Verizon Cell Phones Consumer Reviews - Page 3

FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA -- I normally have a bill of about $114 each month when Alltel still owned the company. I just received a bill for $2300+, and while in their office another ladies who's over $900. Alltel customers were told by Verizon they would honor the Alltel contract plans which were far better than Verizon who lacks the $7/month talk free after 7pm plan and requires a higher priced packages for their friends & family package as compared to Alltel's my circle.

Well after a great deal of confusion and discussion I got them to correct the error which they say was related to their systems inability to sort out the Alltel plan with a Verizon replacement phone for the now defunct Alltel lg scoop phone that was not working properly; we had purchased full price. Well though they fixed that billing issue they still billed me the full $124 tax from the $2300 mistake stating I would have to pay it. Then wait until the next month to get a credit for it. I told them I would not pay for their company's mistake.

To aggravate matters, the new Verizon phone will not get out here at the house when all the old Alltel phones have 4-5 bars now for about 8 years. They would not give me a phone stating it was a problem with towers in the Southport NC area, and one Verizon employee told me it could take 6 months to fix. But another when I asked to cancel service says he doubted it took that long, that I would have to pay an early cancellation fee for $200/line. *The Verizon employee stated also the free after 7pm packages Alltel buyout customers are still getting could probably end in about a year.*

So if your wireless Alltel phones are switched out with Verizon, as they wear out or you upgrade you could lose the sweet cheaper perks you once had with Alltel. I am still being charged for a line that is dead and to a company that has me really poed. While at the US cellular store many poed Alltel buyout customers were in there looking into switching out. Shame Alltel didn't buy Verizon out as I had few to any problems over many years of good service with Alltel.

I had been a customer with Verizon since 1995 and until then I had no complaints. My son and I shared 400 "anytime" minutes and until August of last year our bill was only about 80.00 a month. Imagine my surprise when I got a bill in August and it was over 230.00 dollars! I called Verizon and found out that when you share minutes there is a primary number and a secondary number and the primary number gets the minutes and if they are all gone then the secondary number gets charged for any minutes used over that! Every time I called to find out the primary number it would jump between his phone number and mine.

I paid the July and August bill and imagine to my surprise my September bill was again over 200.00. I called again and tried to no avail to figure out what this bill consisted of. Of course they treated my like a fungus and said "you went over" blah, blah, blah. I then tried to change the contract where I would not have a phone but he would. That didn't work either because they wanted 175.00 to drop this line. I then called and tried to set up a payment plan to pay off the current bill. When I called again the bill had mysteriously changed from over 200.00 to over 400.00. I called AGAIN and tried to get an explanation but no luck again.

I sent them money as I had it to pay down on the bill and never used the phones again (We use Virgin Mobile and love it) got another bill and it is now 875.00 dollars! I called again and they charged me a termination fee of 375.00 and turned me over to a collection agency without notifying me. I am tired of fighting them and gave in and paid an amount of 963.00! I know from July to August I paid them about 600.00 but they can't tell me where it went. I am so frustrated and I called them one last time and let them know what I felt about their business practices. This is a lesson learned and that is why we all have cell phones now where we control the cost.

HOUSTON -- I just received my cell phone bill $733.49 from Verizon Wireless. I knew it would be high as the cell was my link to everyone. My husband had a heart attack on the 27th of July and passed away July 30 2005. He was in New Braunfels Hospital TX. I live in Houston. I figured my bill would be $400-$500 easy. In Feb of this year I went to Verizon and added him to my cell account. After he passed I called Verizon Aug 7, told them he had passed away and I would not need to keep that other phone. Why pay the extra $20.00 a month for the next two years?

When I got my bill I was billed 195.00 for early termination. I cannot get out of the contract until February 2007 and they had the gall to tell me I should lend this extra phone to someone and let them help me with the bill until 2007 when the contract is up. I have decided I have no other options than to stay with them for the next two years because if I cancel my phone now it will cost me another 200.00 and at my age I need a cell phone to keep in touch with my family, especially at this time.

It's insane, I was shocked but they said that was what the contract says. Like someone would look into that when they are purchasing the agreement. Just makes me sick, they would take advantage of someone it's not like they weren't already getting a 500.00 phone bill. And I didn't have a problem with that at all. I have always paid on time, and even told people what a great company it was.

My opinion has changed completely and I will leave Verizon ASAP. I would advise anyone who is now considering a contract with Verizon to rethink it. I even told the girl I would send a copy of the death certificate, as proof. Her reply is "you signed the contract." Thanks Verizon. Your sympathy--it was appreciated. I will make sure all my friends know how much you value your customers. CAN YOU HEAR ME?

FALSOM, CALIFORNIA -- I cannot believe I come across this site. I too hate Verizon wireless and think personally that they are mega rich billionaires' conglomerates, huge big bullies that will step on anyone they can. With all the huge amount of money they got, why they picking on us? I may end up having severe medical issues due to their billing practices. How so very rude and uncaring they are. Accused me of getting phone online and have it sent here to my home like in May or April and we just moved here in August so nope, sorry fellas, not this time. They get by with it over and over. I have read literally thousands of bad stuff and sites on Verizon.

At this point I will join, absolutely. I have already reported them to so many different organizations and agencies, even nationally, every website and protector I can, each I find and come across even the federal government ones. I am single mom and 2 kids and we live off a tiny, mere 643.00 a month. I swear to you and I supposedly opened a bogus Verizon account. Here where we live don't get any reception from anyone at all and there is not even a home phone as no company as we live in the boonies!!!

With 643.00 to pay bills and get by, raising 2 kids alone, sorry but damn, are you stupid Verizon? Why or how logical are you. With that little income I sure going to go out and buy a damn 500 buck iPhone and oh yea don't forget the 160 a month service and all the Apple iPhone things I supposed to have added.

Please!!! I have told them how bad our lives are right now, without a dime at all and my kids and I about to be homeless and without a dime, no food and even hungry. For weeks I have begged them and cried literally and still they accuse me of opening account. No, I don't think so and meantime I am anguished as I have mental illness and super worried about our futures. My poor 2 kids did not and was not able to get not even one solitary pencil to return to school. I hate Verizon!!!

SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA -- We pay our bill with our debit card, we have done this since we got our phones 4 months ago. The first two payments went through with no trouble but the last two payments have not been processed by them. We have been using the same card at other places and have no trouble, pay all our bills and everything with it. I have called Verizon 4 times in less than a week. Once to make a payment, a payment which I was told by two different people went through. Now we are being told it hasn't gone through and that I never gave them a card number, we had tried a different card this time, one that I again pay bills with and have been using with NO TROUBLE!!

I talked to two different supervisors today, one of which called me a liar and said that neither of the confirmation conversations happened. They do have proof I made arraignments but conveniently they lost the card information! I was told by the first supervisor if I paid yet another $100.00 today (which I don't have) that my service will not be interrupted. I told him I didn't have the money but let me talk to my husband to see what he has to say, who by the way is traveling for work but did this company care? Not at all!!

My husband asked me to call them again and see if we could pay the balance in full Friday (this coming Friday) if we could not have service interruption. I was then quoted by the second supervisor that they can't do anything for me unless I pay $127.00 today, what??!! I was just quoted a $100.00 just a few hours earlier. I explained that it wasn't our fault because they had the card information and begged her to work with me because my husband uses this as a work phone. I was pretty much told they don't care.

At my wit's end I asked if there was a recording of the conversation where I paid the $100.00 and gave my card information, her attitude changed and she told me that it wasn't their problem and they can't help me without a payment. I already made a payment!! I was called a liar, told I just wanted free services and quoted two different prices all in one day by this company. Needless to say Verizon has lost a couple customers! I would not recommend this company to anyone. If you are thinking of getting a phone through them don't!

APPLETON, WISCONSIN -- Been having multiple problems with defective Verizon HTC device. It has been replaced three different times since Nov. 2012. Last replacement was 4/2013 and in July 2013 (last month) the same exact problem has happened again with the same device. This is the third time this has happened with this particular phone.
8/17/2013: Called customer service about the problems yet again. Was told by customer service at 3:00 p.m. on 8/17 that I was eligible for an upgrade. Rather than deal with a fourth defective replacement device from Verizon, I opted to upgrade.

8/17: 6 p.m. - At the store, was told that I was not eligible to upgrade until 1/2014 and was told that this was a "computer error" due to an email that was sent to Verizon customers in April 2013 and that my account had been missed. Called corporate while at the store, spoke to a manager (Sophia) who told me there was nothing more she could do. An error is an error and that for $300.00 she would override the upgrade and would send me a Samsung 4 if I paid the $300.00.

After I told her that this was not an option for me, she told me that there was no comparable phone to mine that Verizon was selling that she could offer me and then said she would send me a free flip phone. A flip phone? I have a smart phone and Verizon offered me a flip phone.

Told them that I did not want a flip phone and then customer service decided that they would offer me a "great" option. I could add a line for $9.99/ month and then get new phone number. So, with that option, I am now paying an extra $9.99/month and getting a new phone number. I don't want a new phone number! I want a decent replacement!

Spent 3 hours, 21 minutes and 22 seconds arguing with them and GOT NO resolution, other than the flip phone option. Have been with Verizon since they bought out Alltel and they have been a thorn in my ass ever since. Happy to say that I broke my contract with them today. Happy to pay the buyout fee instead of being stuck with them jerks any longer!

Verizon charged me somewhat of a "down deposit" on changing out my phone of $216.49. I was told by the first representative that as soon as they received my back, I would receive my "down deposit" back into my checking account. I called on a Wednesday, 2 days after they received my phone back and was told I should receive my money by the next day, if not to call back. Well I didn't and called back Thursday. I was told the same thing. So I called back Friday. You can imagine what I was told, the same thing!

So I called again the following day Saturday. Same response. This time I gave them my direct checking account information. I was told it would be in there by the following Tuesday at the latest. Well it wasn't. So I called the next day which was a Wednesday and this is why I'm writing this. I was told that they "checked" off on my money to be returned to me and they would send the Check out asap and it would take 2-3 weeks to get to me. I Specifically told them I wanted it directly back in my account.

For some reason, they overlooked it, or didn't care and did it the way THEY wanted. Not only did they send it out in a check, but they sent it to the WRONG address. The address is not Only NOT in the same city I live in, but not even the same STATE!! After I told them my address Numerous times!!! So by the time that I receive my money back it will be 3-6 weeks AFTER the day I was Supposed to get it. And NOT 1 of the customer service representatives I spoke to offered ANY time of compensation for THEIR mess up. Everyone of them acted like it was out of their hands and NOTHING could be done except me take it on and then go on.

Just because a sucker signs up doesn't mean you should take advantage. I needed a new cell plan because the company I was with was discontinuing the plan I was on and I needed modifications. I bought a Verizon plan in good faith believing the salesman at his word. I was told originally that the tax would be about $15.00 - $20.00 per month total for the plan. It is 3 times that.

I chose a phone that was advertised as no data plan required, my wife saw the ad, the salesman told me no plan was required. Imagine my dismay when I received a bill for the maximum data plan they had. I called and was told I needed to have a data plan with that phone. I was flat out told that the phone I had needed a data plan even though the company had told me and advertised that phone did not need a plan.

At that time I was still within the time frame that I could have changed phones to a non data phone but did not. My mistake. The woman who helped me change the plan to the cheapest one told me it would cost total $15.00 a month. It didn't. It cost $15.00 per phone for a total cost of $45.00 per month.

I filed a complaint with BBB and received a phone call from a representative. I missed the first call, he left a message stating he would like to work a phone trade with me. I called him back and he did not answer. I left a message letting him know I called. He returned the call the next day and left a message saying he could not do anything for me and I was stuck.

I believe Verizon to be dishonest in their business dealings. They cheated and lied to me until I was out of the return policy time. They have done everything possible to make sure I was sucked dishonestly into a bad situation. As soon as I am able I will be leaving Verizon. I only hope that the AT&T T-mobile buyout will take much of their business.

I will do everything I can to let people know how I was treated and discourage them from joining Verizon. I was with T-mobile and was delighted with them. My changing needs simply necessitated a change. Meantime, here I am stuck with a stupid plan from a dishonest company. If you are considering Verizon, run away very fast.

I have been with Verizon for about nine years, and was always fairly satisfied with the service even though I have always thought their prices too high. I went over my minutes one month, and was talked into upgrading, which I did. I was given some bonus minutes which seemed to work well. Maybe I just wasn't listening well, but I did not realize that these minutes were only temporary, and I went over quite a bit when they were removed.

When I called, I was told that I could upgrade and would be forgiven the overage. Well, after I upgraded, I was told that I had not responded quickly enough or properly, so I was only given a small credit. At this point I was falling further and further behind. I tried to pay a little extra each month, but could never catch up (Checking on the minutes used is a farce, and info never correct). Last month I was told I could pay $100 by a certain date and then another amount at the beginning of the month. I always pay online but my net was down, so I paid the $100 at the store in the machine and did not take the receipt.

At the beginning of the month I made another payment. Lo and behold, my phone was shut off. I have been to the store, talked to reps, emailed, and have gotten no satisfaction. The last communication I got said I would not get credit for the payment because I could not prove I had made it. When I told them I wanted to cancel they started telling me they would have to talk to me on the phone not the computer (I like to get things in writing). They finally said I could pay the whole bill off and then get a one time $60 credit, and when the contract was up I could downgrade. I feel I have been manipulated and taken advantage of.

My plan calls for unlimited minutes and unlimited texting and after all the "extra" charges are added each month I wind up with a $170 bill. That is crazy! My cancellation fee is $175, plus the huge bill I still owe. I do not know if they have a payment plan if I cancel or if I can expect the phone police at my door!? I think I can get two prepaid phones with unlimited services for about $90 a month? I could pay for this and make a payment to Verizon and still eventually come out ahead. I am hoping other companies will start offering cheaper services and put a hurting on Verizon. Please do careful research before using Verizon.

This is a review approved by over 100 residents of a community called "Mount Vintage Plantation" (used to be a vineyard) in a hilly area of South Carolina. MV Plantation's post office address is North Augusta, SC but its physical location is nearer to Edgefield, SC. For some years, Alltel was the only company with a tower in the area. Verizon bought out Alltel, but didn't buy Alltel's tower. Verizon leased the tower for a few months, but now has lost the lease. Our service went from great with Alltel, to horrible with Verizon.

You can be sitting still, NOT MOVING, with 5 bars showing on your cell phone. Suddenly, without a move on your part, your cell phone will drop your call, and insist, "Leaving service area" as it drops your call (AGAIN!). In a few minutes, your Verizon phone may, or may not, decide to let you have service again. Dropped calls, within at least a 10 mile radius of Mount Vintage, are common, indeed, mandatory. It WILL happen.

If you're lucky, maybe a text message will go through. Verizon offered to sell us EACH a $200+ piece of equipment to "make a mini-tower in your house." That is fine, but MV is 40000 acres. Many of us hike, or ride horses, or golf on MV property. As of this time, we effectively have ZERO cell phone coverage. I plan to cancel my Verizon plan; after all, they can take money from me, but can't provide me with service. Might as well have a phone you like, since I won't' have phone service, anyway.

For now, if you have an Alltel phone, and if you DO NOT upgrade the software to Verizon or go to a Verizon plan, you have SOME service. However, anyone who is dumb enough to do as I did, and upgrade the software to Verizon, you're toast. No phone service. Guaranteed dropped calls, frequently and persistently. I am strongly considering ATT. OK, so they aren't known for great service either, but I could get an iPhone. However, I have to say that their telephone customer service has been terrific; very nice, attempted to be very helpful.