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T-Mobile has a rating of 1.2 stars from 1,938 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about T-Mobile most frequently mention customer service, new phone, and sim card problems. T-Mobile ranks 240th among Mobile Phones sites.

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Top Positive Review

“They are very good at apologizing!”

Kristy S.
2/27/15

I've had T-Mobile for 5+ years now and I've found that while mistakes are sometimes made, (usually during ill-advised store visits) their phone based customer service is very good at making up for it. Any time I have called them with an issue they have been very quick to correct it and to give me some kind of compensation or perk to make up for the loss. While the website has had a few issues in the past with user-friendliness, they have made regular improvements over the years that help immensely. If you demand perfection constantly, not the carrier for you, but if you have a tiny bit of patience, they do come through in the long run.

Date of experience: 2/26/15
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Top Critical Review

“No. Just no.”

vadustbunny g.
11/7/24

Phones are junk and they then charge you to restock their junk. In store makes a sale and then cant help you with anything and believe me...you WILL have problems. Customer service? Our entire family had TM phones and now are completely disgusted with the "service". Plan on spending hours on the phone as you get put on hold, swapped around, cut off over and over again, and get told something different with every call. Have had constant glitches with the GPS, volume, camera lens etc etc etc. They used to be worth the extra money every month but NO good reasons to stay with them anymore. Steer clear.

Date of experience: 11/7/24
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Thumbnail of user daniellat8
California
1 review
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December 23rd, 2020

Switched over from verizon for the iphone 12 promotion. I was helped by the employee Randy at the Fullerton CA location. I originally came in with the 8 plus with 120gb on my phone. When I went to trade it in he did the transfer on a new iphone 12 64gb phone and proceeded to not tell me that my phone was not going to be have enough storage once the phone was transfered completely. When I had realized this I said that I wanted the 120gb and that I didn't want to downgrade because I have already set my phone up this way. He then proceeded to tell me that I could come in when It was convienent for me next and that I would be able to trade in my phone without any issues. Now a month later I find out that I had only 2 weeks to make this trade when i was told otherwise. I do not recommend this provider to anyone because they will constantly care more about making the sale than they do with customer satisfaction. I recoomend this provider getting more training on customer service and employees that will tell you EXACTLY what you are getting.

Date of experience: December 23, 2020

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Illinois
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August 30th, 2018

I have had a terrible experience with the business reps and then customer service. If you have a business account with T- Mobile you are given a rep who will call and/or send emails with "special offers" of "free" products with either a low or no data feen (eg tablets.). I have even been told when I said I wouldn't use it 'why not get it anyway; you can give it away as a gift". I fell for this and for the emails that have FREE IN BOLD TYPE. I even asked specifically if this would cost anything and was assured it would not. Now fast forward a year - I find that I am being charged monthly for the device and for service. I contacted the new rep (they turn over regularly) who was going to look into it and never got mad. The next time I was contacted by still another new rep I explained the problem. This one directed me to customer service. I finally, after a lengthy conversation got her to agree to refund the data fees but not the cost of the tablets. She also claimed she couldn't even find one of the offers. A subsequent call to the new rep was never returned. In June I called and cancelled my service. I now find they only canceled the phone line but continued to charge data usage for the tablets! A friendly customer service rep arranged to refund the past month but not the previous month. I freely admit that I was not scrupulous in monitoring bills so I didn't catch these errors in a timely way. I claim naiveté and trust that businesses charge what they claim. Stay away from them!

Date of experience: August 30, 2018

Thumbnail of user davidm9237
New York
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April 7th, 2023

I have been with Sprint and now T-Mobile for well over 20 years! I have gone through thick and thin with them. I AM NOW LEAVING! I called trying to rectify the fact that my voicemail no longer connects for the THIRD TIME! The next thing I knew, they cancelled my entire account after I said I was thinking about going to another carrier (for them to understand how horrible their service is - especially in light of me spending over 20 hours collectively on this issue). After all, I have had contact with their engineering department repeatedly resetting their configuration for the voicemail service. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY PHONE! Lastly, for me to need to answer the same questions at a minimum of 5 times each call, then often get disconnected and need to start again is the worst customer service I have ever received from any company except from one that was about to go out of business. Unfortunately, this is where I think T-Mobile and Sprint are headed. I will switch carriers before I buy any other phone, wasting my money to connect to a bankrupt company (ethically bankrupt and perhaps financially as a result of losing customers from the worst service ever).

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I cannot believe how far downward this company is spiraling at the present time!

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Date of experience: April 7, 2023

Thumbnail of user fahadp5
Florida
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December 26th, 2022

Peace of $#*! and full of fraud before sing anything e careful they charge you restocking fee they never told you please don't get it

Date of experience: December 26, 2022

Thumbnail of user jaimeb260
Tennessee
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June 6th, 2023

T-mobile was suppose to give me a 15% off discount because of where I worked I switched in June 2022. After several months of trying to get them to get them to stop giving me the run around on it a store clerk in BG Ky finally was able to get them to agree to apply it to my account. She said after two billing cycles it would show on my bill well it never did! I had to contact them every damn month to get my bill fixed! So finally after the 3rd time we decided to leave breaking our contract and going to AT&T. I even had a manager call me and promised he would make sure my bill was correct the next month which it wasn't, every time they would promise it would be fixed the next month, never was! After we switched I get a bill for $429.53 which was for my husbands so called free phone! We called and told them it was because of them that we broke our contract and we shouldn't be forced to pay for that phone but they didn't care so we got taken for more money so my credit wouldn't be messed up! Long story short stay the hell away from them the lie and take your money and they do not care!

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Date of experience: June 6, 2023

Thumbnail of user scottm2148
Washington
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November 26th, 2021

I went to a T-mobile store and inquired about switching from AT&T to T-Mobile. I was very specific with the T-Mobile Associate that I wanted to move 6 lines from AT&T to T-mobile and trade in 6 iPhone 10X for 6 iPhone 13's. The T-Mobile Associate told me they could make the transaction. The first 4 transactions went smoothly but when we tried to trade-in the 5th and 6th iPhones the transaction would not go through. The T-Mobile Associate told me it was a glitch in the system. After trying for an hour, they told me to go home and call Customer Service and they could complete the transaction. They told me I'd have to pay for the two phones upfront but I'd be reimbursed on my phone bill over 30 months. I called T-Mobile customer service and they informed me I could only trade in 4 phones. I explained the situation to the customer service agent, provided them with the name of the T-Mobile assistant sales associate manager they told me they had no written record of what I was telling them, essentially the T-Mobile customer service agent said that I was lying. They told me the only thing I could do was purchase the two additional iPhones. I told them they should honor what I was told and they told me sorry but there is nothing they can do because they have to follow the rules. I said as the company they have the latitude to make to correct things. They were completely unwilling to help me. Stay away from T-Mobile!

Date of experience: November 26, 2021

Thumbnail of user kok8
California
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March 20th, 2019

Sadly disappointed with Phone carrier T-Mobile. Was with Verizon and received great service, but it came at a high cost.
T-Mobile is definitely more affordable, but the service and internet connection sucks. You don't have to trust me - try them for yourself. Beware however when it comes to transferring over your files to a new phone or simply to the new service contract, T-Mobile will most likely lose your saved voice messages if your coming from Verizon. Read about it. Others are experiencing the same issue.
My family has been with T-Mobile for one week and already we have been unable to use our hot spot, have clear phone conversations and keep all our stored voice messages that T-Mobile promised would not be lost.
The customer service sucks as well! The representatives act like they know what your concerns are and what they are doing, but clearly have a problem handling the situation. They send you to other representatives and you end up going around and around.

We basically receive no service while at home (Oakland, CA) - we have to use a cellspot. Because T-Mobile is Sub and beneath the quality that Verizon promises and delivered - T-Mobile has to try and compete by sending you a plastic unit that must be hooked up to your electric source which is suppose to help create a better connection to the internet. It does not!
The bottom line is that T-Mobile is no better than Metro PCS and cost a lot more! I would be disappointed and unhappy if I was a internet phone company that failed my customers continuously. I'd want to do something about it. The only good thing I can say at this point while dealing with T-Mobile is that there is no contract. I thought this was for us, but it's not. I believe T-Mobile knew they could not deliver quality service and decided not to have to deal with legal matters and not place folks into contracts.

Again it's all about T-Mobile not the customer!

Date of experience: March 20, 2019

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February 9th, 2016

Beware of the prices and make sure that you keep track of your spending because they will sc*ew you over in a second.

Date of experience: February 9, 2016

Thumbnail of user mercedesl58
California
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August 27th, 2022

I have a iPhone 13 pro max so I have 5g unlimited and everywhere I go I don't have service or it's so slow. $#*! T-Mobile it's the worst service I ever $#*!ing had.

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Don’t buy this bs

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Date of experience: August 27, 2022

Thumbnail of user lauram221
North Carolina
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September 2nd, 2022

I was a Verizon customer for 21 yrs. I recently realized how much I was over paying for my service. I went online and finally decided to make the switch to T-Mobile, Magenta 55. I would have 2 lines and all the same things I had with Verizon plus Netflix! I was told I could do everything over the phone no problem, as I am disabled & at this time I am not suppose to leave my home. I was told I could keep the phones I already had & the phone numbers. The package came with new Sim Cards, we put them in & I thought we were done. NOPE... The I-Phone worked but my other phone did not. No one was available over the weekend so I had no phone. When I called on Monday of course it was MY phone that was the problem. So now I have to get a new phone because my Verizon was already off. I wait another 3 days and of course the phone doesn't work. I have now spoken with 11 people at T-Mobile, and YES I have dates, times & names, I physically went to a T-Mobile store & was told they couldn't help me because my order was done on the phone. Called again & was told to send the phone back, go back to the T-Mobile store & they would give me a new phone BUT it's considered an UPGRADE! The rep goes on to tell the person at the store (I was still on the phone) that I am a new customer & I'm having BUYER'S REMORSE! Unbelievable! I am a new customer but I can't have remorse about something I have yet to obtain. PLEASE talk to a VERIZON Rep or Sprint any place other than T-Mobile! About the Netflix... they brag about it but no-one knows how to do your account!

Tip for consumers:
I would not have switched if I had known I would be without a phone for more than a day and that setting up an account on the phone means going in person to a store they cannot help you.

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Date of experience: September 2, 2022

Thumbnail of user amandak1467
Wisconsin
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November 22nd, 2023

Will never do business with t mobile again and will make sure everyone knows about our horrible experience. Not only was our coverage way worse than AT&T, but we also had a few customer services issues with them throughout our time. However, by far the worst was when we decided to leave them.
Back story…when we decided to sign up with them they said "we'll throw on a third line because there is a deal and it's free anyways. You don't ever have to use it but can if you decide down the line you'd like to" this was fine obviously. However when we cancelled we had forgotten about the third line and nobody mentioned it. The problem came when t mobile continued to charge us for our full bill…when we called they apologized and stated they would refund us. However the following month came around and we never received a refund and were charged AGAIN for a line we literally don't even have active. Again we call and they apologized and finally refunded us the $280.
This was until we were charged AGAIN…the people were never actually canceling the line. We went into the store and they now we're saying we'd have to pay $140 for our "last month" again for a phone line we NEVER USED.
We called again and nobody seems to want to resolve this despite telling us twice on the phone we would be refunded and it was a mistake. To out of nowhere be like "you need to pay a last bill" after months of us contacting them is unacceptable.
We will likely end up paying this bill for a phone line we never used.
We absolutely without a doubt will never recommend t mobile to anyone and in fact we believe they will cheat you out of money anyway they can. Not worth it…definitely not worth it.

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Date of experience: November 22, 2023

Thumbnail of user www.montana37
West Virginia
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November 13th, 2023

We switched from Metro to this bull and being honest Metro is way better. T Mobile is garbage. This service don't even work on wifi

Date of experience: November 13, 2023

Thumbnail of user steves2591
Florida
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February 5th, 2022

Okay I decided to jump ship so that I would have access to a 5G network. People working in the T-Mobile store are inexperienced and non-communicating. I didn't know that you would have your credit checked as part of opening a new acct. As a senior, I was interested in the Essentials 55+ plan. I have two phones(lines) only one of which is capable of getting the 5G service. So I said I would have to have my credit unlocked. Asked who they consult for the customer credit check and was told they couldn't tell me. Had to call T-Mobile corporate service line and asked how I was supposed to unlock my credit if i didn't know which company they use. So. I went to the trouble of unlocking my credit temporarily. So the store person i dealt with gave me a date to meet me back at the store. She wasn't there of course so the person in the store looked up an order number attached to my information I had originally gave. She asked me what was my PIN number. I said I didn't have one because the account was never opened. She said I would have to have the PIN number or she couldn't finish opening the acct. She said it would have six characters or digits. I said I didn't remember being asked to create a PIN number and that with six characters I would have written it down. This went round and round and phone customer service said they would eventually call me to fix everything. No one has called me back. I'm kinda glad I didn't get cellular account with this stupid, confused cellular service company.

Tip for consumers:
It would be best to inform your customers what information is required to open an account before you bull-crap them.

Date of experience: February 5, 2022

Thumbnail of user aureliec7
Spain
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December 9th, 2022

I was billed for a phone that I returned. I have email proof that t-mobile received the phone. And was still billed almost 700 dollars for this. I called t-mobile who then told me "it's fine we will put the bill on hold because your phone is at the wearhouse, it just has not been scanned". However, even after a 40 minute phone call, the next day I get a bank notification that the payment was being processed. I called again and the same thing. They say "our bad, the bill will be put on hold. Tell your bank that blah blah blah." And today I wake up and all my money has gone to this stupid phone which got somehow scanned in the wrong warehouse. I am active duty military. And if you want, you can look at what I get paid a month, to which you'll see that the 700 equals about a THIRD of my monthly pay. That is money that is suppose to go to my school loans and other bills which I cannot pay now. I am going to have late fees. My bank is probably going to fine me because of this. This money was also supposed to go towards a visit of my mom's who I get to see maybe once a year. But its fine because I'll get a refund in 3-5 days right? It's a holiday week. I am overseas, and I'm broke right now. So no. It's not fine. I don't know how t-mobile is going to fix this but they'd better. The crappy service I pay out of my butt while being overseas isn't worth me loosing my savings.

Update: they have been promising my refund. They said 3-5 business days. It has been 2 weeks and I have been calling EVERY DAY. Every time I call they say "oh you'll get it in 24 hours." And it has been denied twice. (This has been going on for 2 months).

Date of experience: December 9, 2022

Thumbnail of user harleyrp1991
Missouri
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June 9th, 2023

They tock $697 from me and never paid me back after i returned my broken phone, and i did before the expiration day.

Date of experience: June 9, 2023

Thumbnail of user karenm247
California
2 reviews
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September 18th, 2016

These customer service who answeing the phone are a bunch of untrain monkeys
They see, but they can't answer a question,,
Monkeys see, Monkeys don't see, idiots

Date of experience: September 18, 2016

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South Carolina
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August 7th, 2023

Meechy was great. Her customer service skills are excellent and she takes time with each customer and greets everyone when they walk thru the doors.

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Date of experience: August 7, 2023

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Pennsylvania
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May 14th, 2022

So

They change plans without notice, 55+ plan false advertisement, free 5G phone false advertisement don t do it, going back to my old carrier.

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Date of experience: May 14, 2022

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Iowa
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August 5th, 2023

Scammed me out of 400$ by refusing to send the return address for the internet router now I'm stuck with a big bill and a useless router

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Date of experience: August 5, 2023

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Colorado
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August 8th, 2023

I recently switched from straight talk, and I plan on switching back soon. Don't receive half my texts on T-Mobile. Very disappointed.

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Date of experience: August 8, 2023

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Arizona
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July 9th, 2022

Horrible they won't honor discount and I never have signal can't make calls out call tech support and they will advise there is nothing they can do

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Don't buy t mobile

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Date of experience: July 9, 2022

Thumbnail of user lorrainew127
California
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June 5th, 2022
Verified purchase

I ordered service from T-Mobile on May 11,2022. I spoke with a representative who said I had to pay the activation fee and set up auto pay up front, so I gave her my credit card number.

On May 13,2022, I got the SIM card, but could never get my service to work. After putting my old carrier's card back in my phone, I finally got through to a rep at T-Mobile who said they could not port my number in and that is why I could not connect to their network and use their service.

Only a few hours after my first call to T-Mobile, I called T-Mobile back and told them to cancel the service. I spoke with several different representatives until I was finally transferred to the cancellation department. The rep said I had a zero balance and told me that I do not and would never owe T-Mobile anything and that the service had was cancelled.

On June 4,2022, I found an "automatic payment" charge on my credit card from T-Mobile. I called and the representative I spoke with could not find any account for me and said I do not owe them anything. I again told her that I had an incorrect charge on my card and this time she put me on a very long hold. When she finally came back on the line, she said the charge is legitimate, but she did not know why and said I must speak to a different department to get it reversed.

I was put back in the hold queue and had to start over with a different representative. That person had an extremely thick accent and kept asking me the same questions over and over. They too put me on a long hold only to come back on the line claiming that I do owe this bill. Instead of working in good faith with me to resolve it, the representative threatened me with collections and hung up on me.

I never received any bill or any communication from T-Mobile after May 13th. The emails of May 13 say nothing about any charges owed or any cancellation fees. They do contain a lot of bad links that take you to 404 pages. And since I was never able to set up an account, I have no way to find out what I am being charged for. I now have to dispute this through my bank since T-Mobile refuses to work with me.

Tip for consumers:
Buyer beware. I was also a happy Sprint customer, but a miserable T-Mobile customer back in 2007. I NEVER should have given T-Mobile a second chance.

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Date of experience: June 5, 2022

Thumbnail of user jennifers4815
Virginia
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December 9th, 2022

Only started with them it was great. I gradually went downhill from there. Every time I spoke with someone I got a different answer and more fees.

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Get everything in writing

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Date of experience: December 9, 2022

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North Carolina
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July 15th, 2017

No coverage whatsoever dropped calls cannot make calls or receive calls in mint hill and Indian trail nc.
Very Disappointed
Richard Saia

Date of experience: July 15, 2017

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Illinois
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August 10th, 2017

My experience is too long to type but I will just say of you are thinking about switching to T-Mobil... DONT...

Date of experience: August 10, 2017

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