Complaint Review: AT&T Wireless - San Antonio Texas
Ripoff Report on CBS 19
Ripoff Report on CBS 19 - Global Marketing Alliance
Ripoff Report on ABC 15 - Smart Shopper
Ripoff Report - Girls Gone Wild
Ripoff Report on Fox 11 - Car Repair
- Author Confirmed
- AT&T Wireless 175 E. Houston San Antonio, Texas U.S.A.
- Phone:
- Web:
- Category: Cellular Phone Companies
AT&T Wireless formerly Cingular Subpar coverage in Chicago Ripoff Chicago Illinois
*Consumer Comment: FYI
Show customers why they should trust your business over your competitors...
listed on other sites?
Those sites steal
Ripoff Report's
content.
We can get those
removed for you!
Find out more here.
Ripoff Report
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..
I moved to Chicago from New York a few years ago and my carrier was Cingular. In New York I had no problems but once I moved to Chicago I discovered I got no reception in my apartment. Before switching to a new carrier I tested several friend's phones and Verizon, Sprint and even T-Mobile got full coverage where Cingular failed. I have a friend with Cingular and his calls drop all the time and his reception is sketchy at best. I have an unlocked device which worked like a dream once I switched to T-Mobile.
I'm living now in a new place and I decided to buy the iPhone. Unfortunately when you buy the device you have no choice but AT&T as your carrier. Guess what? No reception in the new apartment. Calls drop 80% of the time ANYWHERE and coverage inside buildings is a matter of luck. To sum it up, their coverage in the Windy City is unacceptable.
More bars in more places? Fewest dropped calls? Customers in Chicago should sue them for false advertising.
The other part of the ripoff is the iPhone. Why I'm forced to use a carrier of THEIR choice with a device I bought with MY money? Does this makes any sense to you? Isn't this illegal in most of the civilized world? It's about time consumers start claiming their rights and ask the goverment to do something about locked cell phones. It's the biggest ripoff in this country right now.
Harry
Chicago, Illinois
U.S.A.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 07/16/2007 03:46 PM and is a permanent record located here: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/att-wireless/san-antonio-texas-78205/att-wireless-formerly-cingular-subpar-coverage-in-chicago-ripoff-chicago-illinois-261204. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:
#1 Consumer Comment
FYI
AUTHOR: John - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, July 16, 2007
The novelty of trying to get an iPhone is going is probably going to cost you. I know that Verizon and T-Mobile have a money-back guarantee within 30 days of signing up. I don't know if ATT does but you should check into this. If not, you'll probably have to buy your way out the contract.
Cell carriers can be difficult on the issue of coverage. Even though your apt. may be in their coverage area. they don't guarantee coverage anywhere. All carriers have this policy. Before you sign a new contract with any carrier you should do a test run at your residence first with a family member or friend's cell phone who has the new carrier to confirm that there's not a coverage problem.
Related Reports
01:27 PM
09:56 PM
St Louis, Mo
04:25 PM
02:04 PM
11:23 AM
04:08 PM
08:32 PM
06:17 PM
06:36 PM
11:24 AM
05:16 PM
New 
Updated 
Rebuttal 
Photo 
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.
