General Reviews of Alltel Customer Service

General Reviews of Alltel Customer Service

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  • Absolutely the Worst Service

    Jul 13 '07
    Pros: Absolutely the Worst Service
    Cons: Absolutely the Worst Service

    Summary: My daughter purchased a new Alltel phone plan along with a razor cell phone in April of 2007. The phone comes with a one year warranty and she also bought a extended warranty for around seven dollars a month. This phone and service was purchased in Ohio ... read more

  • Alltel Texting Problem

    Apr 11 '07
    Pros: My Circle program and the family plan that they have
    Cons: Slow customer service and a very bad network connection

    Summary: I have had Alltel for 10 years and now I am having network problems with them. I can send text messages, but I cannot receive them. I called Alltel 5 days ago and they still have not fixed the problem. They said that this happened because I am on ... read more

  • Stay away from Alltel

    Jun 08 '06
    Pros: Price
    Cons: Customer service.

    Summary: We have had Alltel cell service since October of 2005. My wife's LG phone started acting up shortly after activation, we were told that this was due to bugs in the system. Then in April, her phone started locking up about twice a day, and the only way ... read more

  • technical incompetence - DO NOT DEAL WITH THESE IDIOTS

    Apr 04 '06
    Pros: If there is anything resembling a PRO at Alltel, I have yet to find it/him/her.
    Cons: Technical incompetence, pure and simple.

    Summary: I switched to Alltel for my home PSTN service & cell phones in 2000 as part of a "package deal" through my employer for cell service and 2 home lines with dial-up internet service. Everything worked fine for several years until (1) Alltel withdrew from ... read more

  • Alltel is ripping off the public with fraudulent billing practices and misbilling, No Consumer Satisfaction!

    Feb 24 '05
    Pros: I ABSOLUTELY HAVE NO PRO STATEMENTS FOR ALLTEL. HOW CAN THIS BE REQUIRED??? BEATS ME!
    Cons: ALLTEL...WELCOME TO YOUR NIGHTMARE...billing is twice what they quote-good luck!

    Summary: I had CellOne phones for a few years, very little problems but interference at our home address. My daughter talked me into changing to Alltel...3 phones, and a total NIGHTMARE. It was to be $39.95 $19.95 for each additional phone. We had road ... read more

  • No flexibility, awful service; No service available yet they refuse to waive termination fee

    Nov 30 '04
    Pros: NONE
    Cons: Not willing to work to meet customer needs; Unreasonable fees; Greedy; Poor support

    Summary: My grandmother had an Alltel service plan and had to move from North Carolina to Alabama for health reasons. They don't have an Alltel store in her new town, nor can they offer her the same plan. Even so, they refuse to waive an "early ... read more

  • WARNING --ALLTELL customer service is non existent!!

    Aug 11 '04
    Pros: None that I can see. Their customer service is horrible. Avoid at all cost.
    Cons: They REALLY don't care about the customer and I am generally a very optimistic person.

    Summary: If you are considering signing a CONTRACT with Alltell for cellular "service", RUN, don't walk away. I can echo almost all negative reviews thus far. They fully expect the customer to honor their end of the SIGNED service agreement yet, when it comes ... read more

  • Absolutely Unbelievably Bad Service

    Jul 27 '04
    Pros: Can't think of a thing!
    Cons: Bad products, Bad service, Bad management!

    Summary: As I sit on the phone, my home phone because my cell phone has stopped working the day after I received it, I am totally appalled at the recording I am listening to. "Making my service the best that it can be is simply the right thing to do." "We're the ... read more

  • Bad Customer Service

    Jun 28 '04
    Pros: Free phone
    Cons: Really really bad customer service

    Summary: My daughter and I decided to sign up for the family plan at Alltel in Walmart last October. The salesman told me that he could activate my old phone for free so I could get a pre-paid plan for my husband for $20.00. So..I brought the old phone in and ... read more

  • If you value your sanity, don't deal with Alltel

    Jun 02 '04
    Pros: One good encounter with a Alltel rep
    Cons: Everything

    Summary: Altell's customer service, or lack thereof, is by far, the worst I have ever encountered. This all starts in Dec of '03, my husband starts a contract with Alltel for cellular service, he is told when setting up the account, that he will have nationwide ... read more

  • The worst.

    Sep 30 '03
    Pros: None
    Cons: Frightful customer service

    Summary: Incredibly long wait times (30 mins), staff can't answer questions, no supervisor is available, when you ask for a supervisor you're simply dumped back into the wait queue. Twice they "lost" my payment when I already had the cleared check back. I had to f ... read more

  • Alltel- Don't do it to yourself

    Aug 24 '03
    Pros: None whatsoever
    Cons: Everything you can think of and then some

    Summary: All I can say is Alltel stinks. I had service through Cellular One who sold out to Alltel in the Pho ... read more

  • Alltel

    Jul 07 '03
    Pros: Few problems, decent phone service
    Cons: Impossible to get problems resolved

    Summary: I have had Alltel phone service for the past year in Raleigh, NC. I subscribe to the national freed ... read more

  • Do not purchase wireless service from Alltel!!!!

    Jun 03 '03
    Pros: I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this company.
    Cons: The worst customer service ever imaginable.

    Summary: I have been trying to get clarification on a bill that I received from Alltel for 4 months now. I have spoken with over 20 customer service reps. None of the representatives were able to help me. Three of them took my information to so that a ... read more

  • Good Service, Good Coverage

    May 22 '03
    Pros: Excellent coverage
    Cons: Haven't come across any yet

    Summary: I read several of the negative reviews. I've had service with Alltel for about 4 years now. I live in an area with a lot of interference and couldn't get a signal with another company, I have no problem getting a signal now. I haven't had to call ... read more

  • Stay Away from Alltel

    Jan 03 '02
    Pros: No better or worse than others on phone service
    Cons: Deceptive (a nice way to say liars and cheats)

    Summary: I regret that I must write a bad review for Alltel since it is an Arkansas based company and I am from Arkansas. I also know very many people that work for Alltel and its subsidiaries since I am in the computer services industry. This is an ... read more

  • The reason Monopolies are BAD

    Nov 13 '01
    Pros: ZERO
    Cons: Worst Customer Service Ever! High fees!

    Summary: The HORRID service provided to me by Alltel has inspired me to write again. It has been a while since I have written an epinion, but after getting off the phone with Alltel "customer service" I felt furious, trapped and like I had no where to turn. ... read more

  • Alltel

    Sep 27 '01
    Pros: Prices are all right for the minutes offered.
    Cons: Service is poor

    Summary: Last year my family purchased an Alltel Cell phone from our local Walmart. For the first two days of owning the phone it was all right, but then we every time we turned it on we got this static, or a clicking noise. So if we called someone we couldn't ... read more

  • Alltel....ALL TALK!

    Jul 05 '01
    Pros: They offer some good package deals
    Cons: Your monthly bills are a total mystery

    Summary: I guess we should have known better. We had Alltel service once before but switched. Then when we did away with cell phones for a while and found what we thought was the best deal with Alltel, we decided to give them another try. Our mistake. ... read more

  • Reach out and ignore someone!

    Jan 07 '01
    Pros: few
    Cons: poor customer service; absurd taxes and fees

    Summary: AT&T coined the phrase reach out and touch someone, the cellular provider Alltel had no intentions of following suit. For beginners, Alltel's service areas and plans are among the worst in the business. When my family signed up for a plan, they ... read more

  • Not very good Customer Service

    Dec 12 '00
    Pros: Good rates
    Cons: Very bad customer service

    Summary: ***UPDATE*** When I did finally move away and wanted my service discontinued, they insisted that I had a 2 year contract when I KNOW I signed a 1 year contract. They refused to budge and said they had lost all of their paperwork and I had to show them a ... read more

  • Quite a good deal

    Dec 12 '00
    Pros: Great service at a great price.
    Cons: None

    Summary: I'm fairly young and I'm on the road a lot, so my father and I decided I should get a cell phone. He had one through Alltel, so we decided to go there to get mine as well. The plan I got was $39.99 a month with free nights (7PM - 7AM) and weekends with ... read more

  • Alltel Phone Service

    Nov 25 '00
    Pros: Cheap
    Cons: Can't use when I want to, Can't get responses to mail, Can't change plans

    Summary: My grandmother signed a 3 year contract with GTE in order to receive a free cell phone at her car dealership. We were cell phone illiterate at the time. She signed for the cheapest plans, thinking she would only use the phone for emergencies while ... read more

  • Don't do it!!!!

    Nov 01 '00
    Pros: It was cheap, at least it was supposed to be
    Cons: Got screwed

    Summary: This is just a warning, a warning about a problem that has occurred, and keeps occurring since I signed up with AllTel cell phone service. The price was good enough- my wife and I both got phones and 300 minutes every month, all for about $68.00 a ... read more

  • Read this before you sign that contract! Buyer beware!

    Oct 27 '00
    Pros: none
    Cons: too expensive, horrible customer service, ect...

    Summary: About six months ago, an ex boyfriend and I got a cell phone. At the time, we both worked at a local outlet mall. The day he got the phone was my day off, so I wasn't there when he got it. He should have known better than to buy a cell phone from some ... read more

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  • I'm okay with Alltel

    Dec 02 '06
    Pros: Always had great cusotmer service when I'm nice to them. Great plans.
    Cons: Not much

    Summary: I am amazed by people with their cellphone companies. I just checked ALL reviews of ALL cellphone companies (I had major time today) and ALL of the major ones have a 2 star rating...all of them. The smaller ones have only a 2-3 star rating. In other

  • Another alltel unhappy customer

    Sep 11 '06
    Pros: None
    Cons: Terrible customer service hours and no customer care what-so-ever

    Summary: When my old cell phone contract with alltel ended, I renew another with alltel. All was great when I receive my new phone, until I lost the new phone within a month. Getting hold of customer service took forever and when I get through, it didn't get

  • Unethical business practice!

    May 22 '06
    Pros: None
    Cons: Very rude and bullish customer service!!

    Summary: Alltel agent LIED to take advantage of elderly mother when she called to terminate service no longer needed. She had been a loyal Alltel customer for over 10 yrs. Agent convinced Mom to accept new phone at NO CHARGE and NO CHANGE in service or contract

  • Alltel:Better than the bigger companies

    Aug 20 '05
    Pros: Everything, service, attitude, range
    Cons: nothing at all

    Summary: I am pleasantly pleased with my Alltel service. I've seen people complain about taxes, surcharges, blah blah blah. EVERY COMPANY DOES IT! Stop your whining. Anyway, I get all the minutes I need, all the customer service I need, I just love Alltel. I

  • Alltel's Customer Service

    Jun 29 '05
    Pros: Good plans (including text messaging plans). Marked improvement in tech support.
    Cons: NEED HELP IN CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY !

    Summary: Coverage fair in general. Pricing is good, especially text messaging (unlimited text messages for $7/month). However if you have to deal with their customer service, especially on billing, they have NO clue what to do. Sends a text message "reminding

  • Give me a break Alltel!

    Feb 16 '05
    Pros: It's a great carrier if you like to feel cheated.
    Cons: I'm afraid of what I've gotten myself into. I'll have to study every bill.

    Summary: I sign up for an additional phone at $9.00 approx. a month. My bill increases by over $100. Give me a break Alltel! They charged me for a number of additional services I didn't order including text messaging, additional parts, road-side assistance,

  • ALLTEL CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MYRTLE BEACH

    Sep 16 '04
    Pros: ALLTEL CUSTOMER SERVICE IS WONDERFUL IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC
    Cons: AS A NEW ALLTEL CUSTOMER, I EXPERIENCED AN EQUIPMENT PROBLEM.

    Summary: I PURCHASED AN ALTEL PLAN AND PHONE THROUGH AN INTERNET WEBSITE. AFTER ONLY TWO DAYS, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PHONE (NO SERVICE) AND PHONED THE ALLTEL CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE VERY C0URTEOUS AND TRIED TO BE HELPFUL, BUT THE PHONE

  • Non-existent customer service

    Jun 11 '04
    Pros: NONE
    Cons: NO CUSTOMER SERVICE, MISREPRESENTATION OF PLAN, SERVICE DROPS OFF CONSTANTLY.

    Summary: I live in the Rhinelander, Wisconsin area. The customer service representatives in that office act as though it is not their job to help customers and act as though they are being inconvenienced when you ask questions about your plan. They are

  • No problems, service is good

    Nov 10 '03
    Pros: Inexpensive plans, free phones, good service
    Cons: Phones don't last much longer than contract

    Summary: I have had some type of cellular phone service on and off for 8 years. We have had Alltel in the past and experienced no problems with the service. They have inexpensive plans, free phones, and fairly good customer service. I recently had to get a new

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