T-Mobile Fails to Provide Device Non-Fixable Proof Email for Insurance Claim
A 7-year T-Mobile customer waited 6 months for a simple email confirming devices are unfixable, required to process an insurance replacement through Amex Assurance. Despite store visits, calls, and manager escalations, the documentation was never sent. Telecom carriers lack internal cross-department documentation workflows that third-party insurance requires.
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