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The Daily Dot

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Holding iPhone 16(l) Woman sharing Verizon experience(c) Verizon Store (r)

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‘Verizon is a scam’: Woman buys iPhone 16 from the Verizon store. She had to file an insurance claim not even 24 hours later

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

TikTok of woman wearing airpods with Text Overlay "Fake Verizon"(l) Verizon Store Front(c) Woman looking shocked while holding a phone(r)

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‘Screwed up my bill by $500’: Woman calls out ‘fake’ Verizon store for doubling her phone bill

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘I want to sue Verizon Wireless’: Woman demands answers after learning what Verizon blackout did to her text messages

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

woman holding up phone with Verizon logo(l) Verizon store front(c) Man wearing grey shirt(r)

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‘That’s where they get you’: Man upgrades to iPhone 16, takes Verizon’s $1,000 credit deal. There’s just one problem

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Woman makes plea after being unable to setup her Apple Watch for 10 months

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‘I have made 5 trips to the actual Verizon store’: Woman makes plea after being unable to setup her Apple Watch for 10 months

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Samsung customer can’t believe the activation fees she has to pay on Z-Flip.

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‘That’s for almost everything now’: Samsung customer can’t believe the activation fees she has to pay on Z-Flip. Here’s the real reason those exist

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VERIZON TIKTOK

‘LIED to me and admitted it’: Woman switches entire family from AT&T to Verizon, trades iPhones. 9 months later, she gets a $550 charge

Best Buy worker issues warning after failed AT&T, Verizon transfer with husband and wife’s iPhones

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‘Can I go to Michael’s?’: Best Buy worker issues warning after failed AT&T, Verizon transfer with husband and wife’s iPhones

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘I couldn’t call anyone’: Verizon customer warns latest iOS update may corrupt your iPhone SIM Card

Job hunter shows up to interview at a Verizon franchise

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‘It was absolutely insulting’: Job hunter shows up to interview at a Verizon franchise. It backfires

Woman says Verizon secretly started upcharging her on her monthly bill

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‘That’s why I left’: Woman says Verizon secretly started upcharging her on her monthly bill. Viewers say it’s common

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‘I’m changing my identity’: Verizon customer says company is trying to bill him $439 million after he changed phone plan

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Verizon customer issues credit score warning after 6-year-old billing issue significantly dropped hers overnight

Verizon Credit Score

‘No one should be able to ruin your credit score over $107’: Verizon customer issues credit score warning after 6-year-old billing issue significantly dropped hers overnight

Customer shares why you should never have a card on file with Verizon

Verizon Stealing

‘They just tried to hit my card with $333’: Customer shares why you should never have a card on file with Verizon

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Worker says you can pocket $1,000 a day working at the Verizon Store. Is it worth it?

Verizon