Anyone else get the ole' bait and switch?
I got an offer on an upgrade. I was told to turn in my current phone and get $500 promo on the new phone. I followed all instructions and sent my old phone back, got my new phone and I thought that was the end. T Mobile is now telling me I have to pay off the old phone. At no time was this disclosed to me in any way. It would be as if I went to a car dealership, traded my car in, bought a new car, LEFT then was told I had to pay for the car I traded. Why would I pay for a phone I don't have anymore? This is bait and switch and deceitful on the part of T Mobile.
Bank payments being reversed
Two months in a row now (at a cost of $90 so far to me), my payment has been processed, deducted from my t-mobile bank account last monththen the payment was reversed just in time to give me late fees and drop my auto-pay discount. I tied calling but when they said a 7 minute wait time, waht they really meant was an hour. I've reentered the bank information twice now. My bank statement shows the payment went through, but rather than wait to have it reversed, I'd like to get some help (and get my $90 back). I can make the payment (again), but I need to have whatever is wrong in the system resolved so I don't have to keep going through this. The ONLY reason I set up the t-mobile bank account was to mkae this payment, but I need it to work.
Bill constantly wrong
Does anyone else have a problem with their bill constantly wrong? My bill has been higher since I switched and it keeps going up with no explanation.. I called in and had the upper mangers say that they would correct the issue and still nothing. They even have it in their computers what it is suppose to be and it always too much.. Is this a common bait and switch with T mobile where they hope you get tired of calling in to deal with incorrect billing tactics? Any help is appreciated.
T-Mobile Military Bate and Switch
I switched to T-mobile in December 2022 because they could save me money on my $200+ AT&T bill with the Military Magenta Max plan. I was extremely upfront about the fact that I am an Air Force Civilian, not active duty. I had multiple people assure me that I qualified before I switched. They used my AirForceID to sign me up at the store. Now, we have switched carriers,spent hundreds of dollars on phones, and now I am being told that I somehow don't qualify. My choices are 1) pay moremaking the switch to T-mobile a pointless switch for similar cost andworse serviceor 2) commit a federal crime by impersonating a fellow soldier. Obviously, I am not going to commit a crime. I am absolutely furious that I was misled and unfortunely, I don't have anyway to prove I was given misinformation because they refuse to provide transcripts. I know they record conversations in store and on the phone but I do not have access to them. I'm honestly in angry tears right now. To T-mobile:please remedy this situation,in writing. The FTC has determined that bait and switch sales practices are unfair or deceptive trade practices, and violate the FTC Act.
bait and switch
I was told when switching over to t-mobile that my husband did not need to transfer his old phone and they would upgrade it for free. We switched, it's been five phone calls with "resolutions" that have not come true. Our bill was supposed to be a total of 160/month per the representative who switched us over and now they are charging 186.25/month as they are charging us for the phone I was told would be free. After several hours on the phone with Tmobile I was told there is nothing they can do, that is the "promotion" I qualified for. This is unacceptable. I have asked them multiple times to go through and listen to the call as it was recorded and to honor what I was promised for making the switch. I do not plan to stay with TMobile and will be moving out as soon as possible due to the wasted time, not honoring the deal that was made and nobody trying to resolve this issue.
Bait and Switch
I had seen the T-Mobile promotion for switching to them and you can get the iPhone 15 pro on them. We paid of our phones and went in to do the trade and everything, only to find out we'd only get $350 trade-in credit for an IPHONE 14 PRO! When I told them about the promotion, they acted as if they didn't know anything about it. I pulled up the website and showed them, then they were like "oh yeah"… we proceed and at the end of the process, they tell me that there is a $536.00 down payment??? If the iPhone 14 pro has a trade in credit of $1,000, and the iPhone 15 pro is priced at $999.99, why in the world am I paying a $536 down payment?? What is that going to?? And they had absolutely no answer. I'll be cancelling my service and going back! Please beware of T-Mobile not knowing how to do simple math, or knowing their own promotions.Bait and Switch - Trade in SCAM
Why? I traded my 3 phones for the free phone promo last Aug. Thinking my 3 devices will be almost free. I called customer service right away when they charged me $20 something for each phone monthly to complain. Customer assured me that they will fix the problem and rest assured that no monthly devices fee will be charged moving forward. It happenned again a month after then same promises then another month again...and every month I call ( about 8 months with more than 8 rep that I talked with same promises) What shall I do now? I am tired of calling and to waste my time. How can I file a complaint?Move to postpaid and invoice increased at the second month
I recently needed a third line, so decided to move to postpaid, $130 for the 3 lines. I also was offered the Netflix on US promotion, which should add $11 or so to the account. Big was my surprise when this month the account went up almost $25. And of course, calling to the Help line is a test to your patience, as nobody ever answers (unless you have 15 minutes to spare waiting on hold). Anybody having the same issue? I know the amount is not that bad (14 extra dolars a month won't bankrupt anybody), but is the fact of offering a price and then adding ludicrous fees on top the one that really pisses me off.Don't get bait-and-switch by T-mobile reps calling you offering you free stuff
On 3/23/23, I got a call from a T-mobile rep telling me that they have this great offer for a free line because I've been a long time loyal customer with T-mobile. In addition to this "free line", I would also get a "free phone". He listed all the free phone options for me and the best one to me was the galaxy s23. He then proceeded to tell me not be alarm by the service agreement showing there's $800 charge for the phone in the service agreement, since this will be credited out on my monthly bill for the duration of 24 months (as long as I stay with tmobile and this plan of course). I'm like sure, this all sounds good to me. I'll take a free line and free phone, I mean who wouldn't? "Gee, T-mobile really knows how to treat their loyal customer" or so I THOUGHT! Fast forward to the next billing cycle, "what is this? how come the line doesn't look free and there's no discount associated with the s23 I received?" I called T-mobile and the first rep was not helpful at all so I asked to speak to someone above her. She insisted that they would tell me the same thing, as in, I'm SOL and there's nothing the next personcan do to help me. I persisted and she eventually transferred me to an Account Manager. He was super helpful and was able to get the additional phone line charge off of my plan. However, the way he explained the situation, I thought he also took care of the phone as well. Well he didn't. I called back because I didn't see that change on my bill and the rep I spoke to said, "no worries, these changes will take at least 1 billing cycle to see, but you'll get your credit eventually" (I'm paraphrasing). Well, it turns out, the onlything that happened is they applied 50% off offer on it, NOT FREE. So I'm repeatedly being misled by one person after another. I called back once again to asked them what's going on. Ultimately talked to a supervisor/someone higher up and he just apologized and said there's nothing he or "leadership" (his word) can do systematically. So basically T-mobile admitted they made a mistake, misrepresented an offer, screw me over so they can charge me more monthly for next 24 months, and told me "sorry you're SOL" (again paraphrasing). Don't get me wrong, each rep I talked to were nice and lovely people, and in some instances didhelp me. However, as an overall business, I think there's an ethical failure when you're allowed to just bait-n-switch a loyal customer with no consequences or remedy for the situation. I don't want to assume that this is some sort of new tactic they used to increase themonthly bills (maybe I'm the ONLY person dumb enough to take this offer), but BE WARE if T-mobile call you and offersomething that's too good to be true. I am stuck with them for 20+ more months, but definitely will need to re-evaluate other options afterwards. I am highly disappointed this is the treatment I get for being a loyal customer.