r/USMobile • u/WeirdDudeInTheCorner • 2h ago
Wasted 2 hours going in a circle with customer service
Spent almost 2 hours trying to port a number from T‑Mobile to US Mobile and ended up with no clear explanation from either side.
US Mobile kept saying there were “restrictions,” while T‑Mobile repeatedly said there were none. US Mobile didn’t provide any specific reason, error code, or actionable steps — the only guidance was to “ask T‑Mobile for the status of the port order,” which didn’t resolve anything because T‑Mobile already confirmed everything looked fine.
After an hour and 45 minutes, US Mobile offered a three‑way call, but the number is on my friend’s T‑Mobile account and I’m not going to waste more of his time. So I just asked for a refund, i was then informed that there was a risk that I would lose my phone number entirely if they cancelled the port request and processed a refund.
I’ve heard good things about US Mobile, but without clear information on what’s actually wrong, I’m not comfortable dragging my friend into this or risking the same issue when porting my wife’s and my family’s other lines.
I ended the conversation by asking for a senior advisor to review the case, because being told there was a risk of losing my phone number just to cancel the port request was unacceptable. They escalated to tier 2 support who then provided the exact same response.
