise. The woman my parents dealt with at 9:30 a.m. today should not be working in customer service at all. My parents live two hours away, and I was relying on this store to help them in person. Instead, they were disrespected and left frustrated. I ended up ordering their phones online--clearly the more efficient and courteous route. Verizon, do better. This store and its management need serious attention. I told them to not go back to that location! read more

I went into store for some tech help with my phone. The attendant was dismissive at best and made it seem like this was an inconvenience. Actually, all three of them seemed to be more interested in playing on their phones then any customer service. For what is paid for cell service I would expect more from this company. read more

The store manger was very rude, went in there to get a new hot spot today, the manager told me too leave because we didn't have Mask with me I asked if they had one because I didn't have one with me. We went to the another Verizon store without a mask an got a hot spot without a question about a Mask read more

Typical Verizon store. Nothing spectacular. Took me a while to be helped and it did not appear to be that busy. Staff I interacted with when I finally interacted with them were friendly. They did have many of the accessories I needed in stock but they didn't have the car charger I needed and were going to order it but it was quicker for me to order it through Amazon. read more

Can,t say enough the customer service with Chelsea was great, very pleasant helpful, informative and just the kind of person I would look for if I had a business with customer contact. She definitely goes the extra mile. read more