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Initial Complaint
06/25/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Sales and Advertising Issues
- Status:
- Answered
I have been a loyal customer of ************************** for about 10 years. Today, my phone number was disconnected without any notification even though I have set up my account with autopay and every payment was on time. I contacted customer service and was notified that I owe $20 on my account which led to the suspension of my phone number (the number provided in the contact information). Although I did not understand how I could owe $20 as I have been using autopay, I chose to provide my credit card information over the phone in order to get the phone number restored. The associate charged $20 from my credit card, but later explained that the transaction was declined. I was directed to contact my bank for proceeding with this transaction. I contacted my bank and the bank explained that the $20 payment went through in the first place, but H2O wireless issued that as a refund instead. The bank could not reverse a payment which was a refund from H2O wireless. After talking to my bank couple times, it became obvious that the H2O wireless associate I spoke to had refunded the $20 instead of waiting for the payment transaction to complete. Therefore, I called back the customer service of **************************, and explained, and discussed options to proceed with my payment to unfreeze my phone number. I contacted the customer service several times and the associates all insisted me contacting my bank even after I had clearly explained that I already spoke to my bank and the bank could not reverse this payment. I also offered to provide other credit card as payment however the associates refused to use. I was eventually put to talk with a supervisor, who unfortunately hanged on me without providing any solution. I spent my afternoon and evening making many phone calls trying to get this resolved, however up until midnight my phone number is still suspended.Business response
07/15/2024
Dear ***,
We are writing to apologize for the recent cancellation of your H2O Wireless service. We understand this caused inconvenience, and we sincerely regret the experience.
Upon reviewing your account and investigating the disputed chargeback, we have confirmed that the transaction in question was not authorized by you. As a result, we have successfully reinstated your service.
Should you have any further questions or require additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Support Team. We are always happy to help! You can reach us via:
Our website: ****************************************************
Phone: **************
Direct message on social media: ********* Instagram, and ******* (if you follow us)
Thank you for your patience and understanding. Your feedback is valuable to us, and it helps us continuously improve the H2O Wireless experience.
Kind regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportInitial Complaint
04/14/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Resolved
I purchased an H20 wireless plan for 4 months for a study abroad program. I transferred my cell phone number to H20. Upon arrival in Italy, my cell phone did not work. I tried calling and speaking with H20 to resolve my phone issues. They were unhelpful, they wanted more money to have it work. I just wanted the service I paid for. After two weeks of numerous phone calls, I asked for a refund. They refused. I called my credit card company and disputed the charge. I attempted to speak to H20 a dozen times to get the account resolved. Rude customer service, and very unhelpful. I decided to port my phone number back to my previous cell phone company, but H20 has refused to give me my phone number back unless they are paid for the 4 months of service, The service they didn't provide!!!!! I have called my regular cell phone company and they have tried to 3-way call with H20 6 times. H20 keeps giving us the run-around and saying yes go ahead and port it. They gave us a transfer PIN and "escalated" the case every time we called. Nothing has worked. They want to be paid for a service they didn't provide, They are holding my cell phone number hostage for ransom. No payment no cell phone number. I asked them to pull up all the records of my calls where I had no service and they DONT care. At this point, I would have to say they are a dishonest and scam company. RUN FAR AWAY!!!!!Business response
04/16/2024
Dear Ms. **********
We were sorry to hear about the trouble you had transferring your phone number to your new carrier. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this caused.
We're happy to confirm that your phone number was successfully transferred on April 15, 2024. Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve this issue.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support Team. They are available at ****************, by phone at ###-###-####, and by direct message on Facebook, Instagram, and X (Twitter) (if you follow us ************).
We appreciate your feedback, as it helps us improve the H2O Wireless experience. We value your business and hope you'll give us another chance in the future.
Kind regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportCustomer response
04/16/2024
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Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
Regards,
* *********Initial Complaint
04/01/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Customer Service Issues
- Status:
- Resolved
For about 1 month I have been trying to contact the regular CS (whom finally messed up my service today to the point that I cannot make any calls and have no service), I have been emailing for 1 month to the supervisor ************************ who works for h2o wireless and he does not respond whatsoever.I have also emailed ************************** and ************************* No response.H2o has been charging me for a service (international calling) and is refusing to provide the service accordingly. First all calls dropped and now I cannot even connect. Again, this has been going on for over a month! Today I spoke to CS agent ******, during my desperate attempt to get my service restored, but she not only did not help at all, but actually entirely made it so I do not have any service now when she did some "reset" in the back. I even asked her if she knows what she is doing (bc I was concerned things might get worse) and she could not even explain it.She also promised to call me back (which she cant now bc my service is not working) but she did not even bother to at least email back or have her supervisor email me, since, if she would have checked she would see I have no service. Well, things got worse.I don't know whom else to reach out to since no one, neither CS nor other email contacts are helping. So I am trying to get things solved with the BBB or I will have to do a charge back for the money i have paid and not received service.Business response
04/24/2024
Dear ******************,
We truly regret to hear about your experience with H2O Wireless thus far. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience caused.
We're pleased to hear that after additional troubleshooting, your international long-distance phone calls are now working. As you have been experiencing service interruption, we refunded the last two Autopay transactions. Please allow five to seven business days for the refund to post to the original payment method used, as your bank may have a separate processing timeframe.
We appreciate you using your valuable time to provide us with your feedback. We're taking steps to ensure proper training and procedures are in place, to ensure this situation does not occur in the future. Thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve this issue.
If you have additional questions or concerns, our Customer Support Team is available at ****************************************************, by phone at **************, and by direct message on ********* Instagram, and X ********* if you follow us. Thank you for your feedback, which always helps us improve the H2O Wireless experience.
Kind regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportCustomer response
04/24/2024
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Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.********************************* was of amazing assistance.
Regards,
***********************Initial Complaint
03/26/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Billing Issues
- Status:
- Answered
We cancelled services back in December when the *** program expired we are continuously being charged months to month when I have already canceled services this is a problem that occurred within their services not mine when the *** program had expired they should have contacted me before it expired so that I can try to renew or to cancel before this bill got to this. I'm deaf and it's very difficult for me to to handle certain situations especially when it has to deal with verbal communication.Business response
03/28/2024
AT&T has confirmed that the matter involves Locus Communication. Transferring complaint to be addressed by Locus Communication.Business response
04/26/2024
Dear **********************,
We are sorry to hear about your experience with H2O Wireless thus far. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
We attempted to reach you via email at the address provided for additional information on April 12 and again on April 19. However, we have not received a response yet.
Regarding your feedback, H2O Wireless is not a participant in the Affordable Connectivity Program. If you are a current H2O customer, we're happy to assist you with your account, including making a payment or cancelling your service.
At your earliest convenience, you may email our Support Team by using the Contact Form at ****************************************************, by phone at **************, and by direct message on ********* Instagram, and X ********* if you follow us. Thank you for your feedback, which always helps us improve the H2O Wireless experience.
Kind regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportInitial Complaint
03/01/2024
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Answered
-Requesting data deletion of my HR file due to a security concern from 'information gatherers' such as Asian shamans, a shady psychiatrist, etc. if allowed -***********************, PO Box 1615, ***********, ** ***** under **************************?-Need HR to contact me by phone to go over benefits -Thank you in advance for adherance.Business response
04/09/2024
I have worked with our HR department about below person and found that we have no record to delete or provide benefits as history of employment is over last 7 years.
We will notify the person via email.
Thank you
Initial Complaint
11/19/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Resolved
On Nov 11, I call H20 wireless to start service with them and transfer my numbers. The request was started and I am told to wait 2-24 hours. Next day I call and I am told that they are having trouble with porting the numbers. Everyday I call 4-5 times and I am told to wait since there’s a problem with the transfer. 4 days later and I am told the phones are active but both my phones are not active or working.. I am told they will send me new sim cards.. on Nov 13 I paid $53.70 for the service and Lisa told me not to worry the account would be adjusted when the service is activated.. once I receive the sims and activate. On Nov 18 I received the sims and call again, the sims are not working and I still have no service, customer service was horrible, I asked to talk to a supervisor and I was denied, I sent a message and didn’t hear back, asked for a refund and they hanged on me 3 times .I gave up and transfered my numbers to a new conpany who activated my phones in 10mins. Never had service with them and they refused to refund me several times.. more than 8 days wasted waiting with a phone.Business response
11/28/2023
Dear Ms. *******
We regret to hear about your experience with H2O Wireless thus far. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience caused. A refund of $53.70 was issued on November 20, 2023, for the multi-line plan. The funds should be posted to your original payment method within five to seven business days. However, there may be a delay due to the holiday. If you have additional questions or concerns, our Customer Support Team is available at ****************, by phone at ###-###-####, and by direct message on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter if you follow us. Thank you for your feedback, which always helps us improve the H2O Wireless experience.
Kind regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportCustomer response
11/28/2023
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Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
Regards,
****** ******Initial Complaint
09/18/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Billing Issues
- Status:
- Resolved
My family account with Criket got hit by fraudstar and 3 out of the four numbers on the account were ported to Locus Telecom.On 11th of this month, specifically last week Monday, I received a message that one of the phone line on our cricket account is getting ported. I immediately call cricket and they asked me to change the pasword and pin, but to my suprise by tuesday morning, my wife line was ported. I called cricket and they open a case for us. On wednesday, two other lines on the account: my line and one othe memeber of the family line was ported leaving behind one last line. Since then we have been without our phone numbers while the people that ported it have been transfering money from our credit card and buying stuff from our credit card since then. As at today, we have lost about $12,000. While cricket promised to help retrive our lines, the wait seem to not coming to an end while we continue to suffer in the hand of the fraustar. As at today, they have taken over one of my yahoo mail,my robinhood account, etrade account, credit card login, and also made several request to my credit card provider. I have reported the case to the police just while we are still struggling to get our numbers back. The numbers that were ported are : *****************-600-5157, ************. Please help us retrive our lines back as this is already affecting us psycologically.The police case number is 2309-05344 Unit 43D17. Harris ************************************ Cricket case number : C-5DLT3ABusiness response
09/26/2023
Dear ********************,
We sincerely apologize for the experience you had being ported to H2O Wireless without consent and for the inconvenience you and your family have been caused. All three phone numbers that ported to H2O Wireless without customer authorization have been ported back to Cricket Wireless. If your lines are inactive with Cricket, we recommend contacting them directly to ensure they are re-activated. Again, we genuinely apologize for your experience with H2O and the inconvenience caused. If you have additional questions or concerns, our Customer Support Team is available at ****************************************************, by phone at **************, and by direct message on ********* Instagram, and ******* if you follow us. Thank you for your feedback, which always helps us improve the H2O Wireless experience.
Regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportCustomer response
09/26/2023
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Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me. Thanks to BBB for the swift action, I wish I had contacted BBB ealier than when I did.The numbers have all be retrieved.
Regards,
*******************************Initial Complaint
09/16/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Answered
My account is on an autopay with my bank. On 9/3/2023 I was charged $ *****. The next day I decided to downgrade my service to the $ ***** monthly plan. I assumed the amount I had just paid would be applied, but it wasn't instead my service was cut off until I paid the new amount. On 9/5/2023 I called customer service and explained the situation to the representative he looked into it and told me, No problem. hang up and turn your phone off and on and that will fix the problem. So, I followed his instructions. It didn't work, still no service. I called back and re explained the problem. He put me on hold for about 5 minutes. and he came back on the line and said he will need to recharge on the autopay in the amount of $ ***** so I told him to do that. He told me to hang up and turn my phone off and on. So, I did, and the service was back. Then I looked at the bank and I realized that I now had paid for 2 plans. I called him back and asked for the $ ***** amount to be refunded or applied to my account. He advised that he couldn't do that, because when you change your plan there are no refunds. I explained to him that the old plan was less than a day old when I changed it. He said he would escalate the problem and it would be taken care of within 5 days. Nothing has happened. I can't get a credit or refund. It seems that I need help with this problem.Business response
09/25/2023
Dear ****************,
We regret to hear about your experience with H2O Wireless. We truly apologize for the inconvenience youve been caused. As a one-time courtesy, we processed a refund of $29.05 on 09/18/2023. The refund should be posted to your bank within 5-7 business days. In the future, any unused balance is forfeited if the phone number is cancelled or a plan change occurs. This information can be found in our Terms and Conditions, section 9. A link can be found below. Again, we sincerely apologize for your poor experience with H2O Wireless. If you have additional questions or concerns, our Customer Support Team is available at ****************************************************, by phone at **************, and by direct message on ********* Instagram, and ******* if you follow us. Thank you for your feedback, which always helps us improve the H2O Wireless experience.
**********************************************************
Regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportInitial Complaint
08/31/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Answered
ON JULY 28TH, I BOUGHT A METRO ***** SO I THOUGHT. IT WAS INSTEAD A H20 WIRELESS REFUBISH MOBILE *****. FIRST ***** DIDNT RING OR RECEIVED CALLS. SECOND ***** DIDNT FUNCTION AT ALL. THIRD ***** DIDNT REGISTERED PROPERLY AND ******* ON THE ***** ACCUSED ME OF TRYING TO USE A ***** THAT CAME FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY. THE 4TH ***** DO NOT HAVE ANY STORAGE SPACE OR NOR CAN I USE IT FOR ANY INTERNET INTERACTIONS. I WANTED MY MONIES BACK BUT I WAS TOLD NO BECAUSE OF THE PLAN WAS MONTH TO MONTH. I RESPONDED WITH THE *****S DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND I STILL WAS REFUSED A FULL REFUND. THE STORE IS STILL ILEGALLY USING THE WORDAGE OF MEDTRO BY ******** AS THEIR NAME TO LURE CUSTOMERSBusiness response
09/19/2023
Dear ********************,
We regret to hear about your experience with H2O Wireless thus far. Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused, as this is certainly not the experience wed like you to have. Wed appreciate the opportunity to investigate this matter further. Please verify the phone number and full name associated with your H2O Wireless account.Regarding the device, we cannot refund an in-store purchase, as the store has its own policies and different points of sale. If you have additional questions or concerns, our Customer Support Team is available at ****************************************************, by phone at **************, and by direct message on ********* Instagram, and ******* if you follow us. Thank you for your feedback, which always helps us improve the H2O Wireless experience.
Regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportInitial Complaint
08/26/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Product Issues
- Status:
- Resolved
Hello. I only have one H2O wireless number. However, since last August, H2O have been charging me twice every month. I contacted H2O, they told me H2O incorrectly activated another number for my esim card last August. Actually, I have never used that number. I requested a refund, however, H2O wireless told me they can only refund the money charged this August. I need the additional refund from last August to this July. The total amount is $231.6 ($19.3 each month). Please help.Business response
08/31/2023
Dear Mr. ***
We truly apologize for your experience with H2O Wireless thus far, which is not the experience we’d like you to have.
After researching this matter further, we confirm a line of service was activated in July 2022. We have issued a full refund of $241.97 for the transactions from August 2022 until July 2023. Please allow 5-7 business days for this refund to process and post to your original payment method.
If you have additional questions or concerns, our Customer Support Team is available at ****************, by phone at ###-###-####, and by direct message on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter if you follow us. Thank you for your feedback, which always helps us improve the H2O Wireless experience.
Regards,
H2O Wireless Customer SupportCustomer response
09/02/2023
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Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID *********My credit card app shows that there are multiple pending refunds now. Even though those refunds are pending, this resolution is satisfactory to me now.
Regards,
****** **
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500 Frank W Burr Blvd Ste 39 Ste 580
Teaneck, NJ 07666-6802
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79 total complaints in the last 3 years.
11 complaints closed in the last 12 months.