Mike Leadbetter (I have his permission to name him) at T-Mobile in Newport provided EXCELLENT…read morecustomer service to me. He was knowledgeable about his products and patiently worked to resolve my problems with my Orbic Magic from Tracfone. He transfered my old phone # to a new Samsung which took awhile because of Tracfone. The Orbic's screen had malfunctioned and was unreadable. He had the tools to allow his work computer's screen to function for the Orbic. He was just very nice and so helpful! It took a lot of time to deal with what would have been a faster switch if my Orbic wasn't broken and if I had access to my Google account.

I chose T-M as an ISP after issues trying to use two competitors for initial setup. I ordered the…read moreservice online thru chat. I was quoted a certain price and offered a discount for auto pay. When I set up autopay, it offered another discount for using a debit card or bank account (or so I thought). I am a senior in OH and our ACP discount funding for internet and phone recently ran out. I was also offered a $200.00 virtual Mastercard for signing up. I just got my first bill and it was higher than I calculated. I called customer service which is a call center in the Phillipines. Very poor customer service as the first agent went to check for any promotions and the line disconnected. The second agent just kept repeating the same thing over and over and never tried to help me or keep me as a customer. I had researched the offers for their virtual cards and found many customers have trouble finding where to redeem the offer online. This agent was not familiar with the process and kept leaving the line to ask someone. I had tried to use the promotions site online and it would not process my info. I made this agent stay on the line to walk me thru. It took so long that the agent said he would call me back in an hour. I had already been on the phone for almost an hour, it was late, so I declined and ended the call. The same agent called back in five minutes with a code to use to process the promotion. I finally got it processed. BUT it states it would take up to TEN weeks to receive an email on how to use the virtual card. The agent agreed with me that this was not a good process and no way to treat a new customer. The dilemma here is I have only ten more days to disconnect service without penalty, but not sure if I will ever get that $200.00 virtual card which I understand can be used toward my bill. I also have to be a customer for a certain length of time to use it toward my bill. T-M, this is no way to treat your customers by making them go thru hoops and hurdles as you dangle discounts and promotions in front of their face. Be aware as you choose your next ISP or phone provider that all is not open or transparent as you are mumbled a lot of info by a person just trying to buy you in. You will later be told that you misunderstood and apologized to over and over by a customer service agent who you cannot understand.