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AT&T misrepresentation

I am filing this complaint on behalf of my parents ages 83 and 91 years old. A relative gave them a laptop computer..They have never used a computer before and she thought it would be nice for them to enjoy..My dad called their phone carrier AT&T and ask to be hooked up to the internet..the rep ask if he wanted it to be hooked up directly through their tv...he said yes that would be fine...this past Sat July 25 two men showed up (without proper ID and no logo on the truck and van) said that AT&T had sent them out to hook up their direct tv.. they got worried when they started running cable through the attic and hooking up boxes to their tv's etc.. they disconnected their WEB TV which they enjoyed and received and wrote emails to family members..this upset them terribly to lose their WEB TV..then they discovered they couldn't watch their tv shows on different tv's...my dad watches baseball games and my mom watches her home shows at the same time on their 'own' tv's..they were so upset and frantic...they were up most of Sat. nite worrying and upset...I live 3 hours away but Sunday I had to make a trip to their home just to talk to them and calm them down and assure them we'd get it straightened out first thing Monday morning..My dad called Direct TV 5 times on Sunday to tell them he couldn't find any of his ball game programs...they offered to send him another 'box'...Monday morning I called direct tv and got put on my parents account so I could talk for them...I talked to 7 different people before I got to speak to a supervisor...she cancelled their account and then told me because of early cancellation they would have to pay an 'early termination fee' of $459.00...I told her what I thought about that...It looked like these elderly people had been completely scammed by AT & T/Direct TV that they thought they were being hooked up to the internet when actually they had been signed up for dirct tv...Direct TV said they had NEVER in their history 'waived' a fee for early termination...
Although they never actually used the tv because they didn't know how to operate it..and it was done on a Saturday and cancelled on a Monday the contract says it has to be cancelled within 24 hours...I didn't know you could do what we wanted them to do on Sunday or I would have done this on Sunday instead of waiting to conduct business on Monday...My parents are on a fixed income and throwing away
$459.00 is devestating to them...this is shamful for direct tv and at&t to charge them for something that should never have happened they just wanted to hook up their laptop to the internet...

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Julio Prato
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Feb 22, 2021 11:29 am EST

I have been a Directv customer for 23+ years until I decided to cancel my service in early February 2021. When I canceled the service, I was told by the agent or CSR there was no cancellation fee due to my service tenure. Yesterday (2/21/21), I learned that my account has an outstanding balance of $240 for an early cancellation fee. The agent I spoke with yesterday was not helpful as it looks like “he did not have all the information about my account” and instead provided a PO Box address in Dallas. He did mention that one of my receivers was replaced in 2020. True, it was replaced because it did not work as it continuously crashed/restarted. To summarize, I was automatically pushed into a 2-year contract (after 23+ years of loyalty) for replacing defective AT&T equipment. AT&T equipment, for which I was charged a monthly fee. It is not only a despicable or shady practice, as the Class Action Lawsuit (2018) stated. It’s the lack of integrity that got me out the rails. Below is an AT&T core value from their website:

“Exceeding expectations. AT&T satisfies this part of its mission statement by offering attractive deals to its customers and other stakeholders. For instance, the company goes out of its way to help its customers get a technological upgrade through its trade-in program. Such customer-friendly opportunities are perhaps exclusively available only at AT&T. This is just an example of many other ways through which the company reaches is out to benefit its customers through technology. The company also offers attractive discounts, a treat that goes a long way in promoting customer experience.”

AT&T definitely went out of its way to promote a positive customer experience. AT&T replaced "their AT&T defective receiver" by locking me to a 2-year contract after 23+ years of customer loyalty. I will post this message on every social board as AT&T's behavior is repugnant.

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Greg Hull
Xenia, US
Sep 10, 2009 10:44 am EDT

lie # 1 service is $54/ month. You find out when you get the bill they charge $75. Then they say you have to apply for $21 rebate on line. It told 1.5 hour and numerous tech call to apply. It takes them 2 months to process which is not retroactive.
Lie #2 You cancel anytime no charge. Truth it cost over $400 to cancel.
Lie # 3 The 5 recievers were free the 1st year. Truth they are $5.00 per month. We had 4 they charged 5.
When i called to complaint about my bill I paid $60 over the phone. They took it from my checking account and did not take it off my bill.

It is a total night mare ever step of the way

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AT&T thiefs

In 29 days you are charging me 312 us, not even obaqmas internet is that expensive, you guys lied to me... You told me it was going to be 90[per month, and you told me I was receiving a present odf 200 dollars, that never happen, and you tokld me my phone line was ok you sent a tecnician and she stayed in my house 4 minutes and caharged em for 100 dollars,
I have never see a thing like this, that is why no one carries att, of course notr, you are liers, yopu are stealing money, the copuntry and the economy are not right now to be acting like that, I cannot pay that absurd, you bertter send one of your liers costumer service to call me if we can make a deal, are you crazy? In 2009 north america, who in the whole country pays 317 dollars for 20 days of internet? Yopu are really out of your mind,

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AT&T holding my money as &pre-authorized& amount

I paid my bill on line, and when I looked at my on-line bank statement the next day, I see they are holding double the amount of the total bill - one entry is described as a "pre-authorized" amount. I called AT&T and after 45 mintues talking with 2 customer service and 1 accounting rep I was basically told this is a figment of my imagination - they aren't holding my money and only charged me once for the bill. The bank verified it, and so I filed a complaint with the BBB. Then I get bombarded with "anonymous" calls to my cell phone, from AT&T. I don't answer anonymous calls from anyone so they responded back to the BBB that they determined my complaint was unfounded, they didn't hold on to this money twice, and I wouldn't return their calls when they tried to call me and lie to me also. I sent the BBB printed copies of my bank statements, showing they held on to the money for 4 days with the complaint so I have proof. If I was 4 days late in paying my bill they'd shut down my services. Why companies are allowed to do this and call it "pre-authorized" amounts is beyond me, the gas stations do it too. They immediately charge your card for $75, even if you only get $20 in gas. They keep it until their system reconciles with your bank and you get charged the actual amount of merchandise you purchased. I filed a complaint with the Attorney General on AT&T. Why should they be allowed to attach my account for double what I authorize?

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Since I already had AT&T phone and internet service, I canceled my cable service and switched to AT&T Uverse to take advantage of their U200 package for $99.00 per month plus a $100.00 rebate. I have received 2 "welcome" letters that say "Getting your reward is EASY! But none of the websites listed are accessible or have the wrong content... the only one...

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AT&T emplyee not doing his job

You have an employee named >steven burtch

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Update by CONCERNED CITIZEN 111
Jul 26, 2009 3:08 pm EDT

They. . Att, should check his cell phone and se how many calls are associated with work. . . Thye will be surprised, , this man also should be drug tested since he has been let go before for illegal use of prescription drugs.

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Jul 26, 2009 3:00 pm EDT

I agree, fire this guy!

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Jul 26, 2009 2:59 pm EDT

This guy should lose his job with no unemployment, , , att, needs to watch there employees better

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AT&T scam

AT&T reps were on our street offering a fantastic bundle package for phone, internet and dish, IT WAS A SCAM. Horrible service! AT&T promises services that Dish will not fulfill and each blame the other. And you better read the fine print, somewhere in all those pages and paragraphs they have a minimum 2 year service agreement with Dish. After 6 months and double my normal monthly bill I cancelled my service and was told by Dish that I would be billed for the remaining 19 months on my contract at a discounted rate of $10.00 per month...WHAT?!?!? Buyer Beware, the service was horrible from both companies!

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Aug 28, 2009 4:55 pm EDT

I called AT&T in Jan. 17, 2009, my" bundle" is a land line, internet & Dish Network. I don't remember anything aobut a 24 month contract with Dish Network, however February Dish and AT&A split. I have been totally ripped off. I have a contract I never signed(not my sighature) every time I talk with a customer rep they make promises they don't keep AND THERE'S A $200.00 CHARGE TO BREAK THE CONTRACT. I became the proverbial ping pong ball with each question. A class action lawsuit maybe the only way to get these companies attention.

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AT&T at&t service switch scam

I am a day manager at a locally owned franchise. I was visited by two AT&T representatives who claimed they were investigating reports of over charged accounts in the area, and that all they needed was the business phone number and a manager's 'okay' to make the 'fixes'.

However, they were repeatedly told that I did not have the authority to make any changes to the store's accounts: Once by my coworker who greeted them, and then multiple times by me while they were trying to get information and coerce me into thinking otherwise. They even tried to get the phone numbers of the owner's other franchises out of me, apparently trying to switch them all at once.

Even once I contacted the owner and was told that she no longer had a contract with AT&T and there was no reason for them to be there, they still tried to push on, insisting that I was on some 'list' (although they never once referred to anyone by name, or even used a 'he' or 'she') and I just needed to speak with someone on their cell phone to sort things out.

I was disgusted that they tried to deceive me because they thought I wouldn't know any better, and I am astounded that they would continue trying scam the information needed to make the switch from someone who they knew had no authority to make that decision.

I will keep this in mind if I ever decide to switch my residential service or am in a position to choose a provider for a business; I do not like the thought of ever having to deal with this type of business practice again.

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Aug 23, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

Follow up:

I've learned that 2 of the owner's other franchises almost fell for this attempted scam.

I made an attempt to contact AT&T through their website, being that I could find no other way of expressing my concern. The comment section is for AT&T customers only, so put in a family members residential number. I did my best to explain the situation in 300 characters or less, hoping I would receive an email and be able to explain my situation further. Although the response I received was very generic, I could tell they at least skimmed my comment enough to know which 'fill in the blank' letter to use. It claimed they would investigate the concern, so I responded with more details, explaining that the phone number I provided was not the proper location, and provided specific information about the locations, times and dates. A month later, I haven't received a follow up.

Also, last week we received a fax during our lunch rush with information regarding AT&Ts business rates. Hand written at the top of the letter was a message stating that the corporation that owns the franchise's brand name mandates that we use AT&T for our credit card processing services. Although beginning sometime in October, we will be required to process our credit cards through a designated BANK via high speed internet, no where is it dictated that it must travel through AT&T. At the time the fax was received, there were absolutely no regulations regarding who we used to process our credit card transactions, as long as it was secure. Unfortunately, the fax was accidentally discarded as being junk during our busy lunch, and I will not be able to investigate it further.

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Mar 02, 2011 9:51 pm EST

Houston, TX.

I got home one day and outside was my husband with a young AT&T male representative. This person told my husband that they had this one month free trail promotion. He ended up tricking my husband to make the change from Comcast to AT&T. BIG mistake three days later my husband call to cancel and he was told that he couldn't cause there was no free month trail promotion. Now we are being invoiced for the whole month at a high rate. What can we do? The worst part is that this person left us a receipt but with a signature that can't be read. Can we sue them for false advertisement? I am sick to my stomach knowing that this is what they have to do to get customers and commission.

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Had home office phone and DSL for 3+ years with AT&T... was not getting much use out of the office telephone (have cellular) and decided to change to "dry" DSL. Big mistake. Their website help was useless - lots of dead links (seemed to be any link that was related to canceling service, or contacting support was a dead end - should have been a tip off) so I...

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I signed up for AT&T U-Verse service - internet and TV only. I asked the sales person if it worked with TiVo and they said YES. Come to find out it says in their manual - not compatible with TiVo ( in black & white). I didn't find this out until the technician had spent 7 hours at my house setting up everything. In addition, they never asked me if i had a...

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AT&T don't care about customer satisfaction

Att is so useless it is unreal.

I am a 10+ year customer - who needs a new phone. So after paying 15K plus over that time - I really would like to get a bberry bold.

Costs 300 bucks - I figure - why not see if they care to keep me as a customer.

Talked to a rep who offered to cancel my service when I explained I thought they might want to help me out with the pricing of the unit and I was unhappy.

I wrote 2 e-mails which either the person reading them does not actually read the content - or perhaps are system generated responses.

Try another provider - I will.

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Jan 20, 2011 2:55 am EST

WHY ARE YOU "ENTITLED" ? HEY HOWS ABOUT ATT GIVE ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS FREE 300.00 PHONES? NO. .ITS A BUSINESS . YOU ARE A CUSTOMER.. STOP BEING SPOILED

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Salt Lake City, US
Jan 27, 2010 1:41 am EST

During the fifteen years of patronage that you cite, you have used the services of AT&T at the price that you both agreed upon. It is not bad service to deny you "special" pricing because of your tenure, it is simply that they ask you to live up to your end of the agreement. If you want a new phone, pay the price...if you don't want to pay what everyone else does, get two tin cans and a piece of string and stop whining.

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AT&T can't convert dsl to u-verse w/o loss of service

God help you if you have Earthlink DSL and try to convert to ATT Uverse.

They told me I have to terminate the Earthlink DSL, but they can convert me to ATT DSL until the Uverse gets installed. They told me I can't schedule the Uverse installation until the Earthlink DSL has been terminated.

So they terminated the Earthlink DSL within one day, and they are supposed to give me ATT DSL now, right? We've been on the phone for almost 2 1/2 hours this morning talking to 6-8 people, got hung up on twice, transferred and dropped a few times, and we've heard a whole bunch of "I can't help you." The last person explained that their system won't let them do anything until the Earthlink DSL is out of their system which will take about 10 days! She said she tried to delete out all the codes manually.

Well, they terminated the Earthlink DSL within one day, but now the story is that we will be completely out of internet connectivity until the Uverse gets installed at some ? date - we can't even find out when that is. They can't tell me an installation date until they call me back, which is promised sometime within the next 24 hours.

I use internet connectivity for professional purposes (I work from home) and job search - what do you think my professional contacts will think hearing that I have no connectivity because my internet is down for an unknown period of time? They will probably think (1) we didn't prevent this disaster ahead of time and (2) they won't be looking to switch service from DSL to ATT Uverse any time soon.

As a 25 year computer programming veteran, I can tell you that the telephone company computer systems are not designed to service customer needs - they are designed to very efficiently bill huge numbers of customer accounts at the cheapest cost using batch processing. Because of the batch processing, customer needs, like converting from one service to another, cannot be handled efficiently, billing adjustments get hung up in the once-per-month billing cycle, and late fees and penalties are probably calculated before adjustments are applied or lost in the process. (I experienced this with AT&T cell phone services 10 years ago, and in my experience, it hasn't changed a bit.) Computers that will handle customer needs better and function more accurately are very expensive, which would take money out of the C-level and shareholder pockets.

I will update when I get more information.

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I am also going through this experience. It is unpleasant and not very customer friendly, but is not as critical for me as I use my mobile hotspot via my wireless company which will work in the short term. Since AT&T actually owns my residential ADSL line and only leases it to Earthlink, I have no idea why they have such trouble with this.

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AT&T fraudulent promotion

I signed up for a promotional package through AT&T to receive phone/internet/digital television services for $99. I just received my telephone bill, and it is $412. When I called the company, they indicated that I had directory assistance calls, which I have never made. I received a confirmation from AT&T when I signed up for the service, in which they indicated that my estimated first bill would be approximately $89.00. This is clearly not the case. When I called them, there were not helpful in the least. I have also received another bill from DirectTV for over $200.

If anyone has experienced the same thing, would you please place a post on this site. How did you handle it? I'm afraid I have made a huge mistake.

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AT&T military suspend

In the spring of 2006 my daughter obtained cell phone service with then Cingular Wireless; using my husband as a co-signer (for lack of a better word). At the end of Oct 2006 my daughter was deployed to Germany with the Air Force. We called Cingular and explained to them the situation. They directed us to a department specifically for this issue. We were told at that time we would have to send in a copy of her orders to deploy. Once that was received they would suspend her cell phone service. We were also told that if she was to be shipped home all she would have to do is contact them and they could reactive her account. We at that time told them it would be 36 months at minimum before she returned per her deployment orders. That was not a problem once the received a copy of the orders the account would be closed. Now it is July 2009, our next to the old would like to get her first cell phone. My husband takes her to the now AT&T store to get her phone. After looking at our account they tell us he cannot get a new line of service because we have a $175 collection against our account. When my husband inquires as to why we have a collection he is told it is because of the line that was discontinued due to my daughter being deployed. He explains that we had it shut off due to the deployemtn and the steps we went did in order to accomplish this. He was told that was to bad call the customer service center for AT&T. I did that went through the same explanation. We were told that the account had been suspended for 24 months but the reactivated that account at that time because my daughter did not call AT&T/Cingular back to prove and continue the suspension. We explained that the deployment orders showed she would be in Germany for a minimum of 36 months and most of that time has been spent down range in Afghanistan and would not have been able to make any calls. At that point we were told it was no longer there issue the matter had been sent to a collection agency. We asked for the Military Suspend department and were told they no longer had that department. We then asked who we could talk to, to resolve this issue and we were told that we would have to talk to the collection agency themselves. When we then explained that they would not talk to us because the account was against us, it seems like they would only consider talking to the company that placed the account with them. At that point we were told Sorry but to bad.

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AT&T u verse returned equipment

I have also experienced issue with AT&T, specifically/ U-verse/AT&T Customer Service / AT&T significant errors and their seeming inability to correct obvious problems.
Why I returned the U-verse equipment is another whole compliant. But in a nut shell: the scheduled installers didn’t show up and didn’t call (3 times) and then the quality of the product was unbearable to the point where we could no longer watch any TV due to the ‘freezing”. But I’m over that now, and happily back to another cable service.
My current complaint based on AT&T’s total incompetence that has impacted my credit rating. I returned the U-verse equipment as instructed, on time and in perfect condition. A couple months later I received the first bill for the equipment asking if I had overlooked it because it was past due. I called AT&T and their representative tells me that it was a mistake and don’t know why we got the invoice and that they would take care of it. A few weeks later I receive the next invoice and a dunning letter from AT&T. This time I called and they said that they could see the equipment was returned in good condition but they had no ability to correct the amounts owed because ‘another department’ was responsible for that: and oh yes, that department does not take phone calls from customer so I couldn’t talk to them. They wouldn’t even give me a name who I could address a letter.
They did remind me how high their customer service ratings were from JD POWERS (yeah right) and inferred I was alone in having any issue whatsoever with AT&T customer service and their total inability to help me.
Now I have a collection agency calling me and trying to collect the money. I can’t believe that they can just turn this over to a collection agency when their own employees have received the equipment and I have that in writing!
It is now impacting my credit rating!. AT&T is totally incompetent and their customer service is shameful. It is almost like they are intentionally trying to harass and irate me. I would like to see this giant monopoly corporation be more responsible and accountable for their actions.
I’m cancelling my AT&T land line and warning everyone I know….

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We have been the victims of AT&T Yellow Pages policy to change without notice advertising contracts to auto-renew. We were forced to pay the bill last year. When we talked to our Sales Person about how this happened and why they could publish our ad without consent, he apologized profusely and said it wouldn't happen again. I believed he meant what he said...

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I was surprised to find $19.95 fee charges on two recent phone bills. When I contacted AT&T they told me I had to deal with the third party company that generated the bill and they could not tell me what it was for. I then explained that since they were the ones billing me for something I did not authorize then they were the ones that could take the charge...

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AT&T modem shipping

So here's the deal. I called At&t to order their High Speed Internet on June 25th, 2009. The guy on the other line hooked me up with the service and told me my modem shipping date, July 1. That day comes and the modem is a no-show. I decided to call At&t and ask about my order status. The lady told me that they had my date down for July the 7th after i'd been told the 1st. She asked if she could overnight for a charge of 14.95;however, she offered me a $25 rebate. Frustrated, I agreed, and decided not to hold my breath. July 2nd comes and the modem is STILL a no-show. Once again, I called them back up asking about my order status. "Sorry about the INCONVENIENCE, but it seems we are having problems with modem orders. It will be 3 more days, including the weekend, before you will recieve your modem." I was pretty livid at this point. How hard could it be to ship ONE modem? So today, Monday, July 6th comes. I call them again asking about my order status. "It says here that your modem was shipped to UPS on the 2nd." OK. I called UPS and they told me they did not have my shipment or a tracer. I call At&t back and the new woman tells me my order could not even be found in the computer. She said she is shipping me a new modem and that it should be here tomorrow, July the 7th. Once again... I'm not holding my breath. This has been one of the worst experiences with a company i've had. If I wasn't so desperate for internet and didn't owe money to everyone else... I would just say screw it.

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Mar 24, 2009 7:00 am EDT

Bought 2 cell phones and plan from At&Twireless mobile. Recently Moved to Leisureworld in Silver Spring, Maryland and was unable to make or receive calls from apartment. Just discovered there is extremely limited accessibility here. Have to go outside to make or receive phone calls. Tried to cancel plan as the phone service is worthless here. AT&T refuses to end contract without penalty fee.

Questioned what the sense of having a phone service with no network access! Totally disappointed in this company and will never use AT&T services again. They have no sense of customer service. We had to get a landline through comcast. Called customer service at AT&T which did not get us anywhere.

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AT&T rebate is a scam!

So it's about 6 months since I started service with AT&T for DSL (internet) and it's has been nothing but a nightmare.

Today I remembered that when I had signed up for service I was promised 2 $50 visa gift cards. I remember now that I had promptly signed up to redeem the gift cards a few days after the service and then completely forgot about it ever since.

Today I got online and read ALL the stories about how ATT gift cards are a scam and that they DO NOT show up when you go to check on their website. Sure enough, I went online, typed in my phone number and received the lovely little message that there is NO record of me redeeming the cards.

This really pisses me off to say the least. Not only do they have horrible customer service but they make you work for what is rightfully yours.

I am absolutely fed up with ATT service. I was looking forward to signing up with ATT in a month for my families cell phone service (t mobile contract expiring) because we all loved the iphone but I honestly don't have the patience nor the time to fight with ATT every time they do something wrong (which is a little too often).

As I type this little review of mine, I am on hold with ATT to get my gift cards and cancel the stupid internet service. Goodness gracious...this is ridiculous.

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Feb 22, 2010 6:05 pm EST
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I just got off the phone with AT&T regarding my internet. When I signed up for internet, it was $24.95. I don't do an audit of my bill every month as long as it is relatively the same amount which must change now. I noticed over the years that the bill was not exactly the same each month although the service I initially agreed to included no special charges except those for 411. I have learned that AT&T has made changes to my account without giving me notice. These changes always benefit AT&T in additional costs. I learned that for over two years now, AT&T has been charging me $30.00 instead of $24.95. The representative said this was ok and that everybody did this same thing to the consumer and it was the consumers fault for not reviewing their bill and chosing to go to another company. The new U-Verse package is higher than any costs consumers are presently paying. Yet they try and suck us in with 100 dollars and 200 dollars and even 300 dollar reabate packages. It's a scam and nothing more.

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AT&T didn't pay referral reward

I signed up with AT&T Referrals a little over a year ago. During the first few months I referred 3 family members and received prepaid visa cards totaling $75 ($25 for each referral).

A few months ago I referred my brother and put him on my referral list at the AT&T website. They were supposed to send him an email with a link for my referral info so he could click on it and order. The problem was he had no ISP at the time and couldn't receive emails. He gave me his Yahoo account info so I could access his emails. One day I noticed the referral email came from AT&T. Problem was it had someone else's referral number. I contacted AT&T, and they acted puzzled. Said they would look into it and get back to me but they never did. Soon, my brother received another email with someone else's referral number on it.

When my brother was ready to buy the online package, I did it for him - because he still didn't have internet service, and the lower prices were only available online, and I wanted to make sure I got my referral bonus. Of course, I used my referral account number. After completing this, I waited sufficient time to receive my referral bonus, but it never came. When I contacted AT&T, they told me my brother had to sign up at the referral site in order for me to receive my bonus, and it was now too late. I reminded them that he wasn't the referer; I was, and he wasn't interested in referring anybody but they told me I couldn't get it. I was ripped off! I will never refer anyone else to AT&T and will leave myself as soon as I find another ISP I can afford that isn't dial-up.

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Jul 03, 2009 12:53 pm EDT

"AT&T states that both people have to sign up for the refer-a-friend program"

The first 3 people I referred didn't have to - or want to - sign up for referrals. So I guess you are saying they changed the rules since then. In other words you need to read the TOS every time you sign someone up to see if the rules have changed? No Thanks. And besides, not everyone is interested in making referrals, so why should they have to sign up for something they aren't interested in? Why did AT&T send out 2 emails with someone else's referral number? Why don't they tell the person in the email that they need to sign up in order for the referer to get paid? ...Because it's a scam.

Not only that, their service has gone down while the costs have gone up. The help line appears to be designed to frustrate you to such extent that you will never call back again. The support techs work from a script and don't have a clue what they're talking about. They ask you to spend time checking this and checking that when you know nothing has changed on your end - it's that their service is down. They can never admit the problem is on their end.

AT&T sucks.

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Dec 03, 2015 1:27 pm EST

AT&T refer a friend program is still not working. They DO NOT issue the reward cards when stated or respond to questions submitted via the online form. I have been waiting almost six months and contacted them several time to no avail. I wouldn't refer anyone to AT&T again after this mess. Time to look for another provider.

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Sheeyah
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Jul 04, 2009 11:46 pm EDT

Maybe they screwed up, but it's not a scam. That word gets thrown around so much I believe many people don't know what it really means. Besides which, you said yourself you received 3 referral bonuses in the past. If it was a scam, you would've never gotten anything.

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Jul 03, 2009 1:59 am EDT

AT&T states that both people have to sign up for the refer-a-friend program. Since you did everything for your brother, perhaps he was never signed up.

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AT&T deceitful business practice

AT&T has the worst customer service than any phone company in Florida.
Their customer service reps are rude and unproffessional, the average wait to speak to some-one is over 30 minutes.
They practice deceitful business practices, I asked for my long distance to be discontinued in my rental unit 2 times and they left it on.
Beware of AT&T
I will never use them again

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May 08, 2009 1:27 am EDT

this company does nothing to contact me after i have called them and written them a personal letter stating my complaints. at&t said i would receive a coupon for a rebate of my modem that at&t sent me.i paid 49.95.
also, they did not adjust my bill, after they said they would due to me having trouble getting on-line after a week and a half due to their error of sending the signal to fast to my computer.last, at&t makes no attempt to
talk to me or write a letter about my concerns.

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