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Pigeonly

3.4

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Pigeonly Reviews Summary

The company has garnered significant negative feedback, primarily due to persistent issues with unauthorized charges and inadequate customer service. Customers frequently report difficulties in cancelling subscriptions, resulting in repeated billing despite attempts to halt services. Many express frustration over unresponsive customer support, including disconnected phone lines and unhelpful email interactions. While some users appreciate the concept of the service for maintaining communication with incarcerated loved ones, the overwhelming sentiment is one of dissatisfaction, highlighting a critical need for improved operational integrity and customer care to restore trust and credibility.

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Viet Nam
1 review
0 helpful votes
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GREAT SIGHT!
May 25, 2019

This is a great sight who love ones are locked up I only paid 29.00 for a whole year of free color pic and greeting cards letter post card check it out you will really be happy just down load in Google.

Date of experience: May 24, 2019
Viet Nam
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Kristen and the staff at Pigeonly have made my separation from my
Husband so much easier than any phone company I've ever had to deal
With. I'm currently in the UK and have zero access to the phone company
At my husband's prison so Kristen has been helping me deal with the very
Unprofessional company we have to deal with through the prison. I can't
Thank her enough for everything she does for me. If I need topping up or
Anything she is wright there. Its been so stressful having to deal with
Securus but Pigeonly are the personification of professional and they
Are really understand the hardships we suffer as the wives and loved
Ones of incarcerated men. My stress levels have gone right down because
Whatever I need Pigeonly is right there. I've been dealing with them for
Almost a year now and if you want good rates with exceptional
Service... Pigeonly are the ones to go to. I'm recommending them to
Everyone I know.

Date of experience: May 23, 2019
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Totally happy. Best way to keep in touch with loved ones for an affordable price. Like individual packages. Really likes the personal service during my last call for assistance. Sherie was extremly healpful.

Date of experience: May 9, 2019
New York
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Before Pigeonly I have been stressed to the max trying to talk to my boyfriend. I have been spending an insane amount a week or just a few phone calls. This makes trying to support him and comfort him as well as him do the same to me make us both just irritated. Thanks to Pigeonly I will be spending way less and won't have to worry about money. The service was easy and super helpful. I highly recommend it to anyone who has an incarcerated loved one.

Date of experience: May 5, 2019
Cortnei H. — Pigeonly Rep
over a year old

Dear Jasmine, thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to seeing you again.

GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I've had $55 plus out my account in ONE MONTH. I am from the UK as him can see, so the number was a god send for my friend to contact me. I'm a single mum & can't afford the charges at all. Cancel
The number it's a scam & not fair. I am so upset with this company.

Date of experience: May 2, 2019
Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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This service has caused me SUCH a headache as multiple charges have been coming out of my bank account nonstop for MONTHS now! I had just ONE order of pictures that were to be sent to a loved one (which was NEVER received) & after that, they had all my bank information and continued to charge my card 2,3, sometimes 4 times a month! I've called multiple times to get things straight, they only refunded a few of the fraudulent charges, & at this point I'm just gonna get a lawyer as well as the BBB involved. Freaking ridiculous! Please BEWARE FOLKS! Don't lose your hard earned money on SCAMMERS!

Date of experience: May 2, 2019
New Jersey
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Hidden fees? Yes. Multiple fraudulent charges per month? Yes. No support? Correct. All negative reviews are accurate. If you are thinking about using this company, find another. There are others. Read the positive reviews on here and visit the reviewers' profiles. You will see that many are fakes/bots, and/or paid to write false positive reviews on other scam websites - Usually the same websites, too. Very interesting. Don't feel bad, or think that they are "just a start-up" like you will often see here and there on a Google search. They are stealing your money, hoping to get away with it, and they don't feel bad about it. They continue to charge you, and will take months to refund you the money. I once threatened to go to my bank, and I had the refund the next day. The next time I tried, it didn't phase them, and they took their time. Sadly, you are better off cancelling the card once they have the info. The downside is that this company is significantly cheaper than other inmate services - and they know that, I'm sure. But it's not worth getting your money stolen. So... Thank you, Pigeonly. Next!

Date of experience: April 30, 2019
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Essentially a scam site. 1. First red flag, you HAVE TO set up a recurring charge on your credit card. 2. It might work for some prisoners who have to make expensive long distance calls to home and family, but it is useless for local call prisoners. But they don't tell you this on their web site. 3. I could not find a way online to cancel my account once I had initiated it. I had call an agent to cancel. We'll see if this even works. Otherwise I'll need to dispute the charges on my upcoming credit card statements. 4. To find out how the operating procedure for initiating the prisoner calls I had to go to a third party site on Youtube and that's where I realized Pigeonly was only useful if the prisoners had to make expensive long distance calls from a Federal prisoner. Really sleazy site.

Date of experience: April 24, 2019
Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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BEWARE! Hidden Fees
April 22, 2019

At first I thought this was the greatest thing! I could send pics, a letter, an article, a postcard, etc. But then I noticed this charge from them that I never authorized, and not just from one account, they were taking it from any card I ever used, even if I had deleted it. 7.99 every 10 days. So I call customer serivce number, I waited for over an hour on hold with no one ever picking up the call. So I went to the online chat. This person only had the capability of filing a report with billing. There was no way to get confirmation, no number to talk to them. They sneak money out of your account, then make it so you can't even talk to someone who actually works for this company.

Date of experience: April 21, 2019
Germany
1 review
6 helpful votes
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They were great until I noticed I was getting charged multiple times throughout the month. I had my bank stop payment, yet they are still pulling money from my account. I have contacted support( which is located in the Philippines) and they said I would receive my money back. I still have not received it. I also did not receive the confirmation email they promised to send.

Date of experience: April 17, 2019
Kentucky
1 review
6 helpful votes
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This services is so skep an has taken double payments every time even after removing way of payment is taken off. Records are not accurate on your profile page of payment history. No live person to speak to an emails are not answered. I have lost everything an single mother that tried to let my kids stay in contact with their father take from them for 25yrs. Proof of the double payments in photo. BBB needs to know how they have done im sure a lot of others as myself.

Date of experience: April 11, 2019
Louisiana
1 review
5 helpful votes
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BEWARE
April 1, 2019

PIGEONLY DOES NOT SETUP THE PHONE NUMBER THEY PROVIDE WITH THE FACILITY YOUR LOVED ONE IS IN.

PIGEONLY DID NOT RELATE THIS INFORMATION WHEN SERVICE WAS PURCHASED.

WHEN PHONE CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM LOVED ONE I WAS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK TO HIM WITHOUT DEPOSITING MONEY INTO HIS COMMISSARY.

Date of experience: April 1, 2019
Nepal
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I love the way of interaction with the intimate people using this website help to solve the problem of long distance thank you

Date of experience: March 30, 2019
Cortnei H. — Pigeonly Rep
over a year old

Thank you for the wonderful review and for taking the time to share your feedback with Pigeonly. Our priority is customer service and we are ecstatic that we met that mark! Kind folks like you make our job a pleasure.

Jamaica
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great way to keep in touch, at lower costs with your lover ones. Katt was amazing and helped me get set up when I was having difficulties. Thanks pigeonly

Date of experience: March 29, 2019
Cortnei H. — Pigeonly Rep
over a year old

Dear Chevelle, Thank you for the wonderful review and for taking the time to share your feedback with Pigeonly. Our priority is customer service and we are elated that we met that mark! Kind folks like you make our job a pleasure.

New Jersey
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Pigeonly
March 28, 2019

This is amazing and I love how I can send post cards pics as many as you want just the service in general. Thanks

Date of experience: March 27, 2019
Cortnei H. — Pigeonly Rep
over a year old

Dear Joy, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review. We are pleased that you love the service and are delighted that you are a customer of Pigeonly. Thank you and stay well

Philippines
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The best
March 25, 2019

Nice site 1 of the best. Cant wait to use it more often than others i will recomend this to my friend

Date of experience: March 24, 2019
Cortnei H. — Pigeonly Rep
over a year old

Thank you for the wonderful review and for taking the time to share your feedback with Pigeonly. Our priority is customer service and we are ecstatic that we met that mark! Kind folks like you make our job a pleasure.

Nigeria
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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The best service ever
March 21, 2019

Very good... The best service I have used... My inmate is always allowed to call never got a drop call... I done use several different services and this is the best and also have great deals.

Date of experience: March 20, 2019
Cortnei H. — Pigeonly Rep
over a year old

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review. We are pleased that you love the service and are delighted that you are a customer of Pigeonly. Thank you and stay well!

Philippines
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Wow amazing
March 15, 2019

I love this shop easy use and excellent services. More power and God bless this shop. Continue your good heart to people who trusted.

Date of experience: March 14, 2019
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Nice
March 15, 2019

I love Pigeonly! My son is an inmate at Forrest City Arkansas Federal Penitentiary and I send photos, a lot of photos and post cards to him regularly through Pigeonly at a very low price! Thank you Pigeonly so much for your wonderful service! You make a lot of people happy!

Date of experience: March 14, 2019
Indonesia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Is the best
March 15, 2019

Aplication is top online shop in the world, and the best in online shop. The aplication is namber one is me.

Date of experience: March 14, 2019