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  • Report:  #72522

Complaint Review: T-Mobile

T-Mobile ripoff dishonest fraudulent billing Cincinnati Ohio

  • Reported By:
    Vidalia Georgia
  • Submitted:
    Thu, November 20, 2003
  • Updated:
    Tue, July 13, 2004

I transferred with my job to a new city. T-Mobile service in the area was poor. I contacted the T-Mobile vendor to ask about different coverage packages. I don't remember switching packages, but I was in fact switched. This is not where the problem came in. I contacted T-Mobile on August 28, 2003. I discussed the fact that I didn't know that my service had been switched to which the representative told me that I had switched the service (reduced minutes).

I had continued to use my service as though I had the 3000 minute plan when I actually had a lower plan, which resulted in an excessively high phone bill. On that day (Aug 28), I told the representative that if they could not work with me on the bill that I would cancel my service.

The representative told me that he had to talk to his supervisor and the supervisor said that they could not do anything because I approved the plan. I told them that day (Aug 28) to cancel my plan. In September, I received a full bill. I went over to the T-Mobile store (September 16)and talked to a sales person who told me to contact T-Mobile from inside the store. I asked them why wasnt my phone service cancelled in August when I told them to turn it off.

They said that they have information on the call but didnt have anything saying that I wanted my service cancelled. I then asked them how many times had my cell phone been used since August 28. They said they didnt see where it had been used. I told the representative on the phone that I thought the phone was turned off as I requested.

So, I asked the store representative what the final bill would be and I paid exactly what she told me the final bill would be. Now, I have a bill for $18.85 because they say that I did not pay the final bill.

Tyron
Vidalia, Georgia
U.S.A.

1 Updates & Rebuttals


Taintworth

Milwaukee,
Wisconsin,
U.S.A.

Detailed Billing

#2Consumer Comment

Mon, July 12, 2004

I do not know how people can be surprised by the bill that shows up in their mailbox. T-Mobiles provides excellent detailed billing online. You are also given the tool of #646#. It will actually show you how many minutes you have used and how many minutes you are over. Yes- you may have been misled- but you must also be smarter than the phone. If someone you didn't know just came running out of your house with a bag with a money sign on it and told you nothing happened- would you take his word for it? No. You would investigate. T-Mobile is a company out to make money. Companies will find loop-holes to make this money. It is your job as a smart consumer to protect yourselves using the tools you are granted. We are too quick to place the blame on a cust. service rep when all we could have done was to go check online what kind of plan we had.

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