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Bell Canada Reviews

suntan2010 September 6, 2010
BEll never gets bills right
I was treated with a very bad attitude when I was trying to get an explanation of the billing mistake in the local store. Plus, they can never get the bills right. Each time I need to call them and get the mistakes corrected, even after they promised mistakes would never happen again. Details: On June13, right after I signed the contract on June10, I found the cell phone do not work properly and can not take incoming calls. In the Bell local store in London Masoville mall, they refused my request of keeping the phone number while changing the problematic cell phone, but charged me for number-change fee WITHOUT any notice.When I found this and asked them about it, their answers were very vague and attitude are very impatient. Finally, after many many times of my visiting to the store on June15, June23 and June25, they admitted that it was a mistake. However, when I called the customer service couple days later, the representative changed their word, saying it was not a mistake, instead, it was already a promotion to my account. After more calls, they said they were sorry and would not make any mistakes again. My cell phone bills for July and August, however, were wrong again! ... I can not trust them any more, and want to cancel my contract without termination fee.
Delta5 September 2, 2010
billing issues
Need to vent about the ridiculous way that Bell Canada conducts themselves regarding their bills. I have been a Bell Customer for some time now and as others have pointed out they were great in the beginning. They appeared very reliable, competent and helpful. As time went by I began to notice a significant rise in my Bell Canada bills. I subscribe to a bundle package with them which includes BASIC phone, BASIC satellitle Package (with 1 receiver) and Internet services. All told my bill comes to roughly 198.00 montly. I pay 200.00 montly, and yet my bill is 800.00 in arrears? Does not make sense does it.
All of my services were disconnected about 4 months ago, because "my bill was so far behind" try as I might to get an explanation or understand the ridiculous bills they were sending, I was unable to get a reasonable response from anyone at Bell. It seems everytime "I call I am transfereed from one person to another and left to explain and reexplain, to get NOTHING!!!NO TYPE OF ANSWERS!!!Isnt this their job??
Anyhow, about 3 days after ALL my serices were disconnected, I receive a disconnection notice in the mail stating that if I do not pay Bell x-amount of money in x-amount of time, my services will be disconnected. THEY WERE ALREADY DISCONNECTED!!! And they tacked on an additional 400.00 fee that had to be paid on top of the outstanding amount they CLAIM I owe.
I ended up paying it to have my services trecoonected and now 4 months down the road ( and still paying the 200.00 montly) they disconnected me AGAIN!!! Stating I owe 800.00 and need to pay 587.00 to get services reconnected.MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL!!!
They are the big guy and I am only the little guy, which supposedly gives them the right to continue doing this to me without any explanation, and a show of utter disrespect whenever I inquire about it.
It is sickening to see this company treat its "important Customers" in this manner.
Karmas a bithch Bell.
Marcus August 20, 2010
Stay away
Bel Mobility called me on my cell phone.

I had to ask multiple times what the call was about, I couldn't understand the strong accent of the telemarketer. Wasted more of my time and phone minutes.

I was working, I don't need these interuptions. I only receive business or emergency calls on this phone.

How did they get this unlisted number and call me using up my minutes and my time?

They just blew any chance they may have had of me switching cell phone companies. What is wrong with a mobile company that they would solicit people on their mobile? They if anyone would know what people use these phones for and how much the charges are.

NO MORALS.STAY AWAY FROM BELL MOBILITY.
Barb Everett August 17, 2010
harassment
Wednesday Aug 16/10 at 8.50 PM i received a call. i said i was not interested and hung up. at 9.15 PM I received another call by the same man.
i am 72 and was in bed at that time.
Please take me off your phone list.
Thank you
Barbara Everett
Aiberdeenquine August 11, 2010
TERRIBLE TERRIBLE SERVICE!
On June 4, 2010 I'd had enough with Bell and changed providers. Called to advise and was told boxes would be received within 10 business days to send back their equipment. Because I felt uneasy about that phone call (as the person could barely speak English!) I followed up with a personal letter outlining the cancellation of the Bell Bundle which included my unlisted phone number.

On June 18 I received a personal card from Mr. Steve Bickley, Senior Vice-President, Residential Services, Bell Canada stating "so sorry to see me go and it was better with you here" - the very same day I received a letter from the same person stating in part "We're delighted that you have chosen Bell and we're pleased to have you as a customer!" I was floored!

On July 22 I received a letter from one B. Benoit, Senior Rep, Correspondence Dept Bell TV L.P. - Montreal advising me that the letter I sent cancelling service did not satisfy their protocol! I sent a further letter on July 3 to said Benoit with a copy to Mr. Bickley as well as Bell Canada in Don Mills advising that I had not yet received the promised boxes to send back their equipment.

I heard nothing further from Bell, nor did I receive the boxes at that time. A short time later (July 19), I again called Bell and after about 6 phone calls speaking with 6 different people, I was advised by a male rep that Bell had no record of cancellation and that although I had a different provider with my unlisted number, Bell had "dry routed" services (whatever that means) for my Internet and Bell Xpress Vu and charges were still being made to my "active" account! He advised he would cancel the account while we were speaking and would arrange to have the boxes mailed to me. On July 21 the letter I had sent to Benoit in Montreal was back in my mailbox marked "unknown!" Two days later I received the boxes for the equipment and I quickly mailed these out together with the Benoit letter indicating my frustration at having had this letter returned to me.

From approximately June 10 until today (August 11) we have received approximately 50 automated phone calls per week which we did not answer because no message was ever left.

Now today, August 11 I received a voice mail the one and only since June requesting that I call the number asap. I did in fact call them today, and was shocked to find that I was speaking to someone in Bell's Collection Department. Again, of course, poor English was very noticeable. He said he could not help me and transferred me to "the Internet Department" - this guy was reasonably civil but told me he could do nothing about the continued monthly charges and would transfer me to another department! Can you believe it? By the time I was finished with a French-Canadian speaking representative, I was ready to KILL! No-0ne from Bell had indicated that my account was in Collections - only today did I find this out. All because the call I made was not followed through, and they would not accept my follow-up letter as it didn't fit "
their protocol! This bill now totals over $400 as they bill one month in advance!

I was told I would receive a revised account on August 24 with credits being retroactive to only July 29 which was when the account was closed. I never spoke to anyone on July 29 - I had the account closed verbally July 19! So now, I must wait until the end of August to hear of my fate - we are ALL at the mercy of these crooks! To my mind, they are worse than any Mexican cartel! Everyone is under a huge thumb and who knows what kind of scams are lurking in their corridors just waiting to get a strangle-hold on law-abiding people!

What to do? Do any of us have a leg to stand on against this conglomerate??

I'm so very glad I have this venue to get all this "poison" out of my system today, for I can't ever, ever remember feeling so demeaned!
sups80 August 5, 2010
cashing a cheque not addressed to bell canada
I have been a loyal bell canada business customer for 20 years and I am greatly disappointed with how my buisness was treated, and in the manner in which the problem was NOT resolved. In may of 2010, bell canada recieved a cheque that was not addressed to them. The cheque was addressed and mailed to another company. In june 2010, i recieved my invoice from bell, and noticed that they had processed the wrong cheque. the first thing I did was call bell canada and see 1)how they managed to cash a cheque that was not processed to them 2) what could i do now to return the money to me. I was informed that at that point there was nothing I could do, because the cheques are processed by atm's and the only option I had was to go to the bank and reverse the cheque. when i went to my bank, i was told that b/c it had been over a month, I could NOT reverse the cheque.
I have since called back bell to see what options i had. I asked if i could have the balance returned to me. One agent said yes, and another said no. It was frustrating 1) because i was being told different reponses 2) because bell canada was able to deposit a cheque that was not addressed to them 3)because it seemed like bell canada was giving me the run around to get MY MONEY back! I returned to the bank to find out what my options were with them. the only way i could have the money returned was to file a legal suit which would cost me more money and time. I am a small business owner, i do not have the time and resources to follow through with a legal suit.
Finally i thought i found the answer one CSR took responsibility for bell canada's mistake and told me that I needed to file an IFACT, it was the legal department of bell canada and they were supposed to check if bell canada did in fact cash a cheque that wasn't made out to them, and if this was the case that it should be rightfully returned. I was informed that someone from IFACT would contact me. THIS NEVER HAPPENED!!! i had waited patiently for another 3 weeks, when i finally called back the CSR told me that the IFACT had determined that i need to go back to the bank and get a cheque reversal!!! You can imagine that at this point, i had enough! AS a company you need to take responsibility for cashing a cheque that WAS NOT addressed to you, and no where did i get that acknowledgement, instead i got told that because my bank allowed the cheque to be processed it was my fault! I sent you proof that the cheque was deposited by bell canada, and that it clearly was not addressed to you. Instead of getting a timely solution to the problem i got road block after road block. I asked if I could have the balance left returned to me, and was told i could not. So now, not only did bell canada not take responsibility but was not willing to return MY money. In the end, i have decide to take my business elsewhere, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN HAVE MY MONEY RETURNED TO ME!
augustin edwin July 16, 2010
dsffffffffffff
On Ajune 22nd, 2010 I received a call from a telemarketer called kevin from 6479773023 "offering" me free and "better" internet service - a 3 month trial. This is at least the eighth call I have had from them within the past 2 months, and at least the third time I have asked them to remove me from their call list.

Their representatives are pushy and argumentative, often telling you that you don't understand, and will not take no for an answer. I have repeatedly asked them to leave me alone and that I am completely happy with my current service. They can't seem to understand that I'm not interested, even if it is free. On top of that, many of them are difficult to understand. They also ask you what you currently pay for all your services, which as far as I'm concerned is really none of their business. When a person says "No" or "I'm not interested" that should be the end of the call - instead, they ask you why and then start trying to bully you into accepting.

Bell Canada is supposed to be administering the National Do Not Call List (which we have been on)? They can't even get their own Do Not Call List administered properly. This is upsetting me enormously.
J.Woods76 July 11, 2010
poor customer service
HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE...this is the second time in two years we have scheduled a service call and no one has shown up. This time we did get a call 1 hour before they were expected and told that they had no technicians and they needed to come tomorrow. So now I am the lucky one who will have to wait anther 6-7+ hours to see if someone shows up again. After they fix the problems we are cancelling our Bell phone, getting a better cell phone plan (NOT FROM BELL) and using that as our home phone #.

FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON YOU...FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME ON ME...We will never use HELL, sorry BELL, again!!!
June 30, 2010
Going paperless
Jim Myers, Sr. V-P, Customer Service has sent a mass mailing (by regular mail) dated June 26, 2010 to Bell customers who currently receive a paper invoice. Titled "We're going green", it notifies current subscribers that, effective next month, they will no longer receive paper bills unless they log onto bell.ca/staypaper and click on "I wish to keep receiving paper bills". He claims the change is "to help reduce paper waste and protect our forests."

I wonder how many other subscribers were struck by the following:

1. The scheme constitutes a "negative option", which historically (and rightly) gives rise to innumerable complaints of improper notice;
2. The reasons given are intellectually dishonest or at best incomplete: he appeals to our desire to be good citizens, rather than admitting that Bell's prime motive is to save money. In addition to the hard cost of postage, there are internal costs associated with a mailing that are obviated by e-billing.
3. In order not to dilute Bell's stated reasons, Myers offers customers no incentive reflecting Bell's cost saving. Bell could at least share some of the cost savings with its customers, either by offering a one-time benefit or an ongoing reduction in monthly fees.
Nei897896589 June 21, 2010
phone abuse of seniors
bell Hell
what a pathetic and incompetently run company; they are harassing a senior with dementia threatening to cut off her phone service. The thing is - it is Their mistake and has been "Corrected' multiple times by their NoCustomer service dept. This is no surprise, as a customer for about 30 yr - I gave up and switched suppliers - Never to do business with bell Hell again. Problem is - the Sr Home has an exclusive contract with bell Hell and there are No options...

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