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Sony X10 Customer Service nightmare

I wanted to share with people my worst customer service experience ever.
I recently bought an x10 off of someone online and the in-call speaker (ear piece) started acting inconsistent. It would get quiet frequently and was very hard to hear. And yes, I’m aware there is an issue with the level of sound these things produce.
Since I bought it off of someone I couldn’t return it through the service provider. I called Sony Ericsson (SE) and they told me that the repair should be covered under my warranty. So, they gave me an RMA number and an address of the service centre in Newmarket, Ontario to send it to. The place was Flextronics – Canada.
I was told that I would have the phone back within 10 business days, and that someone would contact me if there was any issues.
After 2 weeks, I called SE several times to get an update and received the rudest reps ever. They all gave me this attitude as if i was bothering them.. One rep said it was coming, while the other told me Flextronics had sent me an email with a quote.
A little upset, I asked why because I thought it was covered under warranty. She didn’t know, so gave me the number to Flextronics.
So, I started calling Flextronics to see what was up. Every time I dialled the extension for SE service department, it would ring twice, beep, and then hang up. So, I started calling other departments in the company and the they just transferred me right back, and I would get disconnected again. Then, I dialled 0 and got the operator, who was almost as rude as the SE reps, and told me to call SE for any updates. I told her I was sick of this back and forth, and can I please talk to someone. So she forwarded me to a supervisor. I left a message, and waited a few days and received no call or email back.
Frustrated, I called SE back and told them my situation. The rep this time was nice, and said he would make note and look into it for me and someone would contact me within 24 hrs.
I waited a two more days, and nothing.
I called Flextronics again, and went through the exact same process. And then nothing.
Called SE back again, this time they told me they can’t do anything until I reply to Flextronics’ quote they sent me. I told them I haven’t received anything from them and have been desperately trying to get a hold of someone there. This rep then said he will escalate it to a supervisor.
Again, a few days passed and nothing.
I called SE back and demanded to speak to a supervisor. The rep was being very rude and tried to avoid the situation. She finally caved and put me on hold for at least 5 minutes. I spoke to a supervisor who was just as rude as her reps and took another 5 min looking into my file, and asked me the same verifying questions again. She told me that the policy states the repair is not covered under warranty because of physical damage.
I told her that this was ridiculous bc the phone was in near mint condition. The only physical damage was that there was a tiny crack in the very bottom left corner of the screen that isn’t even close to the call speaker. And when I say the crack is small, I mean small. It was more like a deep scratch.
Anyway, after trying to defend that the crack had nothing to do with why I brought my phone in for repair, she told me it was up to the repair centre. I said, fine. At this point I just want my phone back. She said she will relay the message.
Waited some more, and then nothing.
I repeated this process for 2 more weeks.
The reps kept telling me that the situation would be taken care of and that the case was escalated. Some reps even told me that the escalations were never processed properly. Arrgghh...
After almost reaching the 5 week mark, I left a desperate message with Flextronics and SE practically begging for my phone back.
There is an obvious discrepancy between the communication between SE and Flextronics.
Finally, after 5 weeks someone actually called me from Flextronics!!!
He explained to me why I had to pay for the repairs. Even though he agreed with me, he said that due to the relationship with SE they can’t fix the speaker unless they fix everything! Including cosmetic stuff!
F’n ridiculous.
He asked if I wanted to try and call SE and dispute this with him. LOL. I was like no way, just give me my phone back.
He said they’ll ship it today and i will receive it tmrw. Let’s see what happens....
Because of this nightmare of the poor quality of the device itself, I will never ever buy another SE smartphone again!!!

i have to say thats a nightmare. i am so sorry that happened to u. i hope this doesnt happen to u again. thanks for the warning about se though. thats people i dont want to deal with. i hope u have better experiences with smartphones.
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Here in Austria the SE-CCAs (sitting in Germany) are very nice and competent.
The only thing is, when you bring something in for repair, they always just flash the firmware first and send it back to you so you have to bring it in again, however the snd attempt always worked.
And CC in the US are by principle a nightmare and rude. In the best case they are nice but dont get what you want, because they just hang to their conversation script and dont listen.
On the other side I dont want to know what BS they have to listen to every day.

Quote Sony Erisson"Make it believe"...This's the way of SE treating their customer and provide the poor quality of the products,slow update of firmware and iresponsibility after-sales service.My X10 had been sent to the service centre for changing the motherboard which caused the reboot loop more than 1 month ago but i don't have any news whether it's getting the job done or not.My phone's still under the warranty and i think the warranty would be gone after i take back.Somemore,the xperia arc's coming out soon but i consider Samsung Galaxy S2 which's more powerful with dual core processor.I won't drop into the trap of Sony Erisson anymore...

Update: Failed to deliver once again. Phone has still not been returned as promised by Flextronics. Arrrgghhhh

That sucks for you OP, I would raise hell if I were you, you gotta treat them the same way they treat you to get **** done.
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OP, if I was you, I'd punch those idiots in the face
So, the argument that says "only 10% of SE consumers, you guys, complain against SE 'cause lack of Android upgrades but the 90% of ppl don't care and love SE" dies here. Im pretty sure that 90% of people wouldn't 'love' SE thanks to things like this, no matter if they want Android 2.2/2.3 or not.
I repeat one-more-time: SE, NEEDS to WORK in the human part.

Oh.. I know all about Flexitronics/SE issue. My Phone stopped charging and I sent it into repairs. I too got the runaround and had to be calling in contantly to get any type of headway.
I was informed I would get callbacks, which I never got. Hell they even said I would get a gift for all my trouble - nothing.
My advice is to get someone from Flex and DON'T HANG UP. Refuse to disconnect the call until you talk to a supervisor. Be Polite and never swear - just tell them to put you on hold until a supervisor can speak to you. This will destroy the Rep's Call time stats and they shouldn't be able to just hang-up on you as you have not done anything to warrant such an action.
Good Luck!
Here is my situation with them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8396874&postcount=48
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8574507&postcount=53
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8593403&postcount=55
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8611836&postcount=59

Yeah dude sorry to hear about that situation, I hope whatever company you buy from next has better service than that.
You didn't mention it on your post, But did they tell you that they have a FLAT FEE OF $185 FOR PHYSICAL DAMAGE? yep, no matter how small that scretch is they'll probably shove that down your throat.
I had my run in with SE Service, luckily for me I had a tad better outcome.
Check out my situation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12075634#post12075634

Thepuffytaco said:
Oh.. I know all about Flexitronics/SE issue. My Phone stopped charging and I sent it into repairs. I too got the runaround and had to be calling in contantly to get any type of headway.
I was informed I would get callbacks, which I never got....]
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Yeah, they are the worst.
Update: On Friday, March 11, a rep from Flextronics called me, same guy who I spoke to previously. He actually said "I recognized your voice so I don't need to speak to you."
Before he said goodbye I demanded to know where my phone was bc he promised I'd have it on Thur, March 10.
His reply was, oh well, if you don't receive it by Monday, call us back. WTF?
Any way, I finally got my phone back UNFIXED.
Long story short:
- Sony Ericsson and Flextronics' customer service sucks
- almost 7 weeks without my X10a, only to get it back UNFIXED

darkgoth678 said:
Yeah dude sorry to hear about that situation, I hope whatever company you buy from next has better service than that.
You didn't mention it on your post, But did they tell you that they have a FLAT FEE OF $185 FOR PHYSICAL DAMAGE? yep, no matter how small that scretch is they'll probably shove that down your throat.
I had my run in with SE Service, luckily for me I had a tad better outcome.
Check out my situation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12075634#post12075634
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They quoted me $108 to fix the screen, so a lot cheaper than $185. But, I refused out of frustration and principle. I bet even if they had fixed the screen and speaker, I'd still have speaker problems.
Good job on your self-repair btw. I would be too nervous to take any tools to my phones. Bad experience in the past. lol

Looks like SE approved service centers are the same, no matter the country. I sent mine 2 times already because of issues related to the USB connector in the phone (not charging and not having stable USB connection via cable). Got it back 2 times fixed partially, now it charges but the connections still is worthless.
So my sympathy goes to you

Dont Buy a Sony Erisson! 35 weeks in repair only to be returned unfixed
I had the same issue Tase.
Im still very annoyed. Im reporting them to the better business bureau as their service is beyond a joke.
I got two X10s. One for my gf and one for me. Her USB port died after a few months so it went back for repair and they swapped it for a reconditioned model.
Mine died after about 9 months went back and got swapped for a reconditioned model which i wasn't really thrilled about. Weeks later my reconditioned model failed. The phone started just turning itself off and dropping calls until finally it wouldn't even come back on.
I work in my home office and my phone is either in my pocket or on my desk so nothing has ever happened to it plus i had it in the plastic protective bumper case as well.
I sent this phone back in April! I waited for a few weeks and kept getting the run around so in the end i said forget it and went and changed phone providers and got a Samsung Galaxy SG2. I didnt want to pay Rogers $50 to use some old piece of crap when i had paid for a Smart phone.
Anyway i still continued to contact them trying to get an idea when it was coming back. I got told the same as you. "Its been escalated" etc.
Another time the guy said he had no idea why it was taking so long and didnt have any idea where the phone was or what was happening. He promised me a call which i never received. I didnt experience any rudeness but every time i waited on hold for ages and was occasionally cut off whilst on hold.
I finally got the phone back this week unfixed! That's what? About 35 WEEKS?!!!!!!
Absolutely ridiculous! How does it take 35 weeks to do that?
Their excuse is that the USB port is broken and they have said this is physical damage and its not covered.
They must have baboons running the place!
I did not break it, the usb is just crap because they cheaped out and is a known problem with the phone. That wasnt the issue anyways. It wont turn on! I can put a fully charged battery in it and it still does not turn on!
The repair centre are a joke. I should have known better. We had two C510a's before this and when they both broke at exactly the same time (due to needing a system update!) and were both sent back mine was sent back unrepaired stating liquid damage when the thing has never been anywhere near liquid. I fixed it myself in 2mins using the proper update software not the pre bundled crap the phone comes with.

I don't know but they works fine in my country. Bring it and they will replace mainboard or even a phone for you such as can't charge... . However, I think the reason is the Flextronic. Also, you should check the phone before buy it from another guy. There must be something wrong so he sells it. And you have to check carefully.

They are pretty renowned for their poor customer service. Check the arc forum to see what I'm talking about

I had similar experiences with Samsung. It can take ages before you get your phone back. Besides, the people in the service centers have no idea what they are talking about.
Just an example. Here they quote that the Galaxy Nexus is a Google device and when you have questions you should contact.......MICROSOFT.......
Microsoft would be the owner of the OS and responsible for firmware updates

maddes1402 said:
I had similar experiences with Samsung. It can take ages before you get your phone back. Besides, the people in the service centers have no idea what they are talking about.
Just an example. Here they quote that the Galaxy Nexus is a Google device and when you have questions you should contact.......MICROSOFT.......
Microsoft would be the owner of the OS and responsible for firmware updates
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TROLLOLOLOL.
Or maybe cat got its tongue (or something like that)?

I have had 0 issues with flextronics, but I am often in Newmarket and I just drop in and ask them the progress .. they are not able to hang up if you are standing right there. Was this a x10a or the x10i?

Darth Glacious said:
Looks like SE approved service centers are the same, no matter the country. I sent mine 2 times already because of issues related to the USB connector in the phone (not charging and not having stable USB connection via cable). Got it back 2 times fixed partially, now it charges but the connections still is worthless.
So my sympathy goes to you
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Ah ah ah, not so fast. I have gotten my x10 replaced free of charge not once, but twice for motherboard related problems in the US. I was under warranty and they respected that. After sending number one in for repair they told me that they would rather replace the device as opposed to reparing the damaged one. They sent me a brand new x10. This lasted about a month before it too began to experience random massive overheating, reboots and eventual failure to charge, boot or respond to any input whatsoever. Say what you want, but I have two x10s and a fully charged battery from the one that never had to be replaced didn't work in the damaged phone either. Anyway I called se up again. Of course I was still under warranty, so they replaced it again. This time I got a device that performs admirably, taking the highest overclocks I can throw at it with custom kernels.
This experience has not impressed me with the general build quality of the x10, but it showed me that at least some reps from se are interested in customer satisfaction.
Then again, maybe they outsourced to some of willy wonka's oompa loompa's!
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Companies almost never hold up their side of the warranty sadly =(. I actually find apple to be one of the better places for customer service . Anyhow i usually just contact Better business bureau if they don't do what they say they'll do. They sort things out for you . One of my friends said just threatening to use BBB works too lol.

Worst service from sony india.replaced phone 6 times.

Dont buy any Xperia series [specially Xperia z series]....Their after sales service is pathetic. ....Just regretting now that i purchased this mobile.......feeling disgusted.
My phone has been replaced 6 times consecutively with some manufacturing defects in each replacement unit. My 1 month 11 days warranty of total 1 year warranty period has totally got wasted in these replacements procedures.
I am filing a case in consumer court against this worst service provided by sony and also for cheating the customer. I would request all of you not to purchase this mobile. Because Later if there happens to be some problem in your phone then you will be in big trouble . Warranty also wont help you.
I dont know how a big company like sony can treat its customers like this. When i visit service centre there are atleast 2-3 people everytime having some kind of problem with their xperia z.Some have usb port problem...some have dead pixels.....black dot in camera...screen dead....and list goes on.
How come sony sony has released its flagship phone with so many problems. As from my experience i would suggest all of you to stay away from sony. Neways this is my last sony product. ANd its your wish to listen or not.
But this is my bad experience with sony. They advertise their product in a very good way but fail miserably at providing service .
The picture below is the same replacement unit which i was given at service centre .Can you beileve it? Check the patch .

Contrary to you I've had the best service ever when my XZ had an issue. They gave me a new one immediately in the store and there is nothing wrong with my replacement
Very happy customer here! I live in Belgium
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Most of us have bought this phone. That's why we are here.
Don't go crying "don't buy this phone".

dugs_123 said:
Dont buy any Xperia series [specially Xperia z series]....Their after sales service is pathetic. ....Just regretting now that i purchased this mobile.......feeling disgusted.
My phone has been replaced 6 times consecutively with some manufacturing defects in each replacement unit. My 1 month 11 days warranty of total 1 year warranty period has totally got wasted in these replacements procedures.
I am filing a case in consumer court against this worst service provided by sony and also for cheating the customer. I would request all of you not to purchase this mobile. Because Later if there happens to be some problem in your phone then you will be in big trouble . Warranty also wont help you.
I dont know how a big company like sony can treat its customers like this. When i visit service centre there are atleast 2-3 people everytime having some kind of problem with their xperia z.Some have usb port problem...some have dead pixels.....black dot in camera...screen dead....and list goes on.
How come sony sony has released its flagship phone with so many problems. As from my experience i would suggest all of you to stay away from sony. Neways this is my last sony product. ANd its your wish to listen or not.
But this is my bad experience with sony. They advertise their product in a very good way but fail miserably at providing service .
The picture below is the same replacement unit which i was given at service centre .Can you beileve it? Check the patch .
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What a idiot first post here and its about slagging. now go get 2 cent from Samsung

You were given 6 replacements and yet it's a bad service?
You say that you received the 3 phones on the pictures like that, so why did you accept them in the first place?
Yes some units have some malfunctions, but tell me which phone doesn't, tell me which company has perfect customer service?

Big lol @dugs_123
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Dsteppa said:
You were given 6 replacements and yet it's a bad service?
You say that you received the 3 phones on the pictures like that, so why did you accept them in the first place?
Yes some units have some malfunctions, but tell me which phone doesn't, tell me which company has perfect customer service?
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Yeah i didnt accept that phone and left the phone at service centre for replacement[pics were taken at service centre].They issued me a new box replacement again on 3rd September which was having 3 black dots in middle of screen...........
I have just shared my bad experience with Sony India . I am unable to use the phone since 30 July[i.e.40 Days]. Now the phone is with service centre and the matter has been escalated.
@Dsteppa You are getting it wrong.These 3 images are the same replacement unit pictures.Just taken from different views.And i have posted this because even though the case was forwarded to higher officials, Sony india had provided me such kind of phone for 6th time replacement.

dugs_123 said:
Yeah i didnt accept that phone and left the phone at service centre for replacement[pics were taken at service centre].They issued me a new box replacement again on 3rd September which was having 3 black dots in middle of screen...........
I have just shared my bad experience with Sony India . I am unable to use the phone since 30 July[i.e.40 Days]. Now the phone is with service centre and the matter has been escalated.
@Dsteppa You are getting it wrong.These 3 images are the same replacement unit pictures.Just taken from different views.And i have posted this because even though the case was forwarded to higher officials, Sony india had provided me such kind of phone for 6th time replacement.
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that phone looks like a used phone and under no circumstances is fit to be a replacement, just look at the dust.
Well there have been guys to get their phone in 3-4 days i have been stuck without one since 19 days now, even though i told them that i will be leaving India for 2 months, the senior execs up at xperia support tell me they will do their best and call me back but sadly they do not. So this tuesday if no updates or solutions are given, il be whacking them. I have to leave this wednesday.

dugs_123 said:
Yeah i didnt accept that phone and left the phone at service centre for replacement[pics were taken at service centre].They issued me a new box replacement again on 3rd September which was having 3 black dots in middle of screen...........
I have just shared my bad experience with Sony India . I am unable to use the phone since 30 July[i.e.40 Days]. Now the phone is with service centre and the matter has been escalated.
@Dsteppa You are getting it wrong.These 3 images are the same replacement unit pictures.Just taken from different views.And i have posted this because even though the case was forwarded to higher officials, Sony india had provided me such kind of phone for 6th time replacement.
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Which service centre in India ?
Could you be more specific, rather than ranting.
Sorry if i seem skeptical because in my experience most of such posts at both HTC and Sony forums at XDA by accounts created just before posting turn out to be fake ones mostly paid out by Samsung.

6 phones.
All faulty??
Guess I'm lucky.
Not one issue since buying in March.
Best phone I've owned sorry.
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Have you got your 2 cent from Samsung? get lost bloody !d!ot first post on XDA what do you think we are fools?

cihanleanne said:
Have you got your 2 cent from Samsung? get lost bloody !d!ot first post on XDA what do you think we are fools?
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Mind you language buddy. I am not acting over here. I have just posted what i have been experiencing since July and about the service provided to me from sony india. I have been using sony products. SO i am not against this product but against the service which is being provided. And also i am not supporting any other mobile manufacturer.Infact I have myself not used any products other than sony.
SO idiot first read the post and then reply accordingly.
If moderators feel this is fake then i request you to delete this thread. Neways it wouldnt matter to anyone unless someone experiences it.
And the service centre name is Mobile technology in Ghatkopar East,Mumbai,India.
Thes service centre people are helpful But they are just the intermediate who just provide me the mobile received from company. And thus my post is against this service from sony india which is providing such faulty units to these authorized service centre.

I have had an amazing experience from Sony. They replaced my phone in 1 day and gave me a brand new one. I had the mic problem. The new replacement works without any problems. By the way replacement from Sony, Pune, India.
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dugs_123 said:
And the service centre name is....
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It sounds like your problem lies with the service centre, not Sony itself. A service centre acts as an agent of another company, but is not part of it.
Maybe you should call Sony direct and tell them how you have been treated by the service centre, so they can refer you to another one, and possibly investigate. Sony don't want a service centre giving them a bad name.

I never had any problems with this phone, although if I have any problems with this phone I just take the backglass off and start replacing parts. Same as I did with my adhessive glue and backglass haha. I'm very happy with this phone and won't be buying the Z1 lol
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Dsteppa said:
You were given 6 replacements and yet it's a bad service?
You say that you received the 3 phones on the pictures like that, so why did you accept them in the first place?
Yes some units have some malfunctions, but tell me which phone doesn't, tell me which company has perfect customer service?
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Surprising... I had a different experience. After they initially tried to blame me for the screen cracking while being handled by the service centre rep, not only did they replace my six month old 6602 with a brand new retail 6603, I also became friendly with the regional manager Sony India, and he's promised me complimentary passes for the forthcoming honami release ceremony. Ymmv...
Dead cookies leave no trails...

Why did you not take it a diff service center, my phone had some camera issues, they gave me a replacement phone next day itself. Coming and cribbing here does not change things my friend, you should definitely go and complaint against the SC, not Sony on a whole.

I would say I really love my phone and all the features it has. But through my experience with sony mobile india, I wouldn't recommend buying a Sony phone to anyone in India atleast
My Problem: HEAPHONE COVER OPENS ON IT'S OWN
-There phone Support is i'll trained
They didn't know Xperia Z had a headphone cover/flap.
-They take atleast a month to reply to your emails.
Their email replies, are fixed with the same paragraphs and wordings..I sent over 8 reminders mails over period of two months.
-Their phone support told me to email them.
-Service center cleaned my phone with a toothbrush and gave it back to me.
Naturally when Sony asked me to submit the phone at a service centre and revert with a job number on email.
Neither did the one month reply time nor the handling Of my phone by them at the Service centre or the posts on this forum about the other issues(dead pixels, lose of water resistance after service etc), I decided against going for it.
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Sony service is better than samsung at least. They have a toll free number and people there are really helpful. I got my phone replaced twice. Once due to overheating the replacement unit had pblm with microsd and later i received a perfect unit. Now i have one and xperia z is sold. But i must say sony service is better than samsung and lg combined lol.
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Got my Z1 back from repair. Don't buy a Z1.

After waiting over a month for my phone to be fixed I finally got my Z1 back in the mail last week. First off the phone has the motherboard replaced so a new IMEI was given. This was a problem as Sony said my unlock would remain. Now it's not unlocked and I am still waiting for a code from sony one week later! Next up the speaker grill was missing after receiving my phone. And finally to my discovery I have noticed today my front camera does not work. I take a look at the lens and what do you know, no front camera lens. After over 5 calls to sony complaining with still no luck, agents keep telling me "were working on your case". I keep getting nothing but empty promises from Sony along with the standard "you will hear from someone in 24-48 hours" (they of course never call and I end up having to call them.)
What do I do. It feels like a dog chasing its own tail. No progress, just spinning in circles.

khhhhris said:
After waiting over a month for my phone to be fixed I finally got my Z1 back in the mail last week. First off the phone has the motherboard replaced so a new IMEI was given. This was a problem as Sony said my unlock would remain. Now it's not unlocked and I am still waiting for a code from sony one week later! Next up the speaker grill was missing after receiving my phone. And finally to my discovery I have noticed today my front camera does not work. I take a look at the lens and what do you know, no front camera lens. After over 5 calls to sony complaining with still no luck, agents keep telling me "were working on your case". I keep getting nothing but empty promises from Sony along with the standard "you will hear from someone in 24-48 hours" (they of course never call and I end up having to call them.)
What do I do. It feels like a dog chasing its own tail. No progress, just spinning in circles.
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Where did you buy your Z1? Try to go to the store and ask for a replacement because of all the issues.

I wish. I bought the phone privately. Bell would not warranty me because I am not a Bell customer, so after 3 phone calls to Sony they decided to warranty my phone. After all, it is still a sony product.
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Where did you buy your Z1? Try to go to the store and ask for a replacement because of all the issues.
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khhhhris said:
I wish. I bought the phone privately. Bell would not warranty me because I am not a Bell customer, so after 3 phone calls to Sony they decided to warranty my phone. After all, it is still a sony product.
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Oh, that's were the problem starts then.. You don't have a payment paper stuff (warranty sheet)?

What's wrong with your Z1 before sending it to Sony?
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If you don't have paper and invoice you are lucky they even want to take it and do anything without paying them.
Of course, that's not the reason to do something like that but it's obviously results of a free repair
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Had a proof or purchase from the last owner but It's just bell would not honor me because I am not part of their monopoly. Sony claims bell handles all c6906 warranties, but ended up getting a repair because of this bell would not honor my warranty. Sony didnt even need my receipt either (The phone hasn't been out for a year yet). The phone originally had issues with random shut offs, then eventually just would not turn back on.

khhhhris said:
Had a proof or purchase from the last owner but It's just bell would not honor me because I am not part of their monopoly. Sony claims bell handles all c6906 warranties, but ended up getting a repair because of this bell would not honor my warranty. Sony didnt even need my receipt either (The phone hasn't been out for a year yet). The phone originally had issues with random shut offs, then eventually just would not turn back on.
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Even if you aren't a Bell customer they have to help you in the first place. But like always it's ****ty when you buy a used device
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Previous owner knows the issue and probably sold it to you at a factor of price but not letting you know it. Sony repair centers are like lottery. Some are good and some are bad. They usually have contract with other companies to do their repair jobs.
I am not sure if Sony has repair center in Canada, but you can check the address you sent in on Google to see where it is.
Let fight to get it done right.
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In Canada, Flextronics does the repair.
It was the typical brick.
Maybe I'm lucky that they gave me a new device instead
I had bought it privately and with no receipt - but warranty wasn't an issue.
I gave Sony support the IMEI number and they gave me an RMA number with instructions.
Instead of shipping it, I brought it to Flextronics in person since it isn't that far.

Sony uses serial number to check actual mfg date of their products (imei for phones). If it is within a warranty period, they don't ask you receipt. Otherwise, you will be asked even you just bought within a few months.
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Xperia Warranty Service is a joke

Ok, my story with Z3 Compact ended not even started.
Yes, I got lucky and my screen cracked on itself without any force.
And it looked well as sony accepted the phone in US service center even though it was bought in UK.
That's where fun part stops.
First joke is a turn around time. 14 business day for a simple repair. that is at least 3 weeks! Who can wait phone that long?
That means I have to buy a new one and send sony to ebay when and if I got it repaired.
My guess is that people would buy anything else than xperia they just got broken.
What a stupid way to loose customers. Apple store would replace phone in store or take little time to resolve issue for example.
So after 16 business days I called just to hear that part is on back-order with NO ETA!
Also I was told that its not US phone so I should not even expect it to be ready soon.
Nice Sony! Good way to treat your loyal customers.
Seems like my first and last xperia phone unfortunately....
So if you still deciding ... Look at the other phones, that are more rigid or at least have a proper warranty service for 2014.
SonyXperia US has much to catch up.

Sucks man. My screen hasn't cracked yet but if it does this will definitely be my last Sony product.

I hope it won't. I am ok with stuff breaking as soon as you have a good service to get out of the situation.
Sony did not make that easy. The worst part is that there are no more good compact phones around except of iphone and galaxy alpha. which are worse than z3c in many ways.

Sucks that you're phone-less for so long, although Sony is fixing it despite being bought in the UK, which is more than they're doing for some people. Maybe the fact that it's a UK model is why they're not treating the repair with more urgency.
Other than Apple, which other phone manufacturer will instantly replace an unlocked phone as part of the warranty? Normally this is handled through carriers or (if you're lucky) the authorized retailer, but even they usually don't offer the same instant service as Apple. It's why Apple stuff costs so much. Well, that and the fact that iSheep will blindly pay for anything Apple :laugh:

pipspeak said:
Sucks that you're phone-less for so long, although Sony is fixing it despite being bought in the UK, which is more than they're doing for some people. Maybe the fact that it's a UK model is why they're not treating the repair with more urgency.
Other than Apple, which other phone manufacturer will instantly replace an unlocked phone as part of the warranty? Normally this is handled through carriers or (if you're lucky) the authorized retailer, but even they usually don't offer the same instant service as Apple. It's why Apple stuff costs so much. Well, that and the fact that iSheep will blindly pay for anything Apple :laugh:
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For samsung, sony and all other manufacturers even if you pay premium price like note 4 for $700 and xperia Z3 $650 you get ****ty service. You wont get instant replacements what so ever.. No proper estimated ship dates, No proper customer support, No Earbuds bundled is what we pay for and seems you enjoy it more

demon_xxi said:
Ok, my story with Z3 Compact ended not even started.
Yes, I got lucky and my screen cracked on itself without any force.
And it looked well as sony accepted the phone in US service center even though it was bought in UK.
That's where fun part stops.
First joke is a turn around time. 14 business day for a simple repair. that is at least 3 weeks! Who can wait phone that long?
That means I have to buy a new one and send sony to ebay when and if I got it repaired.
My guess is that people would buy anything else than xperia they just got broken.
What a stupid way to loose customers. Apple store would replace phone in store or take little time to resolve issue for example.
So after 16 business days I called just to hear that part is on back-order with NO ETA!
Also I was told that its not US phone so I should not even expect it to be ready soon.
Nice Sony! Good way to treat your loyal customers.
Seems like my first and last xperia phone unfortunately....
So if you still deciding ... Look at the other phones, that are more rigid or at least have a proper warranty service for 2014.
SonyXperia US has much to catch up.
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feel your pain, going through the same thing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/help/handtec-returns-t2919883
was really glad sony USA would do warranty repair for my phone.. although 14 business day turnaround time seemed like a lot (3 full weeks regularly), but ok. they never emailed me to say they received it - no emails for anything in fact. i had to chat with them to confirm they had received it. and then they returned it to me in about a week - shipped it out in under a week, actually. although i wouldn't have known it had i not seen the 2nd delivery attempt notice on my door. had they emailed me, i would've been looking out for it and had it a few days sooner.
all that's fine, it's their stipulated process and timing, i just could have used some communication throughout. but then comes the icing on the cake. they removed the SIM tray from the phone and sent it back to me without it. so my phone is useless as a phone for a week now, and i'm still waiting to get a replacement or hear anything about it. they've stopped responding to my daily follow-up emails.. the latest response i got had an order number of some kind but no idea where i can put it to check status (it's no retail order number or anything). no tracking. just a blurb that it may take 14 business days to send out a SIM tray to me. and here i thought when i called they'd be like "oh sh*t, we'll get one right out to you asap". but i had to go through this RMA process a second time in order for them to send this to me. i've now owned the phone for 6 weeks, and only 3 of those have i been able to use it. first experience with sony not going so well.

mohlsen8 said:
feel your pain, going through the same thing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/help/handtec-returns-t2919883
was really glad sony USA would do warranty repair for my phone.. although 14 business day turnaround time seemed like a lot (3 full weeks regularly), but ok. they never emailed me to say they received it - no emails for anything in fact. i had to chat with them to confirm they had received it. and then they returned it to me in about a week - shipped it out in under a week, actually. although i wouldn't have known it had i not seen the 2nd delivery attempt notice on my door. had they emailed me, i would've been looking out for it and had it a few days sooner.
all that's fine, it's their stipulated process and timing, i just could have used some communication throughout. but then comes the icing on the cake. they removed the SIM tray from the phone and sent it back to me without it. so my phone is useless as a phone for a week now, and i'm still waiting to get a replacement or hear anything about it. they've stopped responding to my daily follow-up emails.. the latest response i got had an order number of some kind but no idea where i can put it to check status (it's no retail order number or anything). no tracking. just a blurb that it may take 14 business days to send out a SIM tray to me. and here i thought when i called they'd be like "oh sh*t, we'll get one right out to you asap". but i had to go through this RMA process a second time in order for them to send this to me. i've now owned the phone for 6 weeks, and only 3 of those have i been able to use it. first experience with sony not going so well.
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Haha and they wonder why their sales are falling..

i bought their protection plan for $50.. 2 years covered and they will send me a loaner asap when i send my phone in for repair.

radiohead14 said:
i bought their protection plan for $50.. 2 years covered and they will send me a loaner asap when i send my phone in for repair.
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where did you get that for $50? online it says 79?

sravanz said:
where did you get that for $50? online it says 79?
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employee discount :good:

Where can I get the plan for at least 79? Can I get in in USA for phone I got from Clove?
I'm willing to pay for the plan as soon as it has accidental damage coverage. This is better than going with 3rd party warranty coverage.

Fond here http://store.sony.com/gsi/webstore/...le-Phones-Protection-PLUS-Standalone-Warranty
It says $59.99 + tax I assume.
Will check tomorrow if I can get it for the phone that already went to the service.
Really had no idea that sony has these extra plans for phones.
From my previous experience I had AHD warranty for 3yrs for my laptop from Sony Japan and they easily fixed all issues with shipment around the week even when there was a disaster going in Japan few years back. Japan service worked like a clock. They would also fix issues that I did not report. Just to replace components with fresh ones.

U guys are complaining because it took a week to get a phone not warranted in the usa to be fixed for free.... Try samsung or any unlocked, non apple phone and youll beg to go back to sony.
Oh and apple makes you pay for out of warranty repairs anyway. Like cracked screens.

The biggest joke is the screen cracked by itself. What's this Sony?

i had the back glass crack by itself here in the uk, sony repaired the device for free under warranty.1 week turn around time.

Just as a heads up, most decent credit cards give you an additional year of warrenty (on items costing up to $500) on purchases made with the card. This includes SonyRewards, which also provides 90 days accidental damage protection on purchases up to $500.

When I had a Samsung S4 Active I sent it twice for warranty repair. 2 weeks was normal turn around. Quit complaining.

Just to cool down the drama I see a UPS notification today that my phone is coming home.
I still think that 3 weeks is too much for screen repair. It takes less than a hour to replace it.
It would be ok if I have to wait 3 weeks for TV or Vacuum cleaner but its hard to survive without daily driver as a phone.
Good that I have dozens phones at home to use as a replacement, most people don't. I'm just saying that this is the way for Sony to loose customers.
For most it is better to go to Apple Store, PAY and get it fixed asap than look for a replacement phone, PAY for shipment and wait ... IMHO
Where Sony could improve even with current approach is bring more transparency and feedback. They have not notified me about receiving the phone nor about the backorder delays.
The simplest check my RMA status page would help a lot. I guess it is much more expensive to have staff answering phone calls and chat about RMA status. And all they can say - in progress or yes/no received.
The other way to improve is to start using quality glass and make more durable back for the phones
Meanwhile I started considering LG G2 or Nexus5 as a possible alternative. They are pretty old but still excellent phones. Also fragile though but less.

I feel your pain. I dropped my z3 compact here in the uk and cracked my screen. I sent it off to Sony mobile repair company in the uk and they said that it would take 14 days to come back. They quoted me £97.30 for the repair which is ok I guess, I mean i did drop it. After about a week thee website said that they had diagnosed the phone and it needed a new screen (genius) but that part was out of stock. What kind of repair service doesn't have replacement screens in stock, nice one Sony, how is this your official repairer?
I then found out that I had phone insurance through my work and for £50 I could get a new phone. So I decided to contact the repairer to cancel my repair and get my broken phone back. Despite ringing the repairer numerous times they wouldn't send it back even though every time I spoke to them they said it was in the process of being done. After 10 days I decided to contact Sony customer support and to be fair to them they got it sorted and had my phone back 4 days later. So i get a new z3 compact from my insurance company, and guess what the new phone's battery is ****ed. It drains like 25% every three hours and cant make it through a single day. So I'm back onto Sony and they say it needs to go off for repair. Yep, brilliant so i can wait another 10 days for you to tell me you don't have any parts in stock. So frustrating.

Blimey mate that's rough
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Service centre review

Hey guys im new here and i wanted to share my experience with all of you about repair centre(in Germany)
so my z3 has a factory defect (yellowish scrren on the underside of the display , where the navigation buttons are)
and a dent near the earphone jack because i dropped the phone on the earphone jack while exercising (my fault)
After describing my defects on the report i signed and send the repair order on the 3 of august (online) , but send my phone in on the 10. of august. i send the phone and the charger with a box sony send to me.
at first no sign beside (Device received) (11.08)on the Mysupport page
and no email notification about my repair status at all (you need to work on this sony)
but then Saturday (14.08) i got an email that states my device is on its way back to me
I was't home that day so i just received my device today (DHL's fault , sony already send the device on Friday)
after checking the display , it got fixed under warranty they also check the charger ,and to my surprise the dent on the aerphone jack also gone (they also replace the Alunimium frame), and the earphone jack feels new. They even gave me a new back and front screen protector.
i am hoping the repair status would be more informative.
but hey ,I am now a happy customer ,and prepared to sing a praise for your wonderful service, thank you very much sony
phone bootloader is locked , and i flashed kitkat firmware before sending it in (unroot)

It looks like You're just lucky or you got a good service centre in your country's xperia care is the good one. Because in some countries, their service centre is a joke.
I ordered my xperia l's back cover there and didn't get it until now (from 3 weeks ago) but they promised it will not take long times
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AlvinZahran98 said:
It looks like You're just lucky or you got a good service centre in your country's xperia care is the good one. Because in some countries, their service centre is a joke.
I ordered my xperia l's back cover there and didn't get it until now (from 3 weeks ago) but they promised it will not take long times
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it appears that sony service centre arent really sony service centre. they just contracted 3 rd party firms to fix their phones. thats why the experience arent the same.:cyclops:

parental92 said:
it appears that sony service centre arent really sony service centre. they just contracted 3 rd party firms to fix their phones. thats why the experience arent the same.:cyclops:
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Indeed - well, in the UK it is a company called SBE Ltd.
I've had a similar experience to you recently. My phone got very hot just sitting on the side discolouring the screen on one side and unsticking the screen ruining the waterproofing. I sent mine in and heard nothing for about 6 working days then suddenly got an email saying my repair had been delayed and the next day another email saying it was on its way to me. They seem to have replaced my screen and the magnetic charging port at the very least :good:

cadboncopyvw said:
Indeed - well, in the UK it is a company called SBE Ltd.
I've had a similar experience to you recently. My phone got very hot just sitting on the side discolouring the screen on one side and unsticking the screen ruining the waterproofing. I sent mine in and heard nothing for about 6 working days then suddenly got an email saying my repair had been delayed and the next day another email saying it was on its way to me. They seem to have replaced my screen and the magnetic charging port at the very least :good:
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yea i think sony need some kind of positive review. beacuse when you google xperia service centre usually bad review comes up :crying: