Overall Customer Care Satisfaction Rises as Wireless Customers Use Online Chat Feature More Frequently Due To Improved Capabilities
AT&T Ranks Highest in Wireless Customer Care Performance among Full-Service Carriers, While MetroPCS Ranks Highest among Non-Contract Carriers
Key Findings
- Among full-service wireless customers who solve their issue online, 42 percent indicate having used the chat function, up 6 percentage points from 2011 Vol. 2.
- Among customers contacting via the online channel, overall satisfaction is highest when the chat function is used (784).
- More than two-thirds (69%) of non-contract customers indicate they have a carrier-based account management application on their phone to track usage, review their plan and contact their carrier. Satisfaction is 93 points higher among customers with a carrier-based app than among those without one.
- Nearly one-fifth (17%) of full-service customers indicate that they have used YouTube to resolve a problem regarding their wireless service.
Study Rankings
For the first-time, AT&T ranks highest in wireless customer care satisfaction among full-service carriers, with an overall score of 795. AT&T performs particularly well in the walk-in and online contact channels and ranks above the full-service average in four of the five service channels.For the second consecutive reporting period, MetroPCS ranks highest in overall wireless customer care satisfaction among non-contract carriers, with an overall score of 770. MetroPCS performs above the non-contract average in the telephone and online channels.The 2013 Wireless Customer Care Full-Service Performance Study—Volume 2 is based on responses from 7,373 wireless customers. The 2013 Wireless Customer Care Non-Contract Performance Study—Volume 2 is based on responses from 3,235 wireless customers. Both studies are based on the experiences of current customers who contacted their carrier's customer care department within the past six months. The study was fielded from January 2013 through June 2013.
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