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AT&T has a rating of 1.2 stars from 2,434 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about AT&T most frequently mention customer service, new phone, and next day problems. AT&T ranks 245th among Internet Service Provider sites.

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    1183
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    785
  • Quality
    1070
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 1.9%
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Top Positive Review

“No rewards as they are offered!”

Manuel M.
12/5/23

Very disappointing when finding that all rewards offered when activating Internet 300 service online are automatically switched to a bundled product that after 7 weeks has not yet arrived. They sent an email 2-3 days after service activation showing that you qualify for an "extra" reward but what they don't disclose is that if accept this "extra" reward, it automatically disqualifies you from the other rewards, close to $250. Just cheating to get you in because most probably you won't even receive the bundle. After 7 weeks waiting period, they just said that an extra 4 weeks are needed. Would it arrive? I think this is just an AT&T SCAM!

Date of experience: 12/5/23
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Top Critical Review

“Awful service!”

Maria F.
9/6/24

I switched from T-Mobile to AT&T recently. Terrible experience from the beginning! Customer service is non-existent! Wait time to speak to a rep was greater than an hour multiple times! Additionally, my bill contained duplicate charges.

Date of experience: 9/6/24
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Thumbnail of user christinec2638
Oregon
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June 27th, 2023

My sister lost her memory and communication ability. I obtained a POA to help.
Spent 21 hours on phone, 4 1/2 hours in store, to have them tell me they couldn't even get into her acct. They referred me to an email box that is always full, told me to go to their store. Couldn't help me there either. When I closed the account and tried to open a new one, a guy from fraud who sounded like Tony Soprano asked me questions about cars that I had owned in my life, (which were many) I flunked because I couldn't remember the years of the autos. The question were targeted for young people. I am 75 years old and have owned many cars. This has been one of the most frustrating situations I have ever encountered. Will speak with an attorney regarding the legality of their fraud questions.

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Date of experience: June 27, 2023

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Florida
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June 10th, 2023

The supervisor named Kendrick was rude and very unhelpful. When I asked him to speak with his boss he declined me that right and he kept saying that he was the manager I left him know that a supervisor and a manager are two different positions and I would like to talk to his boss, he claimed they were busy and that I'd receive a call back within 24 hours. The way he spoke to me, the way he couldn't even give me any helpful information made being involve with them not even worth it.

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Date of experience: June 10, 2023

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Arizona
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August 18th, 2022

Over two weeks trying to get email and over a dozen agents couldn't help. I had to cancel internet service because no one could figure out how to make it work. Going to Consumer Cellular tonight so I can cancel phone also. Even canceling the service took 35 minutes plus wait time!

Tip for consumers:
Choose a company that’s NOT ATT

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Date of experience: August 18, 2022

Thumbnail of user anthonyl1339
California
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September 8th, 2022

Had att 3 times over 25 years. Worst carrier ever. Canceled my account 3 times because I was roaming too much. They tried and failed to charge me for them canceling me each time. My wife recently resigned unbeknownst to me and here came the nightmares again. Cell service sucks, phone suck, customer service suck. Nothing good about att. It's defunct. Going back to Verizon and never will this happen again.

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Date of experience: September 8, 2022

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Texas
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August 2nd, 2020

I was totally deceived by the sales rep at the AT&T store. I was told my bill would be one price, but when the bill came it was significantly higher, like $80 higher. The guy flat out scammed me. These people have morality. In the midst of a pandemic they are out here scamming the public. BEWARE! This company practices deceptive sale tactics, and should be charged criminally.

Date of experience: August 1, 2020

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Tennessee
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November 17th, 2022

Beware of Non-AT&T contractors and bad service
The inside installers were great. Very professional. However, the subpar contractors that AT&T sent to install the cables outside were horrible. They damaged my driveway with their 8k lb. Ditchwitch and allowed the machine to spill oil all over my drive. The AT&T Quality Auditor. K. Patterson was extremely rude and refused to do anything to correct the problem. We received a call from the Sub contractor who was nothing but a jerk and refused to fix our drive. Said we have to deal with an insurance claim. I called AT&T several times to resolve this and still no resolution. It's been two months and our cables are still exposed and AT&T has not corrected the problem.

Date of experience: November 17, 2022

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Washington
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September 1st, 2023

Hello! Anyway you can send me to someone who can help?

We moved into our new buid neighborhood 7/21 & we're supposed to have our internet put in same day.

ATT found out there is no box in the ground to set up our internet- ATT hired 3rd party company to install and said we would have internet in 10 days

Its not been 6 weeks & no internet. No communication from ATT. When my husband and I do call get no where. We have spent hours on the phone- trying to speak with someone who knows something

No help and no internet in sight. ATT is the only company allowed on this block or else we would have already of gone somewhere else due to the poor communication and customer service

Please send me to someone who can help!

Tara Dunnagan
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Date of experience: September 1, 2023

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Texas
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November 8th, 2022

5G is the worst. They said the data is slow because I have new Iphone, they told me to upgraded my phone plan to premium then I will never experience the slow data even I am in the mountain. All lies. I already upgraded my phone plan to premium, pay more for the bill but still has no data. That's ridiculous. Been trying to contact customer services, technical support but here what they said "We tried our best but we can't do nothing about it". WTH

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Date of experience: November 8, 2022

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Illinois
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May 4th, 2023

Just leant my Nephew - an army veteran with
3 tours in Iraq - almost 3000 dollars so he can pay them for roaming charges that should have been 50 dollars! He wife is pregnant with their 3rd child and and her blood pressure and anxiety is causing harm to her health and their unborn baby's health. She traveled to visit her mother in Costa Rica and they received a bill for 2850 dollars when she returned. They called and were told that someone - and said their representative- removed the 50 roaming charge limit. Now they are telling my
Nephew that he can't prove it wasn't him that removed it. Way to treat your customers AT&T! Pretty soon you won't have any customers left!

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Date of experience: May 4, 2023

Thumbnail of user austinj136
North Carolina
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March 21st, 2022

Crazy expensive and terrible service. I switched to T Mobile for less than 1/2 the price. AND AT&T is very difficult to cancel - they make you wait on hold - been holding for 30 min. But hey while I wait i type reviews Keep me holding at&T

Tip for consumers:
do not use at&T

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Date of experience: March 21, 2022

Thumbnail of user douglasd527
California
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August 23rd, 2021

Phone representatives unable to distinguish between old phone # and new phone#.
Wrongly suspended both numbers. Unable day after day to get the problem fixed. Outsourcing is a major problem. Reps speak poor English and failed to understand problem. Many phone calls and long waits were unacceptable. After 10 days and much frustration went to a Service center to exchange unfixable phone with a new one.
When contract is up will switch to Verizon.

Date of experience: August 23, 2021

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California
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December 30th, 2017

AT&T is one of the most dishonest and corrupt companies I've ever dealt with. I had Uverse service for years, simply because Comcast was the only alternative and was more expensive. I was overcharged by AT&T on average about every other month on my bill. It was always something different--they forgot I added a promotion, they charged me for extra receivers I didn't have, etc.--and the errors were always in their favor (what a surprise). So each time I'd have to call and waste 30+ minutes of my time straightening things out. I finally found a good deal with Comcast a couple of months ago, and cancelled AT&T. Incredibly, they've tried to bill me for both November and December, even though I disconnected with them on October 15. To add insult to injury, they claimed I wasn't due a refund even though I was paid up through October 24. These people are crooks, plain and simple.

Date of experience: December 30, 2017

Thumbnail of user svetlanap16
Texas
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July 8th, 2022

Can't handle it anymore. AT&T customer service representative or loyalty department are all layers. They are rude and lazy. I just canceled my service with AT&T after being a loyal customer for 12 years. Shame on AT&T!

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Stay away from AT&T service

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Date of experience: July 8, 2022

Thumbnail of user jasminem2
Alabama
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March 29th, 2011

I got an email about changes in service. One change was that people could cancel their internet and keep their email address. That's the only reason I pay them for internet. I use another service for my actual internet.

I went to the website trying to find out how to switch to just having email with them and couldn't find anything on the site. Then when I went to the help section I was timed out because even though once you sign in and choose a place to go, it opens a new window, but the original one stays open and that's the page that times out from inactivity.

Frustrating!

Date of experience: March 29, 2011

Thumbnail of user francesm397
Texas
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December 30th, 2021

If I could give zero stars, I would for AT&T and Direct TV. Buyer BEWARE! Their sales representatives state whatever they can to get you to sign up (classic Bait and Switch) and then the fees and services are not what was stated over the phone. They took advantage of my 90 year old aunt. Said one thing, did another, charged her out the wazoo. Then, they claim she had to pay a $450 cancellation fee, even though she canceled within eight days because she got an outlined paper in the mail for what they signed her up for, not what was agreed upon on the phone.

After speaking with multiple people, they won't admit to their unethical business practices. Now, she received a charge for $680 for who knows what!? My advice is to stay away from AT&T and any services they provide.

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Date of experience: December 30, 2021

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Indiana
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January 14th, 2022

I began 12/27/21 at the att on 135 in greenwood. From the gate it has been a $#*! show. They have had to ship 3 phones 3 times because they mistyped the phone numbers and they were never going to ship in the 1st place. Sitting on hold for 30-60 minutes every time I've called which has been more that 10 times in 2.5 weeks. Then on the phone w customer service for 10+ hours. Not exaggerating! All I wanted was to switch my service at T-Mobile to Att and bring 4 other lines. We got 4 new phones. Isn't this what they do everyday! Now I can't activate one of the phones because the other 2 lines were "just activated". Wtf does that even mean! For such a big company, they have no idea what they are doing. It is truly a joke. I can't believe I am saying this but I should've stayed w T-Mobile. Service at att sucks, it is awful and the worst I have ever dealt with… if you want a big headache and wasted time on the phone w att, go ahead and switch

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Date of experience: January 14, 2022

Thumbnail of user mariad291
Florida
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June 23rd, 2019

We just started service with them a few weeks ago. We see that we are going to be paying a lot more than expected. My son noticed that online we should have a lot more for what we are paying. The chat tells him yes we can do that the. Gabriel Tells us no sorry this is what you get. Literally hangs up on us. Disrespectful, rude and the service suck! My god what a scam!

Date of experience: June 23, 2019

Thumbnail of user jonf345
Texas
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March 10th, 2023

The company rips you off, charges for services they don't provide, you call customer service to fix but they can't fix nothing even though they are a technology company. So beware if you use them. They will scam you and do nothing to fix it, except give excuses.

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Date of experience: March 10, 2023

Thumbnail of user jacobf469
Arizona
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January 3rd, 2024

The absolute worst customer service ever. Tech line, loyalty department, in store, it doesn't matter, they give the run around, never can help with anything, and they just don't care.

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They suck

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Date of experience: January 3, 2024

Thumbnail of user jocelynn4
California
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August 4th, 2021

One star is too much for them. They are the worst to deal with and completely incompetent. You get a different answer from every person u talk to. Not one person is trained properly and all they do is pass the bucket from one incompetent dept to another. Pls do yourself a favor and use Verizon.

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Date of experience: August 4, 2021

Thumbnail of user jaxnbill
Florida
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July 17th, 2023

I had automatic payments for my ATT account, service ended on 4/15, was charged for 2 days in that period (full month charge), then refunded on 7/17/23. Via a cash card, Instead of just refunding the money into my charge card.

Just an over all PITA to deal with.

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The other problem is I have another ATT account associated with my phone, and they just could not understand a person may have 2 att accounts, anytime I called they wanted the closed account number that is no longer recognized, so its a dead end loop on the automated response, asking for an account number, -that isn't recognized since its closed.

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Date of experience: July 17, 2023

Thumbnail of user donicar1
North Carolina
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November 21st, 2022

So completely disappointed. The AT&T salesman lied to me and sold me a phone with no charger! He also talked me into cable, which I've already switched to Spectrum bc the service was so bad. Regarding the phone bill. They literally try to rip me off any chance they get, padding the bill with small illegitimate charges. They'll apologize and back them off if I call, but it's literally almost every month and it's time-consuming. They need to get hit with a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. Switching just as soon as my phone is paid off and never coming back.

Tip for consumers:
Don't go with AT&T

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I'm stuck with phone & internet. I have switched my internet to Spectrum, whichi is better (not saying much).
I'll be switching phone companies as soon as my phone is paid off and I won't be back EVER.

Date of experience: November 21, 2022

Thumbnail of user kbabe1195
Pennsylvania
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September 17th, 2023

I would give no stars. The man who set my boyfriend and my phone up when we switched, put my installment plan (i traded my phone in) on my boyfriends phone instead of mine. My boyfriend switched carriers because we dont get service at home with att, and now im completely screwed. They took my trade in, and because the idiot switched the installments to the wrong phone, im being charged full price for the phone (700 more dollars) just to keep my service! I dont have that juts laying around. Thank you att for stealing from me.

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Date of experience: September 17, 2023

Thumbnail of user marrionb1
South Carolina
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September 14th, 2023

Please stay away from AT&T, they have the worse customer service, and they steal. I am going to get rid of them as fast as possible. They add charges to my account without my knowledge and one can spend hours trying to correct their mistake and inaccurate information. Plues they up the cost of my internet without notifying me to twice the amount.

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Date of experience: September 14, 2023

Thumbnail of user hulmerm
Wisconsin
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September 29th, 2023

By far and away the worst customer service experience I have ever had. Business account, make it so difficult to port phone numbers. Constant rerouting and different answers on how to troubleshoot. Nothing works. Can't hear the reps on the phone through their headphones. System does not reflect the same information as the online account. Said I was authorized to make changes in the store but not online. How is that logical? The nearest store is over 60 miles away. Very frustrating.

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Date of experience: September 29, 2023

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