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The company's reputation is significantly marred by consistent complaints regarding its customer service, characterized by long wait times and ineffective support. Customers frequently express frustration with service interruptions, data limitations, and issues related to device functionality. While some reviews acknowledge the friendly demeanor of customer service representatives, the overall sentiment leans heavily towards dissatisfaction, with many describing the service as unreliable and inadequate. Positive aspects are scarce, primarily focusing on the accessibility of low-cost options, but these are overshadowed by pervasive concerns about service quality and responsiveness.
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There service sucks, im deaf and need live help when needed, no phone support what so ever, the phones was this cheap zte that would be slowed down from all the apps like qlixar they put on the phone without your permission. Space these app took slowed the phone to freeze up or become a brick. Only thing that was good in their service was the 1k text data n unlimited plan you got for free. But i left qlink for safe-link and got the same plan better phone and the live help i needed for a deaf man.
I was approved because I was on disability but then my phone was stolen! Now I don't qualify even though not one dam thing changed other than my phone getting stollen! So I went with the same information being qualified to not qualified and it is the same freaking information! NOTHING CHANGED OTHER THAN A JERK STOLE MY PHONE! I SENT IN THE SAME INFORMATION THAT I SENT IN BEFORE ALL THE SAME INFORMATION! THE EXACT SAME INFORMATION NOTHING DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE! That's what I get for trusting a group! I get lied too
I also experience the same problem that all these customers has experienced... The phone freeze up and doesn't work@ all. When you try to call customer service it's a COMPLETELY A JOKE. No one never answer@ all? This service need to be REVOKE NOW! IT'S SUCKS
After my service was disconnected for TWO WEEKS I filed a BBB complaint.
Because I filed a BBB complaint QLink canceled my account.
I emailed twice and spoke to customer service three times to no avail. Upper management had black balled my account "because I was unhappy with their service".
They disconnected my service permanently for no reason with no notice or legal reason as to why!
Q Link is still collecting my life line credit.
Refuses to port my number.
I'm very upset with this company--taking legal action.
I can't use my phone. It calls people three way without my knowledge, doesn't hang up on phone calls unless phone is rebooted, ads popping up every three seconds, phone calls disconnect 80% of the time, touch screen is VERY hard to navigate as it OFTEN freezes, home screen frozen when trying to answer a call, this phone is LITERALLY inoperable and my free text app works so much better. I know it's a free phone and all but they are taking advantage of poor people as when I called to ask for a new phone they wanted to SELL me one. They also obviously have contracts with businesses as their ads pop up ALL the time and interrupt your phone calls. This company SUCKS. PLEASE pick another one
Their automated recording for purchasing minutes or data is misleading and not truthful. Their customer service is deplorable. They try to make you pay for minutes that are supposed to be given to you through government funding. Their lines that are given for calling are full of static and the calls break up.The company is unscrupulous and should be put out of business. They cancel customers if they complain. They do this without warning. Completely unethical.If I could give zero stars I would for their rating.
Worst most ridiculous experience ever! Qlink turns the service off out-of-the-blue, have to requalify all over again, the state approves it, Qlink says it's pending... and pending... and pending for months! The state says it's them, they say it's the state, round & round we go! Same b. S. over & over & over... a catch 22 cycle neverending pending without any answers or resolution. What a joke! If they weren't free they'd be out of business cuz they'd lose all their customers due to having the worst service ever imaginable! Boo! Hiss!
I ask for Benefits Transfer and i am on my way to a better company... this place is TRASH! You hardly ever get someone live and when you do you can't understand a word they saying... and then they want to keep you in bondage with them... no way im gone!
I wish I could give 0 stars. I wanted a phone for my daughter so she could get in contact with me. I ordered it online it came in a timely fashion. I turned it on I didnt have to activate it which means it was not new. The person who owned it prior to me their contacts were still in the phone and still had incoming texts and calls all day and night. It also had a crack in the back of it. It went very slow and I couldn't hardly hear anything when testing it out making a call. I then called customer service to let them know the issues I was having and they wanted to charge me $25.00 I just through the phone in the trash.
Your free benefit covers the cost of your service, not a smartphone. Q Link provides new members their first phone free, so we do require a small fee for new ones. Our $75 upgraded phone is available at a discount of $25. PLUS it comes with a FREE Talk & Data Bundle! https://qlinkwireless.com/support/replacement-phone-cost-25/
I contacted qlink to change my service back to them n submited my proof n was contacted by qlink that i was eligible to come back i just had to cancel my survice w the other company so i did n they shut my phone off the same day then i get an email from qlink again saying i was eligible for service but couldnt get a phone that i was ineligible but didnt say that when they told me i was eligible for service in the first email, if i cant get a phone how am i going to use the service ( you idiots), now i dont have a phone n my ( Father currently is in Icu in intensive care unit n i have active cancer) whats is wrong with these people ive contacted them to no avail, i couldnt believe it really this is really what i need is to deal with this incompetents n a heartless company! I will not recomend this company service to anyone its not a one its a Zero in my book of Ratings! Thanks alot qlink for great service you bleep bleep bleeps!
We're so sorry for the issues you have experienced with our service. Our Customer Support team has reached out to you personally in order to resolve this for you.
This is a joke of a business I paid $25 for a replacement phone because mine was stolen it lasted for two weeks and it was really really dysfunctional and then all the sudden it cut off and then when I call I come up deceased so I can't get through there automated system system to see so I can't get through to anyone so I start emailing them and it's almost like they were taunting me because they kept telling me to call and when I told him I couldn't call they would tell me to call again would not answer my question about why I would be coming up deceased they told me to call my Social Security Administration office locally I did that and they said that I was alive and well and I call from other phones and they still somehow know it's me and they don't let me through the system to talk to anyone to clear this up has anybody else had this problem with being deceased and not really being deceased
I purchased a phone from them and still have never recieved it, I have to go to the Bank now and file fraud against them. DONT BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM!
We're so sorry for the issues you have experienced with our service. Our Customer Support team has reached out to you personally in order to resolve this for you.
They cut me off after 3 days and 15gb of use, claiming I was abusing data and just need to use wifi. They refused to restore data and payment is nonrefundable. Do not waste your money!
Thank you for sharing your concern, KP. Your free 1GB Data per month, along with all purchased Data, is enjoyed at High Speed 4G LTE. However, users on the Unlimited plan may experience reduced speeds after 15GB. We recommend connecting to Wi-Fi whenever possible. You can also earn additional FREE data with Qlixar! Click here to learn more >> https://support.qlinkwireless.com/what-is-qlixar/
Government fraud, never have service. They say service every where but it never works no matter where I try. They should be investigated for fraud. Tried for a yr finally gave up.
I'm sorry about this, Robert. Please visit our Help Center at https://qlinkwireless.com/support/what-if-my-phone-doesnt-work-or-breaks/ and you can work through the possible solutions to what is going on with your phone. If you can't find a solution, please contact our Support Team at support@qlinkwireless.com.
I give this company a 0. I lost the phone over a month ago called to cancel. I was told no I can not cancel I had to buy another phone. The phone is not being used and according to what they say to keep service active make a call once a month or text messages. Well seeing I no longer have the phone I don't. So they found a way to have the system make an outbound call with the phone number to keep the service active. I have sent several emails to cancel and Every phone I call from the system say the number is in the system. Then try to transfer you to renew tye service and not speak to an agent. Regret ever dealing with this company.
We're so sorry for the issues you have experienced with our service. Our Customer Support team has reached out to you personally in order to resolve this for you.
Application process was simple. Got the phone fast. Yeah it's not the best phone but it's FREE. If it's used for what it's meant to be used for (A LIFELINE) it works great. I had no issues setting up the phone and no issues with the phone. Service is amazing compared to what we used prior where we couldn't get a signal at home. Again, you get what you pay for it's a FREE PHONE with FREE SERVICE to be used as a LIFELINE.
Thank you, Dee. Feedback from satisfied customers like you is why we do what we do.
I applied on 12/12, and was told after calling my ebt card wasn't accepted, as our state doesn't put names on them. Medicaid card would be fine. Call a few days later, card not accepted because it didn't have an issue date. Email them my benefit letter. Call a week later, and they say now my w2 wasn't accepted, even though their website said it was. Brief hold. Oh it is accepted. Waiting on approval of emailed document. Ok. Call a few days later, still waiting on approval of letter, but their system is down and she'll have to manually push it through. Call a few days later, they're still waiting on approval of letter. Call today. Due to new federal regulations, we cannot issue you a phone at this time. Call this 800 number. So I call the number. They say they can't get a hold of Qlink, they've been having problems with them lately, and there are NO New federal regulations that would bar me from having a phone issued. Call them back. Ok... So... I call them back. She apologizes for the confusion, gets my information and says verbatim the same thing the other agent said about federal regulations. I ask to speak to a supervisor. Brief hold. She comes back, and says she's sorry but due to new federal regulations they are unable to issue me a phone. I asked her what the regulations are, and she just repeated herself. I said that they're so scripted I'm having a hard time having an actual conversion, and she again. Sorry, but due to new federal regulations. What is actually going on with them? Is this a scam? Did I send all of my documentation to a fake company? I'm so upset and confused. I called another company that has lifeline service and was told to drive around and look for tests with their logo on them at different places ( including "parking lots"...) what is going on. They are like, here's a free phone! Jump through all these hoopd, now these, but on fire! Now these on fire with alligators and a moat! Ok. Oh. Sorry. Due to new federal regulations...
Hi Erika, thanks for reaching out. We are very sorry for the confusion you experienced regarding your Lifeline application. As this is a Federal program, there are rules and regulations that we are REQUIRED to follow. These regulations are always subject to change. We do our best to keep customers and applicants informed, but apologize that we fell short of your expectations. We will reach out to you by direct message to see if there is anything we can do to assist you at this time.
I paid the unlimited data plan 40 dollar plan for 30 days. Qlink decided to cut off my data within the first week. So i called to see what was going on they didn't even give me a real reason why the cut it off. They said the just decided to cut it off because they can. And said i was abusing my data. How isnt that i am abusing my data if its suppose to be unlimited data. But because i decided to use my data that i paid for qlink cut my data off. This fake advertising
Because of they decided to cut my data just because i reached alot of data usage which is supposed to be unlimited. This fake advertising if they can just cut it off because i am using what i paid for. Thats just messed up. They didn't want to give me a refund or anything because all sales are final but yet they didn't hold up on their end
Thank you for sharing your concern, Marie. Your free 1GB Data per month, along with all purchased Data, is enjoyed at High Speed 4G LTE. However, users on the Unlimited plan may experience reduced speeds after 15GB. We recommend connecting to Wi-Fi whenever possible. You can also earn additional FREE data with Qlixar! Click here to learn more >> https://support.qlinkwireless.com/what-is-qlixar/
Answer: Q-Link is a scam operation. REPORT to the relevant state and federal authorities ASAP! Reps are scammers reading from their scripts. Useless and intend to be useless.
Answer: Yes you can it also gives you two months free Amazon prime
Answer: It's not possible to talk to any human cause a real human wouldnt do the shit these fucking foreigner fucks do to people
Answer: I mean they provide cell service not internet that's two different animals all together. LOL you can turn your phone into a hotspot, which then allows you to tether your tablet to the phone and use its cell data but I think actually the only cost is $5 a month that's unlimited everything so I think just about anyone can afford that. But they actually send a SIM card which I believe was for the tablet and I never put it in so it could be it already came with cell service I haven't paid anything in months except for one time $5 and for all I know that was for shipping and receiving. As far as the $30 phone bill the government you already getting free service so you could apply that $30 towards the internet service if you have a provider in the area that's cheap but reliable. Good luck on that. If you need to know how to set your phone up as a hotspot you turn on Bluetooth for one but the best thing to do is just Google it say turn phone into hotspot and connect tablet for Android it will give you full directions.
Answer: Don't do it. It's not worth your time. Free is too much to pay for this piece of CRAP.
Answer: To my experience with this company since 2018 i never had to pay a dime if your being asked for money RUN run very fast they are trying to scam you because this program is 100 % free --phone --sim card --activation--only money out of pocket maybe for 2nd time go around if you loose your phone drop the sim card in the garbage disposal or belter yet the toilet but no $$$$ ALL FREE
Answer: Mine dies the same if I go over a certain amount of data and have ro wait for the new month to get data back on the phone. Doesn't seem right as it should be unlimited huh?
Answer: If it is a real Qlink email and not someone phishing for info when the package comes don't open it, Write on it "Return to Sender" your singing the song in your head, huh. Depending on your age that was an Elvis Presley song in the 50's or 60's. If it asks for any kind of information do not answer. I get one that say my (department store) order is on the way. If you get a text message and says to send "Stop" to a phone number don't do it. Most likely it is testing to see if you have an active, valid number. Anything internet, phone or text that you don't know who or what it is "Spam it" and delete. Even if you know the person there's a chance when you open it. My address book got hijacked on Facebook and sent everyone on it a virus. I don't FB anymore. It's a pretty sorry person that sends a virus to people they don't know.
Answer: I agree with the previous answer I had SafeLink years ago it takes forever to get it's not as good a service I couldn't get calls inside of my residence. It was terrible I would definitely go with QLink it's so much better in so many ways I don't think there's a question here really. They even sent me a free tablet or I think it was $5 although it's older and it's slow it's free and it does work. You have to make sure you connect it to LTE or 4G rather than 5G it is not a 5G tablet nor I don't believe the phone is either it's 4G also.
Answer: Mine got limited data but still can use calls and text if you run out of data. And it's almost June of 2024 and I am still using my free government service. Maybe however you got this program ei. In WA state you have to be TANF or SNAP and sometimes you have to renew you benefits like my food stamps I have to do that every 6 Months in WA state. So maybe you need to check if that's what your state program works!
All qualified Q Link customers are eligible to receive a free smartphone and free monthly service.
Our free Q Link plan includes free monthly data and minutes, and unlimited worldwide texting.
We're so sorry for the issues you have experienced with our service. Our Customer Support team has reached out to you personally in order to resolve this for you.