Today, I switched cell phone service providers, hoping to upgrade. After working out the details and picking a phone in the store, I got home to find my brand new cell can't get a signal in my house. I already signed the two year contract. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got let go from my job, because my personal cell phone doesn't always have signal, so I missed an important call from work. My contract specifically said I'd get a work phone, which never happened. FML
Today, I got a new phone. Only after berating the Sprint employee and Apple support desk because I could not call, text, or access the Internet did I find out that I didn't need to buy a new phone. It was just on airplane mode. FML
Today, I called my mobile phone provider to end my contract. A sales rep spent over half an hour trying to convince me to reconsider, and I kept refusing. I ended up breaking down and accepting a "more economical" contract, which I didn't notice costs almost twice as much as the last one. FML
Today, I went to switch my phone number to a new carrier. During the credit check, I was told that I couldn't because I already had an active account. This came as a surprise, as I've never had an account with that carrier. Time to file a fraud claim. FML
Today, I was calling my cable company to tell me how to fix my internet. I stayed on hold for almost half an hour, and then when someone finally picked up, my phone died. FML
Today, I finally got a job interview, and I thought it went amazing. They were supposed to call me today or tomorrow with the news. Today is also the day that my phone company decided to cut my phone off. FML
Today, I went to work 300 miles away from where I live. I couldn't find my customer's address, so I decided to call him. I'd picked up my wireless house phone instead of my mobile. FML
Today, and for the umpteenth time, my cellphone customer service told me that I have to talk to the FCC due to a screwup on both sides in my cellphone plan. The thing is, I can't get around their stupid automated system, 0 is disabled and I don't want to brute force the 20 other numbers to find a living, breathing human. FML
Today, I walked into a T-Mobile store to get a new phone. I wanted all of my numbers on my new phone, but the customer service rep had to transfer them. He said jokingly, "I understand. You don't want to lose your girlfriend's number." My girlfriend and I broke up two days ago. FML
Today, I have no cell phone reception as I am visiting family who lives on the side of a mountain. They told me there was service on top of the mountain, so I hiked up. Only when I got there did I realize I'd left my phone back down at the house. FML
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Top comments
chacon49 1
There's a 30 day trial period. You deserved this for not reading your contract! Return the phone and switch providers
pm_sky 0
call your service provider and ask them how to update your phone so you can hit more towers and get a stronger signal.
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Comments (205)
TheyCallMeDamien 18
Take it back
JasonEP 3
I work at a carrier store. You can use wifi calling or get a signal booster for inside your house. Your sales rep should have been smart and checked your coverage before they sold you the phone. Did you go to a carrier store or a 3rd party?
downtime 13
86, If you really are a sales rep you therefore know that the coverage maps are not 100% accurate and everyone eventually gets a customer who has no coverage despite checking. Maybe you're new to this...
whitedw 0
I think some service providers have like a 30-trial even if u sign the contract! check.that out!!!
Amazingness2013 0
There should be a 30 day guarantee on any service like that...
qtbabe127 22
If you don't pay the first bill, it's automatically voids the contract. At least that's how it is if you buy a car, so I'm not positive about a cell phone.
qtbabe127 22
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samellens 1
Note to anyone trying this with a car: it's not true.
downtime 13
How depressing that the comment actually got a thumbs up from some idiot.
Candice0687 0
You have so many days to return the phone and still back out of the contract I think it's 30 days but it might be just the phone
xodontjudgemeox 3
I work for AT&T... With them you have 30 days to cancel... Almost all other service providers say 14 days.... So you should be able to cancel the agreement
EdenLis 14
Sort of know how you feel. I have Verizon. They expect us to get a signal on top of Mt Everest, or in some random Egyptian desert. I can't even get a signal in my own basement... -.-
SkyDevil 0
Take it back to the store and cancel the contract, you get about the first 14 days or 30 days to go back to the store with the phone and can cancel the contract, as long as the phone hasn't been scratched. I've done it myself a few times, gogo, return quickly!! :))
chrystallee0930 0
You can return it after so many days.