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Distributel, a division of Bell Canada has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforDistributel, a division of Bell Canada

    Telecommunications
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.15/5stars

    Average of 27 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    35 complaints closed in last 3 years

    14 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview of BBB Rating

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

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    Distributel, a division of Bell Canada has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      801 - 3300 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M8X 2X2
      BBB File Opened:
      13/8/2001
      Years in Business:
      36
      Business Started:
      11/1/1988
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/2007
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Alternate Business Name
      • Thinktel Communications
      • Xinflix Internet Services Limited
      • Distributel Communications Limited
      • Yak Communications (Canada) Corp
      • Acanac Inc
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      Customer Complaints

      35 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      18/12/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I made a change of service from the address of ***** to *********** on August 25, effective September 1st. They requested me to be present on September 1st from 8:00 to 17:00to receive the technician. I called them at 16:30 to ask what happened to the technician that never showed up. They reported the visit for the next business day. I had to wait at home all the day for 3 days and missing work waiting for technician who never showed up. When I called customer service after 3 days they told me that I was connected upon their system but it was not. The second problem is that they charged me an amount of 83.98 $ for equipment that I returned to the company when I cancelled the service that I never received. They also charged me an amount of 60.00$ as installation fees that were never done after 8 days of waiting. They also charge me 24,50$ for a full month of service even I had only 11 days of service at my previous address in *****. I have a witness of these problems with this company . I received a final notice on December 4 asking me for 83.98$ an 60,00$. I refused to pay these amounts and would like to received a compensation for the lost of my 3 days of work for an amount of 480.00.
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      Customer Reviews

      27 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Alexa B

      1 star

      20/03/2024

      ** ****** *** * were changing a number over to group our phones on one account, we were about to cancel our bell, as they did not give us what they promised, would not honor the deal we were told we were going to get along with keeping my number, then proceeded to give us a retention deal, which we were clearly told, we would only be paying the new rate plan, that all transfer, cancellation, device balance remaining on my line and any other associated fees, then told us our bill would be higher at the start, then would be corrected with credits within 2 to 3 months and told us our monthly total with internet and phones grouped would be about 290. So we paid what we were told. Now after 4 months, 6 or 7 times contacting, no willingness for them to help correct their own mistake, we find out that the balance that was supposed to correct, DOUBLED! now they say we owe them $300, then the last call yesterday, ** ****** *** ***** ** * *** ******** they ******* her with unrelated deals, would not let her speak about our current issue and made her feel forced to accept a deal, which they promised would cost less, to find out, we would now owe MORE. And then proceeded to put the phone that she was told would be hers, on my line, so the wrong number, this has been an issue now for months, we have been patient and tried to work with them to resolve the issue and are now at the end of our wits, * ***** ***** **** **** ****** ** *** **** ******* **** ****** this is not the first time I personally have experienced this either. Also all this trouble after transferring a number from my dad's account, who has been a bell customer for over 30 years, very loyal bell family now rethinking ever trusting them again. We are planning to call again tomorrow to cancel the phone deal they promised would save us money, but failed to disclose they expect us to pay $400 for the phone and a $60 device setup fee, ** ****** **** ** *** **** ** *** ****** ** *** ***

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