I just spent another hour on the phone with Verizon's Customer Service. After being a loyal customer since 2003, my phone stopped working. I went into a store and they helped me get it replaced. The second phone I got had issues with it's battery life. I went in again, they couldn't fix it and they ordered me a replacement. The third phone also did not work and I did not have service for a week. I brought it to the store and they actually broke it some more and again, I didn't have a phone for a few days, until my replacement came.
When I called Customer Service to tell them about my experience, I asked for a $200 credit to my account for all of the service, time, and frustration I wasted to have a functioning phone and service. I told her that if they were not able to compensate me for that experience and reward me for being a loyal customer, my husband and I would take our business to AT&T (we are merging plans and both upgrading to an iPhone 6). The woman I talked to asked for the amount I would feel okay with and I said $200. She put me on hold for awhile and come back and said my $200 credit was approved and that she made note of it on my account. I confirmed that it would show up on my next bill and that it was approved - she said yes.
A month passed and I did not see the credit on my bill. I called to follow up and the customer service rep told me that the credit was actually not approved and there was nothing he could do. After an hour back and forth, he finally put his manager on the phone. I gave them one last chance to honor the promise Verizon made with my credit before I chose to take my business elsewhere. They chose not to do anything.
My contract and my husband's contract are up - we were planning to go to Verizon this weekend to add him to my account. I guess instead we'll be going to AT&T. I am very disappointed. All I was asking for was a reasonable credit, but they would rather lose two customers than take care of them. I know Verizon is a big corporation, but I will definitely do what I can to deter anyone away from Verizon from now on.
