Deactivated Telecom Account Blocks Access to Final Bill Needed to Pay Off Device
A customer describes months of billing errors after a device purchase, followed by cancelling service, then being unable to retrieve the final bill needed to pay off and unlock the device because the account is deactivated. Neither phone support nor an in-person store visit can produce the statement once the account status changes.
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