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Hi All,
I got a T-mobile MDA Pro off Ebay, it was supposed to be Mint but a week after I got it noticed that is had a couple of scuffs around the power socket.
I noticed on other threads that HTC europe can do Full Cosmetic Refurbishment for about £65??
Has anyone used HTC Europe for a Full Cosmetic Refurbishment?
Cheers
John
seems like a bit of waste of money to me
htc
Hi I haven't used them for a refurb but I took my blueangel up there for a repair and when I got there I managed to drop my universal in the car park on the way in. the guy in there seemed really nice, I asked him about a new case for the universal ad he said it was about 60 odd quid so I assume they just replace all the cases for that price, he said it was a complete housing. I didn't bother getting it done though. blueangel came back working though, had to chase them a bit though but I wasn't really in a hurry for it though because I don't use it any more but bear it in mind that it could take a while, mine was there for about a week and a half. think they forgot. interesting place though from reception you can look round the corner and see them all working on the phones.
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rjefferis said:
Hi I haven't used them for a refurb but I took my blueangel up there for a repair and when I got there I managed to drop my universal....
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Hi rjefferis, I've checked their website and can't find an address for them. Coudl you post their address for me?
thanks.
I think they are based in Milton Keynes, not sure the exact address
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monster said:
rjefferis said:
Hi I haven't used them for a refurb but I took my blueangel up there for a repair and when I got there I managed to drop my universal....
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Hi rjefferis, I've checked their website and can't find an address for them. Coudl you post their address for me?
thanks.
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There address is
HTC EUROPE CO LTD
Capella House
Snowdon Drive, Winter Hill
Milton Keynes, MK6 1AJ
it was there for week and a half
try 2 and half months! with sbe arghhhh
i hate them
and my jasjar still dosent work properly
Just got an HTC quote back for a new case for the MDA Pro..... £92 inc return postage!!
I contacted them about my Exec. They wont' do o2 phones....
Yea; only SBE will touch them.
trapper said:
Yea; only SBE will touch them.
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Hi, Trapper, who are SBE? do you have their contact details?
Thanks
trapper said:
Yea; only SBE will touch them.
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Not true. o2's XDA helpline will arrange repairs / cosmetic refurbs. SBE are only *i-mate* authorised service agents, no other Universal brands, and may not be able to get exec parts.
www.sbe-ltd.com
p.s they are useless.
Richard
fluffcat1 said:
trapper said:
Yea; only SBE will touch them.
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Not true. o2's XDA helpline will arrange repairs / cosmetic refurbs. SBE are only *i-mate* authorised service agents, no other Universal brands, and may not be able to get exec parts.
www.sbe-ltd.com
p.s they are useless.
Richard
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I contacted o2's repair centre and they said they don't do cosmetic refurbs.
Do you have any other avenues I can chase?
Thanks.
monster said:
I contacted o2's repair centre and they said they don't do cosmetic refurbs.
Do you have any other avenues I can chase?
Thanks.
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They previously re-furbed my wallaby. But then I did work for them ( in the Arlington Centre in Leeds) at the time 8) .
What part(s) do you need? Are you happy fitting it yourself? I have everything but the base and hinge brackets.
Richard
fluffcat1 said:
monster said:
I contacted o2's repair centre and they said they don't do cosmetic refurbs.
Do you have any other avenues I can chase?
Thanks.
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They previously re-furbed my wallaby. But then I did work for them ( in the Arlington Centre in Leeds) at the time 8) .
What part(s) do you need? Are you happy fitting it yourself? I have everything but the base and hinge brackets.
Richard
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HI Richard, many thanks for your help. i have sent you a PM.
I have seem a dummy phone like the ones they use in the shops for sale on ebay. was thinking of getting an O2 one to replace my T-Mobile housing. from what i saw in the shop its the same housing just without any guts?
Hi,
I had my Orange M5000 fully refurbished just last week. Took a week to come back but the quality and service was excellent, only cost me £30.
Came back with protective lables on it etc, that were easily pulled off. Looks like brand new again.
(Tho in true form for my universals, the hinge is already clicking as bit)
Hi,
I had my Orange M5000 fully refurbished just last week. Took a week to come back but the quality and service was excellent, only cost me £30.
Came back with protective lables on it etc, that were easily pulled off. Looks like brand new again.
(Tho in true form for my universals, the hinge is already clicking as bit)
I just got my TYTN II and its great. Considering the amount i paid for the phone, and the fact that i bought it because i broke the screen on my 8525, im thinking i should get insurance for it.
Does anyone have insurance for the phone? If so how much does it cost? Have you replaced a phone with them before? Any recommendations would be great! Thanks.
saying where you live might help (ie UK, US etc...)
I just insured mine for £53 for one year @ talkcover.com - full loss, accidental damage, theft etc.
sorry. I live in the US.
evilc said:
saying where you live might help (ie UK, US etc...)
I just insured mine for £53 for one year @ talkcover.com - full loss, accidental damage, theft etc.
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would that cover you if something happened to it while you were traveling to the US?
Well you can get your device insured for $100-$200 I believe. That covers all drop and falls. Why dont you just call HTC and lie to them? It worked with me 100%. They sent me a brand new replacement ^_^
XSIVSPD said:
would that cover you if something happened to it while you were traveling to the US?
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http://www.talkcover.com/our_mobile_insurance_cover.asp?referName=Unknown
60 days international cover
are there any US companies that will do cell insurance?? safeware.com used to but dont anymore..
I used http://www.squaretrade.com to insure my TyTn II.
i contacted safeware to see if they would offer insurance for this phone... when i emailed them, i gave all the known names for the device, kiaser, tytn II, 8925 (TILT), etc.... and the response i got was scary.. see if you can catch the scary part!
We would like to thank for the inquiry. Unfortunately we do not currently offer coverage for the 8925, but we are strongly considering it. We are researching the ability to repair the unit, and we are investigating repair depot options at this time. We will be more than happy to collect your contact information, and you will be contacted when we begin offering coverage for the iPhone. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Best Regards,
Safeware Customer Service Department
1-800-800-1492
www.safeware.com
aaagh! Unclean! Unclean!
Sue for the emotional distress caused by the suggestion you are an iDiot.
gelasmus said:
I used http://www.squaretrade.com to insure my TyTn II.
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I paid $829 for my TyTN II, SquareTrade's quote is $213.99 for 3 Years with ADP (accidental drop and spill coverage). I've never insured a phone and am now on the fence. I like this phone as it's just about perfect. I can't think of what model would make me jump in the next 12/24 months, well, if it was slightly thinner with a bigger Transreflective-VGA screen I'd go again
evilc said:
saying where you live might help (ie UK, US etc...)
I just insured mine for £53 for one year @ talkcover.com - full loss, accidental damage, theft etc.
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Hi,
Im just wondering if you have ever had to actually claim with them. sounds very good, my vario iii is arriving on tuesday and i need it insured. t-mobile are asking silly money really and this seems to be a great offer.
shogunmark said:
are there any US companies that will do cell insurance?? safeware.com used to but dont anymore..
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Really? I have two PDAs insured with them (the 8525 and 8125). Cost me about $60 a year for $500 coverage on each phone. Recently, I added my Tilt to the account. Haven't yet heard from them. I added the new phone online at their web site. I hope they haven't dropped this service.
I have an X1i and live in the US. Will SE in the US take my phone for service if it's still under warranty? Or I'm **** out of luck?
jhendra said:
I have an X1i and live in the US. Will SE in the US take my phone for service if it's still under warranty? Or I'm **** out of luck?
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yup. they will ask where you bought it and ask to see an invoice, if it was off ebay you're screwed.
but just kindly remind them the phone hasn't even been released for a year yet, and they should set up the RMA no problem.
jhendra said:
I have an X1i and live in the US. Will SE in the US take my phone for service if it's still under warranty? Or I'm **** out of luck?
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Yes. But if they can't fix it (or too troublesome to fix it), they caon only replace you w/ a X1a (I did!)
jackleung said:
Yes. But if they can't fix it (or too troublesome to fix it), they caon only replace you w/ a X1a (I did!)
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Lol how come they couldn't fix it??? What did they say??
jhendra said:
Lol how come they couldn't fix it??? What did they say??
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2 cracks and color coat peeling on the navigation button. Maybe too much work to fix them (don't u know labor cost in US is very high?). ;p
jackleung said:
2 cracks and color coat peeling on the navigation button. Maybe too much work to fix them (don't u know labor cost in US is very high?). ;p
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I had two cracks, one on the front one on the back.
they fixed it in a day and shipped it out the next.
edit.
I haven't gotten mine back yet, expecting it wednesday. now I'm worried they might have just swapped units.. did they call to ask to swap for an x1a? or did they just send you one? because I'm going to be livid if that's the case. haha.
I called and asked this question of two different people at SE before I made my purchase. They both said the warranty on the X1 is good world-wide. Evidently something special for the xperia.
buy a personal article policy from your insurance company for your phone set and done...if you live in CA i can help you out
i had my x1i serviced no problem and i live in texas...
got mine off of ebay even at that
if they ask for your receipt just say you got it for christmas and have no idea where it is, thats what i did
My HTC HD stopped responding to taps. Boots up OK. LCD is not cracked. I suspected touchscreen problem/ They checked my serial# and told that I'm still under warranty. Great ! So I sent device to HTC repair center in USA. They told me that it has a problem which is NOT covered by warranty and gave me HUGE price to fix it.
See email below
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Dear Valued Customer,
This is documentation to provide suggested action repairs and quotation for
each service rendered.
RMA # xxxxxxxxx
Diagnosis:
LCD has Newton Ring
Suggested Repair:
Motherboard and LCD
Total Repair Price:
$546.08
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Obviously I do not want to repair at that price. I can buy new HTC HD at this price. Can somebody explain what is
1. Newton ring
2. Why do I need to replace motherboard if phone boots up FINE ?
Anyway I asked HTC to NOT repair my phone and send it back. Can somebody recommend me good mail-in repair center in USA ? Some people can replace touchscreen/LCD by themselves, but that is NOT me
you should check out ppctechs
DRTigerlilly said:
you should check out ppctechs
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Did you try them ?
I actually called them and they dont know what "Newton ring" problem on HTC HD. This kind of strange for repair company
Any other places ?
Newton Ring description...
http://www.mcclainsolutions.com/news/LCD_Damage.html
Here's an alternative worth looking at if you still wanna keep an HD
sell it AS-IS Broken on ebay...get about $200 for it.
Buy as USED one on ebay for bout $350.
You'll be out of $150...there thats a reasonable repair cost.
Just an idea..I have seen broken items go for a considerable amount of change on ebay( people use the parts, repair them themselves, all sorts of things), Any repair charge is gonna be over $100 unless you do it yourself so its worth looking into imo.
Lcrkz0023 said:
sell it AS-IS Broken on ebay...get about $200 for it.
Buy as USED one on ebay for bout $350.
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Actually, it will be more then $150. Because of eBay/PayPal fees And I know that my HD was in InvisibleSHIELD from day 1. It will be hard to buy such "like new cosmetic condition" HD for $350
I'll try local repair shops. Here I was wondering if somebody used REPUTABLE online repairs.
Yea...maybe so then.
Im in the US too, I'll keep an ear out for ya. If I come across anything I'll shoot ya a PM or post it. Good luck, homie!!
My screen has malfunctioned and Samsung won't help because I bought the phone from Germany. I'm at the other side of the world.
I'm planning to buy a new screen but I have no idea how to replace it.
Any instructions, please?
here i found tattoo guide to do that on mine
http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...zborka/htc_tattoo/&sl=ru&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
hope it helps
Why?
Why HTC Tatoo? It's an old phone so they shouldn't be similarly built. How about the old Omnia? I've run across many guides for that phone. If you plan to do yours, I suggest you check the old Omnia guides first.
http://letitbit.net/download/28747.2f1bd17856e39b3e297cd8532eb2/Samsung_I8700_sm.rar.html
Yes, you can follow the manual,07-GT-I8700-Direy-6.pdf, to replace the screen.
That would do. Thank you very much.
just remember to pay attention, the screen is glued to the body at a certain point.
Sherwet said:
Why HTC Tatoo? It's an old phone so they shouldn't be similarly built. How about the old Omnia? I've run across many guides for that phone. If you plan to do yours, I suggest you check the old Omnia guides first.
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i was simply suggesting a website which collects phone repair guides
Will Samsung UK repair the phone if its from Germany?
If so, you can send it to me, I'll have it sent to Samsung and then send it back to you when Samsung return it?? Of course you will have to pay me for the postage but I think thats a given lol
BiG K said:
Will Samsung UK repair the phone if its from Germany?
If so, you can send it to me, I'll have it sent to Samsung and then send it back to you when Samsung return it?? Of course you will have to pay me for the postage but I think thats a given lol
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They do. At least the Samsung repair centre in Birmingham. Just dont bother mentioning that its from Germany.
Updates..
When I contacted them I did mention it was from Germany, that's why they refused to repair it. But if you say they can repair it anyway, even if it's out of warranty, then I guess I could give it a shot.
I asked both Samsung UK and Germany for a replacement screen. They didn't have it. So I'm stuck with the most probably fake one on eBay from Hong Kong.
Of course that would cost a lot less than sending it to and back from UK, repairing it, and paying customs.
I'm really confused. What would you guys do if you were me?
Sell it on ebay and buy a new device...