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I am beyond frustrated with Best Buy

Posted on 12/7/17 at 6:04 pm
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51344 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 6:04 pm
Bought a phone from them in June. The dreaded dead pixel and vertical green line appeared a few weeks ago. BUT I bought a 2 year protection plan.

Protected, right? Wrong.

They have now sent me a Verizon version of the phone THREE times. I take it back to the retail center in flowood. Nice as can be. They take it and order another one. The Packing slips give the right model number. However, the actual box and phone is the verizon version, which will NOT work on AT&T bands.


As Charlie Brown would say, AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!

So they got $300 of my money plus the protection plan money, and keep screwing me over. Bastards.

What should I do?
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22159 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 6:24 pm to
So you have att but keep getting Verizon versions?
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51344 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 6:30 pm to
Bingo. Actually, i've been trying to replace my factory unlocked version, which will work on AT&T, T MObile, or other GSM carriers, but I need it to work with AT&T.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22159 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 6:34 pm to
They don't have that phone in stock?
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51344 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 7:11 pm to
Site and system keeps saying they do. Mr. Minimum Wage stocker isn't reading what is given to him.
Posted by efrad
Member since Nov 2007
18644 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 7:20 pm to
quote:

What should I do?



Go in and ask for a manager.

Explain the problem to the manager and request that the manager call the bridge and request assistance in fixing the problem.

(The bridge is Best Buy's employee support line; if there is an issue taking care of a customer's issue then the bridge should be contacted.)

Clearly there is an issue in Best Buy's process, and the employees just keep pushing the same buttons that do the same wrong thing. Someone has to step in and take ownership of the situation and get it fixed and calling the bridge would get them on that path.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 7:42 pm to
When I cracked my Pixel I just ordered a replacement under the plan. Got the new phone two days later and porting everything over was a breeze. It almost made me want to spill my innermost sexual secrets to Google Assistant.
Posted by Kingpenm3
Xanadu
Member since Aug 2011
8958 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 10:06 pm to
quote:

prplhze2000


Is it a pixel? I think BB only sells the Verizon version, but you just put your attention sim card in and it works.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51344 posts
Posted on 12/8/17 at 8:03 am to
No blackberry priv.

It will work, but you don’t have all of the att LTE bands
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
39951 posts
Posted on 12/8/17 at 10:57 am to
quote:

efrad


This guy worked for BBY before.

Listen to everything he just said.

Even though sometimes the bridge still fricked things up
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51344 posts
Posted on 12/8/17 at 3:10 pm to
I am. Am up here right now. She's calling the bridge
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33055 posts
Posted on 12/8/17 at 3:35 pm to
quote:

She's calling the bridge


damn i wish i hadn't just left lakeland. i'd love to watch this
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51344 posts
Posted on 12/8/17 at 4:18 pm to
Bridge told me to call 888 Best Buy
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51344 posts
Posted on 12/15/17 at 10:34 pm to
Did all that. No dice.

They sent me a fourth phone... and guess what? It is a ffriggin Verizon phone. I guess all they have are Verizon phones (model stv100-2) instead of the regular GSM phones they say they have on the website (STV100-1).

I can talk on the Verizon but only one of the LTE bands will work on AT&T . The rest of them are going to be 4G. Wonderful.
Posted by h0bnail
Member since Sep 2009
7382 posts
Posted on 12/16/17 at 7:53 am to
Sell it on Swappa and buy unlocked?
Posted by Daygo85
Member since Aug 2008
3065 posts
Posted on 12/18/17 at 3:27 pm to
I do hope after this experience you never buy anything from Best Buy that you expect support on ever again. Best Buy is in the business of financing (HBHC) and selling warranties, not support.
This post was edited on 12/18/17 at 3:28 pm
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51344 posts
Posted on 12/18/17 at 3:46 pm to
Yeah I know. Actually all the band's will work but for one : 17. Doesn't have it and that's kind of important to AT&T
Posted by UAinSOUTHAL
Mobile,AL
Member since Dec 2012
4826 posts
Posted on 12/18/17 at 4:20 pm to
quote:

No blackberry priv.


Eh, people still use blackberries. Things you learn.
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
30676 posts
Posted on 12/18/17 at 9:01 pm to
Tell them to give you a new phone.

Are you in baton rouge?
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