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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 4:48 PM

Apple Watch reward

Hello,

Xfinity online agent offered me a reward for staying a loyal customer for 9 years . The reward was $300 off an Apple Watch. I was told that it's completely free and that I do not have to pay anything. I repeatedly asked the agent if there will be any additional cost in my bill.  I was told that if I choose to activate the watch, then I have to pay $10 but I can keep the watch without activation.  If I choose to activate then I can use my iPhone 10 to activate the watch.

Now it looks like I have to pay the $10 every month even if I don't activate it.

A new agent tells me yesterday that if I don't activate within a month, I will be charged $300 for the watch.

On top of that , to activate the watch I need to have an unlimited plan and Im currently using by the gig.

I feel like Im being scammed by a reputed company with all the false information. I just want to return the watch but it it outside of return period.

Could you please suggest a way to resolve this?

Official Employee

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3 months ago

 

user_e3jfcu, Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to reach out. We appreciate you greatly for your loyalty for over 9 years! ❤️ I can understand how being advised something is free and receiving a monthly charge could make you feel this way. I am so sorry to learn about this experience. You've reached the right place. We are a team of experts who are dedicated to resolving return requests such as this. To further assist with this, may I ask some questions? When the reward was offered, was it redeemed through our Rewards Program via the XFINITY app? https://www.xfinity.com/rewards?linkId=167351213 Was the request after the 14 day return period due not seeing the $10 fee till after the 14-day window? 

 

4 Messages

2 months ago

Hello All,

I'm experiencing a nightmare since I got this watch. 

It has been 2 months since Im trying to activate the watch and it is not working. I tried all options - online agent, visited  xfinity store and called  1-800 number and spent hours and hours trying to troubleshoot the issue No luck yet. The store agent asked me not to come back and instead call 1-800 number.

They are also asking me to go to apple and report that the watch is not working and ask for a replacement. It is clearly an issue in xfinity network because the watch activation says my number is not registered in Xfinity network. But no one is ready to fix this issue.

On top this, the agent while trying to troubleshoot, deleted the watch from the account and tried adding it again. Because of this the rewards is lost and I'm being charged $12.99 per month to cover the cost of the watch. Im also paying the $10 connecting fees as well. All of this for a watch that does not work.

I have spent enough hours trying to work with the agents and Im exhausted now. You should be able to see the number of tickets that has been created.

Every time the agent activate and deactivate, I get a new charge and it is a pain to talk to them and get it refunded.

Im really done with this watch and I don't need it anymore and I don't want to pay for some thing that does not work.

 I'm going through this mess for being a loyal customer for 9 years.  Pls suggest a way out for me.

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I called 844-963-0125 and spent 3 hours on the phone to activate the watch no luck. 

I ported the number to iPhone 16 to avoid any phone issues and worked with an online agent today for 3 hours and still the watch cannot be activated. 

the two tickets are [Edited: "Personal Information"]. The agent today asked me to got to Xfinity store. Each type agent is just asking me to go to the other one but no one is taking ownership to resolve this issue.

How do I get this escalated and is there someone else outside on store, phone call and online agent who can fix this issue.

The funniest thing is not one updates the ticket that they are unable to activate the watch.  Every time I call someone, they just tell me its my fault that I dod not activate it and hence I need to pay for the watch.

I hope someone notices this and suggest me a solution.

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Official Employee

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1.8K Messages

 

user_e3jfcu Hello there! Our team is here happy to help and we are sorry to hear about all these issue you have had with our Mobile Team getting this resolved. To get started can you send us a DM with your full name and address? Here's the detailed steps to direct message us: 
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8 Messages

1 month ago

I was coaxed into getting a new apple watch via the rewards program while trying to troubleshoot a problem with a new cable box I recently received. I was told that since i was a diamond member that he could provide that to me for $0 cost to my current mobile bill that includes 3 lines.  I asked twice to ensure that I would not see an increase in my xfinity bill. He said I would only have to pay $6 odd dollars for a government fee/tax. I was led to believe this was a one time charge. I haven't received the watch yet as it is on it's way. If I encounter any issue with false claims on behalf of the technical support rep I will leave addition comments here.  I also downloaded the conversation we had via support's messaging portal to use in any potential lawsuit if I was conned into receiving this watch on false premise.  I did this because something didn't smell quite right about the whole thing. The only reason my box didn't activate was due to the local Xfinity store not adding it to my billing account. This really only should have taken a few minutes for the tech to fix the account issue but he spent 30 mins getting me onboard with accepting the apple watch before fixing the actual problem I called about.  If I have any issues with billing after receiving the apple watch, I will update this thread. Fingers crossed.

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@tswisher63​ I just want to share my experience. You are required to activate the watch within 30 days. If you do not activate, then your bill will include the monthly payments for the watch( it is no longer a reward) . If you do activate, it will add additional $10 to your bill. The agents will not explicitly tell you that there is additional charge. But if you read the fine print in the chat, it will have the network fees of $10.

I learnt my lesson the hard way that nothing is free. I have spent 20+ hours with the agents trying to resolve the issue with watch activation and nothing worked.

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Visitor

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8 Messages

I did activate and was told that the ‘one time’ $6.24 tax/fee is actually a monthly fee. I guess I am okay with that for now. Not sure an Apple Watch is something I really want but I’ll give it a try. At least from our conversation on here, others seeking info will learn it is NOT totally free. Maybe you pay $10 and not 6.24 due to your local taxes being different from mine. I live in Oregon.

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2 hours ago

I’ve been without television all day for over eight hours from 6 AM going round and round and twice upon my multiple calls, I was offered an Apple Watch. I was told the only charge I would receive is a sales tax of about 20 bucks and I specifically asked if there was monthly charges and they said no they’ll be no other charges. And when they asked me to enter my Social Security number, that was a hard stop. I don’t need it. I have my phone and you don’t miss what you don’t have! I’m glad I found your post.

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