Bell Mobility Customer service (rant)

Ok first post here and i would like to hear some opinions. I purchased a BlackBerry Tour 9630 on first day of release. After i left the Bell store where i bought it, i noticed i had very low and unstable signal. Went back to the store next day and tell them about it, they told me to wait it out and it would get better and maybe wait till an os upgrade becomes available that it would fix my issues. Now i only have 15 days to exchange it for a new one so how long should i wait right? Went back 3-4 times within 10 days since i bought it and they wouldnt exchange it telling me my phone is ok and to wait for upgrades. Meanwhile i have already called Bell CS department a few times about my issue and by then i had an almost unusable trackball. Same thing...wait for upgrades. Now i learn that the first batch of Tours have defective trackballs and bad radios (antennas) and WILL NOT be fixed thru upgrades. I have asked for an exchange at the store and they now refused because my 15 day period is over so i complained to Bell customer service and they wont do anything either. They tell me to send it in for a repair which requires me to get a loaner and lose my phone for about 4-6 weeks. Now i have complained by phone and numerous emails to Bell and nothing. Not even returning me emails. I dont want it repaired for the sole purpose that i have been sold a defective phone and was entitled to an exchange within my 15 days to which i feel i was denied. Been a Bell mobility customer since mid 80's , i have 5 active cell phones with them, 3 land lines, 2 high speed internet accounts. What to do next? Never seen such bad customer service. Im cancelling my home phone and internet this week with Bell and will do the same with my cell phones. Never thought Bell was so Bad. Paying my bills to Bell at the end of the month makes me wanna puke now. Sorry for the long post. I am stuck with a 3yr contract with my faulty Tour and want out. Thanks

I`ve been with Bell for 4yrs and growing up we had Bell landlines. Up until today I`ve had adequate dealings with them. I pay $90 a month for an HTC Touch Pro so for that price I expect excellent service. The average cost of cell phones in other nations puts us to shame. Bell & other large phone providers bully customers and keep costs high on things such as text messaging or MB bandwidth. Charging outrageous prices for flying data. Point is, I expect top notch service since I`m paying a monthly amount that rivals some of the most expensive plans in the world.

With that said I`ve been having issues with my 4 month old Touch Pro. It frequently misses calls. Callers will be automatically directed to the voicemail with no evidence of a call taking place in my call history. As I use my phone for my business this is unacceptable. The next issue with the phone is that it draws more power per second than the charger can provice. Sound crazy? It`s not... If you are having a long conversation and your phone is plugged in, it WILL inevitably shut down due to battery power. You are forced to wait 5 to 10 minutes to allow charging while the friend you were talking to is getting your voicemail. In a world of overpriced plans and smartphones I expect more.

Given these problems I decided to phone Bell Mobility. I called them at 2:49pm and was on hold for 2hours and 20mins until I was disconnected. Annoyed and frustrated I phoned back at 5:12pm. Amazingly I got a CSR in seconds of waiting... how does that work? Over a two hour wait and 5 minutes later it becomes a 10 second wait?
Something is seriously wrong with their dispatch department.
The CSR I got this time was monotone and didn`t show much empathy for my 2hour wait. I asked to speak to a manager right away as I know this person couldn`t help me. They agreed and transferred my call.

The only problem was they transferred me to another CSR?
Annoyed & very frustrated I asked once again to speak to a manager. The new CSR agreed and put me on hold once again.

At this point the phone shut itself down. It wasn`t able to operate on the power provided even though it was plugged into the wall outlet. Unbelievable.

5:34pm iphone back after allowing my phone to charge.

I am told by the automated service that there will be a 45min wait to speak to a CSR. I wait 20mins and get someone. Finally, thank god.
This guy was helpful, the only issue was he accidentally hung up on me with his elbow. Yeah really. He phoned on his personal cell phone after he had hung up and appologized. He told me since I was disconnected from the call centre I would need to phone in again and wait. Defeated I said thank you and hung up. At least the guy phoned to tell me what happend.

5:58pm I called Bell Mobility once again. Waited on hold for 45mins. Finally got a CSR. Admittingly I was frustrated and let her know my true feelings for bell all the while telling her it wasn`t personal and that she was doing a fine job.

She told me that all though I spent $150 on an extended warranty 4 months ago. I can only trade in my phone for another Touch Pro.
They were too busy to allow me to speak with a manager but one will be phoning in the next 24hrs.

I will be asking for another model of phone as the issues I have cannot be fixed with a replacement.

Let this be a warning to all cell phone customers. Stay clear of BELL MOBILITY. They are another heartless coroporation.

I hope you know they purposely make you wait on the phone for a long time so that you get tired and give up. Seriously , i have emailed them about 6 times and everytime i was told i would have an answer within 24-48 hrs and NOTHING. Phone calls, long wait periods and no one helps. I will be contacting today BBB and Consumer protection to see how i can get out of my contract and file a complaint . I heard alot of complaints against Bell Customer Service but now i know why.
The Bell store tells me i have to settle with customer dept at bell mobility and bell mobility tells me i have to settle with the store......Dead End! Way to treat loyal customers BELL.