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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers report issues with the app, mentioning that it used to be better but now contains more commercials and call breakdowns. Some consumers report problems with photo quality. People also express frustration with the subscription process, noting charges without successful account creation and difficulties in canceling. Consumers report issues with customer support, citing unresponsiveness and failure to resolve problems. Some reviewers report problems with Viber's VOIP service, mentioning incorrect pricing and misleading offers. Others report issues with call quality and reliability, with some people considering Viber the worst VOIP. Some reviewers report problems with registration and activation, with some of them not receiving SMS or calls to activate the app.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

8 out of 10 times I cannot get through to an international number. Often the call cuts out when I do finally manage to get through. I am not sure what I am paying this service for. Utterly useless.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I used Rakuten Viber just once to make an international call from the UK to Portugal, but soon after, I received an email saying “Welcome to Viber, thanks for the subscription” — even though I n... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer Service reps are horrible to communicate with. Not only will Viber provide poor connection (disconnections, overlapping, repeating, beeping, etc.), but it will put up fake offers on the phone... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware. This app will steal your data at any opportunity. Otherwise why ALL other functions except very basic chat cease to function while contacts sync is disabled? Even Google integration can't be... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless app. Doesn't work. They are supposed to call us to activate, which doesn't happen. It's a scam . I am cancelling my account. But support is yet to contact me two days after contacting them.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay away from this company. Purchased credit to make international call but couldn't get access to my account. Registration is failed because my mobile phone number wasn't recognized. They don't resp... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Similar experience as the other reviewers. Call never came through, and support does not cancel nor refund. I had to go with a different app to make my call and it worked immediately with the verifica... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tried 2 different numbers and couldn't register, says the numbers were used by scammers apparently. When I eventually managed to register, it blocked the subscription. Pile of rubbish Cus... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

For some time, I have been hearing repeated words of the person I speak to. Usually, it happens a few minutes after the start of the conversation. It looks like the conversations are being recorded an... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So hacked off. Tried to buy a package, it glitched, told me there was no internet connection, then appeared to charge me twice! Got two receipts from Google Play, though it appears they've only taken... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It is a scam app, it cannot make any international calls regardless your subscription / credit. All calls will be failed. Not sure why they are not banned / sued on Play store still..

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible website / app and customer service. I got this to make calls but the quality was terrible. I then cancelled my subscription 2 months ago and keep getting charged. They say my subsc... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I tried to sign up for the subscription but was never able to actually make an account, despite this they charged me for the subscription and i can't even login to cancel this. I wrote support many ti... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Viber review 2020. Blocks you if your IP is spamming. Not great support. Doesn't provide a way to mitigate the IP issue. They just block you. Not reliable if that's the level of support they provide,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers! Took the credit for making an international call then I had to wait fo a call to complete the app registration that never came.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I can only recommend avoiding this company and their products at all costs. Multiple support emails ignored, total lack of basic courtesy, and an unwillingness to make any effort to support t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I hoped that I can start using Viber instead of Skype. However, after spending 3 days trying to activate the Viber account I still could not resolve the issues. Viver's customer support is useless. I... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had viber installed for while and it was working well. And then it suddenly stopped working. I could receive calls but I couldn't call or message out so I reinstalled it. And now, when I try to reg... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No customer support. I have been using Viber for years and have been paying Unlimited intl. calling package for 8.99EUR/month for quite a while. Last time I paid as usual using my Google Play account,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Thought I'd use Viber as a replacement for Skype. BIG MISTAKE. I do not receive an SMS or call to activate the app account/ Their bot and 4 (YES 4!) support people (Tim/Katriona/Angelica/Gavin) all ju... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Viber can improve by answering my email and try to solve my problem with activating my account. They only answered "we have sent the activation code to your mobile phone". But nothing had arrived to m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

1/5 stars - ABYSMAL SUPPORT EXPERIENCE! I'm shocked and disappointed by the utter lack of proper support from Viber's team. Since July 23, 2025, I've been struggling with a non-received activation... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a subscription plan on Viber store, but unable to see it on my Viber APP. Tried to contact customer support for more than 2 days. Just got a standard answer that "Our records show that yo... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst app ever ..it gives fake ring from caller side but doesn't actually ring at the receiver end. Also incase they get a call after so much try - only can hear heloo... This is bullshit app. Don't... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Viber allows me to connect with my colleagues, but it has an irritating habit of warning me daily that a just two steps away from completing ,my profile when I've already done that. I sent a bug repor... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Viber is bloated with ads, to start. It's really annoying to see ads between messages. Half of the sticker packs are paid, unlike in other messengers. Not secure, the media is not encrypted. And NO cu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just very bad software. On my mac there are lots of stupid updates each one of them are opening new tab in browser and just make my experience worse. NOT RECOMMENDED! I don't wan't your stupid popups... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a subscription without issue. I couldn't log in, or reset my password. Attempted to email to cancel because of this. My request was ignored several times, before I chose to force the cance... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Viber is by far the worst of all VOIP's. Firstly the sound quality is very poor and you can barely make out conversation which sounds like you're speaking to someone in a tunnel. The video quality is... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

At first, Viber was a good alternative to other messengers (light, fast, no connection issues). Then Rakuten came along, and with it came ads, spam, and the messenger's expansion into a massive machin... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible calling service. It doesn't work at all, constantly drops calls, and sounds like the voice is being recorded on tape and rewound over and over again. It's just a waste of time and money. Neve... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give 0 star, if there is that option. For Skype alternative, I paid for Viber Out to make some international calls. Not knowing what this company is like, I just paid CAD5 to get t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The ID is different than your original one and you can't use for business or to call any call centre , the receiver can't recognize you . The customer care confirms this issue as " For various reaso... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ripped off; I signed for a free 1 week trial. The connection was poor, really bad. On top of that, the service is expensive. After I canceled, I was charged for a full month, and was unable to get a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had almost 9€ and called from Germany to Serbia. I could hear the other side for 2 minutes and after that those 2 minutes were played out to me 3-4 times from the beginning after my question. I was... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I can't even access the account after paying the subscription. This is the worst thing that can happen!!!! I can't even do anything, I'll have to speak with my credit card provider and block the bills... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They continued to ignore me for months regarding subscription cancellation is not possible neither in their app or website. Not until I asked how to delete my account would they reply to me as to how... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Viber customer care non existent I had issue with calls to australia asked me what issue was then dismissed case after I sent reply absolute joke I asked 3 times 4 different idiot technician... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I do not recommend the Viber service. I had some incidents that they were unable to resolve and they always answered the same thing. My phone was stolen and they could not recover the credit on that p... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hi Now again today calling any viber out contact fails right away. So far here in June viber out intra DK calls to Danish landline and mobile numbers have not been possible for several days - 3 c... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

this is a very dodgy app. thought i could use as skype no longer for international landline calls. It somehow got me signed into an escort service and was trying to extract money. My bank flagged it... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

funny to see 2-star review looking like a praise - cause the majority is only 1-star )) anyway, their "viber out" VOIP service for cheap calling mobile/land lines is a good one - especially when m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I tried to create an account on Viber Out. First I was asked to pay a subscription, which I did. But then I was sent codes which I never received. So I could not finish creating the account and make... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What is the hell and awful experience, I should go to read reviews before register!!! but maybe it will save somebody else. I tried to sign up for the subscription but was never able to actually... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DONT use: scammers. YOU CAN"T CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. There is NO customer service: won't even reply. The system first accepted my phone number and e-mail for a subscription, and then it DENIED it t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hello, Your chatbot informed me that my account has been unblocked. However, when I try to make a call using Viber Out, I still see an option indicating that my account is blocked. I have submitted... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i have deposited 40 dollar while i…

i have deposited 40 dollar while i wanted to only upload 10 dollar, its confusing, not clear and they let you upload more and more money as the deposits dont reflect. Then they simply say, 'yeah we found something suspicious' so now i have 40 dollar in this viber account i cannot call to my family, the shitiest of the shitiest company i have ever set my eye on.

12 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad Services

Hello,

Your chatbot informed me that my account has been unblocked. However, when I try to make a call using Viber Out, I still see an option indicating that my account is blocked. I have submitted multiple requests regarding this issue, but I have not received any response from your support team.

8 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I got the app working FINALLY without…

I got the app working FINALLY without any constructive help from support. They have no idea how viber out works. I'm not the best with tech, but eventually I got it working. Customer support simply repeated the same message over and over and over and over. In the end I asked 'miriam' if she was a bot and I got no further responses, even when I sent them screenshots showing them how it worked I now have it working on desktop and phone. I'm not sure exactly what I did. One thing I can say, is that when calling on your phone, you need to dial the code to get out of your country so calling from-- so ie, calling from Australia is 0011 then the country code, area code etc. Good luck

6 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay away from Rakuten Viber

I hoped that I can start using Viber instead of Skype. However, after spending 3 days trying to activate the Viber account I still could not resolve the issues. Viver's customer support is useless. I am stuck a Viber bot hell. Viber bot presented me with a captcha, which a solved. The bot informed me that the Captcha test was successfully passed and that my account will be unblocked in one hour. Several hours later the bot informed me that I failed passing the Captcha test. It does not give me an opportunity to retake it. The Viber customer support does not respond.

30 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid Viber

Thought I'd use Viber as a replacement for Skype. BIG MISTAKE. I do not receive an SMS or call to activate the app account/ Their bot and 4 (YES 4!) support people (Tim/Katriona/Angelica/Gavin) all just trot out reinstall and try again. Have done that ten times and sick of the same nonsense. None of them can tell me why doing it again will give a different result from the last time. Bonkers. I give up.

30 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Viber can improve by answering my email…

Viber can improve by answering my email and try to solve my problem with activating my account. They only answered "we have sent the activation code to your mobile phone". But nothing had arrived to me. I explained that in the second email but they just ignore me. So I had a very bad experience since they are not interesting in solving my problem so that I can use Viber at all. That gave me a very bad impression.

27 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

lies about prices

funny to see 2-star review looking like a praise - cause the majority is only 1-star ))
anyway, their "viber out" VOIP service for cheap calling mobile/land lines is a good one - especially when major competitors like Skype went away.
the problem is their greed and blatant lie, showing wrong prices for their service. they pretend to offer $9.99+1 credits for 450 turkish lira, but you'll get only ~$6.
if that's due to some processing fee or whatever - that must have been explicitly stated (or at least referenced near the payment link) as most of normal services do, right?. no. even after you see you're kinda robbed and get back to the application for double check, you won't find any hints or traces. they're just ready to rob the next one.

24 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Subscription doesn't work cannot create an account

What is the hell and awful experience, I should go to read reviews before register!!! but maybe it will save somebody else.

I tried to sign up for the subscription but was never able to actually make an account, it gives me error and support is saying "download the app" despite me saying that I did, it didn't work!! They saying that it doesn't connect to the number, I am happy if not, but it is crap connect to my card and they can now charge me for subscription.

I wrote support many times but they don't do anything. Absolutely useless and horrible app and service, do not go for it. now instead of smoof service i need to go through the bank.

18 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a pain in the a.s.s.!

UPDATE: The Viber-out credit I purchased last month has disappeared! I DID NOT deactivate the account!!! SCAMMERS!

What a pain in the a.s.s.!
You have to slalom through obstacles just to register or simply log in. After days of trying, I finally manage, but my Viber-out credit for calls is gone! Nothing ever works!!! D.a.m.n. the day I bought from them!

16 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They kept blocking me and won't refund me

I had a horrible horrible experience at viber. I purchased their plan on 4th of March 2025 and until then, they have blocked me 3 times without any reason. I already ask them to refund me if you don't want me to use your service but they won't. Not recommended...!

15 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Absolutely horrible app and service,

I tried to sign up for the subscription but was never able to actually make an account, despite this they charged me for the subscription and i can't even login to cancel this. I wrote support many times but they don't do anything. Absolutely horrible app and service, now i need to contact my credit card company to do a chargeback. Edit: the issue was resolved by support

10 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total scammers

No trial free period despite promises, customer service is nonsense, unable to offer unused money for a refund. Avoid at any chance!!!

4 March 2025
Unprompted review

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