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So about 45 days ago I purchased a new Tilt off ebay. Big mistake but the people at Best Buy had me convinced that they stopped making them. Yesterday out of no where my keyboard went dead and my phone started acting up. Currently I can't leave my phone on without it starting the note program and recording sound clips until the memory is full.
At this point I was just wondering what my options are. Will AT&T exchange my phone for a refurbished one? Is there anyway I could sent the phone to HTC to get it repaired. Are there any reliable companies that I could send the phone to? I have heard stories about people just bringing the phone into a AT&T store and getting it swapped out. Am I out $400?
If you got it off ebay, att doesnt want anything to do with it. You can try for HTC support, but i have no idea how HTC is with that kind of stuff.
Do a hard reset, and see if that helps any.
I wonder if it's just a faulty keyboard and it's causing shortcuts to open the notes software.
What other things are happening?
Could be a cable loose inside or the keyboard circuit board could have slipped out of place. This happened on mine.
HTC wont touch an HTC device under warranty without a receipt (from original purchase) Branded devices they wont touch without them coming from the network.
Paid repairs are different, they'll carry out the repairs for you, and invoice you for the repairs. They also charge for a quotation for repairs if you dont get it repaired (£20 in the UK I think, no idea outside of the UK)
If the phone keeps recording notes, it could be something as simple as a button being stuck. my solution with old devices was to mash the buttons as much as possible, and it generally unstuck them.
If your device is 45 days old (to you) then to be fair, its not likely to be an issue that the seller knew about, as its something thats occured since then. Issues can occur at any stage in a devices life, its just unfortunate that yours has chosen now to go wrong.
If you're not looking to pay to get the device fixed, it may be something as simple as opening the case up, and cleaning around the keyboard/extra buttons and re-assembling it, but if you're unsure on how to do this, I'd recommend not trying. When I opened my old 9100 to try and clean it up, something went sproing, and I lost a spring... I could never use the bottom row on the keyboard after that.
I've had good experiences with HTC.
SpugDarktyde said:
HTC wont touch an HTC device under warranty without a receipt (from original purchase) Branded devices they wont touch without them coming from the network.
Paid repairs are different, they'll carry out the repairs for you, and invoice you for the repairs. They also charge for a quotation for repairs if you dont get it repaired (£20 in the UK I think, no idea outside of the UK)
If the phone keeps recording notes, it could be something as simple as a button being stuck. my solution with old devices was to mash the buttons as much as possible, and it generally unstuck them.
If your device is 45 days old (to you) then to be fair, its not likely to be an issue that the seller knew about, as its something thats occured since then. Issues can occur at any stage in a devices life, its just unfortunate that yours has chosen now to go wrong.
If you're not looking to pay to get the device fixed, it may be something as simple as opening the case up, and cleaning around the keyboard/extra buttons and re-assembling it, but if you're unsure on how to do this, I'd recommend not trying. When I opened my old 9100 to try and clean it up, something went sproing, and I lost a spring... I could never use the bottom row on the keyboard after that.
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This isn't my experience.
I've had a couple of dealings with HTC UK and have been very happy:
1) Ebay-sourced Tornado failed screen - I phoned HTC and from the IMEI number they got the manufacturing date, worked out it was under a year old, and fixed it for free
2) ebay-sourced Artemis - I dropped it, bent the casing. I phoned HTC and they fixed it as a paid repair for 65UKP. This included a complete recase. When I noticed some of the buttons were a bit sticky afterwards, they did a second repair replacing the controls for free, despite it almost certainly being a problem caused by my initial dropping.
3) ebay-sourced Qtek 8500. Had a problem with the LCD failing when the clamshell was flexed. Again, phoned HTC UK and replaced under warranty.
They've been prompt, have native helpdesks, cheap and generally couldn't have been more helpful - definitely worth approaching them. This contrasts with, say, Nokia and is a major part of why I like HTC products.
Ric
Richie V6 said:
So about 45 days ago I purchased a new Tilt off ebay. Big mistake but the people at Best Buy had me convinced that they stopped making them. Yesterday out of no where my keyboard went dead and my phone started acting up. Currently I can't leave my phone on without it starting the note program and recording sound clips until the memory is full.
At this point I was just wondering what my options are. Will AT&T exchange my phone for a refurbished one? Is there anyway I could sent the phone to HTC to get it repaired. Are there any reliable companies that I could send the phone to? I have heard stories about people just bringing the phone into a AT&T store and getting it swapped out. Am I out $400?
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The first thing u should do is figure out if it is hardware or software related. Just do a hardreset and see if that helps. If not, then its most likely hardware related.
Check in Settings - Buttons what button is assigned to the recorder (usually the one on the left side), remove that assignment.
The button must be stuck or the sensor below it faulty, so it senses that button always pressed.
Richie V6 said:
So about 45 days ago I purchased a new Tilt off ebay. Big mistake but the people at Best Buy had me convinced that they stopped making them. Yesterday out of no where my keyboard went dead and my phone started acting up. Currently I can't leave my phone on without it starting the note program and recording sound clips until the memory is full.
At this point I was just wondering what my options are. Will AT&T exchange my phone for a refurbished one? Is there anyway I could sent the phone to HTC to get it repaired. Are there any reliable companies that I could send the phone to? I have heard stories about people just bringing the phone into a AT&T store and getting it swapped out. Am I out $400?
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landwomble said:
This isn't my experience.
I've had a couple of dealings with HTC UK and have been very happy:
1) Ebay-sourced Tornado failed screen - I phoned HTC and from the IMEI number they got the manufacturing date, worked out it was under a year old, and fixed it for free
2) ebay-sourced Artemis - I dropped it, bent the casing. I phoned HTC and they fixed it as a paid repair for 65UKP. This included a complete recase. When I noticed some of the buttons were a bit sticky afterwards, they did a second repair replacing the controls for free, despite it almost certainly being a problem caused by my initial dropping.
3) ebay-sourced Qtek 8500. Had a problem with the LCD failing when the clamshell was flexed. Again, phoned HTC UK and replaced under warranty.
They've been prompt, have native helpdesks, cheap and generally couldn't have been more helpful - definitely worth approaching them. This contrasts with, say, Nokia and is a major part of why I like HTC products.
Ric
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Dont get me wrong, I wasnt slating HTC for their support, I'm with you on that one. I've just seen jobs that have been bounced back from them (rightfully so) and was just giving the worst case scenario, that being that HTC dont actually have to fix it.
the agent or att will not help you, you got it from eBay and even if they help it will be for extra $$ so you may well just override that idea
first thing we must be sure if its hardware failure or software failure
if its software then you need to read lots but eventually you will have to get a new ROM and start from scratch eliminate all 3rd party ( so i advice using stocked ROM)
look at this it might help http://rapidshare.com/files/103168855/HTC_Kaiser_Service_Manual_jas_pik.pdf
this is the repair manual for kaiser
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After this happened to me the first time I got some bunk electronics from ebay, I started using squaretrade.com. They will give you a warranty at about 50% of the cost of a Manufacturer/Dealer warranty and have a five day fix/replacement guarantee.
I would like to thank everyone for their reply I can see this is a dedicated community.
Starscreamer said:
I wonder if it's just a faulty keyboard and it's causing shortcuts to open the notes software.
What other things are happening?
Could be a cable loose inside or the keyboard circuit board could have slipped out of place. This happened on mine.
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Last night I reverted back to my factory rom but this did not fix the problem. Some odd things that I noticed that has me completely baffled is that only the directional keys (up, down, right, left) work on the keyboard but nothing else works. I tried doing a hard reset but that didn't wont since the 2 soft keys are not responding.
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the agent or att will not help you, you got it from eBay and even if they help it will be for extra $$ so you may well just override that idea
first thing we must be sure if its hardware failure or software failure
if its software then you need to read lots but eventually you will have to get a new ROM and start from scratch eliminate all 3rd party ( so i advice using stocked ROM)
look at this it might help http://rapidshare.com/files/103168855/HTC_Kaiser_Service_Manual_jas_pik.pdf
this is the repair manual for kaiser
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That manual seems very complete if I can't get HTC to fix it I will attempt to fix it myself. Does anyone know if I can purchase replacement part?
There's some hope for you. I bought my Tilt off of Ebay. AT&T warranted it from the day that it hit their network with my SIM card. So although it was originally purchased from AT&T (by the ebayer seller) on Oct 17th 2007, my warranty started December 6th 2007. No receipt required. They swapped it no problem. The TILT has a 365 day warranty via AT&T.
Just make sure you deal with a service center and not the individual stores. Go to attwireless.com and search for "TILT Warranty" .. look for the service center information.
Mine was swapped with no hassle in about 5minutes (I had a rom issue). One note if you go this route, check the replacement! My replacement has key-sticking issues (the right key on the keyboard gets stuck down, etc). The speaker (for phonecalls, not external) also is a little more muted than my old one (I sometimes have trouble hearing people). I may rewarranty it.
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Here: http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-center/main.jsp?t=solutionTab&solutionId=KB64687
The service centers are contractors (I could tell by their shirts, saying "Company Name: Authorized AT&T Tech"), so I really don't think they care, as long as they can warranty it they will because it is more money for them. Just my thought.
As the above poster said, AT&T WILL do warranty exchanges on tilts bought through ebay or otherwise. I bought one off of craigslist and had it exchanged when a key on the keyboard stopped working. No problem. It is warrantied for 1 year after it is first used on their system.
The people stating otherwise are flat out wrong.
Thanks for the advice guys I was able to take the phone to a AT&T service center and swap the phone for a new one.
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Thanks for the advice guys I was able to take the phone to a AT&T service center and swap the phone for a new one.
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No problem. Glad to hear.
It was a nice surprise for me last week, as I thought I was out $400 for a new one or stuck to using a temporary phone until the Touch Pro came.
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No problem. Glad to hear.
It was a nice surprise for me last week, as I thought I was out $400 for a new one or stuck to using a temporary phone until the Touch Pro came.
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The touch pro is very sexy
congratulations
Richie V6 said:
The touch pro is very sexy
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I bought a Tilt refurb through AT&T and just after the 90 day AT&T warranty, the keyboard began having issues with it where some keys required harder or repeated presses to register. There was no water damage and I never dropped it so who knows why it happened. It really only happened with 2 or 3 keys.
I took it to a repair store locally but they wanted like $120 to "replace" the keyboard and assembly, which made little sense to me since I had only paid $149 for the phone.
So I contacted HTC and in case anyone else is in this boat, just because the AT&T warranty is expired does not mean the HTC warranty has expired.
HTC's warranty is 15 months and they can calculate it from the serial number. They told me I was still within that 15 month period so I am ASSUMING that they will repair it for free.
please say you reverted your rom back to the shipped version before sending it in.
this is currently happening to my "a" key...I hope it doesnt get worse
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just kidding. Yeah, I did.
this happened to me a few weeks ago. sent it to att. first refurb i got back had a broken screen..second was fine just the slider was misaligned. how can you tell if there is still an HTC warranty on the phone?
Call (888) 354-2375 and read them your serial number.
htc charges you a $30 triage fee upon inspecting the device and then they ill notify you of whats wrong and if its covered..
I was told the triage fee is waived if the problem is covered.
I am having the same issue with my "s" button. i have to press it twice as hard to get it to register half the time and this sucks when you have to use your phone for work emails and such.....
im going to call that number here shortly to see if my phone is coverd still....
thanks for the thread....
I'll post back news when I hear back from them and when I get the phone back.
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Call (888) 354-2375 and read them your serial number.
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Yikes i just called and the guy on the phone told me "it would be about a houndred and forty-five dollars to fix that"
I asked about the 15month thing and he said "that only covers factory defect, a failing keyboard would deffinately not be covered"
I said "yeah ok thanks buddy" (hung up)
wowsers.......
the phone to me is not woth 145.00 to me now when the Raphael/Fuse and HD are so close. ah hell i could probably just buy a refurb from at&t for that much.
i hope you have better results than i did just now.
i will be monitoring this thread in hopes that it works out for you.
30.00 50.00 not so bad 145.00 nah im cool.
fingers crossed for you.
it wouldn't surprise me, but if a failing keyboard isn't considered a factory issue than nothing is.
A warranty should cover anything short of physical damage.
it really sucks that they told you this isnt factory issue.
I bought my device NEW from ATT and I have the same problem.
I was hoping this was ROM issue... but I now see it's not... too bad
just keep bothering them...make them be in your shoes..words can work magic but persistance can get you what you want dont give up just keep bugging them and getting higher personnel
This started happening about a few months after I bought the phone. My V is terrible my A is bad and my S is also bad. I thought it was a ROM issue as well. but now I have to press V extremely hard for it to register. I bought my phone sometime in December of 07 or Jan 08. Can't remember exactly when.
hi everyone, I got my tytn 2 from orange last october and I have the problem with several letters as well. I called up the HTC repair centre and told them it was really annoyed me cos i kept on missing letters in the txt. I sent back my device and fix it under warranty without charging me anything. Fixed in 5 days with UPS delivery. Very good service. Just call them up and try
good luck
I did the same thing. My TyTN II was still under the 15 month warranty thru HTC. They turned it around within about 2 days and had it back to me. They replaced the keyboard and the flex circuit.
They were supposed to call me when they had it to discuss what the issues were, but I never got the call. I wanted them to fix the misalignment issue between my top and bottom half (off by about a 1/16"), but they never did that. When I inquired after I got my phone back, they told me that "physical issues with the phone are not covered under warranty". Only software and internal board related issues.
They still have my phone...haven't heard whether its covered or not...or how much they will charge.
If these guys are anything, they are slow.
Hi Guys
Just wanted to post my frustration regarding their service center. Its already been a week and the "good" folks there can't get their act together.
Dropped off my phone 7 days ago(Monday) at HTC as it had the much reported faulty power button.As my phone had a few scratches on it, I also asked for a quotation to have the casing replaced.
This is where it gets crazy..
I received an email from HTC 3 days later(wednesday) telling me my phone has been assessed and the quotion is as follows. Except there was no price listed on the email.
As I was out of the country I did not call up the service center for clarification.
Received an identical email from HTC the following day(Thursday) with no price on it as well. I only got back late Thursday night and hence called HTC first thing Friday morning for clarification.
Turns out, HTC records show that I had rejected their quotation when i hadn't even spoken to them!
Anyway, as I had an unlocked boot loader, I was aware that I would be hit with repair fees. However, HTC wanted to change my mainboard because I have a Third Party ROM which I quote, "is illegal!" The thing is, My phone has been rolled back to stock. Complete stock! Which means even the recovery is stock! I kept insisting that my phone is not running on any 3rd party ROM but they sent me a picture of the unlocked padlock saying that that shows I have a "3rd Party ROM installed and it is illegal".
I had an important meeting to attend to so I had run out. The next day(sat) I called HTC to further understand why they need to replace my motherboard and that i have no third party ROM. I also only require them to fix my power button. Turns out the service support guy said I had already accepted the charges to repair yesterday!!!
I told him I have not and would like to speak to the engineer who inspected my phone for clarification. He told me that the earliest I could speak to him is on Monday.
I have called HTC twice so far today(Monday) to have hem transfer me over to that enginnerbut despite them saying they will arrange for him to call me, I have yet to receive his call.
My take is, aside from the complete misunderstanding of an unlocked boot-loader and 3rd party ROM, does anyone know if they need to replace the motherboard just to fix the power button? (which happens to be a known problem with the earlier batches of N1)
I am utterly frustrated with HTC's support for this phone. It's enough for me to swear of HTC entirely and look at Motorola now..
That is just crazy. I have heard many good things about HTC service lately. And its not like the failing power button isn't a known common issue. What the hell HTC.
That's messed up. Don't let up. Keep at it
I have half a mind to make the trip down to the service center to get to the bottom of this. I have a strong suspicion the engineer is not going to return my call and they are simply shafting the Nexus One users..
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That is just crazy. I have heard many good things about HTC service lately. And its not like the failing power button isn't a known common issue. What the hell HTC.
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Well, the dude is not from the US. The HTC service center in his country is probably f*cked up.
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Well, the dude is not from the US. The HTC service center in his country is probably f*cked up.
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oh that's probably exactly the problem. how sucky...
Hey guys
Thanks for replying. Yes the call center is indeed sucky. Despite calling a local number, I get a distinct impression that I am speaking to helpdesk agents in China. (gotta love outsourcing) Anyway, fed-up with them for giving me the run around, I made the trip down to the service Center. (I saw lots of ppl holding on to desire phones waiting for their turn to have their device serviced).
Finally got to speak to the service personnel there and explained to her the entire situation.
The conversation went something like this
HTC Rep: Our records show you have a third party ROM. That will constitute a motherboard replacement.
I patently explained to her that I have an unlocked boot loader which means all i did was void the warranty. It does not require a motherboard replacement.
Her next response was, "the power button is connected to the motherboard which would require the mother board to be replaced".
I told her I was skeptical about that as there is a widespread belief on the internet that HTC's SOP is to replace the motherboard of any Nexus one that has an unlocked boot loader. Secondly, this is a known defect of the early batches of Nexus ones and I do not appreciate how my case was being handled.
She said she will have an engineer come out an explain it to me.
So i waited, while she went into the backroom. After several minutes, she emerged unaccompanied and told me that they had waved the charges to repair my power button!
Secondly, she gave me the quotation to replace the scratched casing and asked if I agreed to it. Of which i readily agreed! (I had asked for that in the first place)
Lesson learned is to keep pressing HTC to see the engineer who assessed the phone. I have a feeling the engineers are not interested in facing the customer and will fix the power button, should it come to that
The Singapore HTC Service Center always messes things up. I hated my experiences there.
When I came into the service center at Keppel Towers there was no proper signage or instructions on how to get a queue number and I had to figure it out after 5 minutes of roaming around in the room during my first time there.
I specifically told the CSO that I wanted the courier guy to call me before delivering the items and he never did. Twice he appeared at my office without calling me.
Btw, how much were you quoted for the casing change?
Cost me SGD $224.70 (inclusive of GST) It's definitely steep. But if you went the DIY route (voiding the warranty and possibly breaking the phone) a replacement casing will set you back USD$90.
You can buy it here.
http://mobile.brando.com/google-nexus-one-replacement-housing_p05399c0670d088.html
Wow, I'm in the US and had a great experience. My power button went out so I called them on a Saturday and talked to a very nice lady who simply asked if I wanted it repaired of replaced. I opted for repair.
I sent it via Fed-Ex Monday afternoon and got it back Thursday morning. It was rooted and running the leaked Froyo but came back locked on stock 2.1 with a different IMEI number. I assumed they just switched phones instead of repairing it, but now I'm not so sure, maybe the motherboard thing is true or maybe they do replace them if they're rooted. Dunno why, I had it rooted and running Cyan an hour after getting it back, but I would be interested in knowing if I have the same phone with a different motherboard or a different phone.
But they didn't give me any hassles with the rooting or custom rom. I got an email saying it had arrived and they were assessing it's condition, and one the next day saying it was ready and would be delivered the next day, and that was the end of our interaction.
Guess the N1 users in Singapore arn't so fortunate. Anyway, I should get my phone by tomorrow...After which i'll try the alternate root approach (where I dont have to unlock the bootloader) cos I probably wont be so lucky the next time around
Mine is sent in for dust under the screen for the 2nd time already. I called the other day to check the status since it's been over 14 days and I have not received it back.
I was told that every time your phone is sent in for repair that they change the imei number, and in order to do that they have to swap out the motherboard. Now this may not be correct but this is what I was told.
Also I was informed that they are in the process of relocating their repair facility to another location and my phone will be another week or so. I am now going on 3 weeks without it.
When i sent it in the first time for dust the screen was not loose, when I got it back and pulled it out of the box it was loose.
I know that this is not the power button issue but I was just throwing in my experience and what I was told about the imei/motherboard deal.
Guys
Just got my phone back! Power button is working now but guess what...My bootloader is stillUNLOCKED. They did not replace the motherboard. My phone was still on the FRF83 ROM and the moment I powered it up, i got the OTA update for FRF91.
After all that drama where HTC tried to shove down my throat that I needed to change my motherboard, they did not need to do it.
I am happy I finally got my phone back but I am really, really furious about this whole thing cos that just proved that they were trying to rip me off..
HTC has lost one customer.
I have a totally different experience
I got the button broken, expected to be charged and sent to the service center.
Ended up not charging me, and they replaced the motherboard, the button, and the track ball.
Everything done without charge, *OUT OF WARRANTY*
Repaired mine myself. Got the part through ebay for $24.00. Google search shows step by step. Not a big deal. Works like new.
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Hi guys,
So finally, the power button issue has got too bad and my N1 is going back for repair with HTC UK. The courier is picking it up tomorrow AM. Anyone know how long I'll have to wait before I get it back?
I'll be playing with my wifes N1 while its away, but its just not the same.
Thanks,
Scarygore.
Hi,
Mine was confirmed received by HTC UK on Wednesday 25th last week. Its still with them, and all the online repair status says is:
"We have completed our diagnostic tests and have a quotation ready for your review."
And then when clicking on this:
"There are no active quotations for this ticket. If you have any questions please contact the customer support."
I phoned customer support on Friday but they were not able to tell me anything at all...
I'm hoping for an update tomorrow.
The repair is for the powerbutton also.
When I sent mine in, it was collected on a Monday and back in my hand on the Friday. Can't fault them.
Was it yours or a replacemet though, cause thats different
It was my phone, repaired.
Thanks for your replies.
The UPS guy picked it up an hour ago.
I going to miss it!
Scarygore,
Any news on your repair? HTC still has mine :-/
Cheers
No news so far, the online tracker says they have recived it but thats all. Anyone know how to get Froyo to run on a Samsung Tocco?
The waiting sucks.
Bakachu did you get yours back, did you have to pay? I got exactly the same message on mine, dont know if I want to phone as have unlocked bootloader. They should repair FOC though as a hardware fault. If not I will complain to my CC company and get them to refund me the phone. This is my second repair as had a dust issue early on.
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"We have completed our diagnostic tests and have a quotation ready for your review."
"There are no active quotations for this ticket. If you have any questions please contact the customer support."
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I have just got off the phone with HTC UK.
They tell me that they put “quotation” on the tracker until they investigate why the fault has occurred. I should phone back in a few days after the engineer has investigated.
So fairly confident this should be repaired under warranty as the phone looks brand new.
Mines still going under repair.
Numerous calls to HTC end up with a 'repairs take 14 working days' standard line.
However, the status on the web page has changed from 'quotation ready' to 'we are repairing your phone'
Mine was unlocked too, even with a couple of scratches, but there's no way I would accept responsibility for this design flaw. From what I understand, HTC is quite good at fixing obvious hardware issues under warranty on unlocked phones. Even this showed up in a blog a couple of days ago:
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/09/08/manage-nexus-broken-power-button/
All this waiting is making me eye up the G2 some more.... mmmm!
Acording to UPS mine arrived at 10am Wednesday. The status changed a week ago on HTC's site to 'we have recived your phone at HTC service centre'. Two days after it actually got there. Since then, nothing.
I would have thought that as it's a known issue they could just send out a refurb. I know in the US they will do that.
I'm not impressed with the service so far, it wasn't cheap in the first place and I'm left using a two year old Samsung piece of (insert explitive here).
It's not even rooted, totaly stock with a factory reset before i parcelled it up.
Well I phoned up to chase.
They have had the phone at their site for 4 working days, and I am told to expect to have it in a further 8 working days. Will mean 3 weeks without my exspensive phone.
They also stated that my phone was listed as out of warranty but asked me if that was the case, I told them definitely not. They said the engineer will begin work once he has proof of purchase, I asked what I am required to do they said just wait till I get it back.
They also told me their computer systems are currently not working properly so the online tracking may be wrong. So its just a long wait until I get the phone back.
I have my phone back in my hands now!
It's been rewiped and bootloader has been relocked.
bakachu,
Glad to hear you've got it back. If mine takes as long as yours I'll recive it in about a week.
Did they have to replace the screen? I heard of on instance were they did change the screen when it was sent in for the power button fault.
If mine comes back with an S-LCD screen I'll go mental.
Screen + everything else exactly the same Even still has my screen protector in perfect condition on it!
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bakachu,
Glad to hear you've got it back. If mine takes as long as yours I'll recive it in about a week.
Did they have to replace the screen? I heard of on instance were they did change the screen when it was sent in for the power button fault.
If mine comes back with an S-LCD screen I'll go mental.
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How can you check?
Mine was collected last Tuesday for a cracked screen repair.
Was delivered to them by UPS on Wednesday and all the online tracker says is received.
I've tried calling a few times and they've said that there is a bit of a back log of repairs at the moment.
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How can you check?
Mine was collected last Tuesday for a cracked screen repair.
Was delivered to them by UPS on Wednesday and all the online tracker says is received.
I've tried calling a few times and they've said that there is a bit of a back log of repairs at the moment.
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I believe it's obvious if you turn it on in the dark next to a standard screen. A lot of light leaks around the sides.
I'll just compare it to my wife's when I get it back.
Hope the repair times speed up for you.
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I believe it's obvious if you turn it on in the dark next to a standard screen. A lot of light leaks around the sides.
I'll just compare it to my wife's when I get it back.
Hope the repair times speed up for you.
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So when I get my quote for the repair should I enquire if it will be S-LCD?
My other option if it is is to get it back, send it to my mobile phone insurer and get it repaired/replace/cash through them.
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So when I get my quote for the repair should I enquire if it will be S-LCD?
My other option if it is is to get it back, send it to my mobile phone insurer and get it repaired/replace/cash through them.
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Maybe you should try Youtube for comparison video's and see how much it would bother you.
A user named 'Rusty!' posted a link to one somewhere on here. I can't look for it at the moment, I'm still at work and Youtube is barred.
I purchased an LG G4 H811 on EBAY for $129. The phone had a manufacturing date of 2015 June, I believe.
I received the phone, charged it overnight, and turned it on. The phone went through setup and asked for my GMail and password. After connecting to my wireless router, I allowed the phone to update/install all of my apps.
The phone worked GREAT! Just like my G3 only snappier......About two hours later, I left my home and walked about two miles to a local drugstore. I called a friend to tell him about my phone and how nice it felt and performed. I noticed the phone felt hot, but I was outside at noon so I thought nothing of it. I got home and nothing was responding so I pulled the battery. Upon booting, the phone BOOTLOOPED! Crap........
I pulled the battery again. The phone booted normally this time but ran slowly and locked up again, HOT!. Now the phone would never finish booting. Since I bought the phone from an EBAY member (STORE FRONT), I was certain it was refurbished. I called LG, got an RMA number and sent it in. The company received the phone and later responded that I would have to pay for the repair. The repair would cost $79. I called to pay the money because I thought I wanted the phone working once and for all, BOOTLOOPFREE...
A representative said they had decided to fix the phone free of charge under an extended warranty. WOW!! I never asked for this to be done, but the representative I talked to said it would be no problem but it would take a few days for the repair to be done and that I would receive a tracking number. How cool is this? I did not push, cry, scream or threaten. LG simply volunteered to fix the phone free after initially wanting money to do so. Perhaps some of you will have the same luck with your phones. Mine was clearly out of the one year warranty and I do not know if the phone was refurbished or not. All I know is that LG volunteered to do the repair THIS WEEK (April 27-May4) without any argument or request from me.
Good luck.........
you aren't the exception. I too had my phone repaired for free. And as far as im aware, lg has been doing this for the g4 for the past year or so.
both out of warranty.?
raptorddd said:
both out of warranty.?
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I bought mine from ebay in early 2016. It bootlooped in December 2016 and i got it fixed in late january.
jmacguire said:
I purchased an LG G4 H811 on EBAY for $129. The phone had a manufacturing date of 2015 June, I believe.
I received the phone, charged it overnight, and turned it on. The phone went through setup and asked for my GMail and password. After connecting to my wireless router, I allowed the phone to update/install all of my apps.
The phone worked GREAT! Just like my G3 only snappier......About two hours later, I left my home and walked about two miles to a local drugstore. I called a friend to tell him about my phone and how nice it felt and performed. I noticed the phone felt hot, but I was outside at noon so I thought nothing of it. I got home and nothing was responding so I pulled the battery. Upon booting, the phone BOOTLOOPED! Crap........
I pulled the battery again. The phone booted normally this time but ran slowly and locked up again, HOT!. Now the phone would never finish booting. Since I bought the phone from an EBAY member (STORE FRONT), I was certain it was refurbished. I called LG, got an RMA number and sent it in. The company received the phone and later responded that I would have to pay for the repair. The repair would cost $79. I called to pay the money because I thought I wanted the phone working once and for all, BOOTLOOPFREE...
A representative said they had decided to fix the phone free of charge under an extended warranty. WOW!! I never asked for this to be done, but the representative I talked to said it would be no problem but it would take a few days for the repair to be done and that I would receive a tracking number. How cool is this? I did not push, cry, scream or threaten. LG simply volunteered to fix the phone free after initially wanting money to do so. Perhaps some of you will have the same luck with your phones. Mine was clearly out of the one year warranty and I do not know if the phone was refurbished or not. All I know is that LG volunteered to do the repair THIS WEEK (April 27-May4) without any argument or request from me.
Good luck.........
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Was your data preserved after repair? And when you called what information do they ask after you tell them your having trouble with a LG G4 stuck in bootloop?
Did it have the same manufacture date when it was returned? Just wondering if they replaced the entire motherboard or just fixed it.
The one I bought on ebay was a 602 (February 2016) model. Rather than buying from a high-volume clearing house that couldn't be bothered, I bought from a private seller who volunteered the manufacture date. My brother has a 507 model he's still making payments on through T-Mobile. Hopefully LG's warranty extension for this issue will last until the bootloop bites him.
They repaired my wife's phone no questions asked. Didn't even need the proof of purchase. We bought it the month it was released so it was way out of warranty. Free shipping and everything. Took about a week.
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They repaired my wife's phone no questions asked. Didn't even need the proof of purchase. We bought it the month it was released so it was way out of warranty. Free shipping and everything. Took about a week.
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Recently? And all data was saved?
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Recently? And all data was saved?
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Yes, about 3 weeks ago they did it. It was totally wiped. I set it up all through LG web chat. All I sent in was the phone with no backing, no SD card no Sim chip. They sent it back with a new board and wiped.
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Yes, about 3 weeks ago they did it. It was totally wiped. I set it up all through LG web chat. All I sent in was the phone with no backing, no SD card no Sim chip. They sent it back with a new board and wiped.
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Same mine is going out today also did everything through chat. I wonder if the new board is revised and won't cause the same issue anymore. Yeah figured they wipe everything because of privacy concerns.
This is the email I got from LG saying that the diagnostic showed that the phone was not charging with the cable... Wth that's not what I sent it in for. Mine was stuck boot looping so now I'm curious to know what you guys got for an email and what the diagnostics showed.
Apparently it's on it's way back to me I just hope that they fixed the boot loop too if not I'm going to be super ticked off!
So it appears as it may just be general terms used on emails but I got final email saying that the board was indeed swapped out as part of the repair so what a relief... Still wonder if the "new" boards are any better than the ones on the phone already. Hmm only time will tell.
My G4 is supposed to be here on Wednesday, in which they also told me they had to swap out the board. Not surprising since it went from bootlooping to not even turning on, which means all my data was lost. Makes me glad that pictures can be saved to SD at least. After trying to get it to boot to make a backup by using the freezer trick, it just decided to give up the ghost.
Props to LG though, since I made an RMA 2 months ago and only recently had the means to send it back. Turnaround time was quick too; I was expecting at least a month. I've been using a ZTE ZMax as a backup and while not awful, I wouldn't mind having my G4 back.
I plan on throttling the CPU this time so it doesn't get too hot, unless someone can tell me they fixed the issue and there's nothing to worry about now.
When you folks get your "new" boards back, make sure to run that LG Info app on the Play Market and show a screenshot of the info it provides including the motherboard date - I'm interested to see what that shows and not what might be printed on the actual board aka the silk-screening. I know they can change that info without many hassles with the hardware they have just like they can reprogram an old or new board with the same IMEI anytime they want so, I'm pretty curious to see what these new(er) boards are showing for info/revisions/etc.
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When you folks get your "new" boards back, make sure to run that LG Info app on the Play Market and show a screenshot of the info it provides including the motherboard date - I'm interested to see what that shows and not what might be printed on the actual board aka the silk-screening. I know they can change that info without many hassles with the hardware they have just like they can reprogram an old or new board with the same IMEI anytime they want so, I'm pretty curious to see what these new(er) boards are showing for info/revisions/etc.
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1) LG repaired my H811 in January. It was returned to me with data wiped *and* the IMEI and date of manufacture *did not* change.
2) There has only ever been the one revision 1.0 for the H811.
Some tips: I purchased a "Certified Refurbished" phone off Swappa in February of last year with a 505 serial number. The phone bootlooped in January, within the year of warranty. At least so far as the G4 is concerned LG has been providing warranty service under two circumstances: 1) If the date of the repair request in within 15 months of the serial number date, they are not requiring a receipt and they have fixed phones for free purchased from Swappa and Ebay or 2) if the date of repair is more than 15 months from the serial number date they will request a receipt if you initiate the repair online. If your receipt has any indication that the phone is used or refurbished they will not do the repair for free. In that instance, you should avoid providing a receipt. Many people have had their phones repaired without a receipt but if you are beyond the 15 months I'm not sure how you avoid that. My guess is that if you provide a Paypal receipt from Ebay, they will have no sure way of knowing whether or not the phone was purchased used and they don't ask. If you provide a screen shot of your Swappa sale, it may very well indicate the phone was used and they will charge for the repair.
So far my phone has worked perfectly. I did not mind paying the $79. I bought the phone knowing there was every chance it would bootloop. I like LG products when they work.
PS - About six months after LG repaired the phone they called me to say that it had been a mistake to charge me. They sent me a check for the entire amount. Yay!
I've had four G4 devices bootloop and been repaired without issues, all of them 505 models, all 4 of them within the past 7 months (so they're all outside the 15 month extended period), and not once has the 505 serial number been called into the situation at all - what matters is the date of actual purchase for a warranty claims.
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon were still selling the G4 through February of this year (2017) so, all one has to do (with any carrier actually) is tell LG you bought the device in late 2016 and that's that, instant warranty coverage and they won't even hassle you for a receipt - at least they haven't in my experience of having G4's repaired by initiating the RMA using the online chat support.
The G4 is known to be defective, period, and as far as I'm concerned that makes every single one of them ever manufactured to be valid for a warranty claim and I don't give a damn about dates on a calendar or the first three digits of a serial number.
My G4 arrived today, but it's currently at home. I'll edit this post when I bring it with me tomorrow to get set up and rooted and nougated and give you the info you want.
The app and silkscreen match. It says 9/2015 as manufacture date.
Guess LG is scared of the class action lawsuit against then for this problem. So now they warranty anybody I guess. This won't stop the lawsuit though.
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Hello Folks,
I just wanted to add and make an update to this discussion
I got my phone of craiglist brand new back in Oct 2015. I had the issue of running extremely hot but never bootlooped for me until June of 2017, it just went dead and will not restart. Its the t mobile version. I googled to find a fix and read about other user experiences. I called LG and I made up a date of purchase to Oct 2016 and was able to get a rma from lg. I sent it in on June 6th and got it back 10 days later.
They claim in their repair info that they changed the mother board.
Well the phone now had additional issues such as
1) Will turn off and restart 5 times in 6 days
2) Will drop saved bluettooth connection
3) Running google map will cause to run hot
4) Using google map, pandora and bluetooth will cause it to restart and run hot
So in my opinion changing mother board does not fix the issue and with the replacement, what they are doing it is forcing the phone to restart when it gets hot based on my experience.
I sent the phone back and listed the various issues after experience 8 days of frustration since repair. Its been with them now for past 3 days and still under diagnostic and I am waiting to get it back.....
Based on what I read on this thread, wondering if anyone has a link to class action lawsuit that we can join? and for those who had their phone fixed/repaired...how is it running since and what carrier you are on?
Thanks
Update - I called LG after they received the phone last wednesday and it was sitting under diagnostic status. I asked the CS Rep when I will expect to get back. He looked up the same information that I saw on the website line to RMA. He then I guess sent a request for information and hour later I get a call from LG asking me what issues I am having as they did not find anything wrong with GPS, Bluetooth , I reminded them of my list and asked them to run bluetooth, gps and pandora at the same time and watch the phone heat up and shut down....he then thanked me and checked the status this afternoon and it moved a notch to in repair.......
Saga continues