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Virgin Mobile USA getting billed for no contract or phone

I applied for a contract in middle 2008 (cant remember the exact date), after waiting a few weeks for the promised delivery of the phone and sim, I cancelled the contract in writing Virgin confirmed this and I never received a phone.

In February 2009 I received a statement for the phone and contract. I contacted Virgin and they promised to sort it out. Since then I received several statements per email promising that this will be sorted out, but keep on receiving statements, I have a list of names of people I spoke to and who promised that this will be sorted out. I have since been handed over to a debt collector and been blacklisted.

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Virgin Mobile USA won't activate my phone or refund money

Had my phone for over two years and have forgotten vkey; this wasn't a problem before as I'd just buy a 'top up' card and call the serial number in to the customer service number. However they changed their system and now they won't reactivate the phone without the vkey and account number even though the top up goes through.

Tried four times to get a live person on the phone out in the middle of nowhere and killed battery while on the road. Tried again once I returned home and recharged the phone. Some representative with poor English speaking skills was absolutely no help and further would not escalate my problem or tell me who else to contact to either get my phone working again or gather refund on the top up. Virgin mobile just lost a long time customer over their very shoddy customer service. There is apparently no other way to get in touch with someone at this PoS company. F U Virgin Mobile I'll be taking you to small claims court over my outstanding available funds, loss of phone number, and scam phone that I can't use with anyone else.

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highwayrobbery1
Bayville, US
May 11, 2011 10:05 pm EDT

I had my Virgin Mobile phone for about five years. I only kept it for road emergencies. Virgin Mobile's ridiculous policy of "topping up" every three months or so is unfair, if you have accrued a large amount of top-ups because you don't use your phone that often. I had $128 in my account and didn't top up for some time. When I tried to reactivate the phone yesterday, I know longer had a number and was told thru e-mail that I would have to forfeit my balance because I hadn't topped up lately.
I wonder how many other accounts like mine have lapsed and the company simply kept the money.
Their "contact us" phone number is a joke. You get an automated nincompoop who keeps saying "I didn't understand your response" even if you are practically shouting. No way to get thru to an actual person.
This company is a scam. Beware!
If anyone knows of any class action suit I could join, please post it here.

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Virgin Mobile USA texting problem

I restarted my plan as I usally do each month with texting included. Well texting did not show on my phone so I could not receive texting or send texting. I contacted virgin mobile, they said it could take up to 75 hours to fix. No one calls and days later and contacting them regularly they still say they have a work order ticket. 10 days later same problem no texting. Its like paying for service but you dont get it. Was a good company but now problems seem to overide the cheap service. cheap service cheap customer care.

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Andrew O
Milwaukee, US
Sep 05, 2010 9:14 pm EDT

I just got mine today and texting doesn't work.

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Andel99
Logansport, US
Sep 04, 2010 2:14 pm EDT

I also am having issues with my texting. I am able to use the phone for everything else besides texts. I am able to get texts but my sent messages are never received. I love Virgin mobile service until now. I can't get ahold of anyone online or over the phone. If this does not clear up by the weekend I will be seriously considering switching my service.

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jdubz8484
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Sep 04, 2010 1:41 am EDT

This is the worst service ever, hands down. I have had experience with both verizon and at&t... and both were infinitely better. I don't believe Virgin Mobile actually has real people working for them, because every time I try to seek help I get a bunch of computers. My texting suddenly stopped tonight... I sent several texts and none were received and vice versa... I checked facebook and everyone was wondering what happened to me. I just bought this phone a week ago, and this is a serious problem... especially with no unlimited nights or weekends... I would at least expect the texting to work. This phone is being thrown back at Virgin Mobile and I want a refund. What a craptastic company.

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Virgin Mobile USA billing/collection practices

May 11, 2010 I renewed my monthly service of $29.99 on their webpage. The total charged to my debit card/bank account was $32.40. Later the same day Virgin Mobile, unauthorized transaction, drafted my debit card/bank account $34.69 for the same phone account. This caused an overdraft of my bank account so my bank charged me a $35.00 overdraft fee.
May 15, 2010 I spoke with customer service about this. The end result was, they credited $32.40 back to my debit card stating the actual total monthly charge should have been $34.69 and I was to call customer service when the phone account was due in June 2010 and they would honor their mistake and credit my phone account the $35.00 they caused me in overdraft fees.
June 12, 2010. I spent 1 hour 37 minutes trying to get the representative to understand the situation. I don't know if he didn't understand or what. I went over the same this many times.
Their unauthorized draft on my account May 11, 2010, caused an overdraft of my bank account.
My understanding was the payment ONLINE was for my monthly service, therefore there should have never been an additional draft against my account.
All I am trying to do is recover the $35.00 they cost me due to their unauthorized draft of my debit card, bank account.
At this time I have no resolution.
have reprted them to BBB

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Virgin Mobile USA stealing money

I had a virgin mobile phone as back up just in case. I rarely used it but always kept money on it. Then I try to use it yesterday and get a message even though I have minutes and money on it I can't use it unless I add 20.00 every so often. Bull**** how can they cut me off when it has money and moinutes and on top of that you can't talk to a live person, are on hold for litterally hours while your minutes tick away. The fcc should shut them down, they are scamming your money away.

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newyork, US
Mar 22, 2012 10:57 am EDT
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i live in new york i use my phone for emergencies but when i want to call someone i cant it says error on screen something is going on with the company.

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Virgin Mobile USA relieving order and f&f settlement

Respected sir,

I worked through starpowerz hr pvt ltd in virgin mobile (I) Pvt Ltd in chennai. My F&F is not settle and when I called to starpowerz info team they even told me my check amount when I asked, then they are saying my salary is pending with the client and they are not ready to give written (mail) confirmation. Please help me in getting my salary from starpowerz

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Virgin Mobile USA pink slip program

I have been an very good customer for Virgin Mobile for over 3 years now. I lost my job a few months ago, and learned of the 'pink slip' program offered by Virgin Mobile through a representative while trying to resolve another issue with my phone service. The rep told me that if I was interested to apply online, which I did immediately upon hanging up with him because the rep told me I had to be enrolled in the program for 60 days before I could submit a claim.
It has been almost 3 months since I signed up for the program and when I called today to get the credit for my phone service, I was told that they have no record of me enrolling in the program. Go figure...

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Virgin Mobile USA monthly payment not goin through

My monthly payment on my cell never went through so I contacted virgin customer service to let them know. The lady said she would fix it and it would go through in an hour. That night I checked my service plan and it said I had 2cents in my account and I was on a 30cents a min plan not the 40 monthly plan that I had pay for. Also my account balance was now only 2cents, so the 40 dollars was gone!I called customer service back and they said it takes 24 hours for the payment to go through so it would be fine the next morning. I checked today (The next morning) and was still on this 30cents a min plan with only 2cents in my account. So I called customer service again and they said a "team" has been asigned to track down my 40 dollars and ive been credited 1 dollar for my troubles!I was told to call back in 24 hours to check on their progress. When I asked to speak to a manager the service agent became nervous and would not put me threw until I became very frustrated and hung up the phone. Onced this is done I am done with virgin mobile the worst company everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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tazmang
Parksville, CA
Feb 07, 2010 7:10 pm EST

Hello ppl! Well they did it again screwed another fairly long term user! So... Takes two months to get a lg bliss phone in for me!

When they do of course the rebates "dissapear" and even worse the cost of the phone actually goes up!

So now instead of the 149.00 cad. That I signed up for and took two months to get the darn thing, turns into o well that was then not now! (Uh nope not taking that for an answer)

So not letting that go I keep calling diligently to get this remedied, seems easy right, I mean I ordered it when it was happening right, so why should I be punished cause they are incompetant?

Well after the two months of waiting for the phone to come in and a week of waiting for customer service to "ok" what was supposed to be mine anyway (The 50.00 online activation credit)

I do actually get the credit, or rather we will see, they have "promised" to anyway, course they are not exactly trustworthy, as you know by now im sure!

So ok fine I go to the kiosk in the mall to purchase the phone that took two months to get!

Well well now the phone has gone up in price instead of the 149.00 cad. I contracted to purchase it, "now" has no online activation credit ok I dealt with that, but now the phone has gained in price as well now going for 179.00

So again back to customer service and another almost week to get back to me!

Finally they get back to me "woooo" I feel so lucky (Not) !

They leave a message that they will credit the 50 as per previously mentioned and they will honor the 30 over charge and let me have it for the 149.00 I signed up for 2 months ago!

I am thinking wow ok this almost has a end yay! Lol lol lol ya right again not!

So I go to get the phone which is a few citys over, yep a total pain been commuting back and forth and back and... ! So I get there again and find out oh no you dont get it for the price you contracted to buy it for, even though you fought customer service and won, you buy it for 179.00 and we will credit that 30 back to you!

Ohhh I see you want a interest free loan on demand in other words! (Hmmm does this seem fair where I do I demand one of these, would they do it for me lmao) clowns!

So called customer service again and they will likely call sometime this week I assume who knows, in the meantime this is costing a wad driving around, I broke down and just bought it and I will bite the 30 I guess just want it to be over right!

So ok I am now "ok'd" to recieve the $80 back when I activate it online! (So customer service says!)

So I buy it anyway and activate it, and call 611 when I do get it and activated online as per the instructions given! Well well screwed over again! Oh they cant just do it, that will be another week for them to get back to me, to give me my credit of $80 now!

The girl has the nerve to tell me oh not to worry just buy a card and that will make it happen faster! So now the $80 you screwed me for isnt enough you want more huh?

Well tell you what, I am writing on the net, and calling bbb whoever will listen, and "warning all potential customers of virgin mobile canada"

Be aware! They will and in my case have... Lied, been ignorant, attempted to outright steal from there customers! They do not care at all, hands down the absolute positively worst cell company I have ever dealt with!

Shame on you virgin mobile canada!

There biggest mistake was messing with me I will not let this go! I have all the proof of there incompetance to date and am looking to take some of there money now! Ie: potential victims/customers!

If anyone has any ideas of how to get a band of us together and fight this crooked company (In my opinion) please feel free to contact me!

Thanks for your time to read this! I really would appreciate any help or suggestions regarding this matter! Sincerly todd n damajicmaker@yahoo. com

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Eugene
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Oct 24, 2010 4:38 pm EDT

Attached is a letter I just emailed to virgin mobile after getting off the phone with their customer "service" department:

I am a very unhappy virgin customer.

I just got off the phone after a 45 minute phone call (Mostly on hold) to your customer service department. For many years I have been on a $10/month plan, but was calling to remove this to save some money as I am currently on parental leave and my family is on a very tight budget.

My phone over the past couple of years is largely unused - for emergencies only - so the plan is not warranted and I would like to switch to a per minute plan.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered online that I have accrued a credit balance in excess of $100. I had an autotop up, but it was not to activate until a $10 threshold was reached (And top up with $20) , so I was under the impression my credit balance would never exceed $30. If the top up is not to kick in until I get down to $10, how is it possible that I continued to be charged a top-up resulting in a $100+ credit balance? Because there are no statements, I had no idea this was going on. I am very upset.

I was told the only way for my credit balance to not expire in two weeks is to remain on the $10 plan, which clearly doesn't make sense for me. Even if I use the phone for up to 5 minutes per month, that means it is costing me $2/minute or more.

I asked to speak to a supervisor, who only repeated everything the first agent said, and what is online about the costs of the plans. I did not ask for a refund (Though that would certainly be preferable) , but rather I requested that my credit remain on my account, without expiring, but I do not want to stay on a $10/month plan.

I am extremely upset and frustrated. I did not spend 45 minute on the phone to be told the same information I can read online, I called for some service. The supervisor I spoke with told me that "there is nobody higher than (Her) that I can speak to about issues like (This) ". I find it hard to believe that there is no manager in a customer service department, and even harder to believe that a company as large and profitable as virgin does not care about the happiness of their customers.

Everyone in marketing knows the story of the '"good customer"... You know, the one who doesn't speak up, doesn't complain... Just takes their business elsewhere (And shares that with their friends and the internet) when they are unsatisfied. I was trying to give virgin the benefit of the doubt with my seemingly simple request. It is, after all, my money paid on my account. I fail to understand why my request is so contentious.

I anxiously await a reply.

I will update this forum if virgin mobile resolves this issue to my satisfaction.

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molly23
Brampton, CA
Oct 12, 2011 3:38 pm EDT

I signed up for virgin mobile years ago & did the pay as you go for a long time, I did not have many problems. I switched to their "supertab" a year ago & my phone had to be fixed 4 times within 6 months - for the exact same problem. They claimed that after 2 repairs if they could not figure out what was wrong with the phone or how to fix it they would replace it with new or upgrade it... This is their policy. After the 4 time sending the phone in, getting a horrible loaner phone that didn't work 2 out of 4 times I asked about the policy to replace or upgrade. After talking to several customer service reps - because no one really had ananswer as to why the phone had not been replaced - I was told it would never be replaced or upgraded, I would just have to send it back every time the touch screen didn't work... It was still under warranty & the problem was not something I caused.
I continued to argue with more customer service reps about the repair, lack of repair & the overall service, eventually after giving them notice that I was taking my business somewhere else & I would be happy to pay triple the amount if I never had to deal with them & that I also wanted to speak to their 'media relations/customer relations' people (Who they claim not to have) they were suddenly very nice, I had an upgraded phone, the remaining balance of my tab for the defective phone taken away & was willing to give them another shot.
It's been 2 weeks & I am now being told that I owe them double my monthly payment because I went over my min & used long distance - sounds fine - except I have 200min a month - always have - I used 150 & they are trying to charge me for the extra 50! I have my bill, I have my agreement, basically I have proof that I have 200min a month (For over a yr now I have never gone more than $10 over... Not $30) the customer service rep did not help me, kept explaining the same thing over and over until I asked to talk to someone who could explain it better since his logic was not making sense to me... He refused to let me talk to someone else, be transfered, or talk to his supervisor! Once I get this fixed, they have 30 days before i'm gone!
Never sign up with virgin mobile! Always go anywhre else - it's worth it - even if it costs slightly more.

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Tman1980
Richmond Hill, CA
Jul 06, 2011 11:48 pm EDT

Virgin had a variety of service issues about a year ago. Long hold times and billing issues when they went to a new system were common. Everyone who stayed on with them got fat credits and were taken care of but there were problems...

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Tman1980
Richmond Hill, CA
Jul 06, 2011 11:40 pm EDT

Sounds like you are not reading or are aware of your cell phone plan policies and charges. If you are owed money and they did something improperly against your plan terms, it would have been fixed. Not getting what you want when you are mistaken about how your phone plan works does not mean the company is doing something wrong. Too many people dont know or care about how policies companies have work until they don't agree with them. READ YOUR CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT IN FULL

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nightsody
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Apr 27, 2010 6:37 pm EDT

Same here, last month, my automatic payment didn't go through. I called, they said this time only I had to make it manually and next month it would be fixed. Nice way to get rid of me but oh well. I made the payment. Now that it's time for the new payment, I see that great, it's been taken automatically BUT they also took the payment for last month. I called again (and it seems that the wait time to talk to a rep keeps getting longer & longer), they said the system didn't notice the manual payment and I was considered late, hence the double payment. What a lousy company.

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Virgin Mobile USA bait & switch

My husband purchased a Virgin Mobile phone from Radio Shack. The monthly contract for 24/7 long distance & all calls was approximately $50.00. Our first bill was over $60 & Virgin Mobile advised that Radio Shack made the mistake in billing & gave my husband the wrong contract. In fact we did not have the 24/7 contract that my husband signed up for. We have all of the paper work/contract & have argued endlessly with Virgin Mobile. My husband is a hard working man, 7 days a week & we do not need this stress. We are looking for another cell phone company. Don't buy anything from Virgin Mobile!

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Virgin Mobile USA not receiving inbound calls

I have had a virgin mobile prepaid phone for over a year. The past 2 months I can not receive in comming calls, but I can still call out. I bought a new phone, thinking something was wrong with the old one. I am still not getting any calls. If I do, the voicemails are 2 days late. Virgin Mobile doesn't know why, and all I am told is something about towers. I have alot of minutes that are going down the toilet. Thanks a lot, virgin mobile. I will never buy your products again.

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workkitten
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Feb 15, 2011 10:27 pm EST

I am currently having the same problem and even worse, is that I missed an entire day of work because no one could get a hold of me. I know that I have a full signal and my phone didn't die. Now I'm down eight hours on my pay check and I have a write up. Thanks Virgin Mobile. Thanks.

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badPhone
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Jun 13, 2010 4:51 am EDT

I have the exact same problem! Worse if the person does not leave a voicemail I never know they called.

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Virgin Mobile USA billing/service

On March 31 I logged into my Virgin mobile account set up for my daughter to pay her bill. The amount due stated $54.95; I paid $55.00. Later on April 1 my daughter asked me what was going on with her phone I told her I did pay the bill and it shouldn't' be anything going on with her account. When I picked her up from school on April 2, she told me that she received a text message saying her account balance was only 39.00 and that her calls are .20 cents per minute.

I called customer service and the young man explained to me that her bill was 59.95 with the texting. I explained that on the page it said total amount due 54.95 so I paid that. He offered to restore 55.00 to her phone account and give me a $5 message pack for the month since I was a valued customer. I was on hold during this process for a while. Satisfied we concluded the call.

April 3, 2010 I was doing some online banking and I discovered that my account was drafted not only for the 55.00 but an additional $60.01. I immediately called customer care and the rep explained that $55 was refunded to my bank account and then a payment of $60.00 was drafted. I told him that the representative DID NOT SAY ANYTHING about drafting my account again. The only thing the rep could say was "I am sorry for the inconvenience" every time I asked a question. I explained to him that it would not have been an issue if I was told my account was going to be drafted again but I wasn't. The only thing he said was "I am sorry for the inconvenience". I asked to speak to a supervisor to find out what can be done about this incident and all he said was this is Anthony, I am sorry about the inconvenience, he reiterated everything I already knew about the account and that it takes 24-72 business hours for the $55 to be refunded. I told him that every month it seems like it’s something with her phone and that I am seriously considering moving to another carrier. Do you know what he said? "I am sorry for the inconvenience Mam" and hung up.
I have worked in customer care before and I understand that there is a script that reps are to follow, but I felt like I was talking to a robot. The representatives appeared not to have mastery of the English language s the only thing they could say is the phrase they knew "I am sorry for the inconvenience". This money that was drafted was part of my grocery budget for the week. If the first rep on April 2 had told me he was going to draft the account again and refund the first payment, I would have expected that.

Like I said before, every month there is a new issue. One month she went without service for 36hours. We talked with customer care that told us to wait four hours. After that still nothing so we were asked to wait another four hours and so on. This continued until we went to our local Radio Shack and the manager there fixed the issue. I know that issues do occur from time to time but this is too frequent.

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Virgin Mobile USA credit card used w/o permission!

I have never signed up with Virgin Mobile, nor do I know anyone with this service and yet my credit card has been charged 2 times and I have yet to see my money put back on my credit card. I have talked to representatives 2 times. I was told the first time (2/23) that they have opened an investigation and I should hear something from someone in 72 hrs. That never happened. When I called back on 3/1 and spoke with another rep. she informed me that there was nothing that could be done since an investigation has already been opened. She also said that she put in a request for tech support to call me and that has never happened and it is now 3/24! My credit card was charged TWICE in the amount of $74.90 and I am not going to allow someone to get a "free ride" off of me! I would appreciate a call back, my money put back into my account before this goes any further. I do have names, dates, departments and conversations filed for my record!

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Mar 24, 2010 3:06 pm EDT

I would like to point out that I just called VM again and they informed me that I should take matters up with my bank. Unfortunately, this is NOT a bank issued card, however it is a card specifically used for child support. She also informed me that she is giving me "general information" that they are asked to tell customers who have this problem. She was not helpful in the matter and in fact told me once again that an investigation takes UP TO 10 days! IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH PEOPLE! I am beyond Pi**ed at this point. I tried being understanding at first but NO MORE!

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Virgin Mobile USA charged for cancelled service

My daughter had a Virgin Mobile Pay as You Go Phone and had unlimited service- txt & minutes for $66.40 per month. On Feb 8, 2010 we took the phone back to Best Buy-under the extended warranty- because she had alot of problems w. it. We were told by Best Buy employee that the phone would be cancelled w/i hours and that we need not do anything ourselves. Just to be safe the next day -Feb. 10- I tried logging onto Virgin Mobiles online account to make sure the account was indeed cancelled. It stated the account was inactive. Mind you this is the account where she always paid her bill and we had used it for 1 yr prior to this w/o any problems. So I receive my credit card bill in March only to find that Virgin Mobile charged $66.40 on Feb. 13, 2010 for the monthly service fee. I called them 2 x's and both times they stated they would call back. The third time I called they told me that although the service was not used and was cancelled that they couldn't refund the $66.40 because there wasn't an active account number to credit it too or from. I couldn't beleive it. Yet they had no problems charging my credit card when the phone had been cancelled. I even asked them to just credit the amount to my sons Virgin Mobile cell phone but that was not possible either. Virgin Mobile is pretty much the only cell phone co. I have ever had problems w. that couldn't be resolved. BTW the number was [protected]. They are a consumers worst nightmare.

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Virgin Mobile USA unsafe billing practice

I signed up for the $49.99 monthly no contract unlimited cell phone service. I purchased the phone and signed up for service on the website. I linked the plan to my credit card to be billed monthly. Of course the first month was charged and paid. The next month without warning the phone was cut off completely. I spent more than 35 mins going through their automated "ALEX" system to finally get a live rep. I explained the problem and the rep took my information of my credit card again and the charge was made. I inquired whether I would have to call every month to do this and was assured that would not be the case. Needless to say this month once again the phone was abruptly terminated. The response from customer service was, " the system says their is no money on the card". This is a credit card not a debit card. It does not maintain a balance. Despite having sufficient contact info from me Virgin Mobile made no effort to contact me prior to terminating service. That is wreckless since a phone is a lifeline. It has no incoming or outgoing service. Next, regular unsecured credit cards don't have balances on them and never will. If you don't want to accept them then only take debits. When you keep terminating service Virgin Mobile treats good paying customers as though they are deadbeats. I am cancelling service and hope this post gets read by anyone considering Virgin Mobile service. They also fail miserably to offer a direct line around that automated nonsense meaning and added time investment to fix their errors. I do not recommend them.

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Virgin Mobile USA unauthorized credit card charges

I was incorrectly charged by Virgin Mobile USA in September, October and November 2009. 3 erroneous charges. I called their help line in November 2009 and after a very long and drawn out phone call, was told that the errors would be corrected. 1 charge was reversed at the end of November 2009. After seeing that 2 erroneous and unauthorized charges remained on my account, I called again in December, and again spent an inordinate amount of time and energy explaining their mistakes and requesting reimbursement.

I have been exchanging hideous and upsetting emails with this scamming and morally reprehensible firm since Jan. 5, 2010. when I realized that again, despite assurances from the "help" line in mid December 2009, the unauthorized charges have not been reversed.

The heinous and deplorable team at Virgin Mobile USA are now telling me that I filed my complaint too late, and are not counting the 2 long distance calls I made in November and December 2009. They tell me there is nothing they can do for me.

This is fraud, this is Theft and this is disgusting and wrong. I want my money back, and I want an apology for all the crap and drama they have put me through. Cheating your customers? refusing to take responsibility and correct your errors? Deplorable.

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Virgin Mobile USA rip people off

I have been a virgin mobile user for about seven years now. i have bought virgin mobile pre paid top up cards at cvs many times. i never had a single problem, and then it happened. i bought a new cvs virgin mobile recharge card on monday december 22, 2008. i tried to add the time to my phone only to get a message from virgin mobile that the card was out of date and not valid. and then virgin mobile refused to add the twenty dollars to my phone. after several phone calls to virgin mobile i was told to return to cvs and have the store fax a copy of the receipt to them. i went back to the cvs where i bought the card the store manager and the shift manager went out of their way to do just what virgin mobile ask of them. cvs can be proud of these men. they know what customer service is. i saw them fax the receipt myself. yet virgin claims they never did, the manager sent it again, virgin mobile says we did not send it. yesterday was christmas day, i didnt get to call my mother, as i dont have any time on my phone. today is december 26 2008 and still no time. my mother went out and bought another top up card and put time on my phone so she could call me today. but i am yet to see the time i have already paid for. shame on you virgin mobile for using cvs to rip people off. i will return to my cvs store but it will to be to buy prepaid cards for a tracphone.

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Virgin Mobile USA customer service (lack of)

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This is the complaint i've had to resort to with virgin mobile after they failed to answer any of my questions or resolve them over the phone time and time again.
I forwarded this to the office of telecommunications ombudsman who have advised me to complain.

This is the third time I am sending this email so sort it out now! Please note that a copy of this has been sent to http://www.Consumerdirect. Gov. Uk / and I with not withdraw it until this matter has been resolved. Urgent I am very dissatisfied with the service I have received so far!I called up 2 weeks ago to upgrade from pay as you go to pay monthly, and I opted for the htc hd2 on & atilde;‚â£30 a month 24 month contract. I received the phone on saturday 9th january only to find that when I put my sim card in, it hadn't changed over to pay monthly. Even though I received all the paper work with the phone confirming that I should!I have since that date topped up several times to be able to use my new phone. I would like a full refund of the money I have topped up with in order to use my phone asap! As of 21st january I have now topped up with & acirc;£40 I want a full refund! I am happy with the phone itself and would like to keep it, but I want my pay monthly contract sorted! In the last week I also received my ebill for & atilde;‚â£30 for my new contract - which I have not actually yet been able to use! I would also like to be compensated for the time I have not been able to utilise this new contract. Another issue is, back in november I asked for a new phone and I didnã¢â‚¬â„¢t like it so I called up so I could send it back and cancelled the contract - for some reason I was given a new number - ([protected]) this number still appears in my accounts and I still receive bills for it to my email even though I don't have that sim or phone or contract! I had asked for this to be sorted but it still has not happened. Please remove the other number from my account immediately! Also every time I called 789 to speak to someone, it said that I had dialled an incorrect number! Please sort this out as your so called "excellent customer service" seems to be on a path to being rubbish! The far and few times that I did get through I was told your systems were down or I was put on hold and left, or transferred to a department who were unable to assist me at all and told to call back later! I want a written confirmation of everything you are going to do to rectify all these problems with dates of when you are going to get this done by.

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Virgin Mobile USA poor service delivery for cellphone under warranty

Phone is under warranty, needed repair but I have to pay for repair. On 24 November 2009 my husband and I went to Menlyn shopping centre. We've done some shopping and the phone was in my husband's cellphone pouch (attached to his belt on his pants). We went to eat at a restuarant and my husband wanted to phone my daughter. When he took out the cellphone, the screen had a big black spot on. The cellphone still worked but you could not see who was phoning or who you want to phone. I've immediately studied the contract and saw that the contract only expire on 3/10/2010 and that it is indicated that the phone is under a 24 month warranty. On 25 Novmeber 2009 my husband took the phone to Virgin mobile kiosk inside musica centurion and they gave him a sick (repair) form. The lady said that it will take 21 days to repair. On 9 December 2009 my husband phoned to enquiry what is happening and the lady said she will phone him back, which she never did (a lady called Jane). On 10 December 2009 my husband phoned again and a person called Flow informed my husband that he has to pay R 465.00 because he physically damaged the phone. I was absolutely shocked because now I have to pay for damaged that was not caused by me but by poor quality products. The phone is still under warranty and is only 13 months old. I phoned Virgin mobile head office and spoke to the repair department after holding for 30 minutes. I've explained my problem and the lady was very unfriendly and unhelpful. She said that the repair report indicated physical damaged (very easy option by blaming the client. I've asked her if this can be proofed and she said that she can log a complaint on the system and that proof will be given that the phone was physically damaged by us but I have to pay for the report. I've said to her that I will go to the newspaper and take them to court as their service is pathetic and blame us for something that was not done by us. I've asked her to put me through to her manager and she said that I will have to wait for 30 minutes to speak to him and I've said that is fine, I will wait. After a long time I've put down the phone and phone the switchboard and requested to speak to a manager and I was put through to Claudia Pienaar (executive resolution department) which were also unable to help me. I ended up again at the repair department. I've explained my situation again and the lady said that I have no choice than to pay the damaged as my warranty has now been voided due to the physical damaged. I've told her that she can take the phone and stick it up her backside because I am FED UP with bad client service. You pay thousands of rands for cellphones and the quality is poor, leaving you with hundreds rands of damaged that wasn't even your fault. The lady said that if I do not pay the damage the phone will be sold and I've said she is welcome to do so. I have 2 contracts with Virgin mobile and if I thought that the service will this pathetic I would've think twice before I took out the contracts. I will gladly take this matter further because I know that my cellphone was not damaged by me and that it is the easiest option to make money by blaming the client and let him pay. I am sorry but I will not pay for something that was not caused by me. After my 2 contracts expire, I will NOT make use of Virgin mobile's service. The service is pathetic and the staff is incompetent and unable to help me. I will tell everyone that crosses my path about Virgin mobile's pathetic service and I will try to convince as many people as possible to think twice before taking out a contract with Virgin mobile because they may end up like me paying for a cellphone but not having the pleasure to use it. I am sorry and repeat sorry I will not pay for the repair as it was not damaged caused by me. The phone can stay there for ever but be sure of losing a client next year 2010 and the year thereafter in 2011

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I agree, pathetic pathetic pathetic...

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Virgin Mobile USA kids beware of virgin mobile

Bewarfe of virgin mobile. You will pay the $49.99 for the unlimited and receive a text saying you are topped up for the next month, then vm will take you off the plan and say you owe $53 more because your acctount was short 5 cents! You will not get help with the over seas people at customer service. They will leave you on hold and not come back if you call to complain. It is not worth it. Go to another company that treats you with respect. Mke vm go under for unfair business practices. Complain complain complain.

Boycott all sponsors! Virgn mobile is a scam!

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Virgin Mobile USA trying to get service on cell phones

I have been trying to get two cell phones Virgin Mobile Phones connected they are in my name they have all of the information and I have talked to Customer Service, Rep over the telephone, over the internet which took some time due to the fact that the only way you get through is to have an activated phone? Duh! The whole call is about activating a phone . I have two phones bought two $20.oo phone cards which one I was told is no longer any good it is attached to the phone and because I have not been able to use it there is nothing they can do I complained so thy gave me 75 minutes on the telephone which they said is repaired and ready to go along with the one $20.00 calling card. Still no activated telephone . I also talked to Ben at Technical Support who assured me the phone was activated connected et. and it is not.
The telephone still says ERROR Net Work is down Please try later that is all it has said for over one month even with all of the supposedly help I was given a new number and it was now suppose to work. It still does not work . Also with the new number when i called the new phone number from a land line in Baltimore Maryland where I live the message came on and said you need to dial a one first in front of this number ?

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