Complaint / Review
Radio Shack
Contract for cell phone fraudulent ripoff deceptive sales

I was in process of an estate sale for my deceased Mom in Jackson, MS and needed a cell phone. Radio Shack sold me a cell phone with Cingular contract which I only listened to the sales person who said it was 39.95 a month, 35 cents a minute over the 1000 minutes a month, no cost for incoming calls. This was three lies. The cost per month was 47.00,45 cents instead of 35 cents a minute, had to pay for incoming calls. What was not mentioned was that it costs $240.00 to break the contract and that there was an activation fee of $36.00. I was devastated with the bill when I got it $215.00. Cingular reduced it down to $160 bless their little hearts but Radio Shack I trusted to tell me the truth for they have helped me many times over the years. This was deceptive. I should have been told about the activation fee, the actual cost per month with tax and the cost per minute when I went over my 1000 minutes. This was a rip-off.