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My AT&T Tilt/Kaiser LCD screen was cracked, and I called HTC (1.888.617.1113) just now (Oct 30). HTC told me that they do not provide any service/RMA for this model for the time being. Asking when will the service be available? The answer is "Not Sure!" This is quite disappointing!
So, watch out your Kaiser/Tilt. Use it carefully.
I asked how much it costs me to replace the LCD once the service is avaiable. The estimated cost will be from $120 to $180.
Is what you have AT&T branded or HTC branded?
this is normal, and it's the same in most counties, if your at&t messes up, you take it to at&t for repair, it's like that for most carriers, if you have the HTC Tytn 2, you have to send it back to whom you got the phone from, or to the county that the phone was registered to, US will not repair anything, thats because it's not officially sold yet.
thats one disadvantage buying from online store, where most of the products are imports.
kms
lostinvt said:
Is what you have AT&T branded or HTC branded?
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Mine is a AT&T Tilt. I bought it from AT&T last week. On the 2nd day, the screen cracked.
You'll need to go through AT&T for service (that's why you buy it from them). Perhaps they'll offer you a "refurbished" model in exchange...
Alternatively, if you purchased by a qualifying credit card, you might want to pursue a "purchase protection" route. This phone (like all PDA devices) is explicitly not covered by AT&T's insurance providers.
Don't shy away from a refurbished unit, they are so new, most likely you will get a new one. That's what happened with my 1st 8525 that failed in the first few weeks, I got a new one.
Maybe this helps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=337102
aaronwms said:
Mine is a AT&T Tilt. I bought it from AT&T last week. On the 2nd day, the screen cracked.
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Take it back to ATT -had issues with my 1st Tilt, and they replaced it-no problems. + it's on a 30-day, no questions asked return. They didn't give me a hassle at all.
goestoeleven said:
You'll need to go through AT&T for service (that's why you buy it from them). Perhaps they'll offer you a "refurbished" model in exchange...
Alternatively, if you purchased by a qualifying credit card, you might want to pursue a "purchase protection" route. This phone (like all PDA devices) is explicitly not covered by AT&T's insurance providers.
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why do they offer insurance for $4.99 per month if they will not honor a phone replacement? I have the option to add insurance.
unless insurances has been purchased, i doubt at&t will even do anything, crack screen is not covered under any warranty.
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why do they offer insurance for $4.99 per month if they will not honor a phone replacement? I have the option to add insurance.
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AT&T explicitly told me in the store that there is NO insurance available for this phone, and I have a premier account, so unless you know something the rest of us don't, insurance is NOT available.
Yes, it's ridiculous that you can add the option to include the insurance, but if you try and make a claim, they'll tell you that all PDA's are excluded from the plan.
If you're already paying for insurance, call AT&T and demand a refund (they'll give it to you and confirm that PDA's aren't covered).
You might be able to add insurance but its up to the consumer to know what they are adding if they do it themselves. On the ATT Insurance page they explain the entire process and list a link for Ineligible Devices. Problem is most people click thru without learning what they are adding thinking they know.
Insurance Homepage
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/basics/choosing-features-services/wireless-insurance.jsp
Ineligible Devices
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/en_US/pdf/IneligibleEquipmentList.pdf
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Maybe this helps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=337102
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First of all, I took my Tilt back to AT&T, and they refused to swap me with a new or refubrished phone. They won't exchange any phone with physical demage (in my case, a crack screen) once I left the door the day I purchased the phone. Also, AT&T won't sent back the phone to HTC for me. I have to do it by myself. I bought the phone in Daly City, California AT&T store, they have lots of lousy people working there especially the assistant store manager, so erogant and bad attitude. For that, I have formally complainted him to customer service already.
Luckily, I purchased the phone with American Express card, and I can get purchase protection from AE. That's why I called HTC, and they said they are not providing any service for Tilt/Kaiser now. I was suggested to call back in two weeks checking the availability of the service.
Because of your thread, mario, I bought the LCD screen from Nicholas. The shipment is on its way. I followed your instructions in the thread, and unscrewed 4 screws at the back of the moving part, I dared not to go further because I cannot remove the case. Any technique you can share with me? I won't try again until I physically receive the shipment from Nicholas.
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First of all, I took my Tilt back to AT&T, and they refused to swap me with a new or refubrished phone. They won't exchange any phone with physical demage (in my case, a crack screen) once I left the door the day I purchased the phone. Also, AT&T won't sent back the phone to HTC for me. I have to do it by myself. I bought the phone in Daly City, California AT&T store, they have lots of lousy people working there especially the assistant store manager, so erogant and bad attitude. For that, I have formally complainted him to customer service already.
Luckily, I purchased the phone with American Express card, and I can get purchase protection from AE. That's why I called HTC, and they said they are not providing any service for Tilt/Kaiser now. I was suggested to call back in two weeks checking the availability of the service.
Because of your thread, mario, I bought the LCD screen from Nicholas. The shipment is on its way. I followed your instructions in the thread, and unscrewed 4 screws at the back of the moving part, I dared not to go further because I cannot remove the case. Any technique you can share with me? I won't try again until I physically receive the shipment from Nicholas.
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If you are still within your 30 days call AT&T customer service and explain to them that the screen has malfunctioned they will send you a replacement overnight. Definitely not greater than 2 business days. The same happed to me when I bought my 8525. It wasn't the screen it was the keyboard, but I was never charged. I took it into to two different at&t stores and was told something the same as you. I'd had the device about 1 week at the two week mark I called 800-331-0500. The gentleman took my information over the phone my replacement arrived the next business day. If you are outside of the 30 days, ask them to transfer you to warranty department. They will send you a refurb unit. I know this because they first tried to connect me to the warranty department to be shipped a refurb unit until I pointed out that I was within my first 30 of my contract.
The stores make there their money from hardware and accessories. The company makes it's money by keeping you as a customer.
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Why not skip the bastards at the store? Call up CS and chances are, if you keep a pretty good attitude, they'll hook you up with a replacement.
Calling repeatedly sure beats driving down and asking of them in person, especially if you know they're jerks to begin with. Over the phone, get a jerk, hang up and call again.
Last resort, thy pocket pc techs
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main.asp?area=home
They do some repair work. Not sure if they are able to get parts for the Tytn II, but it seems they are at least fmailiar with things of this nature.
Yea... NO PDA INSURANCE through ATT !!
...that's probably the ONLY thing I miss after switching from Verizon! Vzn does at least honor PDAs on their insurance plans. If ATT had offered it, I would have bought the Tilt instead.
My two options were 1) the local (Chicago) store I bought my TyTN II from offered an extended mechanical warranty at the time of purchase for about $150/yr. They will replace it if anything goes wrong...but there are LOTS of exceptions and clauses in the warranty! 2) I could specifically add the TyTN II to my home owners insurance policy.
For me, this was the best option since it covers mechanical, theft, drops, kicks, splashes (etc) and it won't cost me anything but a small deductible unless/until I ever need to make a claim.
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I too cracked the screen on my TyTN II. I do not have the Tilt version, but I am using it in the USA with AT&T service. I called HTC USA over a week ago and they told me they do service the TyTN II. They gave me an RMA and I shipped it to them last week. They should have received it Monday. I'll keep you posted if they are able to repair it. I also contacted PPC Techs who have the screen on order and are expecting to receive it by Nov 9th. I have used PPC Techs before. They charge a similar price to HTC, $169. They did a great job repairing my former Pocket Loox 720 screen. They had a great turnaround time. I overnighted it to them Monday and I had it back Wednesday.
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I too cracked the screen on my TyTN II. I do not have the Tilt version, but I am using it in the USA with AT&T service. I called HTC USA over a week ago and they told me they do service the TyTN II. They gave me an RMA and I shipped it to them last week. They should have received it Monday. I'll keep you posted if they are able to repair it. I also contacted PPC Techs who have the screen on order and are expecting to receive it by Nov 9th. I have used PPC Techs before. They charge a similar price to HTC, $169. They did a great job repairing my former Pocket Loox 720 screen. They had a great turnaround time. I overnighted it to them Monday and I had it back Wednesday.
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Thanks for your advise.
I did call HTC a week ago, and, by then, they do repair Tilt/Kaiser/TyTN II. In fact, I was asked if I want to send my Tilt back to them. If yes, they can send me a RMA number. Due to the fact that I want to compare the repairing cost with local repair shop that I did not get the RMA number. I searched around the repair shops, and NONE of them is able to fix the Tilt for me (may be it is too new model.)
HOWEVER, I called yesterday, the message had been changed. Without getting any information from me, HTC told me that they are not able to provide any service on Tilt/Kaiser/TyTN II.
bersca, you are lucky that you get a RMA number. I do suggest you to keep tracking the status with HTC. I am afraid it may take very long for you to get back you phone. Good Luck!
Okay so my screen stopped working and I heard that tmobile has manufactorer warranty for one year even if you dont have insurance? Is it true?
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Okay so my screen stopped working and I heard that tmobile has manufactorer warranty for one year even if you dont have insurance? Is it true?
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HTC covers for 1 yr. Tmobile will just say call HTC.
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HTC covers for 1 yr. Tmobile will just say call HTC.
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Not true, I'm on my 5th tmo warranty replacement, bought my phone in march.... if this breaks I get the option to swap to any other color or an MT3G.... being a RadioShack employee we become a T-mo retailer in 20 days... ima play with for a couple weeks and maybe sometime before my warranty is up this one will somehow wind up defective...
And that applies to ANY new phone including new phones sent as warranty replacements, eg my current g1 was a new replacement so even though my orig purchase was march this one carries a one year warranty from the date I first put my sim in it.... 3 days ago
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Okay so my screen stopped working and I heard that tmobile has manufactorer warranty for one year even if you dont have insurance? Is it true?
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TRUE ...they jus send u a replacement & charge u $10 for shipping & u send ur old phone back in the box they sent ur new 1 in
BUT the new phone they will send u will be REFURBISHED!!! NO IF &S OR BUTS
Again not true the warranty replacement bin so to speak has a mix of new and refurb g1's its luck of the draw what you get... call tmo and ask when your warranty expires, if its a year from the date of you got your last new phone, then you got a refurb, if it's not then you got a new one, eg my phone has a one year warranty from one year from tthe day I popped my sim in it, not a year from the day I bought my 1st g1 in march
Tmo will send you a replacement, as others have said. If you call HTC, they too will cover it, however you have to send it to them and they will repair the problem(s) and send back your unit.
This is also the only way someone like me can get a G1 fixed, as I bought mine secondhand from CG.
I have ACTUALLY gone through this process with t-mo. I also now work for them. If you call them and you within the 1 yr waranty you get one sent though a third-party company which also handles insurance replacements. You can ask for a different collor, but it is pointless considering the device you recieve won't come with a batter, battery cover, or cables. As far as refurbs go it depends on what is in stock at the closest warehouse of said third-party. If there are new ones in stock that's what you get. You nor t-mo can ask for new versus refubished as already stated it's the luck of the draw.
The majority of what these loons say isn't true. Also, for future assurance of not paying out the ass for a new phone just pay the measley $4 a month incase it happens again next year.
P.S. ESKIMO if you are hoping your device might suddenly become "defective" what I have done is re-flash the old dreaming.nbh and the flash haykuro's broken SPL. Instantly causing your phone to brick (forever). Give t-mo a call and you'll have a new phone in a weeks time .
Lol thanks but that's only number one on my list of way's to break this sucker.... I did mention om on my 5th g1 in 5 months
And while tmo may not be able to request new or refurb the warranty replacement mgr I spoke to and have the cell number of, said they may know weather they are currently shipping one or the other out of a warehouse.... its a simple as checking the warranty attached to the IMEI 90 warranty (or remainder of current) is refurb 1yr is new.... every tiime
How is this possible, i got the insurance thing from t-mob and they told me, in case the phone was stolen, broken etc etc. i had to pay a deductible price of $130 ????
If your under warranty then the only thing extra insurance covers is loss or theft.... and technically water and screen dmg cuz you could LOSE it
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Again not true the warranty replacement bin so to speak has a mix of new and refurb g1's its luck of the draw what you get... call tmo and ask when your warranty expires, if its a year from the date of you got your last new phone, then you got a refurb, if it's not then you got a new one, eg my phone has a one year warranty from one year from tthe day I popped my sim in it, not a year from the day I bought my 1st g1 in march
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cool, I *work* for t-mobile in the PDA dep (so I support G1 yay) and didn't even know this. Though I had suspected it, as I'd noticed the discrepancy in that some warranty replacements would show 1yr instead of 90days or existing as we always advise customers.
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I have ACTUALLY gone through this process with t-mo. I also now work for them. If you call them and you within the 1 yr waranty you get one sent though a third-party company which also handles insurance replacements. You can ask for a different collor, but it is pointless considering the device you recieve won't come with a batter, battery cover, or cables.
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whoa several things wrong there. First, $4 isn't the cost for insurance, it's $5.99 if you get the extended warranty (which I certainly would if you're going to have it at all) and $4.79 if you only get insurance.
Also, if you are within the 1 year warranty, T-Mobile will replace your device, but we certainly don't refer you to anyone else to do it, and you can CERTAINLY NOT request a color change. There's no way for us to do it! If you have insurance, and the phone is physically damaged, is the only time we refer you to a Assurion. You claim to work for T-Mobile but you definitely don't seem to work in PDA or any other support department that actually does exchanges.
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If your under warranty then the only thing extra insurance covers is loss or theft.... and technically water and screen dmg cuz you could LOSE it
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On this, this is incorrect. The insurance covers anything not covered under warranty. You can throw it against the wall, break the screen, cook it in the microwave, etc, and they'd still send you out a new phone for the deductible cost. You could theoretically even say you lost the phone, pay $130 for a replacement, and then sell the original on eBay for a profit! Though the prevent this type of thing by banning you from insurance if you have more than 2 insurance claims in 1 year (Assurion will do this, not T-Mobile)
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Wow, after reading further in this thread..... you guys have a real confusion on how warranty, insurance, and multiple exchanges work! I'd say - call t-mobile and ask to speak to a rep and see what actually happens.
The basics:
1: You bought the phone from eBay or got it from "some guy": Call HTC and see what they can do. T-Mobile can't help you.
2: You bought the phone from TMobile: T-Mobile handles warranty, Assurion handles loss/theft/accidental damage. You can't change color or devices.
3: You've had multiple exchanges of the same device (more than 3 in 90 days): You can change the device, but you can't pick what device replaces it (we tell you) and you can't pick the color. You won't get a MyTouch for a G1 (lol, I wish). You'll likely get a Dash or Blackberry, but that is determined by the warranty system, and you can only take what it offers or your same device back.
4: You bought the phone from TMobile, you've had multiple problems, you hate the phone, etc and you DON'T like what the system offers you on step 3. Talk to Loyalty and they'll give you a cheap upgrade. Probably not to a MyTouch as that is kinda the same phone, and we know what you're doing.
5. You have a G1 and want a free MyTouch. Not gonna happen. Nope.
So I just had to do initialize a warranty replacement for my phone due to the 'creaking' some people reported involving the corner of the phone. I just don't want to risk it getting worse or me being annoyed to no end because of it so I figured do it sooner than later.
Anyway, I called today because I assumed that the same policy that governed the Galaxy Nexus applied (You have two weeks from the date you get the phone to do a clean-and-clear replacement of the device for warranty issues anything after that requires mailing out for repair.)
However, the guy I talked to tells me that this warranty is different than the Samsung. Like with purchasing a phone through a carrier, if your phone has any problem covered by the warranty, they will replace the device no matter how long it's been since you purchased it (so long as it is still within the 1-year warranty)
I have to say I am so so very pleased to see this! My greatest fear with buying the phone is that if something went wrong I would have to mail it out and be without a phone for several weeks like was the case with the Galaxy Nexus. I figured since so many people have no shortage of complaints about the device I would share something that has very much improved!
Is this warranty through your carrier or LG?
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Redmed427 said:
Is this warranty through your carrier or LG?
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I was thinking Google.
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I bought my phone through the Google Play store.
Google processes all warranty claims for the phone (no referring you to manufacturer like they did with Samsung)
If you call to report a warranty-covered issue with the phone, as long as it is not caused by you (ie: your screen doesn't work because you dropped it and it cracked open)
Google will send you a link to "re-purchase" a replacement device through the google play store which puts a hold on your credit card for the sale price (less shipping+tax) and emails you a shipping label.
This part may annoy some people but really, it makes sense. Cell phone carriers don't need to put the hold because they have your SSN and can send you to collections/cancel your service if you fail to return the phone but Google has no such leverage.
Once you send back your device, the hold goes away and you're good to go.
You have 21 days from when you get your new device delivered to send in your old phone.
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I bought my phone through the Google Play store.
Google processes all warranty claims for the phone (no referring you to manufacturer like they did with Samsung)
If you call to report a warranty-covered issue with the phone, as long as it is not caused by you (ie: your screen doesn't work because you dropped it and it cracked open)
Google will send you a link to "re-purchase" a replacement device through the google play store which puts a hold on your credit card for the sale price (less shipping+tax) and emails you a shipping label.
This part may annoy some people but really, it makes sense. Cell phone carriers don't need to put the hold because they have your SSN and can send you to collections/cancel your service if you fail to return the phone but Google has no such leverage.
Once you send back your device, the hold goes away and you're good to go.
You have 21 days from when you get your new device delivered to send in your old phone.
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Wow that sounds pretty great. About the one thing Google got right about this whole process lol. Sounds like they were expecting lots of returns.
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I bought my phone through the Google Play store.
Google processes all warranty claims for the phone (no referring you to manufacturer like they did with Samsung)
If you call to report a warranty-covered issue with the phone, as long as it is not caused by you (ie: your screen doesn't work because you dropped it and it cracked open)
Google will send you a link to "re-purchase" a replacement device through the google play store which puts a hold on your credit card for the sale price (less shipping+tax) and emails you a shipping label.
This part may annoy some people but really, it makes sense. Cell phone carriers don't need to put the hold because they have your SSN and can send you to collections/cancel your service if you fail to return the phone but Google has no such leverage.
Once you send back your device, the hold goes away and you're good to go.
You have 21 days from when you get your new device delivered to send in your old phone.
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Where is this policy published?
That's good news. I am getting my phone this week but I'm too busy with work related stuff that needs to be completed before I fly out to Europe for vacation until mid. January.
I was afraid of discovering an issue when on vacation and getting screwed just because I cannot receive a new phone and send in the old one. No need to worry I guess.
The 'hold to cross-ship' replacement policy has been in place since the Nexus One days, and is a great policy.
It's not actually THAT great. Everyone doesn't have $400 disposable at any given time. So say I don't have any money and my device breaks then I'm S.O.L.. That my friend is not okay. They can't put a hold on a card if there's no funds there.
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They also mention to contact them if a hold on a card is not feasible and they'll be able to work with you. I just had one done
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It's not actually THAT great. Everyone doesn't have $400 disposable at any given time. So say I don't have any money and my device breaks then I'm S.O.L.. That my friend is not okay. They can't put a hold on a card if there's no funds there.
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Never SOL on a legit RMA claim. .cross-ship is just a great option offered, especially if your phone is somewhat functional, you're not out of use at all while you get new unit. Besided it's not El Goog's fault you're broke.
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Yep the warranty through the play store is the only reason I didn't buy from elsewhere... Well that and the price. They always do advance replacement instead of having you ship the thing back on your own device and wait more than a month to get it back. It's one of the few things Google got right with their hardware selling venture. Unfortunately for me, I have terrible luck with replacements. Couldn't get an n7 that wasn't more borked than the previous one. My n10 has a very slight issue but the replacement has the worst screen I've ever seen. Didn't want to go through the hassle of endless card authorizations and shipping devices back and forth so I'm just going to keep it. My n4 has bad light bleed and half the screen is yellow so its replacement is on its way to me and I pray this one breaks my replacement curse. I wish they actually did some kind of qc on their replacement stock before shipping, especially given that critical buyers with problems are much more likely to scrutinize the replacement device once they have had a bad experience to begin with.
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This warranty system sounds great, but do they send a prepaid shipping label or is that from our own pockets?
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This warranty system sounds great, but do they send a prepaid shipping label or is that from our own pockets?
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Google supplies the shipping labels.
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Never SOL on a legit RMA claim. .cross-ship is just a great option offered, especially if your phone is somewhat functional, you're not out of use at all while you get new unit. Besided it's not El Goog's fault you're broke.
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well if it's just a hold then it doesnt havt't to be 400 bucks, it can just be a dollar and if you dont send in your phone then they charge for the one they sent out, im assuming?
like going to the gas station and how its a dollar until it runs through the system
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well if it's just a hold then it doesnt havt't to be 400 bucks, it can just be a dollar and if you dont send in your phone then they charge for the one they sent out, im assuming?
like going to the gas station and how its a dollar until it runs through the system
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The problem here is, people are far from honest. I see people here claiming fraud for a lot of things just to get something for free. Number one I've noticed are fraudulent warranty claims. Or selling a broken phone on ebay as working. Everybody lies.
Would Google really send out a phone for "free"? It only makes sense that they charge you for what it's worth. Think of it as a core charge when turning in an alternator or some high priced item for repair. You don't return it? It's your money you're losing.
I hope this is true because with my galaxy nexus they told I needed to contact samsung if it was a hardware problem because they only deal with software problems.So after I contacted samsung I had to ship my phone to them and waited 2 weeks get it replaced and I had no other phone to use because it was my 1st gsm phone after leaving Verizon so I could be contract free.So my 1st experience with them sucked.
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I bought my phone through the Google Play store.
Google processes all warranty claims for the phone (no referring you to manufacturer like they did with Samsung)
If you call to report a warranty-covered issue with the phone, as long as it is not caused by you (ie: your screen doesn't work because you dropped it and it cracked open)
Google will send you a link to "re-purchase" a replacement device through the google play store which puts a hold on your credit card for the sale price (less shipping+tax) and emails you a shipping label.
This part may annoy some people but really, it makes sense. Cell phone carriers don't need to put the hold because they have your SSN and can send you to collections/cancel your service if you fail to return the phone but Google has no such leverage.
Once you send back your device, the hold goes away and you're good to go.
You have 21 days from when you get your new device delivered to send in your old phone.
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Just to clarify on the last point.. You have 21 days to return it from the day you receive the email detailing how to order a replacement (sent by the rep you speak with on the phone) and so if your replacement takes 14 days to ship, 2 days to arrive you've only got 5 days left to get it back to them which is cutting it short. :/
Source: I issued an RMA and that's what the email says at the top.
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Okay so keep an open mind here guys.
I initiated an RMA last night and I fully intend to return my defective device, but the whole deal with them shipping you a new phone before you send yours back raises an interesting question.
What'd happen if you didn't send yours back and just kept the two? Obviously you'd be charged for both so there's no theft going on, but for those that wanted to purchase 2 and coul could only get one, could they theoretically 'buy' another device this way? It'd be unethical of course, you scamming (in a sense) a phone that countless people are trying to get their hands on, but no more unethical than those scalpers on eBay. They say you have 21 days to return it otherwise your card will be charged, so this could be a very sneaky method of beating the queue.
Like I said before it's unethical and I don't intend to do it, but for those that want a second device for their partner or for someone else... Food for thought I suppose.
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Okay so keep an open mind here guys.
I initiated an RMA last night and I fully intend to return my defective device, but the whole deal with them shipping you a new phone before you send yours back raises an interesting question.
What'd happen if you didn't send yours back and just kept the two? Obviously you'd be charged for both so there's no theft going on, but for those that wanted to purchase 2 and coul could only get one, could they theoretically 'buy' another device this way? It'd be unethical of course, you scamming (in a sense) a phone that countless people are trying to get their hands on, but no more unethical than those scalpers on eBay. They say you have 21 days to return it otherwise your card will be charged, so this could be a very sneaky method of beating the queue.
Like I said before it's unethical and I don't intend to do it, but for those that want a second device for their partner or for someone else... Food for thought I suppose.
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Well they would get to keep the money they put on hold, and charge you for full shipping.
They would also probably black list you as a customer, so you could never order from them again.
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Just to clarify on the last point.. You have 21 days to return it from the day you receive the email detailing how to order a replacement (sent by the rep you speak with on the phone) and so if your replacement takes 14 days to ship, 2 days to arrive you've only got 5 days left to get it back to them which is cutting it short. :/
Source: I issued an RMA and that's what the email says at the top.
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No, it's from the date you received the replacement. Source: I issued an RMA and that's what the e-mail says.
UNDERSTANDING CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION (NOT A CHARGE)
An authorization for the full price of the replacement device will be placed on your credit card when you place the order in step one. This means that a portion of your card’s credit limit is held for several days, but no charge is made if your original device arrives at our repair center no longer than 21 days from the date of receiving your replacement device is verified to be covered under warranty.
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Hello,
So I got the Dev. edition coming in the mail. This is the first non carrier branded phone I've ever had, and what to put insurance on it. With this being such a specific model, that doesn't seem widely available, I want to know which insurance company should I use?
I have found several:
https://esecuritel.com/
http://www.worthavegroup.com/
http://us.protectyourbubble.com/
http://www.protectcell.com/
http://www.squaretrade.com/
Does any one have any experience with any? How did you like them? Any Info will be appreciated. Thank you.
Edit: ended up going with http://www.worthavegroup.com/ they seemed to have the best policy on replacement.
attached is the policy info.
Hi
Greetings,
I never know their where insurance for cell phones too
I did not have any experience but you can mostly go with the most famous one
Read the documents carefully
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shrex said:
Hi
Greetings,
I never know their where insurance for cell phones too
I did not have any experience but you can mostly go with the most famous one
Read the documents carefully
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Well yeah. I have added it to my phone though best buy or the carrier before, but that was when I bought the phone through them. I like to not have to worry if I break it. I broke my evo 3d 3 times, so I think I need it.
I don't know if famous == best?
Nobody has any experience with these companies?
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I suggest squaretrade instead. They insure you even if you drop your phone(which suppose to be your fault).
Riyal said:
I suggest squaretrade instead. They insure you even if you drop your phone(which suppose to be your fault).
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Thank you for the response, but all of them insure you if you drop your phone.
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How much did you pay for that developer edition? What is the cost of the insurance? My One is just a basic 32gb rooted and unlocked and with the rebate I paid about $100 for it. I thought the developer edition was about $600. I had my EVO for three years until the usb broke. Is that developer edition really worth it. I think S Off will eventually become available for the One - so with S Off on a basic One - what can the developer edition do that a basic one with S Off can't do? I always kinda thought the insurance was a rip off and I am an insurance agent.
rsktkr1 said:
How much did you pay for that developer edition? What is the cost of the insurance? My One is just a basic 32gb rooted and unlocked and with the rebate I paid about $100 for it. I thought the developer edition was about $600. I had my EVO for three years until the usb broke. Is that developer edition really worth it. I think S Off will eventually become available for the One - so with S Off on a basic One - what can the developer edition do that a basic one with S Off can't do? I always kinda thought the insurance was a rip off and I am an insurance agent.
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After shipping and tax, $700. I wanted the 64 GB. I also wanted the feel of not being tied to a contract. The insurance is like $8-10 a month or ~$150 for a 2-year one payment. I the developer edition has more frequencies(I doubt I'll ever use them though, maybe if I ever take a trip abroad). I was looking more and more into insurance and am now starting to think maybe not. This is because they can replace your phone with something "similar".
BTW, I got my phone today and it is gorgeous. No flaws I can see.
Have to wait a while to activate though.
I used the Moonshine S-Off program and now my phone has S-Off.
yea i have S-OFF too. the only difference now between developer models and non developer models is the potential for 64gb storage. just as a tidbit i have the insurance through my carrier t-mob.
thanks man was wondering this same question i just got this phone too it is stupid awesome!!! btw what carrier did you use?? i went for straight talk unlimited for 45 a month
Virus said:
thanks man was wondering this same question i just got this phone too it is stupid awesome!!! btw what carrier did you use?? i went for straight talk unlimited for 45 a month
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So does this mean we will be seeing an Infected or Synergy ROM for the HTC One? Because that would be really awesome... For Sprint of course
I have the usual Tmobile insurance which sucks. There should be more info on the insurance companies you're looking at but most of the time, DEV phones are bought at your own risk. Just a phone the carriers don't have.
Anyone in us go get best buy insurance 10$ a month no deductible to get a new one if yours breaks only thing it doesn't cover is if you lose it or stolen everything else cracked screen bricked doesnt boot take it to best buy and they trade you out for free as long as you e been paying your 10$ a month. I canceled my att insurance for this one cost 3$ more a month but I don't have to shell out 200$ each time I break it.
I never lose my phone or get it stolen as it's always on me I just break screens lol broke 2 one x + then att decided to let me upgrade to the one since I kept breaking it's weaker predeccesor
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Virus said:
thanks man was wondering this same question i just got this phone too it is stupid awesome!!! btw what carrier did you use?? i went for straight talk unlimited for 45 a month
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Went with T-Mobile, the speeds are so much better then Sprint ever was.
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Goliath27 said:
I have the usual Tmobile insurance which sucks. There should be more info on the insurance companies you're looking at but most of the time, DEV phones are bought at your own risk. Just a phone the carriers don't have.
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That's what the companies listed do, they insure your phone without going through the carrier.
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ac3kill said:
Anyone in us go get best buy insurance 10$ a month no deductible to get a new one if yours breaks only thing it doesn't cover is if you lose it or stolen everything else cracked screen bricked doesnt boot take it to best buy and they trade you out for free as long as you e been paying your 10$ a month. I canceled my att insurance for this one cost 3$ more a month but I don't have to shell out 200$ each time I break it.
I never lose my phone or get it stolen as it's always on me I just break screens lol broke 2 one x + then att decided to let me upgrade to the one since I kept breaking it's weaker predeccesor
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I wish I could use the best buy insurance, it's pretty dam good. I had it on my evo 3d and they replaced it three time.I would've gone with them but you have to buy the phone through them.
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Mr.Shroom said:
That's what the companies listed do, they insure your phone without going through the carrier.
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Well if I were you, I would get it from Square trade. I did some googling and from different droid/smartphone forums, people have had good things to say about them. But I did not search the other warranty companies so you should do that. (I mostly search the keywords "square trade worth it forum" and started reading).
Examples:
http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-tf101-general-discussions/7968-who-have-squaretrade-warranty.html
http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-tf101-general-discussions/7968-who-have-squaretrade-warranty.html
I might do the same myself.
If I were you, I would google Squaretrade coupons. They always send out 30% off codes and stuff for the warranties so you might find something.
The US carriers use the same insurance
All 4 of the big US carriers use the same company For Insurance>> Asurion. Asurion hides in the background and lets the carriers package thier product in the carriers own candy coating. I believe that Best Buy uses them as well ( I may be wrong on that one ) All of them will, at their own option , repalce or repair your brand new phone that you just spent $ 600, $700, $850 purchasing for a refurbished one. I mention Best Buy because they replaced my sons brand new (2 week old) 64 gig IPhone 4S with a refurbished one 3 times before he got one that the earpiece speaker actually worked. Had he known that they were going to replace it with a refurb, then he could have easily returned it to Apple for waranty.
Carefully read everything before buying Insurance. Check out the ones already listed in this thread. Some home owners insurance companies will let you purchase a ryder on your policy that could cover your phone. I am going to check into the latter when i Purchase a HTC One. Just as soon as it it is finally confirmed yes or no on The devs getting the Tmobile radio worked out for 1700/2100 faux G.
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I recently purchased a HTC One® Developer Edition. I was wondering how your claims are handled. If I get your cell phone coverage and damaged my HTC One® Developer Edition would it be replaced with the exact same model?* If the phone can be repaired, we will pay for the repair (minus the deductible) before replacing it.
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A n email response from worth ave group.
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Okay guys,
I have a 2014 Moto X that I bought brand new at best buy about 7 months ago for cash when my phone broke and I wasn't eligible for an upgrade or had insurance. Now it's suddenly not booting past the little globe animation. I've tried various ROMs, kernels, flashing it back to stock, you name it and no matter what it just won't boot past the damn globe.
So I go to the Motorola site to start the warranty replacement process.... They can't find my device on file whenever I enter the IMEI/MEID and request a copy of my receipt... Which I cannot find. I tried contacting Best Buy thinking they could pull the receipt by the IMEI but according to customer service that isn't something they can do since I paid cash.
Do any of you guys know who I can contact about getting a warranty replacement? My carrier (sprint) doesn't want to help me since I bought the phone with cash outside of my contract and claim they can't verify the warranty term because of that, best buy won't give me a receipt since I paid cash, and Moto won't help me without a receipt. I'm at the end of my rope here and would really like to get this phone replaced under warranty and not have to pay more for the replacement than I did for the original phone (the supervisor in the cell phone Dept discounted it to $49.99 just to get rid of it)
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Okay guys,
I have a 2014 Moto X that I bought brand new at best buy about 7 months ago for cash when my phone broke and I wasn't eligible for an upgrade or had insurance. Now it's suddenly not booting past the little globe animation. I've tried various ROMs, kernels, flashing it back to stock, you name it and no matter what it just won't boot past the damn globe.
So I go to the Motorola site to start the warranty replacement process.... They can't find my device on file whenever I enter the IMEI/MEID and request a copy of my receipt... Which I cannot find. I tried contacting Best Buy thinking they could pull the receipt by the IMEI but according to customer service that isn't something they can do since I paid cash.
Do any of you guys know who I can contact about getting a warranty replacement? My carrier (sprint) doesn't want to help me since I bought the phone with cash outside of my contract and claim they can't verify the warranty term because of that, best buy won't give me a receipt since I paid cash, and Moto won't help me without a receipt. I'm at the end of my rope here and would really like to get this phone replaced under warranty and not have to pay more for the replacement than I did for the original phone (the supervisor in the cell phone Dept discounted it to $49.99 just to get rid of it)
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Without your receipt, there is nothing you can do. When you pay in cash it's important not to loose the receipt because there is no record of when you purchased it other than the receipt they give you during the purchase. Sorry but you will have to pay for the repair yourself since you don't have a receipt.
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AGISCI said:
Without your receipt, there is nothing you can do. When you pay in cash it's important not to loose the receipt because there is no record of when you purchased it other than the receipt they give you during the purchase. Sorry but you will have to pay for the repair yourself since you don't have a receipt.
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Yeah, that's what I figured was going to happen. I know I didn't throw the damn thing away, I just have to figure out where I left it. It's frustrating that best buy can't look it up by the IMEI though... Or rather, I KNOW that they can and they just won't. When I worked for at&t, we had incidents involving warranty claims where someone would scream and yell about their phone only being six months old but they bought it at best buy with cash, and we were able to call them and have them look it up by the IMEI (most of the time it was a few months out of warranty and the customer knew it) but when I said that on the phone, BB customer service said they've "changed their retail system since then", which I know is a load of BS, they just want me to come buy another phone.
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Yeah, that's what I figured was going to happen. I know I didn't throw the damn thing away, I just have to figure out where I left it. It's frustrating that best buy can't look it up by the IMEI though... Or rather, I KNOW that they can and they just won't. When I worked for at&t, we had incidents involving warranty claims where someone would scream and yell about their phone only being six months old but they bought it at best buy with cash, and we were able to call them and have them look it up by the IMEI (most of the time it was a few months out of warranty and the customer knew it) but when I said that on the phone, BB customer service said they've "changed their retail system since then", which I know is a load of BS, they just want me to come buy another phone.
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I used to work for best buy about 6 years ago. They can't look it up by IMEI. The EMEI is not connected to the receipt. It's not that they don't want to, they really can't.
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I know this is a bit of thread necromancy (not too bad since it's only a few months old) but I've resolved the issue just in time.
I thought I had lost or thrown away the receipt, but it turns out I had apparently used it as a bookmark for a book I was reading in a doctor's office the same day I purchased the phone and I just decided to finish the book yesterday, took it off my bookshelf and TADA! THERE'S THE RECEIPT!!
I've taken a picture of it and was able to finally proceed with the warranty process and just received an email from moto telling me that my claim has been changed from "on hold" to "open" after being reviewed.
The purpose of this reply is twofold; 1) so I can definitively say that you cannot get a warranty claim through moto directly for no-contract devices without a receipt if they were purchased through another seller rather than straight from moto because they do NOT keep any sort of records that tell them whether or not it's still within the warranty term beyond the manufacture date, so if the phone was physically assembled more than a year ago, the warranty claim system will automatically tell you to provide proof of purchase, and 2) so I can mark this thread solved in case anyone else loses their proof of purchase and searches to see if there's anything you can do (there isn't) if you paid in cash
Whew. My warranty ends 7/17/2016 so I found it just in time!
AGISCI said:
I used to work for best buy about 6 years ago. They can't look it up by IMEI. The EMEI is not connected to the receipt. It's not that they don't want to, they really can't.
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Late reply, but THIS is absolutely correct. Though they used to be able to about 7-8 years ago, they have indeed changed their inventory system to having some sort of internal identifier. I've found the receipt, and it has a bunch of numbers for the device, but none of them are the IMEI,HEX,MEID, or even the retail SKU from the original box. There's literally nothing, when looking at the receipt, that would allow them to look up that particular sale just by providing the box.