Carrier Store Refuses Service and Threatens Police Call After Its Own Activation Error
After two weeks of failed device-activation attempts caused by a carrier representative's porting mistake, a customer visiting the store for resolution was refused service and told they would be reported to police, with the confrontation happening in front of their children. The store staff declined to try an alternative solution support had already proposed, escalating what should have been a routine fix into a hostile confrontation.
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