General Reviews of US Cellular Customer Service

Pros: Good, reliable service with competitive rate plans. Free incoming calls!
Cons: Costly ring tones when purchasing but most companies are!

I am a BzzAgent and got my phone in March sometime. Setting up the phone was quick and easy. The man on the phone talked me through the set up of my voice mail and other features of the phone and was very patient and helpful while I went through the steps on my phone. I am not idiot, it was just tricky talking on a land line and setting up voicemail on a cell phone at the same time. My service has been great here in suburban Chicago and have no complaints!

Pros: None that I can think of...
Cons: Coverage, Customer service, Price of overages

I live in Bend, OR and have a family share plan. After having lived through 15 of 24 months of the contract with dropped calls, calls that go straight to voice mail, etc., we finally have had enough and want to switch to a different carrier. USC has dragged the issue out for weeks now, and want to create yet another trouble ticket to confirm that coverage in my area is bad. I feel harassed and calling Customer Relations has not helped better that feeling. The person I talked to was rude and condescending and has absolutely no empathy or desire to help resolve the issue.

Pros: Great network, phones/plans and associates.
Cons: No instant rebates.

I am just glad we have a choice in St. Louis now! Will all the major carriers here you would think we would have more competition in the market, but I guess not. St. Louis is one of the most heavily penetrated markets in the country at 70%+. they have great deals going on right now too! $20 off for the first 6 mo., free activation and their phone's are amazing! the Motorola v710 is a $400 phone, and in other markets they are selling at $200. $40 after rebate!!!! You can't beat that! Also their network is amazing. I have never dropped a call or not been able to connect. With all the other companies trying to make that money, I'm glad someone out there is trying to look out for us...

Pros: They have many offices and they bill in a timely manner.
Cons: The service has severely declined in the last year.

I have had US Cellular for ten years but I will be changing carriers when my current contract is up in October. For some reason unknown to me my phone now goes to roaming when I am in my living room and 20 feet away it is good service. I have at least 2-3 dropped calls per day and people I call are complaining that when they leave a voice mail message for me only part of the message is recorded. It seems that the service areas are not as complete as they once were. There are major dead spots in the service area and my phone rarely indicates more than three bars of service and at times No Service (in my driveway). The price of the service has increased and the performance has declined. When I call customer service I am simply routed through an endless maze of forwarding and being placed on hold. It isn't worth the price anymore....someone else is certainly better.

Pros: Customer Service, CDMA, Plans & Features, Service
Cons: Motorola v810 being dumb :P

I've had U.S. Cellular for almost 4 years now, and have yet to experience a single problem with them. They have EXCELLENT customer service (at no charge too by dialing 611). When I had Verizon, a mistake was made on my bill and I had to be forwarded to a manager atleast 3 times (calls were dropped lol), but with U.S. Cellular, they made the same mistake and it was fixed within 3 minutes. The service is excellent - they also use CDMA technology, which is leaps better than GSM, which has horrible quality in Chicago. Last but not least, they have affordable plans and actually LISTEN to thier customers, unlike other companies. Way to go!

Pros: No billing problems at all. Reliable coverage and equipment.
Cons: National coverage not too good if you travel.

I've been with Sprint PCS, Southwestern Bell Wireless (Now Cingular), AT&T Wireless, Alltel and US Cellular is the most reliable out of them all. The customer service is great, no long waits on the phone if you need to call. I get coverage in areas that Sprint never could or was roaming. US cellular is great in Oklahoma.

Pros: you get lots of anytime and night & weekend minutes but that's it
Cons: their employees are deceptive and watch out for those hidden fees

I liked the service until i got their web extras. I was told that I would pay a certain fee for so many megabits then got my bill and found out that I was being charged by the kilobit also. My bill was almost $500, $440 more than I was told it was going to be. When I refused to pay for the extra fees, they canceled my service, that added on yet ANOTHER fee for a breach of contract penalty. $700 for what was SUPPOSED to be a $60 phone bill. I obviously DO NOT recommend getting this service but if you do PLEASE do yourself a favor find out ALL the details no matter how small you think they are, they could be big details out of your bank account come the day your bill arrives.

Pros: Best service I've had
Cons: Not a single complaint

We are currently subscribing to 6 plans, in southwestern NH, through US Cellular in my family. I switched to them about 4 years ago and have since added my parents and my children. We have all traveled extensively throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico and have consistently had better service than other people whom have been with us with various other providers.

Customer Service with US Cellular has been excellent. Their reps have always sat down with each new user I've added to discuss the best possible plan for them without over selling. On two occasions, due to life changes, I've needed to change a plan to better suit the new needs and the reps did so with out question and without fee. In all this time, with all these plans, they have never made a billing error and they have always answered every question I've ever had.

I highly recommend them to anyone in the North East looking for an honest, reliable, responsive cell phone provider. Their plans a competitive and their billing and customer service are superior.

Pros: US Cellular pros are nothing that you can't find with any other provider
Cons: Customer service will take advantage of your any way that they can

US Cellular customer service is the worst. After I heard with my own ears that there would not be a disconnect fee for changing providers, they charged one anyway and claimed I misunderstood. They've been poor in the past regarding billing as well. Stay away from US Cellular if you don't want to get screwed out of your money.

Pros: awesome minute plan, decent phones, and good customer service NO WAITING
Cons: phones can be dumb.

i signed up for the 1500 min plan national in chicago You get 1500 anytime, unlimited NWWK start at 7pm and unlimited incoming calls for $49.95.

They are awesome and I would highly reccommend them.

Pros: None
Cons: Dropped calls constantly. Full service one minute, no service the next. Customer service is awful.

As a business owner, and one who relies heavily on my cellular phone, it was clear in the first week that US could not provide the service I needed. It was a good day, if I could get through one phone call without being dropped, ugh! So when the 1 year contract expired, I signed with another carrier and canceled my US account immediately (in the 13th month). My account had already been automatically rolled over for another 1 year contract, because I did not call within two weeks of the expiration of the original contract, I had to pay US cellular $167.00 to buy out of this 2nd contract. These are the kinds of things you don't remember a year after you sign on the dotted line. Don't make this costly mistake!

Pros: Decent customer service and they honor their contracts (unlike Ramcell of Oregon)
Cons: Coverage is spotty (mountainous region), expensive.

We left US Cellular to go with Ramcell for the shared minutes feature. What a mistake!!! Although US Cellular's coverage area is not the greatest, at least they don't change your contract halfway through it and still try to hold you to the contract! Ramcell reduced the "roam free" calling area from 10 STATES to a 4 COUNTY region and then charged all their customers a cancellation fee (either in phone surrender or cash) to get out of the contract. US Cellular, on the other hand, at least fulfilled their end of the contract for the entire term of the contract.

If you live in S. Oregon and are considering either of these two services, go with US Cellular. At least they have the ability, resources and desire to honor their end of the contract.

Best of Luck! :)
Craig

Pros: Promo plans. Reliable service.
Cons: Low-tech phones. AWFUL/ unknowledgeable customer service. Company that values poor service reps over paying customers.

I was very happy with the promotional plan, saving 50% off the normal price made me very patient with the awful customer service. When I bought the phone, I was told I had email capability with my phone- this was in fact not true. Over time I repeatedly contacted customer service and got different reasons and timelines as to why I did not have service and when I will. The best was, "no provider offers email on their phone, I must be confused." As the customer service phone company- they FAIL to meet their obligation. When I finally canceled my account 1yr later because I still did not have email, they did penalize me $200 because they said I did not cancel with good reason. I said US Cellular repeatedly promised me email and never provided it. US Cellular's response was that it was never in the original contract, so I am in error.

Pros: Customer Service usually answers quickly, if called during business hours.
Cons: Dropped calls, echo on line, hours on phone with CS.

I've been with US Cellular for years, and stayed with them because my service worked. They're behind the times technologically-speaking, but what I care about most is having a phone that works. Recently, they've really gone downhill in my area. I've been having a serious problem with dropped calls, and a strong echo. I've called customer service at least 20 times. I've traded out phones, which was no help. I've taken my phone in for evaluation, and spoken to engineers. I've had problems with echoing for around 7 months, and serious dropped call issues for over a month now. I use my phone in my employment as a nurse, and need my calls to get through. I've asked to be released from the contract, but things don't look good in that regard. I'm really disappointed with US Cellular right now.

Pros: Good Coverage And Good Pay If You Last in the career.
Cons: A company that has forgotten who pays the bills

I started With U.S. Cellular In 2000 I Have Since relized the horror of the company i work for they have no care for there associates they simple view all of us as exspendible no matter the amount of phones you sell or the customers you help in the eyes of the high brass you are simply an employee of a company that could closely resemble that of nazi germany what i decided in the last few months was to somehow tell weary consumers that once this company has you unless you hold a seat in congress you belong to them with high disconnect fees and and even higher group of customer service reps this company will do what it takes to take you beware of the wolf in sheeps clothing check all your options and never sign a contract longer than you have to i am not a disgruntled employee because i am still an employee and just like our customers am trapped from leaving.