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Jan 8th, 2012, I used wirefly and purchased a new Droid Bionic. I was happy that I had saved money. The one thing that was stressed was to not terminate my plan or my phone. No big deal because I love my new phone and didn't mind paying for it. Well the week of March 21, 2012 I stared getting calls from this [protected]. I answered it on a handful of occasions and all I would hear on the other end was elevator music. My thought was you called me so why am I on hold? Then today I find out there is a 400$ charge on my account. I did some homework and found out that the 866 number was from a company called simplexity. Never heard of them but apparently they are a side company of wirefly. But that did not explain the 400 dollar charge to my account. I am still using my phone and I have not changed my plan so why am I being charged? I called wirefly since I cannot get a hold of anyone at simplexity who informed me that there is nothing they can do that I need to call simplexity. I actually had to call wirefly twice because somebody there doesn't know how to type in the right numbers and told me that I did not have access to my account. So I again did my research and found out I am not alone. I am complaining because there is no reason my account should have been charged and my information should not have been sold to a collection company. So I am going to call them Monday and begin this downward battle to get the charges removed because I know they will fight me on it.
Update And the Saga Continues
Today I received another letter from simplexity demanding that I pay the money for the early termination of my phone. They have now threaten to charge my account if I do not pay. The letter is dated May 29, 2012. This is after I talked to Stefan at wirefly corp office [protected]) and had told me that he had taken care of the problem. A call to simplexity informed me that it was my responsibility to call verizon (today at 1:04pm) and get information stating that my phone (yes I am still using my droid bionic) is still active. So now I am going to give Stefan a call to see why I am still being accused of terminating my phone even though the phone is all I have AND i still pay verizon for insurance on the phone I bought from wirefly. In a minute I will post the letter I received from simplexity.
Last Update I hope
I received a call yesterday June 7 around 11:55AM from the collections manager at Simplexity. He explained to me that apparently on May 29 he was made aware of my situation and had removed me from the system since I had not broken the contract. However the letter was schedule to go out that same day, which it did, creating panic for me. He informed me that everything had been waived but there was always a chance I would receive another letter (such is the way with automatic services) but if I did to just ignore it. And I understand how a letter got out by mistake since I have worked with automatic services. He was polite, understanding and apologetic. So I think this is over. And while this whole ordeal has been a bit stressful I am grateful that I was never charged and that I received not one but two calls from corp heads trying to help me out of this situation. I do and still recommend purchasing a phone from wirefly (and using this website if people need to get someone's attention). The phone I received was in excellent condition, runs great and for half the price. I would not have been able to get the phone I have now if not for wirefly's offers. And the customer service has been excellent. I hope my problem/complaint/resolution helps out someone else in a similar situation.
Last Update I hope
I received a call yesterday June 7 around 11:55AM from the collections manager at Simplexity. He explained to me that apparently on May 29 he was made aware of my situation and had removed me from the system since I had not broken the contract. However the letter was schedule to go out that same day, which it did, creating panic for me. He informed me that everything had been waived but there was always a chance I would receive another letter (such is the way with automatic services) but if I did to just ignore it. And I understand how a letter got out by mistake since I have worked with automatic services. He was polite, understanding and apologetic. So I think this is over. And while this whole ordeal has been a bit stressful I am grateful that I was never charged and that I received not one but two calls from corp heads trying to help me out of this situation. I do and still recommend purchasing a phone from wirefly (and using this website if people need to get someone's attention). The phone I received was in excellent condition, runs great and for half the price. I would not have been able to get the phone I have now if not for wirefly's offers. And the customer service has been excellent. I hope my problem/complaint/resolution helps out someone else in a similar situation.
I was up till 1:00AM so I was hopeful that John would call back.
Alright, it is 10:43 June 5 2012.
Since John did not call me back I called the 800 number again and this time I got Celena. Very nice and very apologetic about the problems I have run in to. Said that the billing dept has been notified that the fee for the early termination of my phone (by the way the Bionic is an amazing piece of hardware, very impressed with what it can do) has been WAIVED. So if this is true I should not be charged in 7 days. I'm going to go by 7 business days so if I have not been charged by June 13 I will reply. Celena was a great representative and I really appreciated her being patient with me. I hope this is the end but I will update to let you know.
Alright, it is 10:43 June 5 2012.
Since John did not call me back I called the 800 number again and this time I got Celena. Very nice and very apologetic about the problems I have run in to. Said that the billing dept has been notified that the fee for the early termination of my phone (by the way the Bionic is an amazing piece of hardware, very impressed with what it can do) has been WAIVED. So if this is true I should not be charged in 7 days. I'm going to go by 7 business days so if I have not been charged by June 13 I will reply. Celena was a great representative and I really appreciated her being patient with me. I hope this is the end but I will update to let you know.
It is 10:49PM and John has never called back about my case. So this means I have to give them a call again in hopes of settling this.
It is 10:49PM and John has never called back about my case. So this means I have to give them a call again in hopes of settling this.
Here is the letter I received though I did black out important information. I did just get a hold of wirefly corp (1:32 PM) and talked to John who informed me that I have been cleared of the charges and he thinks its a "matter of updating our information with our collection agency" . So he is suppose to call me back and letter me know if it has been cleared up and i did ask for a letter or email confirming that I did not break my contract and that they have taken care of the problem. So, we will see.
Update
Today I received another letter from simplexity demanding that I pay the money for the early termination of my phone. They have now threaten to charge my account if I do not pay. The letter is dated May 29, 2012. This is after I talked to Stefan at wirefly corp office [protected]) and had told me that he had taken care of the problem. A call to simplexity informed me that it was my responsibility to call verizon (today at 1:04pm) and get information stating that my phone (yes I am still using my droid bionic) is still active. So now I am going to give Stefan a call to see why I am still being accused of terminating my phone even though the phone is all I have AND i still pay verizon for insurance on the phone I bought from wirefly. In a minute I will post the letter I received from simplexity.
Update
I got a call from a service rep today from wirefly/simplexity. Apparently something occurred when my phone was activate. He had explained it to me (which was really great of him) but to be honest I didn't understand it all. However I did receive a second call in the same day (later in the evening) saying they were going to way the fee and work it out with verizon. Wonderful. Excellent service. The individual was polite, helpful and informative. What more could I ask for. After this I will always recommend wirefly. Thank you again for the wonderful service and the help because this was something that I did not want to deal with nor believed that I should have had to deal with. Mix ups happen and I completely understand. Again thank you for calling and taking care of the problem wirefly.
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Maybre he'll call at 11:15.
Hi Ms. Nelson,
I wanted to let you know that we have located your order information, and it is my understanding that one of our customer service supervisors called you to discuss your order. We had upper management review it, and it was due to a system error that your order was marked for collections. I sincerely apologize for this and wanted to let you know that we have corrected your order. You are not in collections and we have addressed your order issues with Verizon as well. Our supervisor will also be reaching out to you personally to assist you. If there is anything else that we can do to be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact us at onlinesupport@wirefly.com
-Kim
Hi Ms. Nelson,
I work at Simplexity's HQ and I am concerned by your post and would like to assist you. Can you please email me your order number and the best number and time to call you, to onlinesupport@wirefly.com? I will review your order and have a customer service manager reach out to assist you, so we can find out what happened and why you are receiving calls from us. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
-Kim