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chad phillips - 03 Sep 2003 06:46 GMT
I got a 6340i 9 days ago.  Since then I made 4 calls to customer
service trying to get the wireless internet to work.  CS was friendly
but couldn't fix the problem.   They told me to go back to the store.

Went to the store and the store rep said there was nothing that he
could do.  I told him that CS told me to come in and he started saying
"I don't know why there is nothing I can do."  So I called CS from
inside the store.  I waited on hold about 20 minutes.  While on hold I
heard him talk to an older hispanic woman.  She was paying the bill in
the store and complaining that her son had rang up a lot of minutes.
The sales rep said "you know if anyone goes to jail because of a late
bill it would be you, because your name is on the phone, but they
probably wouldn't do that."

After finally talking to CS, they decided to replace the SIMM card in
my phone and give me a new number.  I had CS talk to the sales rep.
The sales rep said "why did you tell this customer to come into the
store, I can't help him and now he is mad."

Sales rep tells CS not to tell people to come into the store and hangs
us,  he tells me he will put in a new simm card and again says "I
don't know why they told you to come into the store."  After he put in
the new simm card he says I need to sign a reciept.  The reciept is
for $26 for the new simm card, but he says I will be reimbursed.  I
explain that I will not sign unless I have in writing that I will be
reimbursed.

At this point he starts yelling at me for making him do all this work
then not signing, I exchange a few choice words with him and leave.
I'm dropping the phone tomorrow before my 15 days run out.

Finally my question, what should I do now.  Should I write a letter to
Cingular?  Will they care.  Should I just chalk it up as a reason not
to use Cingular?

thank
chad
jer - 03 Sep 2003 11:13 GMT
> I got a 6340i 9 days ago.  Since then I made 4 calls to customer
> service trying to get the wireless internet to work.  CS was friendly
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> thank
> chad

Before leaving the store, I would've demanded to speak to the manager.
 All store employees have managers, and are the first line of defence
for complaints.  And that manager can get in touch with the CS rep's
manager.  Between those two, things are much more likely to get ironed
out.  And it's not too late to do this, either.

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Jim Smith - 04 Sep 2003 17:56 GMT
chad phillips wrote:
> > I got a 6340i 9 days ago.  Since then I made 4 calls to customer
> > service trying to get the wireless internet to work.  CS was friendly
> > but couldn't fix the problem.   They told me to go back to the store.

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> > At this point he starts yelling at me for making him do all this work
> > then not signing, I exchange a few choice words with him and leave.
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> > thank
> > chad

> Before leaving the store, I would've demanded to speak to the manager.
>   All store employees have managers, and are the first line of defence
> for complaints.  And that manager can get in touch with the CS rep's
> manager.  Between those two, things are much more likely to get ironed
> out.  And it's not too late to do this, either.

First of all, as a Cingular rep, I apologize.  That should not have been
your experience of Cingular, and does not represent our commitment to
our customers.

I would call customer service, say you had a poor experience with a
customer rep, and ask them to report it for you.

Then ask them to transfer you to tech support about your Wireless
Internet connectivity.

Your SIM card can be covered under our 15-day return policy; you should
not be charged for it.

Returning to the store you bought the phone at is necessary if it is a
return issue.  For repairs and some technical assistance, it is also
appropriate to take it to one of our communication centers (a slightly
larger store, with a repair tech on-site).  Customer service, or any of
our stores in your area, should know the nearest Communication Center
for you.
kf4qzj - 04 Sep 2003 19:12 GMT
>chad phillips wrote:
>> > I got a 6340i 9 days ago.  Since then I made 4 calls to customer
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>your experience of Cingular, and does not represent our commitment to
>our customers.

Me too

>I would call customer service, say you had a poor experience with a
>customer rep, and ask them to report it for you.

There name is on the account notes.

>Then ask them to transfer you to tech support about your Wireless
>Internet connectivity.

In this case the phone was not setup for the internet and this is the
proper fix. Issue is: user settings in the phone not done.

>Your SIM card can be covered under our 15-day return policy; you should
>not be charged for it.

The SIM is not the problem.

Too many times it is blamed for errors it has nothing to do with!!!!!!

>Returning to the store you bought the phone at is necessary if it is a
>return issue.  For repairs and some technical assistance, it is also
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John W. Barron - 04 Sep 2003 19:19 GMT
What you and I were not told when we bought into the GAIT / 6340i system
is that Cingular does not support or recommend the phone for network
access. Reason?  It can switch from GSM to other systems, and they can't
work that out.  There solution?  Go to Nokia.

Of course Nokia does not supply a USP link for the 6340i, only serial.
I haven't had a serial port on my computers for years.

>>chad phillips wrote:
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