Bell Mobility (Ontario) repair timelines - Galaxy S I9000 General

Hi everybody,
I sent my i9000m for repairs on October 30th, still waiting for it to return, and was told there is a backorder for parts. I'm waiting for an entire phone control board replacement (SD card died). The Bell warranty "tracking" site says the parts are expected on December 1st.
I would like to know if there are any Bell Mobility users out there who have recently gotten back their i9000m from repairs, how long it took, and what the problem was.
Perhaps we could start a threat, so that people can share up-to-date information for how long repairs are taking.
Thanks, Mike.
ps. For those who don't know, you can "track" your repair at http://www.bell.ca/warranty/ and click on the "track your repair online" blue button. However, I have no idea how accurate the information is on the page.
update - December 3rd: Today I again spoke with representatives at FutureTel, the company that repairs the Samsung phones. My phone is still awaiting parts, even though the date on Bell's site says December 1st. I was informed that the dates on Bell's tracking pages are estimates. They have absolutely no way of knowing for sure when parts will arrive. I was also told over the phone that they have not gotten any shipments "recently", but were unable to confirm when the last shipment of parts came in. So in other words, they have absolutely no idea when it would be fixed. Furious about the situation, I called Bell customer service, who forwarded me to technical support, who forwarded me to client care, who forwarded me to a manager, who told me that SAMSUNG HAS ADMITTED TO BELL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PHONE AND THAT THEY ARE "WORKING ON IT". Also due to the fact that my phone has been out for 5 weeks now, he agreed to ship to me a loaner SGS until mine is fixed, free of charge - no deposit or fee required. He also told me that he would open a support ticket for this particular problem, and attempt to contact Samsung directly about this problem. So, we'll see what happens next.
update - December 10th: Yesterday morning I received my loaner SGS from Client Care in BC. It came with an i9000 JP2 firmware installed on it. I'm sure that the Bell people were experimenting and forgot to reset it back to stock JH2. Anyways, the phone was running horribly, lagging a lot, and it wouldn't let me install some market apps (Install Error 18) which I could not fix. I got fed up last night and installed JK4 via Odin. Now it's working beautifully. Apps install great, and everything is running very smoothly. Oh and BTW, I still have no ETA for my phone being repaired. Tomorrow is 6 weeks since I gave it in.
update - December 17th: As of today, the Bell warranty page says "The current status of your repair is: Phone is in transit to store." Here's hoping that things come back soon, and working fine!
update - December 20th: The phone was received by the store this morning, and I picked it up at about noon. It came with JH2 installed on it, NOT JK3/JK4. Looks like they really think that Froyo is an issue, even though it is not the root issue. Also, the comments say "work performed: replaced PBA - Other - BGA failure. repair code: 312", whatever that means. Looks to be the same as this user: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9890519&postcount=893
update - January 1st 2011: After receiving the phone on Dec 20th, I flashed JK4 with no issues (did not lagfix/root/anything). On Dec 24th, I flashed JL2 with no issues (did no lagfix/root/anything). So far no main issues. Still trying to figure out a way to SIM unlock the thing.

if they have the parts it's quick around 2 weeks more or less
if they don't have the parts, it'll take forever... 6 weeks more or less

with so many repairs,,, repair shop should be very efficient by now

I had mine in for repair a month and a half ago. 2 weeks turn around time. Replaced main board.
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Mine went in on Oct. 26th and I'm still waiting for it. Seems we were both too late for parts to be in stock.

aGalaxySfan said:
Mine went in on Oct. 26th and I'm still waiting for it. Seems we were both too late for parts to be in stock.
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October 28th for me...I just called and was told they cant do a check because their systems are down and have been for 2 weeks. how convenient.
How can a company like Bellworld continue to operate?
Anyways, Here I wait for my SGS. Well, my other SGS.
I broke down a week and a half ago and bought another one. been great so far. Will sell the repaired one.
grr.

Someone posted a link to check your repair status:
http://www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrvWls_MgAcSrMobility_Eform.page
Mine (in Toronto) says:
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Parts required to repair phone are backordered. Delivery of parts expected on 20101206
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Can you post your status?

aleks07 said:
Someone posted a link to check your repair status:
http://www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrvWls_MgAcSrMobility_Eform.page
Mine (in Toronto) says:
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Parts required to repair phone are backordered. Delivery of parts expected on 20101206
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Can you post your status?
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Thanks for the link. I was using the link http://www.bell.ca/warranty/ before, and it said the exact same thing, except my date was 20101201, which would be tomorrow. I posted the intial message in the hopes that people could verify the accuracy of these dates

Parts required to repair phone are backordered. Delivery of parts expected on 20101129
Sent my phone in for repairs on Oct 27th

I got my phone returned to me after 3.5 weeks in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. They gave me a completely new phone due to not having the required parts to fix my phone which had an internal SD corruption problem.

Liscadipesce said:
I got my phone returned to me after 3.5 weeks in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. They gave me a completely new phone due to not having the required parts to fix my phone which had an internal SD corruption problem.
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When did you send your phone in / get it back? Also, did the Bell people decide to give you a new phone, or was it sent by FutureTel? I was under the impression that FutureTel does all the repairs within Ontario. I'm just trying to determine why you got a new phone, when others are waiting for the same parts to arrive from backorder.

whitewindhtc said:
Parts required to repair phone are backordered. Delivery of parts expected on 20101129
Sent my phone in for repairs on Oct 27th
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Thanks for the info! I would assume it would take a few days from when they get the parts, to when it is repaired and shipped back to you. Please let us know exactly when you get it back, it would be much appreciated!

what does it means if it says "transaction fermée" (French for something like
"closed transaction")
They didn't call me so that I can get my phone back.

They are all sent to FutureTel.
My advice, contact Samsung directly and rant enough for a swap unit to be issued out.

zorxd said:
what does it means if it says "transaction fermée" (French for something like
"closed transaction")
They didn't call me so that I can get my phone back.
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You most likely got this message by entering in your cell phone number right?
If thats the case, it's most likely referring to any previous warranty claims you made with other phones in the past.
Use the Repair order number at the top of the page bell gave you and enter it in.. it will tell you the true status (hopefully)

ok thanks I will try this later

damn it
My phone is still on its way to the repair center. After 2.5 weeks :-(

Sent mine oct 19th, The bell warranty page says that the phone is still being inspected.
Lukily i won the Telus Like to Give contest. I hope i receive my fascinate before my sgs comes back from repairs.

Lightarrow said:
Sent mine oct 19th, The bell warranty page says that the phone is still being inspected.
Lukily i won the Telus Like to Give contest. I hope i receive my fascinate before my sgs comes back from repairs.
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When you win provider contests like that, does that mean you have to sign up with them? or do they just give you the phone with no strings?

Lightarrow said:
Sent mine oct 19th, The bell warranty page says that the phone is still being inspected.
Lukily i won the Telus Like to Give contest. I hope i receive my fascinate before my sgs comes back from repairs.
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What was the problem with your phone? Was it an SD card failure, or some other problem?

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Anyone else waiting on a warranty replacement?

Well I am still waiting on mine. I was told it would be 3 days and well its been a week.
After I called to get my tracking number I was told it was still pending so they were going to fill out a a recovery form to contact the warehouse to find out what the problem was and I should get an email after 24 hrs. I didnt. Called again was told that it usually take 72 hrs. No dice. Called again guy told me that they are having problems with the forms lately and its been taking 8 days... WTF!?I was also told that my order has been put in backorder status with no way of knowing when it would ship. But the guy didnt understand why the Vibrant wasnt on his backorder list. So we sent an email escalation to the warehouse which I am currently waiting on which he said would take 24 hrs.
This is just mind numbingly insane to me. Why cant they call the warehouse to figure this crap out. I have a phone sitting here that their update broke that I havent even finished paying off yet that Ive had for about a month and a half and they are telling me i have to wait to hear from them when it will be shipped. I left Sprint to get away from this kind of crap.
Call customer care back & say CANCEL. That will get you the customer retention dept. I filed my claim on the 14th after the OTA update bricked my phone & they couldn't get it to come back up. Expected it to take maybe 3 days. After the phone had not arrived Tuesday I was PO'd yesterday morning & called. They told me it was on backorder and I probably wouldn't have it until the 25th. Wrong answer. Got to customer retention and they took $20 off my bill for the inconvenience and supposedly overnighted a phone to me. We'll see if it arrives today.
sail4horizon said:
Call customer care back & say CANCEL. That will get you the customer retention dept. I filed my claim on the 14th after the OTA update bricked my phone & they couldn't get it to come back up. Expected it to take maybe 3 days. After the phone had not arrived Tuesday I was PO'd yesterday morning & called. They told me it was on backorder and I probably wouldn't have it until the 25th. Wrong answer. Got to customer retention and they took $20 off my bill for the inconvenience and supposedly overnighted a phone to me. We'll see if it arrives today.
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Ive been on the phone with CS multiple times and they have credited me back my shipping fee and my date usage for the month i will give them a call this afternoon again. I got an email address from the Live Chat person of soemone higher than them so hopefully I will hear back and let me know if you get your phone.
Also howd you get a date out of them they just keep telling me they have no idea.
That sucks, mine bricked with the OTA and they said it would be 7 days to get my phone, well it showed on the 18th (I must of called on the 8th)...
What is dumb is they sent text messages to the bricked phone letting me know (HA, I ODIN'ed back to stock and applied the update and my phone worked fine).
So now I have a replacement phone and my original phone - I need to goto the store or something and return the replacement phone, right? Or will they charge me $100 bucks for the replacement and if they do, and I keep it - am I able to get another replacement if it breaks?
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That sucks, mine bricked with the OTA and they said it would be 7 days to get my phone, well it showed on the 18th (I must of called on the 8th)...
What is dumb is they sent text messages to the bricked phone letting me know (HA, I ODIN'ed back to stock and applied the update and my phone worked fine).
So now I have a replacement phone and my original phone - I need to goto the store or something and return the replacement phone, right? Or will they charge me $100 bucks for the replacement and if they do, and I keep it - am I able to get another replacement if it breaks?
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You should send it back I dont know if they would let you keep it they may charge you.
same here they credited me my data for the month, but still i want my phone back...i was thinking of odin back and recover but if they're sending me another phone i dont want to send them back a good phone...i guess ill just wait
CS is different from Customer Retention and you have to say cancel to get to them. Their job is to keep you as a subscriber. My guess is they have their own stock to pull from. The stupidest part of all this is there's a corporate store blocks from my house with a bunch of Vibrants in stock. Why Tmo won't give me one of those phones & replenish their stock is beyond me.
Send your phone back or they'll be sending you a bill for the retail price of the phone. When you got the replacement it should have included details on how to send the other back. If not, call.
I actually sent an email to the CEO with my complaints and they are assigning someone to my case. Waiting to hear back. But I will be calling when I get home.
I had to replace mine due to overheating, shutdown thermometer icon, said 7 days, came on 7the. Day. Call 611 ask for customer loyalty.
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Same sinking boat...
I am actually in the same boat...I ordered an exchange back on 10/14 after my Vibrant went belly up after the update, ordered 3 day express shipping which should have arrived no later than Tuesday 10/19 and when I called to check the status they said it was on backordered status even though it wasn't officially backordered...until today that it. Samsung Vibrants for exchange have been backordered for replacements ordered 10/13 or after, and this information was just made known today...1 week after the fact! Submitting research requests will have no further luck as the shipment date is to be determined. It will simply arrives, when it arrives. Needless to say, I got the shipping charges refunded!
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I am actually in the same boat...I ordered an exchange back on 10/14 after my Vibrant went belly up after the update, ordered 3 day express shipping which should have arrived no later than Tuesday 10/19 and when I called to check the status they said it was on backordered status even though it wasn't officially backordered...until today that it. Samsung Vibrants for exchange have been backordered for replacements ordered 10/13 or after, and this information was just made known today...1 week after the fact! Submitting research requests will have no further luck as the shipment date is to be determined. It will simply arrives, when it arrives. Needless to say, I got the shipping charges refunded!
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My stock vibrant went belly up after the OTA update on Oct 12. I asked for an expedited replacement. I was actually given the expedition for free.
Oct 12 - OTA kills my stock Vibrant. I ordered a new replacement phone at the store, and expedited shipping was free.
Oct 15 - phone was supposed to arrive. It didn't, so I called and asked whats up. I was told Oct 16 was the new date.
Oct 16 - Phone didnt arrive. I asked what's up. I was told Oct 21
Oct 21 - phone didnt arrive today. I called and was told Oct 25. I asked for some kind of credit to my account. Since I'm vibrantless for 13 days, they credited me 13 days of service. Definitely call customer service, ask for a supervisor, and explain you've been inconvenienced by not having a smartphone. they will credit you for the days you've been dicked over.
Oct 25 - we'll see what happens.
If I get a refurbished phone, I'm going to get that replaced too.
It took 9 days - including weekend - to get my replacement.
There is no way to know if you get a refurbished. And if you call in and say you dont want redurbished they will just tell you they have requested a new one for you but they cant control it. I am unsure if mine is refurbished or not. The plastic cover that came with it made it look like a refurb but it was manufactured in 10/10 and the sliding door.at top feelings like no one has uses it before.
Mine had the damn bootloader locked unlike my original so I had to do all this fevered reading about adb that I didn't have to do first time around, then BING, OTA and unlocked sbl,rerooted and back in the ballgame. I'm getting a refund for lost service and that cockamamie mobile TV charge which I never used.
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I got mine, and it was not a refurb. I don't think there were enough defect returns because the phones on been on the mass market a few months. I got mine from a guy off of cl and I still got a new warranty replacement from samsung via tmo. It even had a manufacture date more recent than the date I bought the original! Just slapped my batt in and snapped my old cover and I was good to go.
Oh and btw, it does take them a week or two to get the replacement approval processed.
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ensonnosne said:
I got mine, and it was not a refurb. I don't think there were enough defect returns because the phones on been on the mass market a few months. I got mine from a guy off of cl and I still got a new warranty replacement from samsung via tmo. It even had a manufacture date more recent than the date I bought the original! Just slapped my batt in and snapped my old cover and I was good to go.
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Did it come in the original packaging with all the accessories or just the phone itself? I ask this because I've never had an exchange before. Thanks
(they told me mine would just be the phone and to keep my sd card, battery and all the accessories)
No is just the phone with out the cover or batt.
I think they only give you the whole box if you report it stolen.
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Okay. Thanks for your (quick) response. Much appreciated!
ensonnosne said:
I got mine, and it was not a refurb. I don't think there were enough defect returns because the phones on been on the mass market a few months. I got mine from a guy off of cl and I still got a new warranty replacement from samsung via tmo. It even had a manufacture date more recent than the date I bought the original! Just slapped my batt in and snapped my old cover and I was good to go.
Oh and btw, it does take them a week or two to get the replacement approval processed.
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T-mobile is giving me hell about my phone since it was giving to me as a gift and the OTA screwed my phone up. They say my phone doesn't have a manufacturers warranty.
I paid for overnight on a sunday I had to cal back thursday and threaten a company switch, phone arrived next day at 1:40.
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[UPDATED] Samsung service center in Montreal: + phone # to mail in direct to Samsung

NEW!
this just in Call to get your service center shipping label and ship it directly to Samsung for repair to bypass BELL hell-ish customer service
Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.
1-800-726-7864​
Thanks to user deezy7 for the info.
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For those who are interested in Samsung service center in Montreal here is the address for in-warranty and out-of-warranty, they service everything Samsung, not only the phones:
Samsung - Service Absolut
3391 Griffith Street,
St. Laurent, Quebec,
H4T 1W5
514-738-8333
Closed December 27-th and January 3-rd
They do not ask any questions about your relations with Bell or any other provider. But they still need to have proof of purchase.
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They are little bit hard to find, since they are behind this Audio/Video center across Ikea.
I wish there were a walk in service for Toronto too
FutureTel will not accept walk-ins, they only deal with Lawyers... i mean... Dealers
Can we 100% confirm that Samsung Canada office here at Toronto isn't a service centre and does not take customers? or maybe they just don't do cellphones?
Also, my question is....
If I have a 2nd hand Samsung Galaxy S without proof of purchase under my name or receipt. Yet have service with Bell Mobility, will the Samsung Canada @ Montreal repair centre accept the phone for warranty service?
What do you think?
xxgg said:
Can we 100% confirm that Samsung Canada office here at Toronto isn't a service centre and does not take customers? or maybe they just don't do cellphones?
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Appears to be the case, unfortunately. (See http://futuretel.ca/where.html)
If mine died (fingers crossed it doesn't, but it's survived multiple flashes so I have reasonable hope), I'd drive out there anyway and scream and yell to get it fixed. Then again, I like to take the brute force way to get stuff done.
I left my old phone today morning at 10:30 and picked up a new one at 14:30.
They gave me a completely new phone with Froyo already installed.
No questions asked, very fast service.
Happy Hunter said:
For those who are interested in Samsung service center in Montreal here is the address for in-warranty and out-of-warranty, they service everything Samsung, not only the phones:
Samsung - Service Absolut
3391 Griffith Street,
St. Laurent, Quebec,
H4T 1W5
514-738-8333
They do not ask any questions about your relations with Bell or any other provider. But they still need to have proof of purchase.
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They are little bit hard to find, since they are behind this Audio/Video center across Ikea.
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This is going to make my holidays!!! I have a SGS with dead sd card and it's second hand. I have the receipt but it's a renewal invoice under the name of someone else and didn't want to go to bell as I'm a client and have already send another SGS for repair under my name. I need to have this one repaired (replaced) so I can sell it.
I am very PEEVED to say the least. I purchased the samsung galaxy when it first came out (end of August 2010) had the phone for less than 2 months then it was toast! It burnt my hand...screen went dead with a bunch of pixels on screen and burnt the screen. Now Samsung Absolut outfit in Montreal kept it for 2 months plus trying to figure out what was wrong, after me bugging my carrier almost everyday to find out where my phone is Absolut decided they could not diagnose the problem or what happened to the phone....supposedly they sent it to Samsung stating they could not fix, Samsung said they would replace the phone and still NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!! Tried looking for their phone number but Bell Aliant says they never pick the phone up....what is up with that??? Great customer service!!!!!!NOT~!!!!
Sorry it is a Samsung Galaxy Vibrant phone..
Happy Hunter said:
I left my old phone today morning at 10:30 and picked up a new one at 14:30.
They gave me a completely new phone with Froyo already installed.
No questions asked, very fast service.
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I forgot to ask one important thing...
How did Samsung service your phone?
Did they do a software fix?
or
Did they had to replace a hardware ?
They took my old phone and gave me a brand new one. Free of charge, nothing to pay.
woha wait there, I've sent my phone to Futuretel over a month ago and there is a place in Montreal that will do that on the spot !??? WHAT ? damn it...
anyone else tried them ?
Thank you Happy Hunter for the service center info
My situation was, 3 days after upgrading to Froyo, I got a few FC and after rebooting my SGS, it was stuck after the S logo. Tried to downgrade firmware, clear cache, formatted memory, nothing worked, and the phone wouldn't start up after all that.
So i went to the service center tonight, since it was late there was no technician, so I'll have to wait the next day to know how long it'll take to repair.
I had no proof of sale, since I bought my SGS off someone. The receptionist asked me which provider I was, I said Rogers, and asked if it was unlocked, I said yes and I bought the unlock code off Bell. And asked what happened to the phone.
That's all, the receptionist looked nice, they are aware of that problem.
I'll call tomorrow to see the status of my phone and let you guys know.
Btw, I noticed that on my receipt, it said day of purchase 1/30/10, so i assume that's the date the give to people without invoice, so for those that are like my, with no invoice, pray that your phone breaks before that date
WuWu said:
Thank you Happy Hunter for the service center info
My situation was, 3 days after upgrading to Froyo, I got a few FC and after rebooting my SGS, it was stuck after the S logo. Tried to downgrade firmware, clear cache, formatted memory, nothing worked, and the phone wouldn't start up after all that.
So i went to the service center tonight, since it was late there was no technician, so I'll have to wait the next day to know how long it'll take to repair.
I had no proof of sale, since I bought my SGS off someone. The receptionist asked me which provider I was, I said Rogers, and asked if it was unlocked, I said yes and I bought the unlock code off Bell. And asked what happened to the phone.
That's all, the receptionist looked nice, they are aware of that problem.
I'll call tomorrow to see the status of my phone and let you guys know.
Btw, I noticed that on my receipt, it said day of purchase 1/30/10, so i assume that's the date the give to people without invoice, so for those that are like my, with no invoice, pray that your phone breaks before that date
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Awesome,
Please do let us know how your process of them taking your phone in work out.
Because like many others, I also bought my phone as 2nd hand and do not have receipt and I also am using with Rogers.
So I am interested in knowing how Samsung will treat you.
Please keep us updated.
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They took my old phone and gave me a brand new one. Free of charge, nothing to pay.
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Now let see how your new phone works out.
This shouldn't be a sticky. Imagine a sticky for all major cities in the world
Happy Hunter said:
I left my old phone today morning at 10:30 and picked up a new one at 14:30.
They gave me a completely new phone with Froyo already installed.
No questions asked, very fast service.
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@Happy Hunter
Did they really give you a new one with 2.2? I was in contact with them yesterday and will be calling again today. Is there anything that I should say/ask?
Just got a replacement unit yesterday from that samsung repair shop with froyo already installed. Drop my unit in the morning an got a new one in the afternoon.
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hey guys, just a lil update on my case (see post #12)
I just called the service center, they told me they have to order a part to be replaced in my SGS and that it'll take a couple of days. So I guess I'll have my mainboard replaced. Therefore no new cell phone for me
WuWu said:
hey guys, just a lil update on my case (see post #12)
I just called the service center, they told me they have to order a part to be replaced in my SGS and that it'll take a couple of days. So I guess I'll have my mainboard replaced. Therefore no new cell phone for me
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New phone doesn't always mean good, right/? maybe replacement board is a new revision or something. You never know.
Anyways, so you are saying that Montreal location will accept Galaxy S even if you do not have a receipt ?
Do they care if the phone is unlocked? or which carrier you are with ?
Were you told that the entire service will be free or charge too?
Let us know when you get your phone back.
Now if only there was one of these in Vancouver.

i9000M Repair/Replacement Information

This is intended to be consolidated information on how to have your faulty i9000M repaired or replaced. This only applies to the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant sold through Bell Mobility in Canada.
There's a lot of great info buried in several quasi-related threads. Unless you follow each of those threads, it can be tough to find the phone numbers or latest news. If you have anything to add or correct, please post it here and I'll update this first post.
Phone numbers:
Bell Mobility Customer Support: 1-877-328-2123
Samsung Service: 1-888-751-4078
Samsung Mobile Canada: 1-800-726-7864 (unconfirmed - it's been suggested this is a direct line?)
If you're a Bell customer:
- call the Customer Support # above and navigate the menu to get to phone/tablet support
- explain that you're having problems with your Samsung Vibrant phone
- they'll ask you to explain the problems
- once confirmed they'll explain that you'll receive a replacement in 3-5 business days and that you'll have to ship back to them your faulty phone and the original battery (supposedly this is to confirm that the damage was not due to water or other circumstances they wouldn't be responsible for)
- I was told that a $100 credit would be placed on my account without having to bring it up myself. If it isn't offered, make a point to highlight the inconvenience of being without the phone while still having to pay for your service.
Bought via Bell but not a Bell subscriber:
Someone in an another thread noted that Samsung has an agreement with Bell to accept all faulty phones. This appears confirmed although Bell is NOT honouring the $100 credit. We're also looking for reports of people from outside Canada who are able to get their phones replaced.
Virgin or Sasktel Customers:
- There's at least one report that Virgin is not following Bell's replacement policy. You'll have to follow the standard warranty repair process via Samsung
- There's at least one report that Sasktel is not following a similar replacement policy as Bell.
- Call Samsung directly for a shipping label to have your phone sent in for repair/replacement.
Other notes:
- The new phones are shipping with JH2. [UPDATE] I just received my new phone with JL2
- New phones are shipping with hardware dates of 10.12. [UPDATE] my new phone came with 10.11
- You can track your replacement phone by visiting http://www.bell.ca/warranty/ and clicking to "Track Your Repair". Simply enter your cell #.
- If your phone hasn't yet died, Bell/Samsung will NOT accept it for repair/replacement. No proactive replacements are occuring.
Unconfirmed
- Bell is only accepting phones that have failed due to a 2.2 upgrade
Some reference threads:
(New After JK4 Froyo) POLL:Bell I9000M Internal SD Failures
Bell i9000m Users: Submit a complaint with the CCTS!!
First complaints of new phones failing
I sent my i9000m in on the 14th for repair. I called up Bell Technical support today and asked them to apply the $100 credit and ship me a replacement instead of repairing my phone and, to my surprise, they agreed.
added to the hot index http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886158
Has anyone begun receiving their replacement phones via mail? If so, what turnaround times are you seeing vs where you live?
I called yesterday (dec 30) for a replacement and I'm in Ontario (near Toronto). Hoping to get it just after the weekend.
Added additional Samsung #.
If anyone is calling Samsung directly (I assume this is because you're not a Bell subscriber?), can you add some clarity on the best approach? Or at least what worked for you?
$100 only if bricked while updating to official froyo
I was told by more than one Bell rep that they would only be granting the $100 of you bricked your phone due to their Froyo update.
mtzylplyk said:
I was told by more than one Bell rep that they would only be granting the $100 of you bricked your phone due to their Froyo update.
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Interesting. So rather than flash back stock 2.1 before sending it in, it might be a better idea to make sure that JK4 or JL2 is flashed to the phone.
So far there have been 2 reports of the new phones failing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894391
Looks like the new batch of phones is still shipping with JH2.
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Added additional Samsung #.
If anyone is calling Samsung directly (I assume this is because you're not a Bell subscriber?), can you add some clarity on the best approach? Or at least what worked for you?
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My phone died last week Manufacturing date 10.07. I bought the phone off kijiji for $430 brand new in box. Im not a bell customer. I called Samsung social hub number and told them that i have a bell I900M that died after the froyo update and told the guy about internal sd card failure issue. He gave me two options,
1) Go through Bell
2) Directly Samsung
obviously i chose samsung. he emailed me UPS shipping lables and I sent my phone thru UPS on dec 28
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I sent my i9000m in on the 14th for repair. I called up Bell Technical support today and asked them to apply the $100 credit and ship me a replacement instead of repairing my phone and, to my surprise, they agreed.
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what the ****ing ****... I've been on the phone with 4 different people about the past week about the same thing. sent mine in on the 15th.
called on 29th 1st call tech service guy was a ****. didn't do anything.
called on 30th and 2nd guy was very supportive and understanding but i had called too late in the day (10 mins before they closed i know my fault) but he was on the phone with me for at least 30 mins trying to help in different ways. he gave me the $100 credit and basically told me to call back the next day and talk directly to a manager.
2 days later i called back and tried to talk directly to the manager but the 3rd guy gave me the run around (never transfered me to a manager) and told me that since i had a repair tag already opened (because i sent it in before the replacement program) that he would have to email the service company and find out if they were done and shipping my phone and if not to close that and bell would send a new one. that was supposed to hear back from him at the most 24 hours later. that was 3 days ago yesterday.
when I called back yet again yesterday I got a 4th person who again didn't let me talk to a manager and told me she would email the 3rd guy to call me back asap about the information he should have recieved back from the service company because the email would go directly to him and there's no point in her emailing them again.
i just want a freaking phone.
Sorry to hear about your delays. Have you tried calling Bell's Customer Support line instead? I've read of at least one person who got Bell to ship them a new phone even though there's was out for repair.
I called Bell Customer Support on the afternoon of Dec 30 and just received my replacement this morning (Jan 4). Not bad at all.
Details:
Firmware: came shipped with JL2 (odd since others are reporting there's came with JH2)
Date: 10.11 (odd since I was expecting one of the 10.12 phones)
The Phone: brand new with all the original protective stickers on it. I should have taken some 'unboxing' photos
Now to try restoring some apps.
Well it seems Virgin Mobile isn't following suit. Even though Bell basically owns them now...
CSR said it'll be 3 weeks (or more) for the warranty process. In the meantime I'll be receiving a loaner phone though. She didn't seem to be aware of any SGS problems either, so I'm guessing not many SGS's were sold through Virgin? I don't know. Either that or the user-base is too dumb to update the firmware.
This is my 2nd time having to replace/repair it. First time was just direct exchange since it was only 14 days old. This time though, I'm just slightly outside of the 30 day exchange window, so now I get stuck waiting.
At least the Virgin Mobile hold times have been rather short both times and the two people I've spoken with have been pretty friendly.
I supposed I could of been a **** and ranted and complained to her to try and get a direct replacement, but that's just not who I am. They're human too you know
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Sorry to hear about your delays. Have you tried calling Bell's Customer Support line instead? I've read of at least one person who got Bell to ship them a new phone even though there's was out for repair.
I called Bell Customer Support on the afternoon of Dec 30 and just received my replacement this morning (Jan 4). Not bad at all.
Details:
Firmware: came shipped with JL2 (odd since others are reporting there's came with JH2)
Date: 10.11 (odd since I was expecting one of the 10.12 phones)
The Phone: brand new with all the original protective stickers on it. I should have taken some 'unboxing' photos
Now to try restoring some apps.
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LIke you, I just got my phone from Purolator about 10 minutes ago, called it in on 12/28 after the SD card had crapped out. The replacement is also a 10.11 phone (I was expecting 10.12 but does not look like those phones are that immune). My new phone also had JL2 preloaded. I am wary that Samsung has not owned upto the fact that the SD card itself is crap and indicating that JL2 will have fixed everything. I really do hope this phone lasts this time around.
[UPDATE]
My new phone out of the box was damn laggy. Taking far too long to open windows, pull down the status bar, etc. I managed to get Titanium Backup installed and my first several attempts at restoring apps was painful - literally, nothing was happening. Finally on my 3rd or 4th attempt at restoring apps, it successfully installed ~60 apps with data in 9 minutes. After enabling LauncherPro, the lag completely disappeared. The phone was so fast that I didn't want to touch it with anything else So to summarize, I was able to restore all my apps (albeit a bit slowly) on a stock 2.2 firmware and restore great performance to the phone.
I'm now flashing a modified kernel for 2e & root and will probably try one of the custom ROMs later today.
did they send it canada post or UPS or what? Mine's been saying "Replacement Unit is being programmed and packed for shipment to Customer." since the 30th. They must be packing it VERY carefully.
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did they send it canada post or UPS or what? Mine's been saying "Replacement Unit is being programmed and packed for shipment to Customer." since the 30th. They must be packing it VERY carefully.
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Purolator with the return slips included.
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did they send it canada post or UPS or what? Mine's been saying "Replacement Unit is being programmed and packed for shipment to Customer." since the 30th. They must be packing it VERY carefully.
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i got UPS label from them
just print it, stick it to the box, and drop it at any UPS store or call up to schedule a UPS truck pick up at your doors
A friend of mine, along with myself had the Jk4 crash. We sent our phones in for repair through Bell, waited a month, and got replacement phones which were 'new units'.
The new units arrived with JK4 on them. I called Bell and told them straight out that my phone might just be another crash waiting to happen. He advised I update to JL2 via KIES.
Mine survived the update, friend's didnt. Hes heading out to tear up the local Bell store.
Make sure you check your replacement phones everyone. You dont want to end up having JK4 without realizing it.
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i got UPS label from them
just print it, stick it to the box, and drop it at any UPS store or call up to schedule a UPS truck pick up at your doors
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Did they give you a timeframe to have the replacement phone in by? I ask because I took mine into the store on the 14th to have it repaired, but when I heard later on that they were shipping replacements I called up technical solutions, told them what happened and asked if I could just get a replacement shipped too. The agent agreed and gave me the credit and ordered the replacement. I'm terrified that he wasn't supposed to do that because my original phone was already out for repair (even though I told him as much) and I'll get a $500 charge for not returning the old phone right away or some crap. For all I know it could be gone for another month.
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Did they give you a timeframe to have the replacement phone in by? I ask because I took mine into the store on the 14th to have it repaired, but when I heard later on that they were shipping replacements I called up technical solutions, told them what happened and asked if I could just get a replacement shipped too. The agent agreed and gave me the credit and ordered the replacement. I'm terrified that he wasn't supposed to do that because my original phone was already out for repair (even though I told him as much) and I'll get a $500 charge for not returning the old phone right away or some crap. For all I know it could be gone for another month.
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of the information i received from Samsung, there was no mention of a time frame
unless that is set by UPS, as the link that they email you take you straight to UPS

HTC Repair Center in the UK

Anyone got recent experience of the repair service in UK?
Have just send my HD to have the touch screen repaired only to find out that their repair center is not good.
Any experiences?
Rob.
I just recently sent mine back. They returned it with the same fault I sent it in for. All they did was a factory reset.
This sounds familiar, I sent my wife's desire back 3 times with speaker noise. Came back reset every time with the same problem. After many phone calls and a letter to the CEO we were contacted by a Regional Customer Care Manager who again was worse than useless. Stand your ground as HTC policy is to replace phones after 3 failed attempts to repair the same fault. Hope this is useful.
I quoted the sale of goods act to Phones4U that states the retailer is liable for repairs, etc... I got a replacement sent out in 3-4 days.
I have the number of the Written Complaints Team of Phones4U if anyone needs it. I didn't write to them.
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I just recently sent mine back. They returned it with the same fault I sent it in for. All they did was a factory reset.
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Same experience.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
Although IANAL as Andy states in the UK your contract is with the retailer not the manufacturer, so it's the retailer who is required to sort the problems out, they can ask you to deal with the manufacturer direct BUT you are not obliged to do so.
They all get sent to HTC anyway and because Carphone Warehouse are doubly useless I chose to send mine to HTC direct.
I got my phone back within 3 weeks. I have no idea if they fixed it or not because they neglected to return my battery. I have now been waiting for a week for HTC to get stock back in again.
Shambles.
I really feel for you fellers as I've been on the arse end of rubbish repair service with a SONY, NOKIA & Phones4U in the past. My son's wildfire just came back from the UK repair centre & I have been absolutely amazed atwith all of it. From the inital call to the return of the phone - for a non working screen - 3 days, 3 days! Received this AM & so far all seems as it ought to be. Maybe I got lucky (& I do hope this positive post doesn't snap back & bite me on the butt) but I can't complain at all.
(That's killed it, I just know I've opened a world of pain for meself now )
Oh & I hope all you experiencing bad service really do get your stuff sorted to your satisfaction asap.
My first Desire HD bricked itself doing an OTA update, so I sent it back. I say "sent"... here's a rough timeline:
Monday @ 9am approx. - Called HTC
Monday @ 2pm approx. - Phone was picked up by courier!
Thursday - Received email to say the phone was fixed and was on the way back.
Monday @ 12 approx. - Received phone back from courier.
Bear in mind the Friday and second Monday were public holidays, so on a normal week I would have had it back on the Friday I think. As for the repair, they replaced the mainboard, shell and battery were original. I checked the hardware IDs etc, but HTC also confirmed the board replace when I called them.
All in all, I was quite satisfied. The only improvement would be to offer while you wait service by travelling to Milton Keynes and being in person.
That's pretty good. Far better than I received, here's my timeline.
Wk1 - Friday @ 10AM - Contacted HTC (Vibration Motor Failure) - Advised of 20+ days turnaround time due to repair centre re-location.
Wk2 - Tuesday @ Daytime - Handset picked up.
Wk3 -
Wk4 -
Wk5 -
Wk6 - Thursday @ 4PM - Contacted HTC to see where my handset was. Advised they had it and an engineer will look at it ASAP.
Wk7 - Tuesday @ Daytime - Courier returns handset. No notice given, luckily I had the day off.
Wk7 - Tuesday @ Daytime +1 - Contacted HTC - No repair made, vibration motor still faulty. Firmware updated to 2.36.405.8 - Advised of 20+ days turnaround, etc...
Wk7 - Tuesday @ Daytime +2 - Contacted Phones4U - Explained situation, got nowhere, reminded them of their responsibility under the Sale of Goods Act. "they are liable for repair, repair made in a reasonable timeframe, etc...." passed to "Written Complaints Team" they agreed with shocking turnaround and arranged a replacement.
Wk7 - Friday @ 10AM - Courier delivered brand new Desire HD.
Wk8 - Wednesday @ 9AM - Courier picked up faulty Desire HD.
Wk9 - Wednesday @ Daytime - Cheque of £50 through the post as compensation for my troubles. (I did not ask for this).
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They all get sent to HTC anyway and because Carphone Warehouse are doubly useless I chose to send mine to HTC direct.
I got my phone back within 3 weeks. I have no idea if they fixed it or not because they neglected to return my battery. I have now been waiting for a week for HTC to get stock back in again.
Shambles.
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Yes agreed, but you are absolving them of responsibility by going it alone, which may make life more difficult for you in the long run.
Here is the reason I'm getting worried:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/18/htc_failed_support/
The phone cost so much in the first place that I figured it best to get it sorted as soon as.
All the posts I logged about not being able to allow apps root etc, turns out it was the touch panel the whole time.
Since December when i got the phone I was thinking it was just me
I dropped it into a Vodafone Ireland shop so if it gets lost or comes back with the same fault, at least I will have someone to argue with.
Am back to using my old Omnia i900. Man is this thing a donkey. Hope my HD makes it back to me soon in one 100% working piece.
To those who have rooted their device and needed repair, do you need to unroot and S-on your device before sending?
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To those who have rooted their device and needed repair, do you need to unroot and S-on your device before sending?
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It wouldn't do you any harm, but in the UK at least they can't decline a hardware warranty claim because you've rooted
I just ran the stock RUU over mine before returning it.
11 days ago HTC emailed me to advise they had dispatched a new battery......guess what.......yep, nowt.
They were also delighted to inform me that they had dispatched an 8GB mSDHC card by way of compensation........genius. We had actually agreed on a 16GB card. Either way it has not arrived anyway.
Utter shambles from start to finish.
Just got a call from Vodafone to say my phone had come back from repair.
Going to head out and get it shortly. Will be interesting to see if its actually fixed.
I had a bad experience.. took them 45 days to sort out my phone.
It was sent in due to a camera blur, it blurred the right hand side. I got told it will be 5 working days... These days came and went, so I called them up, to be told it is on the priority list, which means it will be sent out asap (a couple of days). This time period came and went. Long story short, they kept telling me my phone will be sent out in the next couple of days, when really it was sat there waiting for a new camera to be delivered from Taiwan, which I found out about 30 days in.
In the end, I quote the sales and goods act, and pointed them to the direction of their terms and conditions, which state that in a delay, either party must notify the other, but they never notified me. And the Act which stated that a repair must be done in a reasonable time frame, else a replacement product must be issued.
After I sent them off a letter stating this, I had an email reply saying that my phone will be with me by next wednesday, which also came and went... on the Thirsday they rung me up, telling me a new, boxed HTC Desire HD will be sent out to me, I got that on the Friday. Makes me wonder why they didn't save time with all this messing around, read their own terms and conditions, plus check out the law before they built a repair centre!
Overall, I was glad I had a brand new phone, but annoyed with their level of service, and lack of answers. I even had Orange ringing them up requesting my phone be returned to be as they had broken the law.
Matt
Just been to collect the phone and just as well i tested it in store.
Still not fixed. All they did was reload the software!
So, its off for another repair now with alot more details added to the description.
Exactly what they did to mine, I don't understand the thought process of these "Engineers/Technicians". Repair notes state,
"Faulty Vibration Motor: Does not vibrate / distinct scratching noise when supposed to vibrate".
Somehow updating the software to 2.36.405.8 will fix an obvious hardware fault?

Phone Missing/Stolen by UPS

At a local T-mobile store, I ordered a black onyx 32gb S7 Edge on 2/24/16. On March 2nd my credit card charge went through. On March 3rd I received a tracking update to be delivered by 3/3/16. March 3rd came and went. I called ups by 4pm March 3rd and they promised it'll be delivered that day. Never got it. On March 4th (Friday) I called ups again - they apologized and assured me the package would be delivered. Again I waited and called UPS again in the afternoon, they said they have til the end of the day which could be as late as 7pm where I live. I waited - never came. By now I'm fkn pissed at this BS. Saturday March 5th I drove out to the ups hub in anaheim, ca, the guy there checked the tracking number, looked in the back, couldn't find the package and told me most likely someone made off with my phone. He gave me the standard customer service phone number to call and make a claim.
I called T-mobile and told them what happened. T-mobile told me it was my responsibility to make the claim and deal with UPS on this matter as the phone was my property (apparently once the phone hits UPS - it becomes our property). We went back and forth on this (the rep I talked to wasn't too bright if ya follow), finally the rep said she'd file a missing handset report for me after I kept asking for a supervisor. I was told I'd receive a phone call and update on this within 3 business days. In the meantime, I decided to call UPS also, told them about the situation. They told me that the "Sender T-mobile" needed to file the report and follow up with UPS. The phone status was updated a couple of times now. Originally for 3/3 delivery, then 3/4, now 3/7.
Now I'm waiting to hear back from T-mobile for the next step. I did call the store where I got the phone from as well - they told me I did the right thing. They said, worse comes to worse if I don't get the phone, to come in Friday, they should have the phones in store by them, they can cancel my existing order and I'll just get the phone directly at that time. I'm Leary to have the phone shipped and potentially missing/stolen again.
I'm just writing this in case someone else has or had the same experience to discuss updated/progress.
Thanks,
Glen
T-Mo is passing the buck here. It's never you're responsibility, if the product doesn't reach you. It's T-Mobile's UPS account that it was shipped on.
Trust me, my company ships hundreds of packages a day, and the responsibility is on the SHIPPER until the item docks with the customer.
I'd tell T-Mobile you're going to dispute the charge if they don't take care of it.
As long as the status is not delivered yet, I don't think you have to worry. If it's delivered, then you might want to start the claim that you never received the package.
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T-Mo is passing the buck here. It's never you're responsibility, if the product doesn't reach you. It's T-Mobile's UPS account that it was shipped on.
Trust me, my company ships hundreds of packages a day, and the responsibility is on the SHIPPER until the item docks with the customer.
I'd tell T-Mobile you're going to dispute the charge if they don't take care of it.
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Agreed ingenious, I will dispute if that's the case. Overall T-mobile has been pretty fair with me in the past so I have some faith in them. Sometimes the CSR's are just reading the script as they say.
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As long as the status is not delivered yet, I don't think you have to worry. If it's delivered, then you might want to start the claim that you never received the package.
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Well Vanquiz - when I went to the usb Hub, the guy there told me the phone was stolen or missing and to call and make a claim, I'm going off of his advice, I'm not gonna wait around until it's "delivered". I see what you mean also though.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean don't worry and let it go and just wait. What I mean is you don't have to prove anything, you can just call Tmobile and said the package is gone while in transit and if it's indeed gone, they should just send you another one without you have to do anything, it's between UPS and Tmobile.
If it's delivered, then you should start to do the claim for the missing package, so UPS can track where it's delivered who signed it etc. Then that's where it can takes longer time, but you still will have another replacement sent.
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I'm sorry, I didn't mean don't worry and let it go and just wait. What I mean is you don't have to prove anything, you can just call Tmobile and said the package is gone while in transit and if it's indeed gone, they should just send you another one without you have to do anything, it's between UPS and Tmobile.
If it's delivered, then you should start to do the claim for the missing package, so UPS can track where it's delivered who signed it etc. Then that's where it can takes longer time, but you still will have another replacement sent.
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all good bro :good:
I had a similar issue when I pre-ordered the S6 Edge last year. Tracking showed "out for delivery" but never got delivered and tracking never changed after that. Had to go thru a month of back and forth calls to tmobile and ups. I got fed up and just filed a chargeback with my credit card. Funny thing, Tmobile ended up refunding me the $180 I had given as a down payment and I forgot about the chargeback and then Capital One ended up refunding me $180 too.
I had at one time preordered the note 4 and was tracking my package thru ups and the day came and I was waiting said out for delivery I was refreshing until finally I saw it was delivered.I checked ups site said I signed for it which I didnt.Not to mention I live in a doorman building and they sign packages.I went downstairs and it wasnt there.I called tmobile and had to wait like 3 days make sure no one fot it but they sent me a replacement one and I recieved that one.I believe ups people steal the packages they know exactly when these phones are coming in
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I had a similar issue when I pre-ordered the S6 Edge last year. Tracking showed "out for delivery" but never got delivered and tracking never changed after that. Had to go thru a month of back and forth calls to tmobile and ups. I got fed up and just filed a chargeback with my credit card. Funny thing, Tmobile ended up refunding me the $180 I had given as a down payment and I forgot about the chargeback and then Capital One ended up refunding me $180 too.
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Wow you came out ahead in the end - what a hassle. I'm just hoping the store will have them in this friday 3/11 to pickup in person.
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I had at one time preordered the note 4 and was tracking my package thru ups and the day came and I was waiting said out for delivery I was refreshing until finally I saw it was delivered.I checked ups site said I signed for it which I didnt.Not to mention I live in a doorman building and they sign packages.I went downstairs and it wasnt there.I called tmobile and had to wait like 3 days make sure no one fot it but they sent me a replacement one and I recieved that one.I believe ups people steal the packages they know exactly when these phones are coming in
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Yeah I think so too. I understand ups has regular drivers which are union and also temporary drivers which come and go. I wonder if it was a temporary drive that snagged it? Coulda been someone in the warehouse, who knows. Anyways thanks for chiming in :good:
UPS dropped my phone off at the door!? Really? Fortunately I was anticipating it and heard the doorbell.
Just a bit of advice to avoid the chance it might get stolen the next time you do a pre-order - create a My UPS Account at the UPS web site. Then when you get tracking information that the phone has shipped, go to your account in MY UPS and request that they hold the package at the UPS Facility. They will do this - no problem. Then you can go to the UPS Hub, pick up the phone when it is convenient and not have to wait for the driver to get there or have your phone stolen from your front porch or something.
I do this everytime I do a Pre-Order and I have never had issues.
Just a thought...
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UPS dropped my phone off at the door!? Really? Fortunately I was anticipating it and heard the doorbell.
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Yeah - good thing.
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Just a bit of advice to avoid the chance it might get stolen the next time you do a pre-order - create a My UPS Account at the UPS web site. Then when you get tracking information that the phone has shipped, go to your account in MY UPS and request that they hold the package at the UPS Facility. They will do this - no problem. Then you can go to the UPS Hub, pick up the phone when it is convenient and not have to wait for the driver to get there or have your phone stolen from your front porch or something.
I do this everytime I do a Pre-Order and I have never had issues.
Just a thought...
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Thanks mocsab - I do have a My UPS account but did not mark to hold it there. This is the first time I've had any issue with ups and have had many phones shipped to me that way lol
Thanks for the advice, going fwd that's the way to go. :good:
I hate UPS they always just leave packages in my backyard (on a busy street corner) where anyone can take it. They don't even bother knocking even if they see lights on and cars in the house. I had to rush from work yesterday to my house because they delivered my S7 Edge and when I got home of course they just left the package on the ground, luckily I got a txt message and I knew I had to go get it before someone stole it. Anyways, I hope you resolve your issue. I wish T-mobile would use Fedex instead, never had an issue with them.
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Yeah - good thing.
Thanks mocsab - I do have a My UPS account but did not mark to hold it there. This is the first time I've had any issue with ups and have had many phones shipped to me that way lol
Thanks for the advice, going fwd that's the way to go. :good:
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I do feel bad for you though - the feeling of excitment on the day of delivery - waiting for the UPS guy to get there -and then it not happening - man, I would be PO'd BIG TIME. YOU seem to be handling it well - better than I would be. LOL -
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I do feel bad for you though - the feeling of excitment on the day of delivery - waiting for the UPS guy to get there -and then it not happening - man, I would be PO'd BIG TIME. YOU seem to be handling it well - better than I would be. LOL -
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Thank you. Lol oh I was mad at the time very much. By the time I wrote this I'd calmed down a bit lol.
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At a local T-mobile store, I ordered a black onyx 32gb S7 Edge on 2/24/16. On March 2nd my credit card charge went through. On March 3rd I received a tracking update to be delivered by 3/3/16. March 3rd came and went. I called ups by 4pm March 3rd and they promised it'll be delivered that day. Never got it. On March 4th (Friday) I called ups again - they apologized and assured me the package would be delivered. Again I waited and called UPS again in the afternoon, they said they have til the end of the day which could be as late as 7pm where I live. I waited - never came. By now I'm fkn pissed at this BS. Saturday March 5th I drove out to the ups hub in anaheim, ca, the guy there checked the tracking number, looked in the back, couldn't find the package and told me most likely someone made off with my phone. He gave me the standard customer service phone number to call and make a claim.
I called T-mobile and told them what happened. T-mobile told me it was my responsibility to make the claim and deal with UPS on this matter as the phone was my property (apparently once the phone hits UPS - it becomes our property). We went back and forth on this (the rep I talked to wasn't too bright if ya follow), finally the rep said she'd file a missing handset report for me after I kept asking for a supervisor. I was told I'd receive a phone call and update on this within 3 business days. In the meantime, I decided to call UPS also, told them about the situation. They told me that the "Sender T-mobile" needed to file the report and follow up with UPS. The phone status was updated a couple of times now. Originally for 3/3 delivery, then 3/4, now 3/7.
Now I'm waiting to hear back from T-mobile for the next step. I did call the store where I got the phone from as well - they told me I did the right thing. They said, worse comes to worse if I don't get the phone, to come in Friday, they should have the phones in store by them, they can cancel my existing order and I'll just get the phone directly at that time. I'm Leary to have the phone shipped and potentially missing/stolen again.
I'm just writing this in case someone else has or had the same experience to discuss updated/progress.
Thanks,
Glen
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Did you ever hear back from either ups or tmobile? .The same happend to my brother exept his only made it to the Ontario Ca Hub not Anaheim where it should of made it to for delivery
blah_blah_blah_blah said:
Did you ever hear back from either ups or tmobile? .The same happend to my brother exept his only made it to the Ontario Ca Hub not Anaheim where it should of made it to for delivery
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Not yet, T-mobile made a missing handset claim with U.P.S. and I'm supposed to hear back within 2 weeks or so. At that time they'll refund the Tax $62.40 I paid already.
I just got back from the T-mobile store and picked up the Edge there lol as I don't want to chance another missing phone and I'm seeing people who didn't order early are waiting longer as expected. I'll update you guys once T-mobile finalizes the claim or any new info comes in.
I had this happen to me last year with my S6. Was on the truck to be delivered, and then "poof" item missing. Don't believe T-Mobile when they say it's your job to make the claim. It was never delivered, which means it's THEIR responsibility. Reach out to T-Force on Twitter (@Tmobilehelp I believe) and they'll get it fixed for you 1-2-3.
glensta said:
Not yet, T-mobile made a missing handset claim with U.P.S. and I'm supposed to hear back within 2 weeks or so. At that time they'll refund the Tax $62.40 I paid already.
I just got back from the T-mobile store and picked up the Edge there lol as I don't want to chance another missing phone and I'm seeing people who didn't order early are waiting longer as expected. I'll update you guys once T-mobile finalizes the claim or any new info comes in.
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How did you get it from the tmobile store ?
entropism said:
I had this happen to me last year with my S6. Was on the truck to be delivered, and then "poof" item missing. Don't believe T-Mobile when they say it's your job to make the claim. It was never delivered, which means it's THEIR responsibility. Reach out to T-Force on Twitter (@Tmobilehelp I believe) and they'll get it fixed for you 1-2-3.
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Hey thanks I appreciate that. Actually I ended up going in store and they took care of the cancellation for me. There's A 2 week waiting. For the final result
blah_blah_blah_blah said:
How did you get it from the tmobile store ?
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I had called customer service they told me to go into a T-Mobile store and do the missing handset cancellation within which the store to care of for me yesterday. Then today I went in and they arranged it so I could get the phone as they had them in stock. It was a little bit tricky but they got it done

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