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Verizon gives customers another reason to be angry

Verizon's Project 624 has somehow led to a degradation in customer service quality.

By Anam Hamid

Published: Sep 14, 2025, 11:57 AM

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In late June, Verizon launched the Project 624 initiative, which entailed improving customer service. AI is central to the program, but many customers believe they are being sold short.

Under Project 624, Verizon aims to solve customers' problems quickly and provide round-the-clock support. Verizon said that while AI was a part of the mix, tricky queries that require human cognition would be handled by human representatives. Verizon doesn't seem to be sticking to that resolve, with many subscribers complaining they have mostly had to deal with AI, and the experience has been disappointing.

it’s trash and the level one support people gaslight the hell out of you

–StrictSchedule3113, Reddit user, September 2025

Verizon's customer service tools are built on Google's Gemini AI technology. The company said it would create specialized small language models specific to customer cases. The company also boasted about achieving more than 90 percent accuracy.

Customers aren't satisfied, though. Apparently, it's hard to get hold of customer representatives, and AI bots are inept at solving queries. Customers keep getting passed around by different bots, and if they are lucky enough to speak to support staff, they are often clueless about what to do.

It's awful. 11 different bots tried to help me. I kept being passed around. Issue still not resolved.

–neverenough14, Reddit user, September 2026

While subpar customer service is enough of a reason to infuriate customers, what makes it worse is that Verizon has steadily been raising prices across a range of services, so customers feel that they are paying more for inferior service.

Bill keeps getting bigger and bigger, yet we are paying for them to have a robot not a person.

–Dunnomyname1029, Reddit user, September 2025

Should customers always be served by human agents?

Yes, bots can never replace human agents.

76.43%

Not always, but whenever needed.

19.09%

If Verizon wants bots to take over, train them better.

4.48%

Verizon has been on a customer-losing streak, and while the company insisted that the Project 624 initiative wasn't a result of that, it might still want to stick to its stated vision, instead of letting AI agents do the heavy lifting. Otherwise, this might serve as another potential reason for customers to leave.

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have all been claiming that they are the best network, but the truth is, most customers care more about the overall value than the negligible differences in service quality. What can really make a difference, though, is exceptional customer service, but at the moment, Verizon barely seems to be keeping it together.

We have asked Verizon to comment and will update the article if we get a response.

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Anam Hamid is a computer scientist turned tech journalist who has a keen interest in the tech world, with a particular focus on smartphones and tablets. She has previously written for Android Headlines and has also been a ghostwriter for several tech and car publications. Anam is not a tech hoarder and believes in using her gadgets for as long as possible. She is concerned about smartphone addiction and its impact on future generations, but she also appreciates the convenience that phones have brought into our lives. Anam is excited about technological advancements like folding screens and under-display sensors, and she often wonders about the future of technology. She values the overall experience of a device more than its individual specs and admires companies that deliver durable, high-quality products. In her free time, Anam enjoys reading, scrolling through Reddit and Instagram, and occasionally refreshing her programming skills through tutorials.

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