Keep and Switch Fraud

We still have not received keep and switch reimbursement for our AT&T iPhone 12 Pro Max. Every time it's supposed to complete for reimbursement T-Mobile wants us to resend documents to start over. T-Mobile had us pay off the phone then switch without fulfilling its advertising of paying for the iPhone balance. All documents have been submitted 3 times. A complete deceptive trade practice.

We are having the same trouble. Advertising when coming to T Mobile was just to take a screenshot and reimbursement is easy. NOT AT ALL! I have had our case (4 phones!) escalated only to keep being told what I've submitted is not adequate. I sent 3 pages of a pdf of my final bill from Verizon, which I've had to pay out of my own pocket, twice now - that after sending multiple screenshots of our payoff amounts. Each time it's another 10 days before I get a response. What is the solution? I wish I'd never switched now.

T-Mobile Keep & Switch is nothing but a FRAUD. I went to the Tmobile store with a friend and regrettably decided to switch from Verizon to Tmobile upon hearing about the keep and switch promotion. I paid over $1200/final bill to get out of the contract with Verizon with the FALSE promise that Tmobile would reimburse a portion of it. It's been almost 5months and I still have not received the $832 rebate. I have uploaded and emailed documents over 5times and told by customer service that everything is good, only to call back wks after to be told that the submission was denied and I have to wait another 15-30days!! SCAM!!!  Customer Service is very poor, no one follows up!  Would not recommend anyone to Tmobile! 

I am also having trouble. I paid off two newer (but past the 90 day minimum) iPhones with AT&T in March 2022 and switched to T Mobile. I submitted the keep and switch program, expecting $800 per line as advertised. I included all info and documents needed following guidance for what the photos need to show. I was told it was accepted via a call I got a few days later from the rebate department after they asked me the IMEI of the devices. I gave them, reluctantly, since I own the devices and T mobile shouldn't really need them. I called in May after 8 weeks went by and I didn't receive the prepaid cards.  Another member of the keep and switch team told me the account was in an exception status and that he took care of it. He told me if I want the two $800 prepaid cards it will take up to another 2-3 weeks but if I'd take two $650 prepaid cards and a $300 bill credit he could process it immediately. I told him that wasn't the deal and I want what I was originally promised. His name was Sam Ramos. Today, 3 weeks later, still no prepaid cards so I call again. I speak to another person named Mikee with the rebate department who tells me it's in exception status as the AT&T logo isn't in the photo I submitted (it is). She says the need the last bill from AT&T that shows the balance is over $800 on both phones and when the service plan started. I again reluctantly agree to this and send it. I ask to speak with a manager. She calls me back 3 hours later and tells me they cannot diabetes $800 prepaid cards without a much longer process where they could put it in exception status again. But if I agree to the $650 cards and $300 bill credit, her team can process it and it's much faster. I agree, one last time, reluctantly to this as I don't think I'll ever get the $800 per line i was promised and frankly why I agreed to switch. Something tells me they rarely, if ever, honor the full $800 per line promise. 

I am another victim of this fraud. My rebate got denied saying that this number already got a rebate in 2021 and there is 24 months cool down period which is not advertised anywhere. I am planning to take it to small claims court.

Now adding myself to this thread because I'm in the same situation…not going to submit my story because clearly T-Mobile isn't responding to any of your requests/messages. So, given that we are all affected by this issue does anyone have an idea on how to further peruse this? I strongly suggest we all go a little higher. This is a good start below and in meantime we should bombard Corporate phone numbers with our complaints. Ideas? 
 

https://fortress.wa.gov/atg/formhandler/ago/ComplaintForm.aspx

Another victim of the Tmobile bait and switch.  Did an over the phone switch to T-Mobile with 6 phone lines after being a customer of Verizon for the past 25 years.  On the call the salesman ran all the phone imei numbers and stated that all 6 phones were good for the keep and switch promotion but only 5 lines would be reimbursed up to $1000 per line.  In addition I was told that all 6 lines would receive $200 per line for the ported in phone line.   I paid Verizon $3832 to payoff the 6 phone lines. 

Now T-Mobile is telling me that the $200 port credit and up to $1000 per line is not combinable but in addition 2 of the phones I paid off being Motorolas are not eligible at all.  

Spoken to countless people with promises of calls back from management with obviously no response.

At this point all T-Mobile says I can do is do the buyers remorse and get out of T-Mobile but where does that leave me?  Almost $4000 in the hole, a phone number that will no longer belong to me and 6 devices that can be considered bricks.  

Guess it’s time to call Verizon and see if the phones can be put back on contract so I don’t have to eat all of this money. 

By the way I only switched because T-Mobile has great service in my area and Verizon tends to be very spotty.

Has anybody started a class action lawsuit due to this bait and switch? .. was denied after being told the phones qualified. so will start the journey the same as others. to get T-Mobile to honor there promise

asdf1234 wrote:

Has anybody started a class action lawsuit due to this bait and switch? .. was denied after being told the phones qualified. so will start the journey the same as others. to get T-Mobile to honor there promise

we should all organize and do exactly that !!

Ranger1 wrote:

Anyone else having trouble with TMobile meeting it's promises. Three attempts now to be reimbursed for iPhone through keep and switch program. I guess they think you will just forget about what they promise you to get you to switch from AT&T. Just a new form of Corporate hot checks….. worst customer service I believe we have experienced…

Wow, we just switched, were promised rebate, and now new phone shows up on bill for $800. It seems this is a major scam. Probably the only way to resolve is to complain to Congress. MN Senator Amy Klobuchar loves to takes on this sort of consumer fraud: Senator Amy Klobuchar 1200 South Washington Ave #250, Minneapolis, MN 55415. 612-727-5220. The other alternative is a class action lawsuit. With all the complaints this seems like a no brainer.