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3:53 pm EST
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SafeLink Wireless Phone service, lack of fluent English communication

I have waited as much as 8 hours to get a single problem (no service) resolved only for it to happen again a few days later. The hold time for customer service is astronomical to say the least. You are guaranteed to to be on hold at least one hour before a non English speaking geek comes on the line and can't understand A damn thing you are saying. They either disconnect you on or put you on an infinite hold just to avoid your concerns. This has to be the absolute worse customer service handling in the entire world. I HATE SAFEELINK! Changing my provider immediately!

Desired outcome: English speaking and understanding reps, hold time no more than five minutes

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1:04 pm EST

SafeLink Wireless Phone minutes stopped. Why? Called SafeLink and TracFone for 3 days to no avail. Connection always cut off!

3-10-22

I have had SafeLink service for many, many years. Last month, February 2022, my service was shut off. WHY?

Please let me know.

Thanks,

William R. Trybus

[protected] but call me at [protected] (my sister's home #) since my cell phone is not working or her email address, [protected]@gmail.com.

Desired outcome: Re-activate my phone immediately.

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11:53 am EST

SafeLink Wireless My service

My acp service SafeLink is telling me it's going to take 7-10 business day which I don't understand why and I can make no calls at all and I'm 8months pregnant please help I need my phone please 🥺 my phone number is [protected] I need my unlimited service please

Desired outcome: Getting my service

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11:10 am EST

SafeLink Wireless Phone don't work

Called customer service could not fix my problem . plus the customer service people could not speak very good english.

Desired outcome: replace my phone

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10:53 am EST

SafeLink Wireless Volte Service

I purchased a new 4G phone in January. Volte was updated on my phone [protected], in February. I saw Volte on my phone and the Sim was turned on. My question is why my phone was disrupted yesterday? I also continue to get phone calls and emails informing me that I need to purchase another phone (which I was told to ignore.) This entire transition is messy, and should have been started 6 months ago so that people do not have to purchase a "Free" phone for government service.

Desired outcome: Please turn service back on.

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SafeLink Wireless safelink wireless

On March 8, 2022 I was on the phone for 3 hours with safelink. My phone stopped working without notice. I went on safelink wireless ugrades in November 2021 and upgraded the phone. I explained this to the person and kept being told 'your phone is not compatible'. After only 3 months! I still have the previous phone which I was told was eligible. After 30 minutes I was told ' I would love to continue talking to you but I have to transfer you to a higher department'. As soon as she clicked over the call disconnected, I called back two more times and each freakin time was disconnected. I finally just decided to go to another company and when I tried to cancelled it took 3 times to get the right person and another 30 minutes. I need my original enrollment id and code in order to keep my number but couldnt get anything!

Never again!

Desired outcome: I would love to get the enrollment id and 4 digit code so I can transfer the number.

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Dallas Freeburg
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Mar 13, 2022 6:44 pm EDT

I have had all the same issues as op's have already commented on. What a piece of [censored] company.

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5:55 pm EST

SafeLink Wireless Safelink Wireless

On February 28th, my phone stopped working. I called safelink and I followed the trouble shooting steps the rep told me to do. After the phone still didn't work, I was transferred to a higher department who continued to trouble shoot my phone. That person determined that they needed to do updates behind the scene and would return my call in two hours. I never received that call and called back the next day. The first person hung up on me after some trouble shooting steps, so I called back. That person did the same trouble shooting steps as the first one and then transferred me to higher department who determined that I needed a new sim card. The sim card came, and I called back because the phone was still not working. Three reps did trouble shooting and the last one hung up again. Today marks one week and two days without services.

Desired outcome: I would like my phone fixed or replaced.

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Seddiec78
US
Mar 12, 2022 10:00 am EST

Absolutely THE WORST possible phone plan. Got some card in the mail, spent 20+ hours on phone with them over 2 week period. Phone worked for about 10 hours out of 2 weeks! Text messages still not working. When they finally fixed the phone calls, I called to fix the texts and the rep did something that made phone not work again, said whoops and transferred me. Waited an hour and then the call dropped. Now I got phone working again finally and call dropped before they could fix text messages. Now waiting for them to call back...

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Marcia Wade
US
Mar 04, 2022 1:57 pm EST

same complaints for LifeWireless. However, instead of just hanging up, they usually return me to the menu, on which I had already waited 8 minutes this latest call. In addition, they advertise unlimited calls; I've applied to change over from limited minutes to unlimited three (3) times but each time record shows not applied for. Meanwhile, they are still collecting their fees from the government.

Ps: various sims and replaced telephones never have been fully functional.

Both federal and state regulatory agencies are letting us down while their employees collect their wages. After numerous complaints to FCC, they now claim handled by different agency. The life-line agency insists handled by

FCC. Both agency employees collecting their wages.

pps The local PR reports each year there are no complaints: according to their registry. That's because they refuse to allow registration of complaints; not against the telephone company nor the lifeline providers.

ppps: the agency heads have to be replaced.. only when faced when loosing the meal ticket and cut off of funds will any action occur.

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10:03 am EST

SafeLink Wireless Unbelievable! All my questions about account benefits, data and other info i need was - ignored and not answered

Absolutely the WORST company in the world . They are no longer hitting the low, they are UNDERGROUND! 47 minutes, 4 times transferred just to get extremely pissed and never received BASIC info about monthly data and account benefits. WHY this TRASHY company still in the market? They must be kicked out immediately and let other ADEQUATE companies to step in and serve !

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4:22 pm EST

SafeLink Wireless safe link wireless extra charges

For the past 8 months safe link has double charged my bank account for monthly service payment. I have attempted to get a refund for these over charges/payments but they have not refunded the money. I plan to sue them for, not only the extra charges but pain and suffering.

Desired outcome: My lawsuit will be for 1 million dollars.

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SafeLink Wireless They are not sending me my smartphone that they promised with the new plan.

I hope that all of you are healthy and safe. I'm writing to you because I'm experiencing serious problems with my cellular phone provider. They promised me a smartphone because the phones 3G are going to be out of service soon, they promised unlimited phone calls and internet. They don't want to send me my smartphone that I was promised. They are lying to me telling me that they don't have smartphones in stock and they are not sending me the phone. My problem is that my Alcatel phone is going to stop working in around 8 days. They don't want to send me the phone. I don't know what I will do. I have clients who need to reach me for services. They will not be able to call me anymore. I need the phone urgently. They haven't replaced my phone in around 7 years. My phone is getting old and they are not sending me the replacement phone. I don't understand their attitude. I'm a customer of Safelink Wireless for almost eight years.

Desired outcome: They should send me the smartphone as soon as possible. They should send it overnight. I have been calling them about this for two months.

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9:39 pm EST

SafeLink Wireless Phone

I purchased a new phone off of the safelink website March 2021 for $69. In August the phone quit working. I called safelink and was transferred to tracfone. They agreed to replace the phone. I bought an LG phone on ATT network and I asked that they send the same. They sent 4 phones. None were the correct brand ( cheaper phones were sent) or the correct network. I told them repeatedly not to send Verizon as we get very bad reception. This was reiterated to them after each wrong phone was sent. Each return cost me a 44 mile round trip to the closest UPS store. They also told me they would refundmy money but they never would. I was also told by tracfone I must purchase an ATT SIM card from Wal-Mart to make the phone work. This was also a waste of money as it did not work. I finally gave up and bought another phone off of the safelink site. This one cost me $90 which I had to make payments on because I could not afford it. I bought the secondphone on Sept.23 2021. I finished paying it off in December. In January I was informed I must buy a new phone due to"network changes" by February. After hours on the phone with tracfone they finally sent a replacement phone- AGAIN on Verizon network which we get zero reception where we live. Again- HOURS ON THE PHONE with no resolution other than be told to BUY ANOTHER PHONE. I was alsotold to buy another SIM card from them to make the new phone work. It didn't and I again wasted my money. I asked for a refund for the last phone so I could just buy the correct phone o the correct network and was told they would NOT REFUND because someone at tracfone had put in the wrong IMEI number for the phone. I did not put in the wrong number. I couldn't of I wanted to. Yet They refused to refundme the$90. I am stuck with a phone that gets barely 1 bar if any signal at all because I can't afford to buy another phone when I'm already into this for over$200 for two phones neither of which lasted more than 4 months and two useless SIM cards was told to purchase to fix the mess. I want my $90 refunded so I can get the right phone on the right network- which tracfone clearly cannot do no matter what.

Desired outcome: I my money back on two phones plus the money back for two SIM cards.

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SafeLink Wireless Data speed

Spoke with supervisor and manager. Explained that I'm with lifeline and was re-approved for the EBB services. I used up my prepaid data but still have unlimited talk and text. I explained that my services renew every month on 10th and they stated because I bought extra services that they won't fix the data issue until I use up the talk and text. Makes no sense considering the ebb with give me the same functions. Why is it that the call center looks for a reason to not assist you verse how can they fix the problem.

Desired outcome: Turn on my internet services and hotspot as per contractual agreement.

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SafeLink Wireless New service

filled out all the necessary info to get qualified for the use my phone free program. Was approved and they (after a week) sent me a sim card that would NOT work in my phone. Spent several hours (8) in 3 days trying to reach someone to help. After being transferred and disconnected at least 20 times, I still have no help. One rep I soke to at 7pm est (my time) had roosters crowing in the background, 15 mins into the call then 3 dogs (assuming 3 could of been more) started barking .

Desired outcome: Still unresolved issue

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tobrian
Antelope, US
Feb 24, 2022 5:29 pm EST
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same thing happened to me. Absolute WORST customer service I have ever dealt with

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SafeLink Wireless Never received my SafeLink phone

Hi my name is Tiffany Lynn Weaver and back on January 6, 2022 I was approved for a SafeLink phone and was to be here in 7 to 10 business days and here it is 2\12\2022 and still haven't received my SafeLink phone. My enrollment id is [protected] . You can email me back at [protected]@gmail.com

Thank you,

Tiffany Weaver

Desired outcome: I would like to receive a SafeLink phone with the free service

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SafeLink Wireless Safelink service sucks

I was a customer for a couple of years. I let my service lapse for one month and have never gotten it back. I have tried to recertification and tried to start over with a new account., just to fail time and again. I finally got smart and joined QLink. I applied one time online and will have my new Sim card arrive this week. If you need a free phone service go with another company.

Desired outcome: Would of stayed with them if they were customer friendly.

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SafeLink Wireless Safelink upgrade to VoLTE compatible phone

I have been notified in late January 2022 about Safelink's switch to

the VoLTE system.

From January 2022 through February 2, 2022 I have been exposed to a

terrible two hours per day of terrible customer service.

I am being compliant by going on your websites and calling and talking to

customer service reps who seem to know their jobs but I still am not sure if

the free phone, Alcatel Raven LTE, has been ordered or not as was told to

me on 2/2/2022 or not.

After three straight days of visiting your website and talking to customer reps on the telephone for an average of 2 hours I still not sure of the end results.

On 2/22/2022 at 1:25pm, I was told that my order was finally placed,but this

morning,2/6/2022, four days later, I could not locate my order number on

Safelink's website. What a mess. This system should be able to talk to a

customer and take resolve their issue.!

This is a government program but it seems that some are trying to make out

a mess of something that should flow easily.

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Desired outcome: Take my issue...resolve it...send me my phone ASAP and get a better one on one system to help the citizens get their services and issues resolved.!!!!!

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SafeLink Wireless My phone provided by safelink umx u452tl

They are awful. If I don't use my phone I will lose service, I've had my free service since 2016 when I became disabled. They supplied the phone, this is the 2nd phone they provided quite a few years ago. I began having trouble with it a month or 2 ago, trouble turning it on, or booting it up. This month it just loops trying to turn on, but never turns on. I opened the case to find the battery was puffed up (obviously a bad battery). Both their customer service and tech support numbers are "not working" and w/out using my phone I will lose my service. They have no live chat, no email address and their phone numbers don't work. This is a service for elderly, disabled or low income people, this is disgraceful.

Desired outcome: SPEAKING TO SAFELINK AND A NEW PHONE!

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SafeLink Wireless Never received my new phone but my current sims card was deactivated

On 12/27/22 I was no longer able to complete a phone call out and no one could call me either! I chalked safelink they then stated I cancelled my own service which I had no known knowledge of! Well then I was told I could reapply for my benefits then they would add my time to my phone once I was then approved! Therefore on 12/27/22 I reapplied for my safelink benefits was approved I was told within 7-10 business days I would receive
My cell phone with the sims and thag my airtime would be on the sims card upon recieving it with the phone here it has been two months and still no phone has came I even called safelink on 01/06/22 and customer service agent then told me that it yet hadn't been 10 days to wait for the phone to come so here it is 01/27/22 and still no device I need my phone this is beyond unbelievably frustrating

Desired outcome: I get a phone [censored]s to me it express shipping paid on it and the two months worth of air time I’ve currently been waiting on my device for

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SafeLink Wireless Customer Service is TERRIBLE

I've had numerous problems with Safelink over a period of 2+ years. After being enrolled, my service was extremely unreliable. Some days I couldn't send texts. Other days, couldn't make calls. Or I would be told I was out of minutes even though I had already been approved for EBB (unlimited). Add to this my LG phone developing problems less than 6 months into ownership. My sounds/notifications often stop working, I have white vertical lines on the screen, and some of my apps regularly freeze, flicker or crash.

Customer service is a joke. When you first call, you have to listen to an annoying recorded line that drones on and on, and then work your way through several menus, until you finally get to select technical support. Then you have to listen to another worthless recorded speech about turning off your phone to fix most issues (surprise, it doesn't). Finally you get to a real person and he's from Pakistan and is really hard to understand. If he can't deal with your issue (highly likely) he will transfer you to a higher department, and that's when the call gets dropped. Yep, after all that, they just hang up on you.

Sometimes, the tech will say his "tools" are not working properly that day so try again in a few hours...or days.

As soon as EBB runs out, I am leaving Safelink in the dust. Please, can someone recommend a better federally-funded provider?

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SafeLink Wireless customer service

I was provided with inaccurate information. Every agent would give me a different answer and would keep me on hold for a very long time. When they tranferred me it would get disconnected and I would have to go through the whole explanation all over again...it appears they dont take notes of previous phone calls. None of the agents seems to have a clue on what they are doing.

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Outraged123
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Feb 24, 2022 4:28 pm EST

I have had exactly the same bad experience. Safelink Wireless should lose their license to operate.

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SafeLink Wireless provides government-supported mobile phone services to eligible low-income individuals under the Lifeline program. They offer plans with talk, text, and data, as well as free phones to qualifying customers. Their services aim to ensure connectivity for those in need.
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