1, Report:
#338485
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2008
1 800 4 A Phone Aka Accutel, Fredom Power Dont use this rip off company buyer beware Dallas Texas
I signed up for electric service thru a company calling themselves freedom power aka 4 a phone and accutel. I was told that it would cost me a total of 229.00 to start service, the next day May 21 st. I got a phone call telling me that it would be another 291.00 to start service. At...
Entity
1 800 4 A Phone Aka Accutel, Fredom Power
Categories: Electrical Services
2, Report:
#231714
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2007
1-800-4-A PHONE, PHONECO I PAID THEM, THEY PLAYED ME Dallas Tennessee
Oct 9th,2006 10:24 AM I went to the local Western Union.I forked over $76.35,got my receipt went home and I waited and waited... I could,nt call them like I wanted to because of cou...
Entity
1-800-4-A PHONE , PHONECO
Categories: Telephones
3, Report:
#192121
Posted Date:
May 18 2006
1800-4-a-phone ripoff Arlington Texas
1-800-4-a-phone is a ripoff. They misqouted me on my rates and kept my deposit and money that I had paid. I have been waiting 8 weeks on a 50.00 check in the mail!
Laura
Arlington, TexasU.S.A.
Entity
1800-4-a-phone
Categories: Telemarketers
4, Report:
#191156
Posted Date:
May 12 2006
1-800-4-a-phone false unlimited long distance ripoff Dallas Texas
I have family and in-laws outside of my local calling area, so I need unlimited long distance. I pay $74 a month and cannot call them. Every time I try to call 1-800-4-A-PHONE I sit on hold forever and eventually hang up. I sat on hold for and hour and 20 minutes one day and fina...
Entity
1-800-4-a-phone
Categories: Telephone Companies
5, Report:
#188330
Posted Date:
Apr 24 2006
1-800-4-A-Phone ripoff The most horrible phone company in the world San Antonio Texas
This is got to be the worst phone company in the world. I have not received a bill for phone service from them since August 2005. Each month I have to cal them and ask how muchmyphone bill is. I recently moved and was told that my phoneservice would be active the day I moved into...
Entity
1-800-4-A-Phone
Categories: Telephone Companies
6, Report:
#176093
Posted Date:
Feb 13 2006
18004APHONE Ripped-Off Money, Dishonesty, IT'S A SCAM!! Dallas Texas
I called 1-800-4-A-PHONE for phone service. I had paid the deposit like they requested, & I still have no service. It has been close to a month since I had sent my money for deposit, and every time I call them, they either won't answer or they try to tell me that the local phone com...
Entity
18004APHONE
Categories: Telephones
7, Report:
#175690
Posted Date:
Feb 10 2006
1-800-4-A-PHONE ripoff Dallas Texas
I just wanted to warn anyone out there who thinks that 1-800-4-A-PHONE is giving you a deal too good to be true. Well the truth is this company is a real scam. I set up services with them in Feb - 05 and I had no problems setting up, everything went smoothly. Then when Jun - Aug c...
Entity
1-800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Telephone Companies
8, Report:
#170559
Posted Date:
Jan 05 2006
1-800-4-A-PHONE ripoff Dallas Texas
They are a big ripoff. They are trying to charge me a 45.00 reconnection fee when it was their error and my phone shouldnt been cut off in the first place. They also have poor customer service the customer service rep I spoke too name Helen was very nasty and basically told me ole...
Entity
1-800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Telephone Companies
9, Report:
#159313
Posted Date:
Oct 03 2005
1-800-4-A-Phone ripoff Dallas Texas
On 9/21/05 I purchase service from 1-800-4-A-Phone in the amount of $72.99. They indicated my service would begin on 9/22/05. on 9/22 I informed them my service was not on. At that point it was notice that my service was given to my neighbor.
They indicated that additional $56...
Entity
1-800-4-A-Phone
Categories: Telephone Companies
10, Report:
#158578
Posted Date:
Sep 27 2005
1 800 4 A Phone ripoff Dallas Texas
They took my order, gave me info on how to pay the $59.99, had me telephone back in and give my confirmation code. They mailed me a letter regarding payment again. I never had telephone service ever. They told me there is nothing they can do because the computer says they connect...
Entity
1 800 4 A Phone
Categories: Telephone Companies
11, Report:
#149036
Posted Date:
Jul 09 2005
1-800-4-A-PHONE ripoff Customer Service Idiots Dallas Dallas Texas
These people are true morons. Instead of sending you a bill or e-mailing you the just cut your phone off. I have tried to pay my bill the last 2 days and they keep telling me something must be wrong with the address on my credit card because its not accepting my payment. I called my...
Entity
1-800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Telephone Companies
12, Report:
#148081
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2005
1-800-4-a-phone - NELSON DAVIS - PHONECO - ACCUTEL ARE HUGE RIPOFFS!! STOLE MY MONEY, LIED TO ME, TRICKED ME, AND ALMOST GOD AWAY WITH IT! THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE! DALLAS Texas
WARNING! WARNING! PASS IT ON! HELP SAVE OTHERS, VALUABLE MONEY AND TIME!!
1-800-4-A-PHONE, ALSO CALLED PHONECO AND FORMERLY KNOWN AS ACCUTEL ARE FULL OF CRAP. THEY TELL ALL THESE LIES ON THE TV COMMERCIALS AND THEN THEY PREY ON HARD-WORKING, INNOCENT, PEOPLE AND STEAL THEIR MONEY...
Entity
1-800-4-a-phone - NELSON DAVIS - PHONECO - ACCUTEL
Categories: Telephones
13, Report:
#63003
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2005
18004aphone ripoff Houston Texas
18004aphone riped me off from the start. my boyfriend j. davis called to recieve a phone. they told him to go and pay the deposit and call and give the reciept number and he did. every thing was fine until there was no communication from that point on. my phone was disconnected on t...
Entity
18004aphone
Categories: Telephone Companies
14, Report:
#144617
Posted Date:
Jun 01 2005
1-800-4-A-PHONE ripoffs, had me on hold for 20 minutes, supervisor repeatedly told me no I will not get a refund, supposedly will send a technician tommorrow which I was told today. No service for 3 weeks, already paid 95.99 altogether inluding the fee for a technician to come to my house DALLAS Texas
To everyone who reads this.
You need to be very careful on who you choose your phone service. After reading these letters by other consumers. I am exactly in a situation like everyone else that wrote a letter I have been waiting for my service to get connected for about three we...
Entity
1-800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Corrupt Companies
15, Report:
#130525
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2005
1 800-4-A-PHONElas1, 800-4-A-PHONE1, 800-4-A-PHONE ripoff Dallas Texas
Joined these guys 5 months ago. Everything seemed okay, phone was turned on same day. They gave voice mail free for first 3 months. Then, $4.95 per month, called and cancelled. Next bill $5.95 month, plus never cancelled voice mail month before. Now they tell me I never cancelled. ...
Entity
1 800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
16, Report:
#124507
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2004
1-800-4-A-PHONE Ripoff They lied was told service would be connected I called to cancel order was told that I would be credited $62.99 however when I called to confirm the information I was told no refund no service since I canceled the order Still ongoing Internet
They lied, was told service would be connected on 12/23/04-I called to canceled order on 12/18/04. I was told by the CSR that I would be credited to $62.99, however, when I called to confirm the information received by their CSR on 12/18, I was told no refund, no service since I ca...
Entity
1-800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Telephone Companies
17, Report:
#124233
Posted Date:
Dec 23 2004
1-800-4-A-PHONE Accutel RipOff, they charge you to have your service disconnected what kind of BS is that!!Dallas Texas
I called today(12/23/2004) to disconnected my service,and they are charging me $22.87 to have my service disconnected, I just got my service on through them on 12/17/2004, so I have only had service with them for six days. They charged me $70.99 for an activation fee,and then told m...
Entity
Accutel 1-800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Telephone Companies
18, Report:
#122342
Posted Date:
Dec 11 2004
1-800-4-A-PHONE ripoff Houston Texas
THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE OUT OF BUISNESS THEY ARE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL THEY KEEP GIVING YOU THE RUN-A-ROUND THEY TOLD ME MY PHONE WOULD BE DISCONNECTED FROM THEM SO I COULD GET OTHER TELEPHONE SERVICES FROM SOMEONE ELSE AND THE PHONE WAS STILL ON. I HAD TO CALL SBC TO HAVE THEM CALL SO...
Entity
1-800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Telephone Companies
19, Report:
#117583
Posted Date:
Nov 13 2004
Accutel 1-800-4 A Phone ripoff Dallas Texas
I have totally ripped off by this company. I gave them my 69.99 and they told me that my service would be on in a few days, and I waited the three business days and I had no dial tone.
So, I called them back and they said that it maybe a problem with the wiring and that they wou...
Entity
Accutel 1-800-4 A Phone
Categories: Corrupt Companies
20, Report:
#106051
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2004
Accutel 1-800-4-A-Phone ripoff East Point Georgia
Was charged an initial activation fee for services that were never activated, only to be told that in order for them to fix the problem which was considered a technical problem I would have to pay a $85 dollar fee.
I immediately discontinued services but was told I would not re...
Entity
Accutel 1-800-4-A-Phone
Categories: Corrupt Companies
21, Report:
#105846
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2004
1-800-4-a-phone Screwed Dallas Texas
Bottom line I am in a position where a phone is a total necessity. They took my money and said screw you. now I am out 60 bucks that I couldn't afford to pay in the first place, and I have no phone service. My story is the same as the others so I'll spare you but now I can't get a j...
Entity
1-800-4-a-phone
Categories: TV Advertisements
22, Report:
#56675
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2004
Accutel 1-800-4-A-PHONE ripoff, stole, lied, just bs fraudulent ripoff business Dalllas Texas
I'm like allot of people that want to stay away from the giant phone company's cause of prior experiences, but this one was the worst.
Accutel 1-800-4-A-PHONE promises per their commercials they can have you connected within a few days,just call. I called and I paid my $60 conne...
Entity
Accutel 1-800-4-A-PHONE
Categories: Telephone Companies
23, Report:
#94091
Posted Date:
Jun 08 2004
1 800 4 A Phone (Phoneco) ripoff! They told me one price then charged me another. Dallas Texas
When I called Phoneco they told me that it would be 40 something dollars when I got my first bill. I thought it was because it was the first bill but the next bill was the same thing.
Amber
newark, TexasU.S.A.
Entity
1-800-4-APhone - Phonco
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
24, Report:
#92409
Posted Date:
May 21 2004
1-800-4-A-PHONE1 phoneco ripoff, Quoted 1 price before charging card another price after. I declined service because of dishonesty wont refund my $69.99 Dallas Texas
I called 1-800-4-A-Phone on April 12th 2004 to set up home phone service.
After giving the customer service agent all of my information, I asked if there were going to be any addtional or hidden costs that I would need to know about.. I even asked if that price included taxes. He...
Entity
1-800-4-A-PHONE - phoneco
Categories: Telephones