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Complaint Review: AAA Members On The Go Wireless - WhereIsMyOrder.com - InPhonic - Largo Maryland

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  • AAA Members On The Go Wireless - WhereIsMyOrder.com - InPhonic 9301 Peppercorn Place Largo, Maryland U.S.A.

AAA Members On The Go Wireless - WhereIsMyOrder.com - InPhonic shady business practices selling mobile phones Largo Maryland

*General Comment: Ripoffs

*Consumer Comment: Not a Rip Off at All!!

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I ordered 2 cell phones via AAA website which took me to AAA "Members On The Go" Wireless, which in turn redirected me to WhereIsMyOrder.com website. I ended up calling the order in rather than completing the online form. Dialed 800 number which was rerouted to customer call center in India. First person I spoke w/ was very nice but had such a strong accent I couldn't understand him and ended up making excuse for getting off phone and called back hours later to place order. Next person had accent but was understandable and was very nice and answered all of my questions. Helped me decide which plan I should have so a phone for my kids had the restrictions I wanted on it. Their Customer Service website is WhereIsMyOrder.com

Got an email the following day from WheresMyOrder.com saying Verizon needed to contact me to verify information. Contacted Verizon to verify info (I didn't have to give out full SSN, Drivers Lic, or credit card info). Logged into WhereisMyOrder.com and came across (888-843-2485) number to contact with approval number. Used their Live Chat instead to relay the Verizon Approval number given to me.

Normally this stuff would have warning bells going off in my head, but because I ordered these through the official AAA website, I was trusting that it's legit.

Within a day I received an email from the carrier I selected (Verizon) with my new phone numbers which were from a different state. The phone rep placing the order at WhereIsMyOrder.com assured me that my area code would be based upon my zip code and instead I was given an out of state number. The Verizon email containing my new (incorrect)numbers provided contact information if there was any problem. So I contacted Verizon, explained the situation and the Verizon rep changed the numbers, no problem. Then I went to the WhereIsMyOrder website and saw buried on a different tab that changing my phone number could be interpreted by them (WhereIsMyOrder) as a violation of the terms of the purchase and they would be able to charge me fees of $200-250 per phone in violation of my purchase agreement with them.

My husband said this area code 'mistake' could be a ploy to get customers to fix their number, then hit them with the fines in order to make money. I'd like to know how many other people had this happen to know if it's a common occurrence.

I could not speak with a live person at this stage. The 888 number was not given as an option for customer problems. The initial 800 number is ONLY for placing orders and they make sure you know this at the end of that call. The only method they give you afterwards if you have trouble is Live Chat (which I did) or email. I could not get them to commit on Live Chat that they would not fine me for changing my numbers, despite the fact that the error was theirs.

The phones arrived via Fed Ex and the paperwork said to dial *228 to activate (a standard Verizon practice). I did so on the 1st phone and heard a recording that there was a problem with the activation and I should call a Verizon 800 number. That sounds easy enough, except the accompanying paperwork from WhereIsMyOrder explicitly states that I am forbidden to contact my carrier if there is a problem with the activation. Instead I must go through them.... to ignore this would again be a potential violation of the terms of my purchase and I could be charged as much as $250 per phone for violating the phone purchase agreement. (I bought multiple phones for a family plan, so we're talking a lot of money.) That was the last straw - not being able to contact my carrier if there's a problem with the activation.

I was still within the 14-15 day window (their online vs. paperwork has discrepancies about rules and return windows - more warning bells.) I returned everything to this shady phone company, coordinated w/ Verizon who was awesome by the way, and made sure I documented the tracking number of the return shipment.

I expected them to either lie about receiving the return or make up an excuse on why they couldn't credit me back or worse yet, fine me. Thankfully I was credited back with my full amount of phone/accessory purchase 4 days later. I had to place multiple calls to Verizon to explain everything, provide tracking # to prove the phones were returned, and have them shut the lines down (something the WhereIsMyOrder company was supposed to do, but failed to). Had I not contacted my carrier directly I could have inadvertently gone beyond Verizon's 30 day guarantee and been fined $175 for early termination on each line. Next time I'm going directly to a Verizon store!

Chris
Arnold, Maryland
U.S.A.

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#2 General Comment

Ripoffs

AUTHOR: Ada - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Oh believe me they are ripoffs and I myself have reported them to the AG and the BBB.

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Not a Rip Off at All!!

AUTHOR: Adela - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, December 11, 2009

I am also a first time customer of Wirefly (whereismyorder.com) and just purchased three Verizon phones from them. They were from India, and there was some difficulty understanding a few things, but for the most part a LOT more courteous than most American customer service call centers!!  My order was handled quickly and politely, I got my phones in the time they were expected; I had ordered one that, once I received it, found I could not use with my arthritis.  It was a pretty expensive model, but I contacted Wirefly and asked them if I could exchange it for another model that was on special for $9.99...they were just as courteous, I mailed it back on Monday, and my new one is already on its way to me.  We had NO problem setting up my son's phone and I expect no problems with the new one when it comes either.


Nowhere on the paperwork I received did it "forbid" me to contact Verizon. It simply stated that they were handling my set up and if I had questions about my PHONE ORDER to contact them, which is correct as Verizon did not sell me the phones, Wirefly did.  Additionally, there was absolutely no problem keeping our old numbers, they were right there on the order, and we were asked first thing if we were porting in our old numbers or wanted new ones. 


My husband's phone would not auto-activate, and there was no problem with me calling Verizon; as it turned out, AT&T was not releasing the number for some reason; Whereismyorder.com even recommended that I call Verizon as they were unable to determine the problem. 


It sounds like you had an awful experience with Wirefly, but I don't think it's what could be considered a rip-off.  I've had no problems with them, and neither has anyone else I know of.  Maybe you should just stick to standing in line at a Verizon store for hours to do the same thing Wirefly does in seconds right on your computer.  I'll stick with automation any day.

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