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AT&T Reviews Summary

The reviews reflect a predominantly negative perception of the company's overall reputation and customer service. Customers frequently express frustration with long wait times, ineffective support, and unresolved billing issues, leading to a sense of distrust and dissatisfaction. Complaints about unauthorized charges and poor communication from representatives are common, suggesting systemic problems in service delivery. While there are occasional mentions of product reliability, the overwhelming sentiment indicates that customers feel neglected and undervalued. This pattern points to a pressing need for the company to improve its customer service protocols and enhance accountability to regain consumer trust.

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803
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Colorado
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Att is just the worst. Your guys customers service is awful and the animated voice is just playing annoying and can't get anything correct. There's always some type of weird glitch or something with the website, the service is actually the worst I've ever had, to the point where my gps will legit track me 5 blocks to the left. Shame on me for going with the cheaper route, but at this point I'm ready to pay double to go crawling back to Verizon.

Date of experience: October 15, 2022
Maryland
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Be aware that AT&T are sharks. They are worse than the mob. Their English 101 overseas customer support should be called customer ripoff. I have recently discovered T-Mobile and say they are the new example of quality service, generous pricing options, customer support folks are intelligent, considerate and do what ever they can to give the customer a good experience whereas ATT is an automated disaster. I had 2 cell phones and a tablet.
All lines were cancelled and received an email stating that my auto billing was coming up. I checked my AT&T account to see phone lines cancelled (after a $466.00 payoff for a traded in phone) but the iPad was left in my cancelled account with an $80 Oct-Nov charge. I called to dispute the charge and said that the $20/mo. Charge I had been paying for the last year was now $80 and if I want to close out my account it must be paid off first. Bottom line is it's paid off and now they will start the harassments and extortion process.

Date of experience: October 14, 2022
Utah
1 review
3 helpful votes
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HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE
October 13, 2022

I went to AT&T in Roosevelt Utah, they promised our bill would be a certain price after 60 to 90 days. 9 months later my bill is still twice as much as promised. Each month they say they fix it and each month it is worse then the month prior. Calling 611 to get help has been a waste of hours each month with nothing being fixed. I've been on hold for a total of 13 ours with AT&T and my account is still not fixed. Still get a bill well over the 300 I was promised when switching over to AT&T. A bill of over 700 each month.

Date of experience: October 13, 2022
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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CAN'T SPEAK TO A PERSON IN AMERICA, CAN NOT UNDERSTAND A WORD THEY SAY. VERY RUDE AND CONDESCENDING! SPOKE TO 4 PEOPLE ABOUT MY BILL AND WAS TREATED TERRIBLE AND STILL DID NOT GET MY BILL FIXED. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS HORRIBLE COMPANY! MY RATING IS LESS THAN A STAR BUT WAS FORCED TO SELECT ONE!

Date of experience: October 13, 2022
Texas
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I recently got att fiber. The guy they sent out to look at my home talked me into getting a phone from them also. Had Verizon before this. He brought the phone to my house and transfered my data. And away we go. They put in the fiber internet. And my tv's constantly drop or freeze up while I watch the wheel load. Phone was 260.00 when I decided I couldn't take it anymore. Spectrum which I had before this, never a problem with my TV. OR my Verizon phone. Well spectrum had a deal, so I decided to go back to them. As well as giving them my phone business. Paid off my 260.00 phone paid my bill early, so there would be no problems. Spectrum told me I needed an unlock #, got it. Called Spectrum, then I needed a network unlock #, then I needed a PUK #. Everytime waiting on the phone for 30 min to talk to someone. It took from 10AM to 9:45 PM. and I was told by Spectrum and Verizon this 260.00 phone isn't compatible to anyone but ATT. Why wasn't I told that when the guy was selling me the phone. I URGE YOU NOT TO BUY A PHONE THRU ATT. I use to live in another state and had att for 39 year. They had gotten increasingly worse. And my bill was big then I had 4 phones internet and cable thru them. At the end they began to lie. I swore I would never go back. But that fiber thing brought me back. WASNT WORTH IT. THEY STILL LIE. THEY ARE ALWAYS VERY SORRY AND UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION. I'm on a limited income and I just through away 260.00. SHAME ON THEM. DON'T USE ATT. SAVE YOURSELF AND YOUR MONEY. THEY WILL SUCK YOUR BRAINS RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HEAD. BEWARE.

Date of experience: October 12, 2022
Georgia
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Att 5G is the worst
October 12, 2022

I'm literally sitting here with 5G and 4 full bars of service and I can't get anything to load. Can't watch a YouTube video without it buffering for 16 minutes, Facebook won't load, texts are slow to send, messenger is useless. Before 5G I had zero issues. I continously have to reset my network connection, turn airplane mode on and off. Most the time calls won't go through. Why am I paying for what feels like the 90's dial up for 10 times the cost?

Date of experience: October 12, 2022
Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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THEY STEAL YOUR MONEY
October 8, 2022

ON THE 10 CENT A MINUTE PLAN EACH MONTH THEY SAY YOUR MONEY HAS EXPIRED. THEY HAVE STOLEN FROM US FOR THE LAST TIME, I FIRED THEM.

Date of experience: October 8, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Quiero dejarle saber que tengan mucho cuidado cuando se le acerque un agente de AT&T y le quiera vender planes de telefonia, no lo acepten, nosotros fuimos engañados, te prometen algo bueno, bonito y barato y al final todo es una mentira a lo grande.
Cuando te comunicas con el departamento de LEALTAD que se encarga de ayudar al cliente, ellos ni pueden hacer nada al respecto, esto es otro engaño para los clientes
No caigan en la trampa de AT&T.
No cumplen lo que prometen y nada es lo que dicen.
En resumen AT&T la peor compania de telefonía de USA.

Date of experience: October 8, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Too much $$$$
October 7, 2022

I was never told I'd have a bill 3x larger than I was told for the first month. Then they were charging me 2 weeks of service I haven't yet used. How can they do that. I had to call and complain and finally got my account credited more than 50% of the bill. Now I see my bill is $75.00 instead of $50.00 and I have yet to see my employee discount or the auto pay discount applied to my account... I'll be leaving AT&T real soon. Shady $#*! company with the billing! Then I get attitude from the customer service reps when I call... probably because all they hear is complaints from customers who are getting ripped off! Rediculousness! Ridiculousness!

Date of experience: October 7, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Worst Customer Service
October 6, 2022

ATT customer service is awful. They do not speak clear English. Takes more time to get them understand the issue. Waste of time. Humble request to ATT - Please move the customer service to better English-speaking countries.

Date of experience: October 6, 2022
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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AT&T is an absolute nightmare. It is a brutal capitalist trap at its best. Absolutely no customer service. It's almost unbelievable. A bunch of Robo calls that lead nowhere and eventually just hang up on you. It is absolutely unbelievable. This company should be prosecuted by the government. Because there's no way that they're living up to their end of their contractual agreement. They give you nowhere to turn. I put you in front of hopeless workers who cannot help you because they don't have the tools to do so. And the company sanctions all of this. It's unbelievable that a company like this exist. Older customers do not sign up with AT&T there's no customer service it's impossible to navigate through the BS it ends nowhere in the phone hangs up

Date of experience: October 6, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer Service Representative Bianca (id BA*******, Atlanta Office) not only solved our problems and explained everything we need but kept all of her promises to our complete satisfaction. It was just unbelievable for us - being the AT&T loyal customers for over 30 years! She is the best example for other employees.
We would like to thank her from the bottom of our hearts.
Nelya and Boris Okun

Date of experience: October 5, 2022
Mississippi
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I so tired of companies like at&t internet TV and phone service two to three times a month or over 3 days my connections drop and fails to work because of old wiring and crossbow being to far using old wiring and this AT&T is not willing to invest in black neiborhood with fiber optics. Everybody around me has the same problems when they fix one person get fixed two others drops off.

Date of experience: October 5, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The absolute worst! Spent 5 and a half hours on the phone only to lied to over and over again. All I wanted to do was open a new account a port my numbers over a get a new phone. THAT WAS A NIGHTMARE. STAY A WAY. Managers lie, sales people lie not worth it.

Date of experience: October 5, 2022
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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AT ALL COST AVOID AT&T! Whatever they tell you is false advertisement and they treat their customers horribly. My wires got knocked down by a UPS driver without me knowing and so I called to ask AT&T what was wrong, they ran a 2 min test and jumped to the conclusion that it was my motem. Then made me wait 3 days to get a new motem, then made me set it all up myself. Same issue was occurring. Then I kept trying to call back and would get a report answering machine that would have me go through multiple steps to then inform me that all the lines were busy and to try to call back later. Finally go through to speak to another human by threatening the robot with canceling my service. And then they transferred me 3 times asking me to repeat my issue every time, waisting an hour of my time, despite me telling them from the beginning to send a tech out to fix the problem-that it wasn't my motem. I then ask for a refund for the days I have no been without service but still paying for it, and she tells me she can't offer it because that's the first call I've made to seek assistance. Y'all I'm going to lose my $#*!.

Date of experience: October 5, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good work
October 5, 2022

We switched from another carrier due to high bills and bad customer service. When we started with AT&T, we notice no dropped calls, better customer service and easier bills to understand. The plans were much cheaper than our previous provider. We got some additional incentives for being military, and we sure do appreciate the recognizing our military. I'm not sure if we'll upgrade anything but I'm glad we're with this company. Thanks for great service. Keep up the good work.

Date of experience: October 4, 2022
New Hampshire
1 review
0 helpful votes
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BAD COMPANY
October 4, 2022

Bad company, makes improper charges, they charge you for international calls that you didn't make, to sell you packages. Some of the attendants never solve anything and are rude.

Date of experience: October 4, 2022
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They will lie to you
October 4, 2022

Lies from the sales person to customer support to corporate stores. The time and energy i have spent over the phone and going to the store trying to get credit for the overcharges is invaluable
Do not make the mistake i did been lured with new phones
Keep you live happy go find another company with better reviews

Date of experience: October 4, 2022
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dont go dont waist your money & your time - i went to one branch in 16 state st chicago - the manager erica offfff want to sell regardless your position or situation, never inform you about how much it cost per month - you will chock when you go out the store then she will hidden & disapear to solve your issue - you will stay on hold from 8am-8pm minimum 3 days to find anyone can help you - this erica lier not proffessional not deserve to be a trinee
Everyone i know complain from thier service - be awayyyy its a sham company

Date of experience: October 3, 2022
Mississippi
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Read FINE PRINT
October 3, 2022

ATT is advertising free phones. NOT WITHOUT READING FINE PRINT. I WAS OFFERED AN S22 free and 800 dollars for my s20. Nothing said when I asked Will this cover my payoff on my s20? Answer yes it will. I went through process paid 76.00 taxes and 100 up front on service. Agent said you will get phone faster picking it up at a store. I went to store where they informed me I was responsible for paying off s20 the 800 was covering my s22. Woa I said s22 is free s20 was to be paid for by att no she said. After another hour canceling everything I will not deal again w I th att. Beware also of I14 pro being free I said in store ok I want my free I 14. Lol it ain't free folks it's FALSE ADVERTISING

Date of experience: October 3, 2022