Telecom Activation Support Wastes Hours Through Agent Transfers and Repeated Forms
T-Mobile prepaid SIM activation required four hours of agent transfers, repeated form submissions, and dropped calls — costing a customer $150 for a simple data plan. The circular support structure reflects an industry-wide failure to streamline new subscriber onboarding. Self-serve activation portals exist but fail to handle edge cases, forcing customers into a broken phone support loop.
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