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I ended up on life support and my son is my power of attorney for when I am not capable of making my own medical choices. Well some guy named Matt from the Houston/ Springfield area fired him and said his doctors note was false and even said he called the hospital that I am at right now asking for my Surgeons assistant and he was in St. Louis today. Thi...

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FIRST ISSUE - I applied for the first responder discount July 13, 2023. I called/chatted several times after that, only to be told each time to give it another billing cycle. Finally on November 1, after still not receiving the discount, I chatted/called in again. I was told by the rep, and this was the first time in 5 months I had heard this, that the...

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Verizon Salesman

Young man came to apartment building Saturday morning in Flourtown asking if I needed help applying for the affordable connectivity program. He was wearing a jacket that had Verizon on it. This is a HUD building of 62 and up residents. Was he legitimate? I didn’t let him in and there was another resident behind me asking him if he had called.

Just wanted you to be aware.

Thank you

Eileen Nyzio

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In April 2023, I switched to Verizon, signed up for (quite literally) their most expensive plan and put my family of 4 on, as well as getting 4 of the newest top of the line devices. I have contacted Verizon at least 25 times from April-November regarding my non existent service. Their coverage maps are not accurate and their network has no minimum...

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Verizon fios

I've been a loyal customer of Verizon Home services and Wireless for almost 20 years. (check my account's) Never, ever late paying my bills., over the years you dropped channels from my FIOS package than raised my monthly bill but I never complained till today. My remote control for one of my TV's stopped working, I called your 800 number and was told I would be charged to replace it. This was the last straw with you, Verizon. I will cancel both wireless and Verizon home services as soon as I can arrange new carriers. This could have all be avoided if your customer rep. just sent me a replacement, after all the remote was at least 15 to 20 years old. You expect me to be a loyal "VERIZON" customer but where's your loyalty. [protected]@verizon.net

Desired outcome: send me a new replacement remote!

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Verizon Landline/internet Verizon bundle

I Lost Verizon my landline in lower Manhattan on Sept 29th-inconvenient. Repair expected tone completed by 30 November 2023. Really!

Lost bundled Verizon internet 3 November. Impossible situation. Same possible repair date 30 November. (This repair spans three months w/o service).

Numerous calls. Verizon doesn’t care. Doesn’t communicate. Repeatedly makes false promises. What a messed up company! I don’t know why I have been a loyal customer for 35 years

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Desired outcome: Resolution before 30 Nov 2023

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This is my 2nd complaint regarding the same matter. (Note: this is a condensed version of what I wrote November 3, 2023). On Friday November 3, 2023 1:00pm I went to the "Total By Verizon" store at 1379 N. Citrus Avenue, Covina, CA 91722. I went with a friend so we could each pay our phone bills. The store manager, Michelle Mardi, waited on us. She started...

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Verizon Preventing unauthorized charges

Received an unsolicited call on 11/11/2023 from [protected] regarding a free 90-day promotion from verizon fios for showtime. The caller quickly explained the promotion and asked if I was an authorized person for the account. I said that I was. The caller then proceeded to tell me thanks for being a verizon customer and have a nice day. Showtime will be added to your lineup soon on the following channels...

I quickly asked if the assumption was that I was interested in having the showtime promotion, as I did not agree to accepting it. Her response was that I can cancel after 90 days. She said they could also send me a reminder. I told her there was no need for a reminder because I was not interested.

Her tactics are why I usually don't listen to these calls. Unfortunately, this representative is slick and will cause a lot of accounts to be charged without permission. Not a way to keep long-standing customers.

Claimed loss: trust

Desired outcome: correct behavior

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Verizon Rude manager towards new customer

Monday October 23, 2023, I called the Verizon Cellular Service store at 5514 Olive St., Pine Bluff, AR [protected] to see if they had a "hot spot" I could purchase for my computer and what costs would apply. Keenon a sales representative said they have one and it would be $10 for the line per month and $50 per month for the device. I went to the store and spoke with Keenon. In the process of the sale he did tell me it would be a total of $90 per month since I didn't have my cell phone service with Verizon. I wasn't happy about that, but did want the hot spot and service since my husband and I just moved from Rudolph, WI to Sherrill, AR. I provided my drivers license and Medicare card to prove who I was and it took some time to get the authorization to open the account. Keenon was patient and helpful calling several times to get my info updated quickly as possible. He was having problems with his i pad and computer getting my sales finished. I went in at 11:30 am and waited till 1:30 pm for my hot spot and new account. He said he needed his manager to override something to finish my account, he motioned to her to come help, 15 minutes later I said I was leaving if she couldn't get my account finalized. When she finally came over she talked to Keenon, but not me. I told her I'd been waiting two hours. She never acknowledged me, never introduced herself, never said I'm sorry it's taking so long or I'll have this done quickly. NOT ONE WORD TO A NEW CUSTOMER WAITING IN HER STORE FOR TWO HOURS. The sale was never completed and she gave no reason why she couldn't complete the transaction. I left the store. That manager lost this new customer. Verizon needs to be aware that the manager of this store needs further training in dealing with people in an appropriate manner OR a different position. Keenon the sales rep tried but his manager did nothing. I found service elsewhere.

Desired outcome: I want Verizon to be aware their incompetent manager lost a new customer. If I was treated badly how many others left and didn't say a word? An apology from the store manager would be nice.

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Verizon Returning a phone that was under warranty

I have been trying since July to return a phone that quit working and was replace with a new one due to the warranty. I have repeatedly begged for each customer service rep to send me the necessary shipping lable. Several have tried to email it to me but it would not come through. They tried 3 different email addresses- NOTHING! The assistance manager at the corporate store in Davenport Iowa witnessed this as he tried to help by calling customer service with me. The person he spoke with promised that I would have the label in 5-7 days. She said she mailed it- just like all of the other reps I have talked with have also promised. On 10/9/23 I again called and spoke with a supervisor, she also tried to email it to me with no luck. She then said she would mail it to me. When I told her that I have no confidence that I will actually get the label, she promised to call me is a few days to check in. Never heard from her again. I have put a hold on automatic bill pay because I do not want the over 700 dollar charge for the phone to be taken out. So now I am being charged more to pay my bill. I am beyond upset and have never felt so helpless in trying to resolve a situation. I have been a very loyal customer for over 20 years and I am now close to contacting my attorney for help with this issue. The employees at my local store say there is nothing they can do to help and have commented on how bad Verizon's customer service is. I need this to be resolved NOW or I will pursue legal action and contact the Better Business Bureau and anyone else who may be able to help me. This have been the worst customer service experience I have ever had. I am a Social Worker in skilled nursing facility and a foster parent. I do not have time to sit on the phone for hours only to be promised that I will be receiving a label that never comes.

Barb DeHaven

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Verizon International plan

I was told that I would not be charged for calls from cell to cell if I had the monthly plan. I was charged nearly $400 for calls. They were supposed to look into the issue and never got back to me. I was told that they would not shut off my service while they were looking into it but they did. They offered to give me a credit of $150 but subsequently denied it. They refuse to allow me to hear the recordings or tell my why the charges were denied. They have people answering phone from different countries who provide wrong information that the customers rely on. It is almost impossible to speak with a supervisor. I thought we had reached a resolution only to find out they changed their mind and will not issue a credit. I should be credited the entire amount of the charges based on my reliance on information from their employees. I cannot get anywhere with them. I would like to try informal resolution before I take legal action. I question whether the misinformation is intentional to charge customers more money. I have seen several other similar complaints.

Desired outcome: credit for charges based on incorrect information they provided.

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Verizon Mobile

I switched my phone service a week ago or so and immediately got a bill from Verizon for $594.69 for the remainder of a contract that Verizon has yet to produce. When I found this out, I spoke with Verizon to see if I could switch back and honor the remainder of the contract (still don't have a copy) as I cannot afford to pay that at this time. They said yes, so I switched my service back. Today I have a withdrawal from my checking account for the $594.69. I have been on chat for hours trying to resolve this. Finally they gave me number for Financial department but all they want to do is send me chats and say they have no record of me being billed this amount. I cannot get to a human to discuss and the issue obviously is outside of what their chat is capable of. Anyone have any ideas how to get this resolved. It is October 10, 2023. Thanks,

Desired outcome: I want the charge reversed from my checking account asap.

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Verizon fios installation

When Fios was installed, the two installers hooked everything up on a stationary plug on the back of my entertainment unit without my knowledge or consent.

I am getting rid rid of this entertainment center and can not disconnect any of the wiring.

When I called customer service, I was told that Verizon can't send out anyone to repair this hook-up, and that it is my responsibility.

I believe it was the responsibility of the men who initially installed the FIOS. They took the easy way out and now I am supposed to pay out of pocket to have a technician come and fix the problem?

The customer service agent I spoke with was arrogant and condescending - stating that I didn't know what I was talking about - "There has to be a way that you can unplug the wires" he said.

No there isn't. I have been a customer of Verizon Internet & Phone service for many years and a Fios customer for several years. Time to switch to Spectrum.

Desired outcome: A technician to come to my apartment and properly connect the Fios wiring that isn't stationary to my entertainment center furniture that I am discarding

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Verizon Trade in credit

In June 23 i purchased a new iPhone 14 because there was a promotion that would give me $700 for my old iPhone. I sent the old phone to Verizon follow their request though ups. The tracking shows a delay at the Verizon location of Fort Worth on 6/29 with a received notation on 7/1 the note said damaged I wasn’t getting the credit so I called and was told Verizon would get the credit from ups and there was no effect on me. They never give me the credit automatically I’ve called on 4 different occasions and have to take almost an hour each call and each time the credit is given manually but the problem is never solved now I’m told I have to call every month for 36 months to get my credit. I can’t believe that there isn’t some way they can’t resolve this issue

Desired outcome: I want my account to be credited each month automatically as I was promised

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Verizon Towers

I have problem with my service for 2 week and Im being told that they are updating the towers to 5G. Well Im suffering with bad service caust they are upadting there towers. I have dropped calls and limit services for the last 2 weeks. Everyone keeps tellling me there going to get the problem resolved but nothing. There rates went up and my service went dowm. I not been offered anything for this inconvenience. They upated the towers in Mansfield and loss Blossberg but not in any other area here. This is a sad situation. You need more towers in rural areas. Feel free to put on on my property. It should help with better service. When they do thing like this they should notify there customers. Not leave then in the dark, Feel free to notfy me at [protected]@yahoo.com

Thanks

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Verizon Fios

New customer. My physical address used for installation. Must have bill sent to PO Box. Not getting a bill. Had service suspended. Found way to pay bill as one time event. Can't upgrade billing address because my account and zip don't match with password. Tried to change password, but my billing address doesn't match zip. I'm so freaking pissed off. If this is not fixed by tomorrow, I will return to Comcast where I never had this problem.

James Harr

893 Old Wilmington Rd

Fl 1

Coatesville, PA 19320

Billing Address:

167 Brandt St

PO Box 173

Parkesburg, PA 19365

Acct:[protected]

Cell: [protected]

[protected]@outlook.com

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Verizon Order not received in full

I placed an order with Verizon for am iPhone Pro Max. I paid $700 up front and planned to use the trade in of my current phone for the balance. I was notified that my order would be delivered 9/25/23 by Fed Ex and I would need to sign for the package. The package did arrive as scheduled but as soon as I was handed the box I knew there was no phone in it. The box weighed nothing. I immediately contacted Verizon and was assured that I would get my phone or a refund to start a reorder. I continued to follow up on this and spend countless hours with agents. Eventually there was a fraud investigation opened as standard protocol. Again I was assured I would get the phone or the refund. I was notified today that my claim has been denied. I did not receive my phone and I will not be getting a refund. Those are the only options that I was interested in. I have been a long time loyal customer who always pays on time and when I need help from Verizon I am basically told that my issue is not true.

Desired outcome: I would like the iPhone 14 Pro Max that I ordered #1772179 or I would like my payment for that phone refunded so I can place the order again.

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Verizon Cell phone number

Hello. I don't know if this complaint will change anything but out of the blue my child phone number was connected to someone else number (a landline number) so I was calling my child phone and a lady answer I hung up called again then her husband answer the phone. I was so scared thinking someone took my child or stole her phone, the husband's and I went back and forward before we realized that somehow my child number was connected to his landline number we dont know how. So today [protected] I called total wireless/Verizon to see what's the problem and why were the two different numbers connected. They fix the situation and they placed the blame on me saying I was calling the wrong number, I know my child number plus my sister and her cousins were also calling her number, total wireless/Verizon dosen't care about their customers they were super rude to me didn't care how stressful it was for me to think something happen to my child they were very unprofessional, I asked to talk to someone higher and they told me unfortunately they doesn't have a complaint department.

Desired outcome: I would like an apologize and a free phone plan would be very appropriated

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Verizon Never honored the promised rate or my trade-in

Verizon’s Deceptive Practices And Dreadful Customer Service

If you are considering using VERIZON mobile service, please be aware of my experience and think twice about it. Since, I switched to Verizon, three months ago, I have experienced multiple rate increases, mishandling of credits and promotions, and abysmal customer service. Here is my experience:

In mid-June 2023, my family and I decided to switch from T-Mobile to Verizon. We were promised a rate of $185 monthly for five phone, that we could trade in our 5 T-Mobile phones for 5 Verizon phones (4 Samsung Galaxy S23 Pluses and 1 iPhone 14) and receive credit for the phones and $200 for each in Verizon rewards and receive two free Samsung Galaxy watches and activate two lines for $5 each. I also paid $2600 to cancel my Tmobile plan.

Prior to switching, two agents assured us that the monthly rate for all the lines transferred would be about $185 a month. A third agent I talked to when I received a higher bill, even gave me slightly a lower monthly amount, around $182, and assured me he would fix the billing error.

Transferring the phone numbers took several trips to a Verizon store and calls to customer service because of the poor instructions received to transfer the numbers. But it seemed like we had finally made the transfer.

After I received and activated the new phones, in mid/late June 2023, following Verizon’s instructions, I shipped our 5 old T-Mobile phones within the box the company provided, with the UPS label it received, attached to the box. All of the five phones had been shipped together and Verizon received the box with them. Nevertheless, weeks later, Verizon informed me that one phone was missing and it refused to credit me for the phone. I do not have the phone in my possession. I shipped with the other four phones Verizon acknowledges the receipt. If, in fact, one phone was missing, it was not my responsibility, but either Verizon's who received the phones or UPS's who delivered them. Since Verizon hired UPS, and I just dropped the box at UPS in Westchester County, NY, there is no way I can investigate the matter or be responsible for its disappearance. Several agents I contacted stated that the phone was likely lost in their warehouse. One of them, who identified himself as Michael, after a two-hour call, assured me that he located the tracking number, confirmed that Verizon received all the five phones. However, he said, one of them had a description of having a 128 GB memory and the actual memory was 256 GB. Because of this discrepancy in information, the receipt of the phone was not processed. Michael promised to escalate the matter with detailed information about what had happened and said it would be resolved within three business days. Like similar promises I received to that the matter would be resolved, it never was. I also filed a complaint before Verizon Executive Relations. The complaint received the number CASE 297781 and was assigned to Executive Relations Marshall. I have countless times called and emailed Marshall. He never takes or returns my calls or replies to my emails.

Meanwhile, as aforementioned, I was promised a monthly rate around $185 for all lines to switch to Verizon. The first bill I received was $497.88. The second totaled $245.69. The third bill was $317.54. Verizon App currently informs me that my new monthly bill would be $247,27. Out of nowhere, Verizon, without my knowledge and permission, has changed my plan to one that does not include promotional credits and is about 60% higher than the $185 rate I was told by three agents.

I have spent close to 40 hours, talking to numerous Verizon agents, as well as with two supervisors, Tyler (who hung up on me) and Lis, trying to adjust the bill to what I was told it would be. Despite Verizon's multiple promises to correct the issue, it never did. It actually keeps changing and increasing my bills, every month. The two last agents I talked to, Rodrigo (on 09/08/23) and Joyce (on 09/09/23), said they could not tell me what my monthly rate is. Lis, Joyce’s supervisor, (on 09/09/73) said that she could see in the records of my calls that I was promised a rate of $185. However, Lis said she couldn’t honor that rate. In addition, she could not inform me what my monthly rate actually is. Whatever estimate she would provide me, she said, it would be a rough one, and it could be different than what we would actually be charged.

Now, I would like to cancel Verizon's service due to its deceptive business practices, negligent handling of my property, and its continued disregard for me as a customer. For this, Verizon has stated it will charge me $5466 to cancel (no guarantee, it could be less or more). This is outrageous and wrong.

Changing my mobile services to Verizon was one of the biggest mistakes I have done and one of the most dreadful experiences I have had. It is a deceitful company, that does not honor its word, misinform the customers, and provide an abysmal customer service. Verizon is a greedy $138 billion business, with a CEO Hans Vestberg who reportedly is paid nearly $20 millio a year, who needs to deceive customers and make a few extra bucks from retired teachers who live on budget, like me.

Desired outcome: Reimbursement for T-Mobile fees, reimbursement for overcharges, and waive of fees to switch to another carrier.

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Verizon Iphone 14 plus

I am on my second iphone 14 plus with same internet and phone issues the second line on my account is a 13 that has no issues with agents I have done troub;leshoots many times with no fix I just want another series of the iphone I have filed a complant thru fcc below is what I get all the time unstable network its not the plan im on because my wifes 13 does awsome

Desired outcome: just send me the iphone 12 pro max and i will be happy

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