1, Report:
#263066
Posted Date:
May 24 2010
SJN Electric ripoff Unscrupulous Comany Swansea Illinois
I wrote a complaint about this company in 2005 and have been fighting with his various attorneys. I have been served with a summons now to appear in court on the 7th of August 2007 because I refused to pay his exhorbitant bill with added interest (5x the amount of his estimate), cl...
Entity
Categories: Electrical Services
2, Report:
#140335
Posted Date:
Apr 26 2005
Ameritech SBC Next Estate has been holding my refunds instead of sending back RIPOFF Birmingham Michigan
Ameritech SBC has grossly overcharged me several times and has been overpaid by me but instead of refunding me they have been sending me to collections for service that I do not have, and service that I never had. It appears to be fraudulant billing to obtain funds ,or keep the trem...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
3, 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
Categories: Telemarketers
4, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
5, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
6, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
7, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
8, 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
Categories: Internet Service Providers
9, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
10, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
11, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
12, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
13, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
14, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
15, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
16, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
17, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
18, 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
Categories: Telephone Companies
19, Report:
#9790
Posted Date:
Sep 11 2002
SBC Ameritech rips off the poor
SBC Ameritech is in 13 states and based in San Antonio.
5 Midwest states' attorney generals say that
Ameritech has a record number of complaints for price gouging,
cramming (billing for services not ordered), time delays,
service problems, higher rates for intrastate calls than ...
Entity
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
20, Report:
#26802
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2002
SBC INTERNET AND AMERITECH SBC AND AMERITECH PHONE AND DSL RIPOFF nationwide Other
I'm gonna tell you a little story about a big company. This company was chugging along just fine for many many years. They had millions of satisfied customers. Then, they partnered with an even bigger company and lost touch with the fact that it is the customers who allow them to...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
21, Report:
#25993
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2002
SBC - Ameritech Deceptive means to rip off customers just to make a profit Chicago Illinois
I have been a customer of Ameritech's for nearly 15 years. I called a few months ago to go over a discrepancy on my bill. As always, the representative goes into their spill about the services that SBC-Ameritech offers.
They had a new package they were offering that matched what ...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
22, Report:
#8475
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2002
SBC & Ameritech Rip off Billing & and customer support story you won't believe!
I had been a customer of Ameritech for over 30 years.
Due to a personal situation, I requested my home service be shut off. When I requested the service be turned back on, customer service took my order and suggested I should change the type of service I had been using.
Previo...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies