1, Report:
#729604
Posted Date:
May 16 2011
att/sbc ameritech 2006 let laid off their employees that as close to 30 years and keep any with less years oakbrook, Illinois
I was forced to leave my job after 28 years given partial penson and then got a letter 3 years later over paid me and taking me a collection agency. I think they owe me that and them some. But they keep employees with less years and allow them to work. If that had ...
Entity
att/sbc
Categories: Telephone Companies
2, Report:
#255776
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2007
AT&T - SBC - Ameritech - AT&T Yellow Pages Ripoff Gross negligence violation of privacy fraud lied deceptive practices violation of consumer rights Indianapolis Indiana
I am an investigative print and broadcast journalist, and AT&T/SBC/Ameritech/AT&T Yellow Pages/Yellowpages.com repeatedly printed my full name and home address for nearly 7 years. This resulted in injury to self and property, threats, privacy issues, protection issues, etc. In add...
Entity
AT&T - SBC - Ameritech - AT&T Yellow Pages
Categories: Telephone Companies
3, Report:
#211112
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2006
Midland Credit Management ripoff Bought old debt, already paid, to try and collect Nationwide
My husband had an old phone bill from SBC Ameritech from appr. 5 yrs ago. We paid it back in Nov. 2005. As a lot of companies do, when we called to pay the debt, they settled for a lower total since we were paying the balance in full. It was shown paid and removed from his credit. W...
Entity
Midland Credit Management
Categories: Collection Agency's
4, Report:
#141686
Posted Date:
May 12 2005
Integretel charged unsolicited, non-consented charges on my local phone bill. Ripoff Nationwide
I got my phone bill about 2 days ago. Because of my financial situation, I'm on a plan to minimize my bill, which disables me from getting and/or using certain services (i.e. caller id or call waiting). The bill usually comes to about $10.51.
Well, this month, the bill was $55 an...
Entity
Integretel
Categories: Internet
5, Report:
#127756
Posted Date:
Jan 18 2005
SBC Ameritech ripoff billing on closed account after 3 years Schaumburg Illinois
I had an account with SBC from August 2001 - March 2002 which was satifactorily paid off, actually they were supposed to send me a check for $20. 2 years and 8 months later I received a collection notice from some company stating that I was delinquent in the amount of $29.61 on an a...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telemarketers
6, Report:
#122927
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2004
USBI, ONE CALL COMM, TELLIS, PREMIER PREMIUM ripoff charges for uk and england pornograph sites claimed visited while household slept INDIANAPOLIS Internet Nationwide
I recently opened my SBC Ameritech phone bill to find over $50.00 in international phone calls. When I called my local phone company I was told that it was billed to them by another phone company and they would put it IN DISPUTE. They were courteous enough to give me the phone num...
Entity
USBI, ONE CALL COMM, TELLIS, PREMIER PREMIUM
Categories: Computer Fraud
7, Report:
#120532
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2004
Landmark Credit Solutions Ripoff Uses fraudulent telemarketing to cellphones Schaumburg Illinois
This company calls peoples phones from lists they buy from SBC Ameritech using automated messages (ie computer generated). This practice is illegal in Wisconsin, where I live, and it is highly unethical to call cellphones, which cost the recipient money.
Eric
Madison, Wisconsin...
Entity
Landmark Credit Solutions
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
8, Report:
#76368
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2004
SBC Ameritech ripoff runaround ridiculous service fradulent activity Columbus Ohio
Get operator's names always, document every call you make to operator's, do not believe that they do because they don't and they ERASE things that are not in their favor...
About 4 years ago I tried to switch the name on our account from mine to a roommate since I was moving out....
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
9, Report:
#24827
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2004
SBC Ameritech is a ripoff scam with Poor customer service, they victimized many consumers. Nationwide, USA
After years of being a customer of Ameritech, only due to the telephone monopoly they once had in Michigan. I could not stand the Customer service. I had a few financial problems and outrageous phone bills. I downgraded my services multiple times only to be charged far more than ...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
10, Report:
#102004
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2004
SBC Ameritech In 2001 someone stole our calling card made $600 in calls we reported it to SBC fraud they happened to loose all records of our calling one year later SBC sends us a $600 bill they have turned us over to collection agencies for past three years ripoff Arlintgon Texas
We received a billing for $800, immediately called SBC, they go over the charges that represent a stolen alling card back in 2001. We immediately paid the balance off. A year later, we receive a bill from SBc for the charges, we called and they happened to loose all data and have ...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
11, Report:
#104186
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2004
SBC Ameritech disconnecting the disabled for the precious deposit /aka their seed money No One Knows For Sure Pontiac Michigan
It's a lovely day in the SBC neighborhood... as long as you don't have to call anyone. This is MY story about Such a Bogus Company (SBC).
I was in the hospital for a couple of weeks. I have MS (multiple sclerosis) and had lost my eyesight for several days. When I got home, I rea...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
12, Report:
#107409
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2004
FAQ900.comzz FIntegretel Downloaded an executable software program -a dialer- onto my computer. $44.20 was charged to my phone bill. Internet
I noticed unidentified charges on my phone bill from Integretel, in the amount of $44.20. I telephoned SBC Ameritech who gave me Integretel's 800 number. Integretel removed the charges, but think how many people don't notice the covertly downloaded dialer, and thus pay the charges...
Entity
Integretel
Categories: Corrupt Companies
13, Report:
#97220
Posted Date:
Jul 01 2004
SBC Ameritech DSL Service is always down Chicago Nationwide
SBC is the one and only company that can provide my company with internet as of right now. Cable has not crossed over the streets-and most likely will not ever.
SBC's DSL is horrible. It goes down at least once a day during business hours, our internet turn-around time is incre...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Internet Service Providers
14, Report:
#94429
Posted Date:
Jun 10 2004
SBC Ameritech has unfair billing practices! They charge extra fees for their mistakes. Rip-off! Illinois nationwide
I changed account numbers with my bank. I was previously on the automatic bill pay for most of my bills including SBC Ameritech. I notified all of my creditors, including SBC Ameritech of the account number change. SBC Ameritech would not change my old information so that it refl...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
15, Report:
#87363
Posted Date:
Apr 13 2004
SBC AMERITECH - SBC DSL - SBC YAHOO DSLSBC AMERITECH - SBC DSL - SBC YAHOO! DSL ripped off for over $300 by unauthorized charges and unauthorized contract renewal for DSL no response to cancellation requests Chicago Illinois
We had SBC Yahoo DSL for a year from May 2002 until May 2003, at which point we called to cancel our service because of unsatisfactory speeds and also because it was the end of our contract. I called twice to confirm that the DSL line was going to be deactivated, and I was told that...
Entity
SBC AMERITECH - SBC DSL - SBC YAHOO! DSL
Categories: Telephone Companies
16, Report:
#76884
Posted Date:
Jan 12 2004
SBC - Ameritech ripoff Fraudulent Billing SBC is fraudulently charging me for services I didn't have and they have been patient with me!! Saginaw Illinois
I signed up with SBC on June 01, 2003. I have 2 active lines in my apartment and I wanted both lines activated. After many frustrating attemps with SBC they finally got my main line working on 6/26/03.
For the second line I had to fight with the terrible company for 5 months!! T...
Entity
SBC - Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
17, Report:
#75551
Posted Date:
Dec 22 2003
SBC Ameritech rip off Poor Processing of payments, late fees assessed. Pain in the ass customer service Cleveland Ohio & several other states
I have had a problem with SBC Ameritech's billing 3 out of 4 months of service.
My first problem was that I went to pay my first bill through automated phone system and it didn't accept my (valid) credit card number. So I went to use another. They processed that one immediate...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
18, Report:
#67474
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2003
Z-Tel Communications ripoff! They bill for services never confirmed nor received. Tampa Florida
Z-Tel is billing me for phone service I never received from them. It is $58.95 and continuing. They took so long even getting back to me to tell me whether I was approved or not, that I found a better, cheaper and more reliable phone service company (Sage Telecom) the day after I ...
Entity
Z-Tel Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
19, Report:
#73856
Posted Date:
Dec 03 2003
SBC Ameritech Misleading advertisement Chicago Illinois
I have been a customer of SBC Ameritech for quite some time. I recently called to have a service added to my home phone. As, usual, a representative offered me a great dealon another service. He mentioned several services to me, but the one that caught me eye was a cellular phone...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
20, Report:
#50468
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2003
Ameritech SBC rip-off slamming fraudulent charges refund denied Chicago Illinois
Ameritech aka. SBC is the ultimate is customer dis-satisfaction. They allow their phone users to be slammed (changing of long distance service providers without your permission) and will not refund the money. Our telephone bill averaged 35.00 - 40.00 a month. Then we noticed a 49.9...
Entity
Ameritech, SBC
Categories: Telephone Companies
21, Report:
#16580
Posted Date:
May 10 2003
SBC Ameritech ripoff dishonest fraudulent billing Saginaw Michigan
Very disapointed in the way I was sold the Sensible Solution
package.
I was sold on the fact that it would reduce my monthly phone bill. I also had the opertunity to switch to Mci for a little less , but thought I would be a loyal customer and stay with ameritech.
I was ...
Entity
SBC Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
22, Report:
#54896
Posted Date:
Apr 29 2003
Ameritech, SBC continues to yank consumer in Chicago Illinois
Beginning in October 2000, we discovered that our new service with Ameritech was filled with problems. We had moved to Chicago just a few months prior and established new residential service. At that time we had arranged for DSL service as well as some rewiring in our home. Appointm...
Entity
Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies
23, Report:
#50490
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2003
McLeod USA, rip-off retaliation rude operators & rude customer service outrageous fees for worthless service filing complaint with FCC Milwaukee Wisconsin
Against our better judgment we switched our local phone service from SBC Ameritech to McLeod USA. HUGE mistake.
We received a call on a friday morning from McLeod Rep stating the service was switched. That was the last call we received; our phone was not working. We immediat...
Entity
McLeod USA
Categories: Telephone Companies
24, Report:
#49547
Posted Date:
Mar 17 2003
SBC, Ameritech, Sprint rip-off deception with outrageous calling card fees Chicago Illinois
When my husband and I recently went to Mexico for vacation, we used our SBC/Ameritech/Sprint calling card to call home and check on our son. This card was sent to us by SBC to supposedly Get connected with one number and allow us to make calls (local and long distance) while away f...
Entity
SBC/Ameritech/Sprint
Categories: Telephone Companies
25, Report:
#47981
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2003
SBC - Ameritech ripped off my account, their customer service lies and they are not reversing fraudulent charges Chicago Illinois
In mid January I had called to cancel my autopayment because this would be my last bill from Ameritech and I wanted to avoid having problems. The customer service representative assured me it would be cancelled. When I received my next bill I noticed the bill was still going to be t...
Entity
SBC - Ameritech
Categories: Telephone Companies