Telecom number porting fails and refunds go missing after cancellation
T-Mobile customers attempting to port their numbers from another carrier find lines fail to transfer properly, leaving them paying two carriers simultaneously. When they return devices and cancel, refunds are withheld or incomplete. These operational failures at critical switch moments are a recurring pattern across large carriers.
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