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Consumers across the country are dealing with phone bills, cell phone contracts, cable packages and Internet scams.  If you are experiencing problems, you are not alone.  Search our database of stories to find one that most closely matches the situation in which you find yourself.  We don’t have all the answers to every problem consumers may face, but some consumers have shared solutions and suggestions. If you have a story, please share it, consumes across the country are waiting to hear from you!  Read through each story or search within the section.

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10-Oct-2006
Rentacell | Billing Problem
I rented a phone from Rentacell for 3 days while  in Germany at the end of July. They charged my  credit card for the security deposit (they said  it would be in the form of an unbilled  authorization!).They have already charged me  for the usage fees (at the end of ...
4-Oct-2006
Sprint | Connection Problem
I work in downtown Fort Worth and my phone cannot  hold a signal.  It cannot hold a signal at my  home which is less than two miles from downtown  Fort Worth.  I have constant signal  interruptions.  Sprint will not resolve these  issues.  I think they are related to their  network ...
29-Sep-2006
Cingular | Service Problem
On September 25, 2006, I called the number that I acquired from NEA (National  Education Association) Members Benefits website to  order a cell phone plan on-line through Cingular.  I was given a discount code from the website. When I talked to the sales representative at that  number, she did not ...
25-Sep-2006
A1 Wireless | Other
I bought a cell phone from A1 wireless for a one  year contract with T-Mobile. The deal was  advertised in Deals2buy.com. The advertised deal  was for a free phone. They said if I paid  $150.00, I would get three rebates back. The  first one for $60 and the second ones ...
23-Sep-2006
ALLTEL | Contract Problem
My son 'bought' an Alltel communications cell  phone at graduation party night. He was unable  to register it on their website for the FREE 120  minutes. It is AKA:  Alltel Simple Freedom  Kyocera KX1 SoHo Prepaid Cell Phone.   (It was IMPOSSIBLE to get an address for this  company or an ...
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