Cynthia
Switching service a nightmare
My husband and I attempted to switch our phone service to Verizon on Aug 20, 2026. One line went through quickly but the representative had trouble connecting the second line. We were on the phone with a customer service rep and a very nice technician in excess of four hours. The verdict was that something was wrong with the phone. We were eventually transferred to an Apple rep who made us an appointment the next day at an Apple Store to have the device checked out. We reported to the store at the scheduled time only to find the phone was in perfect working order. Having this information, my husband immediately went to a Verizon store on Leesburg Pike in Vienna to seek help. The representative half heartedly tried something that did not work and advised that he needed to again call customer service - Arghhhhh! My husband attempted to call customer service from the store but was told he wasn’t able to because he was not the prImary account holder. He phoned me and asked that I call Verizon to add him to the account. I did so while trying to watch my grandkids playing - ridiculously inconvenient. Did I get my husband added after more than an hour on the phone? No! Not even sure what the tech told me about why he was unsuccessful, but I was so frustrated I just hung up. On Aug 22, we visited the Verizon store in Clarendon. We were greeted by Darion and I felt we were in good hands. He identified the issue almost immediately. The IMEI number for my husband’s phone had been entered incorrectly and the account (not sure why) had been locked. He and his manager tried everything to bypass the lock but could not beat it. We spoke with technical support for now a third time in three days, but Darion was there to help navigate the call. The tech, her supervisor and then HER supervisor insisted they had to verify the phone by sending a text message to it. This requirement came with their full knowledge that the phone had NO SERVICE and could not receive a text. Well over an hour later the supervisor’s supervisor determined she would enter an escalation ticket and explained it can take 24 hours to be addressed. In the meantime, Darion was also working on his phone with Cathy T, a different Verizon tech. It took the two of them a little time, but after putting their heads together and trying several things, they successfully got the IMEI changed. Shortly thereafter the phone was connected to the network. SUCCESS! It was not an easy process transferring our service to Verizon, but it was an absolute pleasure to be assisted by two professionals who refused to let us down a third time. Darion and Cathy are the type of employees that employers dream about. I write this review mainly to commend them for their can do attitude and skills, and to thank them effusively for the service they provided to my husband and me. These guys should be in charge of training at Verizon!



