Comments on: AT&T Wireless Rebate Visa Gift Cards Are A Raw Deal

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:10:41 +0000

MY REBATE amount should be used anywhere I want to use it. To begin with, it’s my money and AT & T should discount the phones at the time of sale in stead of doing the rebate scam to begin with.

By: Angel

Angel — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:22:33 +0000

I am actually surprised to see how many people commented on this. Believe it or not…

****ALL VISA DEBIT CARDS ARE LIKE THIS*****

Regardless if it is from a cellular company or if it is purchased as a gift, they all place holds on the card. Even so, many places (Such as Shell Gas Stations) cannot place a partial payment on a gift card, they don’t have the splitting capability.

Albeit, it was rather unusual that they placed a 20% hold on the card at a clothing store, but I can understand why. Next time you make a purchase with your credit cards, or use your debit card as a credit, check your report. It generally takes 1-2 business days for the purchase to report, which is why the company may have implemented the 20% hold, in case there was something else one may have purchased at the same time.

As for the freeze, yes, that was pretty ridiculous, but I can see the good from it. If someone stole the card, and didn’t have the information to check the balance, then they would just keep trying to run it. This protects YOU as the consumer so you have enough time to report the card stolen and are able to get a replacement card for the remaining balance.

Of course, I just play devil’s advocate in everything.

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:16:53 +0000

Just watched a news clip on the local news. AT&T scored the lowest of all communication companies for customer service. Got the $14.95 AT&T internet over a year ago and had to call every month to make them correct my bill. They charged me $38 every time.

Recently called to cancel the service. Was met by a very enthusiastic young salesman. Promised me the world if I would switch to U-verse. Even gave me his work email and said if I had problems to email him directly. Well, needless to say, there have been problems and not, he has not replied to my emails. That was over 2 weeks ago. Was promised I would receive a $100 visa in 4 to 6 weeks. Never was there a mention that I had to redeem the reward to receive the card. When the card didn’t arrive in 4 weeks I called to ensure it was being sent. I was told it would arrive no later than the first week in Dec. Again, there was no mention of redemption. After the end of the first week in Dec I called to find out why the card had not been received. It was only then I was told about having to redeem the card. I am now on a mission to expose the shortcomings of AT&T.

By: dan

dan — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:54:25 +0000

SCAM…SCAM…SCAM……AT&T UVERSE SUCKS. I had all of the same problems with their stupid “reward” cards. I got three…..it was the hardest “gift” I have ever had. They are not easy to use…..and they expire fast. Do what is suggested and take them the very first day you get them and convert them into anything else…other gift cards, payoff your bill, etc.

As for ATT UVERSE the technology is average compared to cable and other systems, but their service is AWFUL. It took nearly 5 months for them to send bills to the right address (all the time adding late fees and calling to cancel service). installations took 3 trips (tried to bill me for 2nd two trips), and the “simple” telephone number porting process took nearly 3 weeks and probably 10 hours on the phone with them. Their company is so disorganized, decentralized that they cant manage to do it better. Nice people, but their systems suck. Oh, and dont try and call on weekends….they’re not open……can you imagine that in today’s world!!

I switched to save a few bucks a month, but I am going back to my old cable company and willing to pay more just because they have systems and service that actually work.

By: Bryan dover

Bryan dover — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:01:38 +0000

Just got bit for $110 on the ATT BUYBACK program. My wife sold them our old iPhone and they shipped us the Visa Debit. It unknowingly to us expired in a lousy 3 months. Well she went to use it and it wasn’t valid. Getting a hold of anyone is like a dog and pony show. Basically, it’s a huge profit generator for them because there are so many ifs, ands, or buts. They INTENTIONALLY make it difficult for their benefit. When my phone is out of contract, I’m DONE with ATT. And to think I was going to consider their broadband service? We’ll, ATT you just dumped that idea. Which I’m sure will cost you more than the card did.

By: darrell

darrell — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:20:36 +0000

correction: after the first six months it starts charging a $3 monthly maintenance fee. Which I assume would just reduce the card value. It also says for the fee “subject to applicable law”. So it depends on what state youre in? I’d think either their card system is going to do the fee or not. If it breaks a law I’d have to fight it in order for it to apply? Like anyone would.

By: darrell

darrell — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:16:24 +0000

i got a $15 rebate card from Netgear. i never used it for a long while. I don’t think I’ve ever used it and I tried to buy something for $8.xx and it didn’t take. I used $5 instead. I just read the back of the card and it says there is a $3 maintenance fee after the first three months. So this one must actually devalue itself overtime? You know why I never got around to using it? Because I forget and also because at first I didn’t want to bother because I know how much pain they can be (i used to work retail cashier)

By: Napa

Napa — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:23:23 +0000

I got one it took 30 second you’re dumB

By: john

john — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:31:34 +0000

My slick wife we got rid of Time Warner because their service was touted at 84.90 a month for a year cable and internet the best speed. Of course as all these companies do within 2 month’s my bill was 117.85? funny 84.90 doesn’t match 117.85, in fact my math states thats 29.95 over. So she looked into AT&T u-verse, but cable being itself never unhooked the old cable. Thus i had no interest in AT&T, my wife was determined she said thats stealing and we will get AT&T u-verse, funny she didn’t see a $30 over charge for almost a year as stealing by the cable company, well thats another story. Thus we got AT&T, she failed to mention the little deal she got in her name for $150 in reward visa cards for getting the service, I’m sure that was just an oversight, the fact the I’m the one who actually pays the bill and thus should receive the cards was missed too. So what I’m I getting to, companies mislead, we all mislead in some ways to get what we want. The whole process is to discourage you from using the cards, make them a hassle. Get them out of their form as quick as possible, use them once, and only once and all at once. Preferably to buy gift cards from compnaies you like without all the rules. As far as your wife, shut your mouth on the free cable.

By: Jaynee

Jaynee — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:29:23 +0000

It has been a couple months and I realized I forgot to come back and let folks know that I used mine to buy a $50 Amazon giftcard and had no problems whatsoever. So that’s what I’ll do with them from now on.