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Complaint / Review
Straight Talk
Discontinued phone service without activating the next

Me and Straighttalk/NET-10 and just why I can't phone...

On Monday, March 15, I visited Wal Mart and bought the STREET telephone, a LG290C for $79.99. Although at Wal Mart I also bought a STREET support card, one which might provide me endless telephone support for 45.00.

I returned home and attempted, utilizing the requests about the telephone, to trigger it. After about 10 moments to be on-hold and/or answering computer-generated concerns, I obtained a registered concept that “due to extraordinarily large phone volume” there could be one more 10-minute delay before a person support representative can be available. I hung-up using the purpose of initiating the telephone by web.

Little did I understand that my issues were going to advance.

In The Straighttalk site I finished all of the necessary types just before initiating a brand new telephone, such as the radio switch that I needed to transfer a current phone range from another provider.

After supplying all of the required info and pursuing all of the requests, the final access began, but didn't finish. I waited and waited, for what appeared like half an hour; it had been probably 15. Ultimately I restarted the procedure at the start including utilizing a different browser. Once more, after I got towards the very last action, I waited patiently and nothing happened.

I tried a third-time, this time after closing down and restarting the computer.in the place of awaiting the final accessibility to become approved, I got your dog to get a stroll. I returned towards the same issue. Once more, I turn off the pc, restarted it, delivered tothe StraightTalk site and began throughout. This time around there is another outcome: as, in the Straighttalk site, there is a note the site is shut for preservation along side an apology for almost any trouble that it might have triggered. I desire that I'd obtained this concept earlier which may have preserved me more than one hour of my period. Armed using the understanding that their site wasn't functional I waited a couple of hours before attempting again, all of my following efforts were without success.

Fundamentally the Straighttalk site was ready to go. (Sadly, and that I didn't recognize it at that time, the web page was reactivated in the end their Customer Support Representatives choose to go house for that evening.) Again, I adopted all of the requests, such as the radio option titled, transfer a current quantity from another provider.

When completed, SAINT designated another quantity to my telephone. This isn't what I needed or required. I named the client support quantity that was responded by an outgoing registered concept which stated that should you need to consult with a Person repetition to call-back tomorrow once we are actually closed. I did so.

Next I named Straighttalk customer support the day of Thursday, March 16. The very first repetition I talked with was a heavily accented woman. I just note the highlight as she was very hard to comprehend. She repeatedly set me on-hold stating that she'd to “talk to her supervisor.” at that time I thought the Boss declaration but I no further do as there have been way too many of these and also the next STREET Customer Support Representative stated the same when he put me on several and regular supports.in my opinion that “going to consult with a supervisor” is euphemism to take time for you to lookup the clear answer in certain type of guide.

After about 45 units, where she kept requesting exactly the same, non-specific concerns she stated that she would move me to somebody who would finish the procedure. I came across this declaration to become fairly unusual as, throughout the 45 units that she'd me about the point, she never questioned what provider I needed to transfer the amount from (AT&T); the amount itself, my bill number with AT&T, or even the code connected my bill with AT&T.

Next, I had been used in a guy who started the discussion by requesting the sequential number on my telephone. I replied by stating that I'd simply supplied these details towards the woman who moved me to him. He advised me that she didn't move any info which we'd to begin right from the start. I requested “what was the purpose of her asking me those concerns, frequently for 45 minutes? ”

By this time around my disappointment stage had elevated though I complied and started the procedure over. After about half an hour, including many breaks prefaced with “is it okay easily place you on-hold for approximately three minutes while I consult with my boss? ”I was advised that both AT&T telephone andthe Straighttalk telephone could be disconnected to get a amount of everywhere from 2 hours to seven days. At this time I sensed that I'd no additional option apart from to express “yes.”

Which was about 11:20 AM. It's today 11:35 PM and that I still don't have telephone support of any sort.

Today, about 7PM, I experimented with trigger my NET10 phone. Little did I understand that another catastrophe was expecting me.in the NET10 site I also attempted activatingthe telephone many times without accomplishment, every time dealing with the final step and having their site WOn't visit the next phase. Does this problem?

At this time over time I had been prepared to lose the 300 free moments which were designed to include the NET10 phone since I seriously desired telephone service, any telephone service. Not just may I not trigger the 300 free integrated minutes but I also was not able to buy and trigger extra units. After about 45 units of recurring disappointment I chose to go back to my local Wal Mart using the three telephones at hand and find their aid.

Upon introduction it appeared that everybody employed in the telephone department was eliminated on the split, etc. Ultimately I found and approached the store-manager who, about the audio system, requested for employees to record tothe telephone division. A girl did. I informed her my tale, she offered that what Straighttalk did was equally silly and needless as, towards the greatest of her understanding; they don't need to remove the AT&T phone till shortly before they activatethe Straighttalk phone.

I asked her if she might transfer my connections from my AT&T phone to my Straighttalk telephone, she mentioned it couldn’t be achieved by her or other people.

Next, I questioned her if she could easily get my Motorola Wireless earpiece to work well with the LG Straighttalk telephone, she replied by stating that may just be achieved afterthe phone is triggered.

Next I informed her of my having a NET10 phone like a copy strategy and also the issues I'd undergone with NET10; that their web concept stated that I had a need to contact from the phone, but because of STREET disconnecting all my telephones that used to do not need a cellphone that worked.

She offered to contact NET10 for me personally. She named and obtained an automatic program; she replied to all of the concerns accordingly, she subsequently obtained a note that my sim-card wasn't legitimate. She confirmed the credibility of the sim-card and began around. During this period she advised me that her change finished at 9PM which she was heading home.

Despite her apparent knowledge in initiating telephones ultimately she quit.

Next she advised me that I, or somebody in my own account, should contact the NET10 customer support when there are live individuals performing there. Upon request she uncovered that she didn't understand what hours NET-10 had people operating as customer support representatives.

I returned home, nothing completed and that I am however without phone support. It's today 11:40 PM.


Offender: Straight Talk

Country: USA

Category: Telecommunications

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