People Outside of T-Mobile Not Receiving My Texts
Hi everyone! As of late Wednesday, it appears that people who do not have T-Mobile aren't receiving my text messages. To me, they look like they're sent, however, both Verizon and AT&T customers aren't receiving anything on their end. I spoke to T-Mobile via Facebook and I've done the following: Cleared cache on phone Cleared cache and data on messages app Made sure all apps (Google Play and Galaxy Store) were up-to-date Made sure phone was up-to-date Reset network settings Reset all settings Deleted all messages in my phone (and emptied the trash) Turned on and off airplane mode Turned on and off most connections/network type settings Restarted my phone way too many times They told me I can come in-person today and get a new SIM card. I'm hoping that fixes it, however, I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same problem or has ideas? T-Mobile says my account looks fine and everything on their end looks fine. My phone is a Galaxy S21 and is only 1.5 years old, and I've been with T-Mobile for years.
Switching from Verizon to TMobile was a terrible decision!
Deceived by TMobile and now they will not honor it. Bought a new phone while with Verizon and then months later decided to switch my family over to TMobile to save some money. TMobile acted like bringing my device over from Verizon would be a non-issue. Immediately, after transferring to the TMobile network, my text messages began failing to send. After 4 different calls with tech support, 4 times of resetting my phone to default factory mode (then reinstalling all apps and going through my healthcare organizations security to have several work apps readded to my device)and having to make two trips to the TMobile store (40 minute drive each way), my phone is still having text messages fail to send. I have zero issues with the phone, it is in perfect condition and operates flawlessly. However, TMobile's solution to this is that I need to buy a new $900 device. How about 'No!'. I just bought a new phone a year ago for $900 and that phone had zero issues on the Verizon network. TMobile guaranteed me that I could bring my phone over with me. Now that's it's not working as I was told, now they backtrack and say, "well we do have some issues with Verizon phones and typically it is with text messages or data issues". So you are aware that this is an issue yet did not mention it to me as a possible problem and now you want me to buy a new phone from you. What a gimmick!! The issue is on the TMobileside, it's theirnetwork, they should be responsible for replacing my device since you told me that mine would work!! If they had been upfront about known issues with Verizon devices I would have reconsidered making the transfer to TMobile, which I guarantee is exactly why they did not disclose this information. For me, the $20/month savings between the TMobile and Verizon bills was not worth this hassle! I will be continuing to share this experience with multiple outlets.
Are You Kidding?
I've had Tmobile internet for nearly two years and made the switch and addedphone lines a couple weeks ago. My question is: Am I the only one who feels like it was HUGE mistake leaving Verizon to come to Tmobile?I've lost so many troubling amounts oftime and money in the last two months because of Tmobile that it makes my head spin. After wasting more than a day while they tried to figure out how to port my home and business phone numbers over. Now, even though I've been complaining to tech support and a handful of Tmobile team members and supervisors that my modem is broken, they've continued to blown me off (never a decision to replace the modem) as a result I just lost $1000 (add it to the list) while trading on the market only to have the modem freeze up (literally for the hundredth time) rightwhile my stock was tanking. So Ithought I'd see who else is getting the cold shoulder from Tmobile besides me. This financial loss was completely avoidable had one of the 5 people I complained about my modem to had cared enough to do anything about it. Add that to the losses due to my businesses bottom line by not having a phone system that fully worked for a couple of days AND having to close my doors to drive to multiple Tmobile stores to try to get a working phone number,it adds up to one big pile of.. regret. What have I done? Anyone have the phone number for Verizon? Yep Crickets... They could even tell me hiw to do a return so Im not holdong my bresth for getting the modem back to them. Then again its pretty.much a boat anchor now. Just to be clear for when they want to say I don't have a good enoughsignal for my modem, it worked great for more than a yearuntil it didn't. And now I'm paying the price once again for what seems to be a lack of responsibility totheir customers. A novel concdpt I admit. I need a new modem by tomorrowor anexit strategy to end this madness because this isn't world class customer support as expected by any stretch. To be fair some of the folks I spoke with did seem to want to help but they just didn't know how. Somehow keeping me on the phone for 5 hours was supposed to do something to fix the issues? It took a smart young man at the Covington Tmobile store (that I drove to) to do what a team of others could not. Provide a functioning phone line. I wonder what he knows about modems? Guess I'll be shutting down the shop again to try to fix this thing on my own.
Not receiving texts from Verizon carriers!
Hello Everyone, I'm looking for some sort of help if anyone has encountered the issue that I am having. I recently tried to make a switch over to Verizon from T-mobile and had begun the process online. Mistake number 1. In trying to do so I did not realized that I needed transfer of liability from the account that I was under in order to have my own account. After realizing how much of a mess it was to even do that I decided it was not worth it to switch after all and decided to stick with T-Mobile. Before my number could be on my own account the T-mobile rep said that my number was ported to verizon and needed to be ported back. I had called Verizon and had them port my number back as they said my number was only partially ported. After all that I had my own account on T-mobile. Now I am not receiving messages from ANY Verizon carriers and I dont know what is going on. Verizon carriers are able to receive my messages and calls but I cannot receive messages from them, just calls. I have spoken to multiple people with tmobile up to the engineers and they have stated that everything is clean on their end and have even rebroadcasted my number. I have tried every possible thing that I could on the phone in order to see if I could resolve the issue but have not had any luck. I talked with a verizon rep today and they said that my account would be deactivated when the billing cycle ends in February but only stated the messaging issue was on tmobiles end. I am stuck, losing serious hope, and no longer know what to do. Can anyone help???????
horrible experience and useless insurance
Pay for insurance on all of my phones. Dumb idea. Insurance means nothing and I've paid for phones several times over for nothing. Two of my sons go to get phones fixed through insurance at the local store. Separate incidents at separate times. They are told there is nothing that can be done. They get cheap replacements and move on. Topic finally comes up months later as they do not live at home with me. T-mobile refused to replace their phones and I am STILL paying for the insurance. Nothing but the run around from t-mobile. A "supervisor" calls me and tries to strong arm me into buying additional phones. Talks over me. YELLS at me. Doesn't listen to what I am saying. The t-mobile app (worthless) shows not the boys' original phones, or even what they have now, but something different entirely. And somehow all of this is my fault. This is ridiculous. They tell me I have been with them for over 12 years. I think it is time to take the free phones from Verizon and move on. Cannot get anyone to actually listen and offer assistance. The chat is ridiculous. It takes forever for anyone to answer and they must be watching tv or answering fifteen different people given the time it takes for follow-up answers. Fine, you've outsourced your customer service to India, but have at least one person in the states that I can talk to…horrible experience
Pay for insurance on all of my phones. Dumb idea. Insurance means nothing and I've paid for phones several times over for nothing. Two of my sons go to get phones fixed through insurance at the local store. Separate incidents at separate times. They are told there is nothing that can be done. They get cheap replacements and move on. Topic finally comes up months later as they do not live at home with me. T-mobile refused to replace their phones and I am STILL paying for the insurance. Nothing but the run around from t-mobile. A "supervisor" calls me and tries to strong arm me into buying additional phones. Talks over me. YELLS at me. Doesn't listen to what I am saying. The t-mobile app (worthless) shows not the boys' original phones, or even what they have now, but something different entirely. And somehow all of this is my fault. This is ridiculous. They tell me I have been with them for over 12 years. I think it is time to take the free phones from Verizon and move on. Cannot get anyone to actually listen and offer assistance.Digital Touch Tone vs. Touch Tone
Technology can improve our daily lives and can also complicate them. Going forward at times, can result in going backwards. "If it isn't broke, leave it alone". Touch tone Old technology has a preprogrammed "tone" established, allowing a connection to be heard and passed through with correct information. Newer technology uses thousands of tones associated with 0-9 computer screen connections. " if you would like to receive this call pres 1", by pressing 1, this tone must connect with the exact receiving tone as the outgoing tone. If the tones do not exactly match, you mayfind yourself pressing "Beethoven" vs "Motzart". Your call will not connect if your note does not match the receiving note. How do companies address this issue? After several agents pass the buck, hang up on you and you finally manage an agent without preprogrammed bot mentality, you will discover a claim to their technicians will be processed for further review. Usually a 3 day or week process. Akind agent will brief you upon this expected length, though technically this is a breech in policy, some agents are actually still bread with human decency. A history of incomming lines will be viewed for their tone matching capabilities to rule out whose playing b flat. Once identified a tune up follows. However as with all instruments,those musicians know nothing ever stays perfectly in tune. Going forward can at times mean, your really better off sometimes with one octave than with multiple octaves, as there are less variables of your touch tone being unable to play the exact reciprocating frequencies needed to simply....connect calls. Life is a balance of machine and mankind. Machines are only as good as they are programmed. A good company will never put policy over their paying customers. A company is only as good as its character, not of its policies. Policies are fluid rules needing to bend with the tide of current needs. A company unwilling to address their outdated or unacceptable policies, will find their "product" will never support their character. But quality of Character will always support a product.
