Telecom Deposit Refund Takes Months and Multiple Store Visits to Resolve
A prospective T-Mobile customer who never received service due to a shipping error was charged a deposit and endured a months-long refund process requiring five in-person store visits and escalation attempts by store staff. The dispute-resolution process for billing errors is slow and requires excessive manual follow-up even when store employees are cooperative.
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