TracFone Wireless review: customer service 16

I recently purchased my third Tracfone. Never had any problems with my previous Tracfones so I never had to deal with their terrible customer service.

Problem 1: Porting my old number took nearly a month. Customer service complained that the account number and pin I provided for my old carrier was incorrect. After several phone calls ended up having a three way connection with my old carrier and Tracfone who verified that the information I was providing was correct. I subsequently received a letter from Tracfone saying my request was delayed due to inaccurate information! After several weeks Tracfone finally figured out my SIM card wouldn't port and sent me another SIM card. After another phone call to activate the phone with the new SIM card, it didn't activate. After another phone call the phone was finally working.

Problem 2: I ordered minutes on the website and they were not added. When I called customer service they added the minutes and was nice enough to inform me that I didn't need to order double minutes for life as it came with the phone (after all the delays I had forgotten). They indicated however, that I couldn't change my order as they have a policy of no refunds. I couldn't get anywhere with this person and decided to call back. I called back, got the usual run around and asked to speak to a supervisor. The supervisor also wouldn't help me but said she would forward my complaint to the resolutions department. They were suppose to get back to me within a week. They didn't. I subsequently tried emails and got the same run around, but was advised to contact the credit card billing department. I contacted them today is simply requested a refund for the double minutes for life part of my order ($40) and received the same response, that it is their policy to not offer refunds. I was bumped up to a supervisor who didn't seem a bit willing to assist me and also indicated the same thing.

At this point I will be pursuing the various other avenues of complaining as suggested on this site. It goes without saying that Tracfone has already lost me as a customer. Although Tracfone is reportedly a very profitable company, I suspect in the long run, their poor treatment of their customers will eventually impact adversely on their business.

Very long and aggravating story, please just believe me when I say TracFone SUCKS!

I purchased a Big Easy phone about a year ago I wanted to put it on my payment plan. I went to my account to put on my plan but when I put in my serial Number it changes my number and says there is not a serial #no in the system.
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i broke my Tracfone so I went to Tracfone .com typed in my zip code. The phones available for my area came up. I picked out a new phone. My new phone arrived. I went to tracfone .com to transferr everything to my new phone. Everything pretty easy and simple this far. Everything transferred with no problem. I thought hey this was easy. Boy was I wrong! Three days later my phone still would not work. Every time I tried to use it. It said emergency use only. I called Tracfone after two hours and three different people and have to start from the begining with each one. They decided I needed to wait another day to see if everything they done worked. The next day still the same problem. I called and another two hour run around with the same results. I waited till the next day. My phone still did not work. I called back this time only on the phone for an hour. The girl told me that I had the wrong sim card. She sent me a new sim card and told me to call the number she gave me. Three days later my new sim card arrives. I call the number and the girl took all the info. and my phone still would not work. After another two hours and three different people on the phone we discovered that the girl gave me a new number instead of my old number. They told me that they would send me a new sim card so I could keep my old number. Three days go by and no new sim card. I called to check on why I haven't received the new sim card. After another two hours and three people I find out that once she gave me the new number that my old number was no longer able to be gotten. By now I am so hot under the collar over this whole deal. They told me for all the hassle and everything that they would give me 30 free minutes and 30 extra days. To this day I still have not received my 30 minutes or the 30 days. I've had Trackfone since I got my first cell phone 15 years ago. I have never had the problem that I had this time with customer service. Needless to say this will be my last Tracfone.

What is taking this company to activate this phone?It has been almost a week.

The customer service reps are pleasant enough but they are not very good about helping their customers. I have an issue with the auto refill. I ordered the wrong plan but nothing said you would be purchasing minutes when you enroll. It only says, "credit card and account required". I ordered the wrong plan, cancelled it immediately afterwards and enrolled in the correct one. My payment history shows 2 transactions. I called to see if 1 could be cancelled and i sat on hold for the supervisor for 30 minutes - no supervisor ever picked up.
There are a number of other stories I could tell but they would all come back to the fact that TRACFONE is really not a customer friendly company.

TRACFONE ~ I could write TEN PAGES of problems i have had ~ There customer is awful, dead zones in calling service, The samsung phones are junk, I have been lied to, cheated out of 1, 000 minutes, They were sending me letters saying " great news " you are going to receive free ( minutes, or free text service ) ~ letters from them, with their letter head ! ~ They would tell me that they never sent any letters to me, That maybe someone was playing a joke on me ! The only " JOKE " is this phone services ! ~ I offered to fax them the letters ~ I was told they didn't have a fax number to send it to . This phone has 200 minutes of service left on it, & 45 days of service ! ~ Look for my youtube video of me smashing this phone with a HAMMER ! ~ NEVER AGAIN TRACKONE !

I too have had many issues with my phone, but I found this email address to the company and they fixed my problem right away. Some problems may require a little more time to fix but the people at this address are very good. Try it. The email address is TF.CorpResolutionTeam@tracfone.com. Also give them your name and account cell phone or serial number or you can chat with them live

every on that have a compliant my name is Millie Mack my telephone number is [protected] I trying to file a civil lawsuit against these guys there costumer service stinks I have been calling them for 3 weeks about my internet and it still not on everyone has a different thing to say whats going with my phone they change my number without my knowledge and when I ask the said there costumer service is always right on the lord that's what they said they they told me the reason my internet is not working is because it was raining I had to wait until the sky clear up to use my internet all I could do was smh really if anybody have any compaints please post it here and send to me my email address is williemack615@yahoo.comi really need you guys help so we can stand up to these big company then they have the nerves to be on tv when im watching football please w can do this thanks guys

TRacfone customer service rep's are the poorest quality of people in the world. They must have so any complaints that they done give a ###. I have been on hold for up to 6 hours and had three phones at one time connected to thier customer service and all 3 phnoes on hold for 2 and a half hours and finally hung up. Day 2
I have been on hold for 1 and 1/2 hour now I dont think thier open may have to go to another day. Thier people have no idea of whats going on even with a reff, s number. Thier complaint have no avenue.

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At ONE time, I had brought my cell phone (of THIS kind) with me. When I DISCOVERED I didn't HAVE it, I went to Kroger's Customer Service department. I told them how I lost my cell phone, and gave them the number (I PROBABLY should have given them the number they could CONTACT me at, since I've had 2 cell phones). If I should EVER see this cell phone again, I'm going to be a LITTLE more careful with it, so I won't just LOSE it again.

I have been trying to get my tracfone set up for e-mail and iNTERNET, I have talked to three tech support people for a total of over two hours with no result, the main reason is unable to understand them! I need someone that speaks clear English and understands how the phone set up works, I can make and receive calls, but that's all.Please get someone that speaks English to call me for help

Richard Stutts
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i have been put off, put on hold. was told id get a call back 4 times and it never happened. ive been trying to get a phpne activated for 2 days and i keep getting hung up on. customer service is inadequate.

im very disapointed.