Htc warranty...any dealings - Desire HD General

Hi has anyone had recent dealings with htc in relation to repairs?
what happens,they pick up inspect it,then see if its covered by there warranty if not,you have to pay x amount till you get back or they just send it back as it was etc
any dealings experiences much appreciated

My phones slowly repairing itself...weird still good to know about warrantys though
Sent from the underground bunkers in london

I had to send mine back recently as the proximity sensor stopped working. They were very cool about the whole procedure. The only issue I had was their "tracking" website was bobbins.
It arrived in my hands (and had a custom ROM back on it) before the site even said it had been dispatched...

Hi i was dealing with out of warnaty DHD hitted near the camera.I first went to the official HTC service in my region and they told me that they can't help me cuz my phone is bought from UK and i have to contact htc for help.I conact with them and they told me that i can try contact with vodafone or go back to the local service and try to reach common point with them.So i went back to the local service and explane them about the conversation with htc.And they agree to try to deal with it however they were wanting too big price for the rapeir.And mean while i got mail from vodafone in wich they told me that they take phone for service only if you are a costumer of them.And so i stuck with DHD without camera,speaker,headphone speaker.

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Replacment LCD screen

Okay, just purchased my first Snap (s521 - purchased off eBay, quite sure it's an Asian version) a couple of weeks ago and been thoroughly happy with it. Haven't taken the plunge to HardSPL it and put on a cooked ROM (just concerned I suppose - shouldn't be though, I know). Yesterday with all the excitement of boxing day, managed to crack the LCD screen, and now can only see half the screen (the other half is white with a couple of really nice ink marks - would probably look like a butterfly if I looked hard enough.....lol ).
Been searching real hard on the internet, and can't seem to find a replacement for it any where. I'm from Australia, and only 1 carrier has the right's to the Snap here at the moment, therefore general repair shops don't seem to want to know about it.
Can anyone recommend a place to purchase a new screen? Any and all help greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Chris.
Hi
Im still looking for a replacement screen for one of ours as well. The only place in AU i can find is www.fonebiz.com.au
They quoted me $135 to install a replacement screen. They won't sell the screens seperatley though.
Hopefully it helps.
Matt
Thanx for that Matt.
I sent an email off to them this weekend, and I was waiting for a reply. They are supposedly the only authorised HTC repair centre in Australia, but I've read many bad reports about them in other forums. But I suppose $135 is far better then several $100's to get a new one. Fonebiz pretty much has the market to themselves in Australia until HTC allows other businesses to sell the Snap (once the contract with Telstra ends). If I come up with anything, I'll let you know as well.
I'm just surprised that I can't seem to find any for sale any where in the world. Not on eBay, through various stores in other countries - it's almost like we have a very specialised phone, with very little after sales / parts need.
Yep i would have thought it would have been easier to get a screen from the US or HK but no luck.
Ive had nothing but issues with fonebiz in trying to get phones replaced that are dropping reception and freezing. Hopefully you get through ok, they were quick to reply to my emails during business hours so you may need to wait till tomorrow for a response.
go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405566
and
http://cnn.cn
Another reff
http://www.mikechannon.net/page4.html
http://www.jetcitydevices.com/htc-snap/screen-repair
Thanx Harunjo,
After many calls and email to the Australian HTC help line, and then later to the SEA help line, I find out that my phone's serial number shows that the phone was destined for sale in Indonesia. No repair shop in Australia can source the screen except for the official repair centre, which refuses to touch the phone as it was purchased from overseas. Therefore I had 2 choices;
1. Send it to Indonesia to get fixed - Couldn't do as the phone number is not connected.
2. Go through one of the Global Repair Centres.
After contacting Honk Kong, UK, and trying to contact US (really bad time difference with Australia), I decided to follow through with the email contacts with SEA help, and just sent the phone off to Singapore today. Hopefully I will get it back within a few weeks.
One thing I'll say is that every person I spoke to at HTC were more then willing to do everything they could to help me, I just suppose it has everything to do with the whole repair / exclusivity / contract deal with Telstra in Australia - plus a fairly arrogant phone repair company that thinks they are so extremely fantastic that they decide how things work - wish I had a business that was so profitable that I could turn fully paying customers away on a whim (just ranting, couldn't believe how hard it was to try and get this phone fixed - seam to get a lot of bad press through forums does this repair business).
Anyways, as much as the whole experience may have turned me off HTC phones (as this is my first), I like them so much already, that I'll stick with them, just make sure the next phone I get is from Australia or has been out in Australia for a while and has full repair support.

HTC Customer Service: HELP!!

Hallo everyone, I couldn't find any new threads so I'm starting a new one. I took my HD2 to a Milan service center because there was a slight crack in the LCD screen; the phone fell from my hands, it was in its case but cracked anyway..I accepted a hefty 201 Euro charge, and was told that I would get it back (fixed..) in 7/10 days. This was on My 18th. After 2 weeks I called and was told to call HTC directly, there were no news. HTC told me there was a shortage in LCD screens, the problem was being solved and to call back in another 2 weeks. I called yesterday (HTC Europe..) and I was told the problem is indefinite, they have no idea when it will be solved. I asked why wasn't I told right away, I could have kept my phone (it was working) until they had fixed the shortage...and so
today HTC called me back and proposed to return me the HTC2 NOT fixed, that I should ask the service center that I did not want to fix it, and I would "only" be charged for the delivery service to and from the HTC service.
At this I blew up, and said in NO WAY was i going to ask to have it back not fixed so it would look like I did NOT want it fixed...just so they could charge me for it! I still need a fixed phone! So I just told him to keep it there until they had solved the hardware problem, and I would have a consumers' association write to them...
..I'm thinking of buying a new phone, maybe this new Samsung Galaxy...
..but I'm SO ANGRY!!! NO MORE HTC!!!! Does anyone know what is going on? I've never heard of anything like this!!!
Sorry for your bad experience. Quite a few people here will be familiar this kind of thing. I once tried to make a warranty claim on my HTC Touch Pro...in the end I gave up.
Check how much the 'postage' charge is before you agree to anything. This and the handling fee is normally quite high (well, in the UK it is). Keep complaining about it and don't back down?
HTC bad customer support
Thanks for your reply Ouzo..but I am in now way going to get them to send me back the phone if they don't fix it, and have to pay for postage! I'm going to have a lawyer write to them, and a Consumers' Association. They can keep it until it's fixed. And they HAVE to fix it sooner or later or start paying penalties. The doc I signed says I have to pick it up within 90 days or I will be charged for deposit...
What I am going to do, is go out and buy another phone...and NEVER AGAIN an HTC...
I'm not sure if any of the other phone manufacturers are any better unfortunately. Either way, good luck with your new phone, and good luck getting your phone fixed by HTC.
bionksie said:
Thanks for your reply Ouzo..but I am in now way going to get them to send me back the phone if they don't fix it, and have to pay for postage! I'm going to have a lawyer write to them, and a Consumers' Association. They can keep it until it's fixed. And they HAVE to fix it sooner or later or start paying penalties. The doc I signed says I have to pick it up within 90 days or I will be charged for deposit...
What I am going to do, is go out and buy another phone...and NEVER AGAIN an HTC...
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I would never claim in a warranty for just this reason. Smash it pay the £20 for excess on the insurance get them to pick it up and take it away and get a replacement at the door.
I've done this two or three times with my mobile insurer, works a charm. I'd pay the £20 excess again and again just for the privilege of getting them to take it away and getting a replacement there and then.
HTC Customer support is bad!
Hi Kalavere, that's pretty funny! But unfortunately I don't have insurance. I didn't even have that option, it wasn't a telecom device, but I bought it unlocked from a regular store. I going for the Samsung Galaxy...and when they decide to send it back to me, it's being sold. Goodbye forever HTC..
(though I know that Samsung Customer Service will be just as bad...).
Can totally empathise with your situation. Sent my HTC Desire for repair (external speaker stopped working) in UK 6 weeks ago. Sent it in original retail packaging with battery.
Only just received a replacement today. It arrived in bubble wrap in a plastic envelope...no retail box, no battery and lost proof of purchase.
Have had several shouting matches with their p!$$ poor customer services deparment. Have emailed UKs BBC Watchdog TV programme for help in getting some sort of compensation. Will let you know if I get any joy.
In the meantime, I would recommend anyone else in the UK who has problems with HTC Customer Service to also email BBC Watchdog....the more that email, the more something might get done.
BBC or HTC
babblerx said:
Can totally empathise with your situation. Sent my HTC Desire for repair (external speaker stopped working) in UK 6 weeks ago. Sent it in original retail packaging with battery.
Only just received a replacement today. It arrived in bubble wrap in a plastic envelope...no retail box, no battery and lost proof of purchase.
Have had several shouting matches with their p!$$ poor customer services deparment. Have emailed UKs BBC Watchdog TV programme for help in getting some sort of compensation. Will let you know if I get any joy.
In the meantime, I would recommend anyone else in the UK who has problems with HTC Customer Service to also email BBC Watchdog....the more that email, the more something might get done.
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Try to use my tread for that BBC w.dog
If it's help you.I'll be happy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844980
HTC servic in UK is boring at all.

Warranty service UK<----more than Poor

HI Guys
1st
I used to had HTC Blackstone.After 1st warranty service I've received Blackstone with new touch panel and screen!!!But with death pixels more than 3!!!So it went back to Miltone Keynes service centre.After 2weeks+ I was happy owner of serviced Black100.
2nd
My HD2 is going to Miltone Keynes again after 1st warranty service.
Just day after I've received my phone
Again death pixel on screen,screen is not align in housing.
HOUSING is kind of secondhand!!! it is obviously not my!!! It has scratches on different places.
Maybe missing kapton around speaker.<--light is coming up from grid.Cool
Looks like serviced somewhere far far east you know that Communist country?!!!
For now I hate Miltone Keynes service centre.
They are trying us a stupid costumers?!!?
Lied on service explanation in both cases!!
Waisting my time!!!, their money and our green planet
Only who is profiting is UPS delivery company.
S..t happens after 1y7m on HTC I was without Phone for 1m2weeks+
PS:sorry for my funny Engl......
Yes they are shockingly bad.
My blackstone had newton rings so as I'm near them I dropped it in.
They wanted to charge me nearly £200 to repair something which in other countries they cover under warranty.
Thing is, they hadn't sent me a link to the tracking page so I only found out when I called up after 2 weeks for an update. Had I left it much longer they would have disposed of my phone without telling me.
I arranged with the call centre to be able to go in and pick my phone up but they hadn't told the repair centre so they were baffled with my arrival.
I then took the phone back to the store I bought it from for them to try and get a warranty repair, they got the phone back with a report of "no dead pixels found" when the fault report sent with the phone didn't mention dead pixels. The store offered to try again but having been without my phone for a month I wasn't keen, so they put it through as an insurance claim and I got a new phone the next morning.
UF
Uf
I feel sorry for all UK HTC underwarranty c....
Looks like it's a group of poor paid people.
Or they just traying cheat on us.
By the way It's not real HTC they are just ''official service''
Hope HTC will change it soon!!!
SO say no to Miltone Keynes service centre or be realy careful.....
One good thing about it being in the UK is UK consumer laws are pretty decent.
Merely mentioning trading standards when I was in reception got them to change their tune and go get me my phone.
Had I a spare phone I could have reported them to trading standards for not fixing newton rings under warranty when I could provide evidence that in other countries they were allowing them as warranty faults.
I hope UK law will be behind us if what New Scientist said recently is true. Apparently, touch screens have a limited life because of the manufacturing process and rare earth metals used. They said most last just 18 months but that luckily, most users upgrade before then. My screen is already losing accuracy making text input difficult. After spending £500 I expect my phone to be working for alot more than 18 months.
that sux for y'all. Can y'all not have insurance that covers this for you. In the USA I pay for the insurance through t-mobile. When my hd2 kept overheating, I bricked it on purpose (just to make sure they didn't try and say there was nothing wrong), called t-mobile, told them it wouldn't turn on. They overnighted me a phone. Didn't cost me anything except the monthly insurance fee.
DrATty said:
I hope UK law will be behind us if what New Scientist said recently is true. Apparently, touch screens have a limited life because of the manufacturing process and rare earth metals used. They said most last just 18 months but that luckily, most users upgrade before then. My screen is already losing accuracy making text input difficult. After spending £500 I expect my phone to be working for alot more than 18 months.
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can understand how a screen might wear out if you dont use a screen protector, with one however it should last for a very long time... unless i dont understand the tech
just about warranty
this is not a tread about screen lifetime.
I just disagree withy way how guys in UK --> Miltones Keynes working.
Isurence if fine but it can't fix errors done by service centre.
Im not sure if my insurence is covering 1 second repair.
I don't know what the problem is. I had the crazy screen sensitivity issue, agged lines, random key presses.
Had the phone 9 months, called them, tried the latest ROM, same problem, sent it back, 2 weeks later it reappeared working perfectly, no problems, no scratches.
I coudn't be happier with their service.
DrATty said:
I hope UK law will be behind us if what New Scientist said recently is true. Apparently, touch screens have a limited life because of the manufacturing process and rare earth metals used. They said most last just 18 months but that luckily, most users upgrade before then. My screen is already losing accuracy making text input difficult. After spending £500 I expect my phone to be working for alot more than 18 months.
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The great thing about the consumer rights acts is you are entitled to a reasonable length of use out of a product, so even if it comes with just a 1 month warranty and it fails after 3 months, if you can argue that it was resonably expected to last that long then the law is on your side and you're entitled to repair/replacement.
nrfitchett4 said:
that sux for y'all. Can y'all not have insurance that covers this for you. In the USA I pay for the insurance through t-mobile. When my hd2 kept overheating, I bricked it on purpose (just to make sure they didn't try and say there was nothing wrong), called t-mobile, told them it wouldn't turn on. They overnighted me a phone. Didn't cost me anything except the monthly insurance fee.
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Insurance is for damage/loss, not breakdowns. Breakdowns should be covered by warranty/consumer protection laws, after all, if you're sold a shoddy item, why should it cost you to bring it up to the quality item you paid for in the first place?
Of course if something isn't covered by the warranty there's nothing stopping someone damaging their phone and claiming on insurance for a replacement.
Generally we have lower premiums and an excess to pay in the event of a claim, although you could find a policy with no excess but higher premiums.
Well
my HD2 is again on the way to service centre.
Let's wait for it!
I was just havig look all around my HD2 Looks like they found some used one in better contidion.Replace the sticker with IMEI an SN.-->Maybe they've put even my HW in to it.because IMEI and SN is still same----->second hand housing, screen with death pixels, sreen was't align in housing and few small s..ts.
I'll report next week hopefuly...
I'm in ...
Dear ,
Thank you for returning your phone to us for repair.
This email is to confirm receipt of your PDA/Smart phone at the HTC Service centre.
Date/Time: ../11/2010 hh/mm/ss
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IMEI: 35......................
Please do not respond to this message this is a generic email sent from an automated mailbox.
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had nothing but problems with them,weeks without my phone, then they tried to charge me!!!!!useless twats!
OrionCarl said:
had nothing but problems with them,weeks without my phone, then they tried to charge me!!!!!useless twats!
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under the warranty?
What was explanation of service?
Never more HTC Service centre
HI everbody
So After 2nd comes 3th.
Yes my HD2 is going 1again and 2again and 3again to HTC qualified<----))) service centre Milton Keynes.in 1 month
'''''''''divece is with lines,ghost,death pixels,not responding,problem with signal,bat only for 1 day>1 pcall 15mins drain bat aprox 25%.....used to be ok before even after 2nd service.'''''''
ALL because I've had problem with Screen before first service.SH.T!!!!!
I Have no ideat want they do and for who they are working!!!!
Looks like to charge HTC TW-> more work = more money
Pleas IF you Have same Problem-s contact BBC watch dog.
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HI everbody
So After 2nd comes 3th.
Yes my HD2 is going 1again and 2again and 3again to HTC qualified<----))) service centre Milton Keynes.in 1 month
'''''''''divece is with lines,ghost,death pixels,not responding,problem with signal,bat only for 1 day>1 pcall 15mins drain bat aprox 25%.....used to be ok before even after 2nd service.'''''''
ALL because I've had problem with Screen before first service.SH.T!!!!!
I Have no ideat want they do and for who they are working!!!!
Looks like to charge HTC TW-> more work = more money
Pleas IF you Have same Problem-s contact BBC watch dog.
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Personally, I would e-mail HTC both UK headquarters and their Taiwan headquarters and explain how their repair service is unacceptable and is affecting their brand image as a producer of quality phones.
fred_up said:
Personally, I would e-mail HTC both UK headquarters and their Taiwan headquarters and explain how their repair service is unacceptable and is affecting their brand image as a producer of quality phones.
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Good Idea but have you got Email adr... to HTC Headquarters??
Hi..
Just let you know my experiences of HTC & my HD2
Had a problem with the USB charging socket, it was loose/broken - the phone would no longer charge. Contacted T-Mobile UK and they asked me to send it via one of their shops for repair, which I duly did. It went to SBE in Milton Keynes (T-Mobs official repairer) who found water ingress (??) and therefore claimed the damage was OOW. So I contact SBE who agreed their report was wrong and that the damage was in fact caused by crushing or dropping (??) & was still OOW, they then returned the phone to the shop still broken.
So I emailed T-Mobs customer service and they suggested that if I was not happy (as if I would be) I should get a second opinion from HTC UK themselves and provided a phone number. I contacted them and they arranged for the phone to be collected. In the meantime I searched the web and found a few people having issues similar to mine with the USB port so I collected as much evidence as I could and printed and packed it in with the phone before they collected it, along with a letter explaining that I, and many others, did not accept that the phone was 'Fit for purpose'...
2 weeks after they picked it up, a replacement arrives on my doorstep!!!, same serial number, different IMEI and definitely a different phone. During the time that they had it they never contacted me to say what they were doing and the online repair tracker just indicated that they had received my phone.
Since I've had the phone, which is faultless, I have had 2 calls and 1 email from HTC asking me to complete a customer satisfaction form!!!
So - I think HTC UK, are, with a bit of persuasion perhaps, ... Brilliant!.. However, T-Mob won't be getting my business again...
Milton Keynes (T-Mobs official repairer) = HTC service centrum
HTC_HD2_NEW said:
Hi..
Just let you know my experiences of HTC & my HD2
Had a problem with the USB charging socket, it was loose/broken - the phone would no longer charge. Contacted T-Mobile UK and they asked me to send it via one of their shops for repair, which I duly did. It went to SBE in Milton Keynes (T-Mobs official repairer) who found water ingress (??) and therefore claimed the damage was OOW. So I contact SBE who agreed their report was wrong and that the damage was in fact caused by crushing or dropping (??) & was still OOW, they then returned the phone to the shop still broken.
So I emailed T-Mobs customer service and they suggested that if I was not happy (as if I would be) I should get a second opinion from HTC UK themselves and provided a phone number. I contacted them and they arranged for the phone to be collected. In the meantime I searched the web and found a few people having issues similar to mine with the USB port so I collected as much evidence as I could and printed and packed it in with the phone before they collected it, along with a letter explaining that I, and many others, did not accept that the phone was 'Fit for purpose'...
2 weeks after they picked it up, a replacement arrives on my doorstep!!!, same serial number, different IMEI and definitely a different phone. During the time that they had it they never contacted me to say what they were doing and the online repair tracker just indicated that they had received my phone.
Since I've had the phone, which is faultless, I have had 2 calls and 1 email from HTC asking me to complete a customer satisfaction form!!!
So - I think HTC UK, are, with a bit of persuasion perhaps, ... Brilliant!.. However, T-Mob won't be getting my business again...
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Problem is still in guys>>>>> Milton Keynes (T-Mobs official repairer)---->IT's HTC official service centree as well!!!!
Im sure all HTC from any NetProvider must be fix in Milton Keynes anyway.
Hmm..
I did ask the question when I spoke to HTC and the guy on the phone assured me that they were not SBE, even though both addresses were in Milton Keynes..
To be fair, the addresses I had were different as was the paperwork!

SBE ltd warranty repair uk (constant restarting)

Just got my phone back (well a brand new one actually) from repair so thought I'd share the experience here in case any one else is thinking of doing it.
My phone was constantly restarting and some research on the inet suggested it needed a new motherboard.
Sent my phone in by recorded delivery had to pay £5.50 to get insurance to cover the cost of the phone but nm.
SBE received it the next working day (7th) and I checked the progress the day after at:
https://extranet.sbe-ltd.co.uk/enduser/index.php
This said:
SBE fault: None
Customer fault: Software (network services)
Or similar and something about repair finished send back to user.
So I phoned them using 01233 619320 to avoid the 0870 number (www.saynoto0870.com) and said that this wouldn't fix the problem and I'd have to pay to send it back to them so they agreed to hold it and said something about submersion testing (no me either) which they said was just longer testing.
A few days later the progress had changed to on hold with team leader. Finally I received a brand new phone today on the 17th. So its taken 10 days but I've got a new phone.
So basically check on their site and phone em and they'll do a proper test and fix your phone properly.
Thanks for sharing this. I have seen recently some bad experiences here on the x10 forum. So thanks for sharing a good story.
Sent from XDA Premium from my X10a rooted running 2.2.1 Cyanogen 6.1.3gingerbreadV1 ROM
i broke my USB too..instead repairing they gave me a new one )
Update: In my excitement and rush to get phone rooted ect before I went away for the weekend I didn't notice all the scratches around the edge and on the middle button and a dent on the top, also quite a bit of force is needed to get the headphones in. The usb mount was also a bit flakey and it stopped recharging (using plug) in the middle of the night. It has restarted for no reason but isn't doing it all the time as before. Lets hope these probs clear up.
It looked new as they had cleaned it up a bit and applied a new screen protector (I was told not to send the back cover in). So in summary a company that doesn't give a sh*t about your phone/customer service just how fast they can do a shoddy repair job and get money off SE who also don't give a sh*t.
Ive sent mine in 3 times for losing network reception occasionally and random reboots.
Each time they just do a software update, screening or some crap like that and send it back!??? WTF!!??
Anyhow, the last repair (3rd one), which was a VIP repair because i put in a complaint was returned to me on saturday 19th with an aerial change.
Im gona give it a couple of days and ring back on Weds for an exchange as the 3rd repair was escalated to VIP and obviously if that didnt fix it a replacement should be in order.
My advice.. after the 2nd repair if unsuccesfull, phone back and demand a replacement and have your case escalated to a higher team. That should get the ball rolling.
P.S
Thanks for the number, that 0870 is EXTORTIONATE!!
As a foreigner living in london, I'm kinda worried that when i send my phone to warranty i will never see it again :S
If you send it by recorded delivery you can prove they recieved it so wouldn't worry about that. Yeah they was about to send mine back with a software update until I rang up, so basically everyone needs to ring up to get em to do sumat!

Abysmal htc service

I would like to recount my experience with HTC support.
This is HTC in Italy.
I have an Italian M7. It had the purple camera tint issue. I called HTC, they said it would take 15 days from the day I send it to them, to the day I get it back.
Today is day number 10.
Yesterday I called HTC to check up on device, was told by lady on the phone it was "AT THE END OF REPAIR PHASE" and would be shipped back to me within days.
Today I wake up to an email from HTC billing me for close to 200 euros, saying my phone is out of warranty and the screen needs to be replaced.
I call HTC, they have no idea what this email is, but they tell me my phone hasn't even started being repaired yet and that it will take 3-5 days for them to "INVESTIGATE" this 200 euro billing . This means that not only HTC lied to me the day before, but that they have no clue what they are doing.
I asked to speak with a manager, was told to wait 3 working days.
I was LIED to by HTC representatives when they said my phone was at the end of repairs yesterday AND my phone DID NOT have a broken screen. My phone only had the purple camera tint issue, I am going to spending close to 3 weeks without a phone probably. Thanks to excellent HTC customer service.
Pathetic, and disgusting, deceitful service. I strongly urge anyone considering buying an HTC device particularly in Italy to reconsider
The manager responsible is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, I have emailed HTC global with a formal complaint, I have posted on their facebook pages both global and Italy and I considering calling the consumer protection association to file formal charges against HTC.
Update: HTC Italia on facebook has been deleting my posts in which I recount this same experience in Italian because it makes them look bad
UPDATE: HTC is claiming the screen is broken, thus voiding the warranty. I am speaking to the manager right now, he said he emailed me pictures of the broken screen. I did not receive anything. I told him the screen was not broken when I gave it to the courier. He said "its not our problem"
HTC handled the courier, HTC called me and told me when the courier is coming to take my phone. I did not contact the courier at any point. How is it not their problem ? I am now being told I must either pay 200 Euros to have my device fixed, (its in warranty PURPLE CAMERA ISSUE) or pay 35 to have it shipped back to me UNFIXED
Update: HTC manager in Italy told me I have to PROVE the phone was not broken when I sent it by contacting the courier.
I'd like to make it clear: HTC contacted the courier for me, this is my first time calling them or interacting with them in any way.
I called TNT, TNT said it's HTC's responsibility. I called the HTC Italy manager back, he said he will see what he can do.
In the meantime HTC US replied to me, told me that HTC Italy has to provide proof that they are following protocol, and that I should call the Consumer Protection Agency. They also said that 'HTC Italia' deleting my posts on their facebook is totally illegal.
Awesome. So basically my best case scenario is I get my phone back after suing HTC
Don't stop pressuring them. I think sooner or later they'll crack and probably fix your One or send you a replacemente.
Cuyi02 said:
Don't stop pressuring them. I think sooner or later they'll crack and probably fix your One or send you a replacemente.
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Sooner or later I have to leave the country with no phone .... I'm leaving on october 1st
I was forwarded to a regional manager for Italy and Malta, it was implied that I ran my device over with a car and want it fixed for free.
I am totally and utterly disgusted with HTC service, I can't believe this. I'm going to be sending a fax to HTC Italy, Global and the Italian Consumer Protection Agency and Consumer magazines tomorrow detailing the issue. I will be seeking legal action against HTC Italy.
All this for a PURPLE TINT ISSUE
Needless to say, don't buy HTC products if you're in Italy
Thread closed. I've no idea where this is going - it's certainly not as if you're obviously asking for help or guidance.
I've edited out some of the less polite wording too, as well as someone's full name.
Please don't use XDA as a means of complaining about specific instances beyond anyone here's direct control, unless you're asking for very specific advice.
Thanks - and good luck with your phone problem.

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