Asurion is the product warranty insurance company chosen by Verizon Wireless to handle claims for cell phones after manufacturer's warranty has ended.

After exhausting all alternatives with Verizon Wireless to remedy the problem I was having with my cell phone, I was told to contact Asurion for a replacement phone. Without an option to speak to a customer service rep, I spent about 20 minutes working through their automated system. Finally I was transferred to a real person to finalize the transaction only to be asked the same questions that I had addressed with the automated system. I stopped the customer service rep to ask why I had to answer the same questions for a second time. But before she answered me, I was told that they don't replace phones that are "malfunctioning". Only lost or physically damaged phones. Verizon Wireless needs to take responsibility for not informing customers about what their insurance company will cover and will not cover.

So now I'm trying to reach someone at Asurion about my experience with their service to explain to them that it is not okay to have a system set-up that wastes peoples' time without giving them an option to speak to a person.