This item doesn't have any kind of warranty. I bought it just 4 months ago and it just died for no apparent reason. I contacted the seller an said it didn't have warranty, I filed a claim with Amazon just to receive that it has been over 30 days of purchase so it doesn't apply. I contacted Samsung USA, Samsung UK and Samsung Mexico just to be said that the item was bought in the US so it isn't covered by UK or Mexico and Samsung US said that as it was an international version not sold in the US it wasn't supported either! I just lost my $700 usd I spent in this item!!!! DO NOT BUY!!! Samsung Galaxy S3 has been having lots of hardware problems, to fix mine will cost $500 usd to replace the motherboard not worth it!!! WARNING!!!
Anyone knows where I can buy the motherboard and how to change it myself?
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This item doesn't have any kind of warranty. I bought it just 4 months ago and it just died for no apparent reason. I contacted the seller an said it didn't have warranty, I filed a claim with Amazon just to receive that it has been over 30 days of purchase so it doesn't apply. I contacted Samsung USA, Samsung UK and Samsung Mexico just to be said that the item was bought in the US so it isn't covered by UK or Mexico and Samsung US said that as it was an international version not sold in the US it wasn't supported either! I just lost my $700 usd I spent in this item!!!! DO NOT BUY!!! Samsung Galaxy S3 has been having lots of hardware problems, to fix mine will cost $500 usd to replace the motherboard not worth it!!! WARNING!!!§
Anyone knows where I can buy the motherboard and how to change it myself?
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Wait so you're in the US and bought the International version, and you're now mad about getting no warranty?
You should check with the seller on how to claim warranty before you buy any electronic product.
in this case, think you have no choice but bring it to any samsung service center nearby and pay for repair...
I think the only thing left for you now is to check if it's really dead or it's another issue before paying to repair ... I would replace the battery first maybe....
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Maybe you are one of apple coworkers???
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Stop calling him idiot! That is what you are thinking he somehow has black market phone. That is not the case. He is only misinformed. None of us in North America can claim warranty in here for I9300 model. The only way to claim it is to ship it in Europe and have someone else claim warranty in Europe for us. That is what he can and should have done, now it is possible the phone is blacklisted if the north American samsung shares data with the rest of the world.
It does not matter if the phone is sold by amazon or local shop or whatever. This model is always gonna be considered grey market phone in North America, meaning its legal to sell but it's frowned upon here and of course warranty can not be claimed here.
There is also a simple fact, that samsung here just does not have parts for this phone since its never officially released here.
Then you have to consider shopping item to Europe and back and having someone you trust claim the warranty. Most often it is cheaper to buy the parts, import them and fix yourself or in local shop you trust.
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Title is misleading and untrue.
I still have warranty on my international SGS3 that I purchased in Australia.
Even if I purchased it from the US it would still be covered due to consumer protection laws here in Australia and the fact that Samsung also distributes here.
Your title should read...
Imported goods to the US usually ain't covered by local warranty. In many other countries they would be covered by Samsung. It's just the US has no or very weak consumer protection laws. It ain't Samsung's fault, it's yours for not understanding your rights and local law...
Seriously, why would you guys call him an idiot, the chap has just lost 700 us, and he opened the thread to share his experience and try and fix his issues, so I cannot see how he is being an idiot. Can you guys the ones who are not idiots offer him constructive advice rather than this name calling please.
Gotta love the *****ing on xda these days.. I remember when it was a helpful, civil place!
Did you buy on your credit card? Visa and Mastercard in the UK have protection that you would probably be able to claim on. Don't know if that's the case where you are?
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Sorry for your loss. And this is why I always recommend insurance. Saying that though, I would never buy something that wasn't released in my country that costs so much
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Personally, I'd like to thank the OP.
He confirmed my stipulation that the total amount of intelligence on planet Earth is constant, while the population grows very rapidly.
What the hell forced you to buy something, what is not covered by your LOCAL warranty?
It seems that you have privately imported goods which are not officially sold in US by local distributor, and now you are asking for repair under the warranty.
If Samsung does not selling it there, their service centers will not have:
a) parts;
b) trained personnel
c) equipment (?)
to do a repair of the specific model in US.
I can assume that you can buy Russian vodka from a person who just arrived from Russia to States, and then call Russian Embassy next day that you have the hangover?
Just think before you're buying.
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Gotta love the *****ing on xda these days.. I remember when it was a helpful, civil place!
Did you buy on your credit card? Visa and Mastercard in the UK have protection that you would probably be able to claim on. Don't know if that's the case where you are?
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Yeah, and I remember these forums being about development, not whining.
I bought mine from Newegg and they posted no manufacturer warranty but a 30 day warranty through them and available for purchase at same time a 3rd party year warranty...
I knew no manufacturer warranty from the start
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Your silly for buying from a different country. I have 12 month warranty stop trying to mislead xda members
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OP could change the title so it doesn't cause anymore uproar. Those calling him an idiot, chill out.. OP needs to do a little more research next time but that does not warrant anyone to jump on him and start calling him names.
But as far as North American sales.. I thought warranty was covered through distributer or whatever, i.e. eXpansys USA or Negri Electronics?
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Did he really pay 700 dollars?
Heck you could get the Note 2 and some change for that.
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Did he really pay 700 dollars?
Heck you could get the Note 2 and some change for that.
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I'm sure, a lot of us who bought at launch or pre-ordered did. Mine cost $694.00
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I have the sane problem. Bought the phone thru Newegg and they left me in the cold. Look in your box and should give you contact as to where the phone came from. If not give thru Samsung international web site and go to the country that your phone has for country code. You can find out by using Samware web site comparing the firmware as to what country it was set for. I had problem with earphone jack and took 4 months of back and forth threw the mail and going threw importer in Miami
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These aren't black market phones, but those of us who want international phones have to buy from third parties or purchase them abroad. Otherwise, you're stuck with a network-locked phone.
Since Samsung doesn't sell the i9300 in the US, you have to do a little research to find out the phone's country of origin. I bought mine from newegg and it came with a Brazilian CSC but I eventually confirmed with Samsung UK that it is covered by 2 year warranty...as long as I ship it to the UK for service, of course (they recommended using a British address for a friend or relative to register it). And you can always get a SquareTrade warranty in the US or something similar to provide you with ADH coverage. This is what my wife did for her SGS3 which was bought from a third party on Amazon, though it appears that it's too late for the OP.
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Hello! Has anyone in the US had to do a warranty claim with anyone they've purchased an International Note from, or specifically Expansys-USA? I'm thinking about ordering one from them but am having a difficult time getting them to respond to questions about warranty coverage.
Couple of guys said there is a two-year warranty with it. Can't find it through their website.
See this about the warranty from other buyers.
Awesome! Thanks so much! I've been waffling back and forth with the International vs. AT&T versions, back and forth for weeks. I wanted to make sure there wouldn't be any future issues with apps from the Market not behaving because of where I am, etc. I'm mostly going to be using it for music, digital sketching, maybe some movies. I'm hoping Sketchbook Pro gets going soon with it.
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Couple of guys said there is a two-year warranty with it. Can't find it through their website.
See this about the warranty from other buyers.
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there's no warranty with any international note from any online retailers.
No matter which site you choose, you have to send it to Samsung out of the country. Expanysys does not offer warranty but helps a little if you need to send it on
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Now I'm waffling again. *Laughs* I'm also reading up on LTE, trying to figure out if it's worth it or not. (I'm in Seattle.) I've got a 75$ amazon credit that I can use from Expansys (Through Amazon payments), plus I believe there's a 20 dollar off coupon, so that's nearly 100 bucks off. I don't know what price the AT&T out-of-contract Note will be, but...
Hi Guys Need you advice.
I bought new samsung galaxy s3 from Gumtree guy sold it for £350. It was advertised that its unlocked on all networks. When I bought it of him it was working on Vodaphone. I rang orange to get microsim which arrived 3 days ago. I waited for text message for new sim but no message arrived after 24 hours so i rang orange asked why sim isnt active. Orange asked me for phone IMEI number which i provided found out that phone is blacklisted.
when i bought the phone guy said that he has reciept upon receiving the phone he said its at home but will give it tomorrow. So i took his pictures on Galaxy S2, made him sign the agreement and recorded him. I also took picture of gumtree ad and have his IMEI number. I rang the guy yesterday after orange telling me its blacklisted to say why did you sell me lost/stolen phone he said he will speak to vodaphone and see they can unblock it (strange). He rang after couple of minutes later said phone wont work on orange network only on vodaphone and offered me refund straightaway. At this point all i wanted was money back and then report him.
I got the refund now but asked him why he tried selling contract lost phone to me. He said he had previous phone stolen so they sent him new phone which he sold to me at point of sale he did not say he has on contract. I think he tried to scam me but i had all the proof to proof he sold me lost phone which he tried to do insurance scam.
I rang Vodafone to tell them what happened girl said all they can do is blacklist the phone (call center i rang was in Egypt) noting she can do. So i rang sales team who put me through to Customer services in uk i told them the same story but he said call in the morning system is playing up.
I have now bought sim free from carphonewarehouse today for £495
What do u guys suggest about this should i report him again and leave him to scam others (which i do not want) i dont want to go through hassell if its too much.
What would you guys do in this situation,.
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First of all I would report him to Gumtree to stop him from scamming anyone else on there.
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Secondly if you can find the network that blocked the phone it might be worth asking them your options if any to remove block.
Seller has commited fraud unless you where informed phone was blocked.
jje
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He said he had previous phone stolen so they sent him new phone which he sold to me at point of sale he did not say he has on contract.
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Thats bollocks.
The device IMEI is unique across all devices, including replacements for stolen devices. So if it is blacklisted, that (usually) means it got stolen and has been blocked due to a police-report by the victim.
Punch line: avoid gumtree. I had a similar situation in the past.
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Punch line: avoid gumtree. I had a similar situation in the past.
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Could you post details of where you met up or what he looks like? I just had my S3 stolen yesterday and I think I may have a rough idea of several people it could have been who pick pocketed me. It's gutting, but I just want to get to the bottom of it now.
I'm going to have the IMEI blacklisted tomorrow, but ideally I wish I could just get the phone back. I'd even have been happy to buy it back off him but whoever took it has turned it off and I'm stuffed.
Any help would be much appreciated.
The guy offered you a refund and apologies to you. Then he gave you the money and sort the problem! I think its an honest mistake which could happen to anyone (but the phone working on Vodafone does not seems to be blacklisted, otherwise it would not work on vodafone as well.) Just avoid buying these kind of things of gumtree in the future, or ask for a prof of purchase
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The guy offered you a refund and apologies to you. Then he gave you the money and sort the problem! I think its an honest mistake which could happen to anyone (but the phone working on Vodafone does not seems to be blacklisted, otherwise it would not work on vodafone as well.) Just avoid buying these kind of things of gumtree in the future, or ask for a prof of purchase
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Totally agree, guy would not refund money if it was stolen..
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Totally agree, guy would not refund money if it was stolen.
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Let's theorize that it was stolen. Two scenarios are possible:
a) he didn't know it was stolen and bought it from someone else too
b) he knew it was stolen but didn't want OP to go to the police so he just refunded the money. OP stated he had his voice and picture on record, so he might have panicked when he was confronted with the fact that the buyer knew it was stolen.
Yeah I have my doubts too of Gumtree... However I did buy this new One X there for a little cheaper than the shops, but it was a sealed one... I don't buy opened phones...
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Even if it was a scam, the intended victim wasn't you, or he wouldn't have refunded the money.
The victim in the this case is probably Vodafone or a third-party insurance company, and if they don't care enough to do anything about it... well then they have no one to blame but themselves.
He wouldn't have let you see his face if he was going to scam you: even someone who doesn't understand what blacklisting is, would just assume the phone was defective and attempt to get a refund anyway.
When I buy a phone off Gumtree, I test everything before I hand over any money. I always do a IMEI check as well to make sure it is not blacklisted and I find out who's name the phone is registered in. These are the steps everyone should make when buying a pre owned phone.
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I agree with others, if he wasintending to scam you, you would never got a refund that's how scammers work. I believe it was either an honest mistake or an insurance scam, not an intention to scam you.
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He clearly tried to scam me but I took his picture, got him recorded, voice recording of him talking to me about the phone. He only refunded me because I had evidence that he sold me the phone.
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I'm surprised by how many S3's are for sale on Gumtree, many state that they are sealed in the box ?
is there another scam or something that they maybe selling stolen from shops warehouses etc that would allow this ?
ie they may work for a while but then are blacklisted and become useless ?
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I'm surprised by how many S3's are for sale on Gumtree, many state that they are sealed in the box ?
is there another scam or something that they maybe selling stolen from shops warehouses etc that would allow this ?
ie they may work for a while but then are blacklisted and become useless ?
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First post in a dead thread ?????WHY ???
jje
Gumtree is fine but you need to do the deal "in prerson" so you can test devices out first etc.
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First post in a dead thread ?????WHY ???
jje
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Sorry ...........................is there a law against that ? :crying:
I just found the topic when doing a search on Galaxy S3 ads on Gumtree as I am in the process of trying to purchase one and they seem to be a lot cheaper on there than say Ebay, and thought that you guys might have the answers to why ?
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First post in a dead thread ?????WHY ???
jje
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There's nothing wrong with that.
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Sorry ...........................is there a law against that ? :crying:
I just found the topic when doing a search on Galaxy S3 ads on Gumtree as I am in the process of trying to purchase one and they seem to be a lot cheaper on there than say Ebay, and thought that you guys might have the answers to why ?
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I would agree with the other person, do the deal in person Then you can test the phone before you buy it.
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Is there any chance a person in the U.S. can get warranty service from Samsung even if its the international version?
I want to get the international version instead of the att version but I'm worried about if something goes wrong I'd be screwed
p.s. searched for "warranty" but no results.
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Is there any chance a person in the U.S. can get warranty service from Samsung even if its the international version?
I want to get the international version instead of the att version but I'm worried about if something goes wrong I'd be screwed
p.s. searched for "warranty" but no results.
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I highly doubt it, in case of a repair or exchange you would have to sent it in to the seller you bought the phone from for warranty, or have it fixed in the US and pay for it yourself..
You're on your own, unfortunately. Samsung will not help you. That's part of the risk with international models in the US. FWIW, I've never ever had an issue that required warranty service, on any phone (and I've owned like 20).
FWIW Handset insurance thru AT&T covers any phone as long as you use their carrier. The deductible for the Note 2 is $199.
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Guys just read the Samsung warranty terms. As long as it was purchased and used in your own country, it doesn't matter where it was made our where your vendor ordered it from.
"This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase, and is valid only on products purchased and used in the Canada, and does not include transportation, installation, removal or reinstallation. To receive warranty service, the purchaser must contact Samsung for problem determination and service procedures. Warranty service can only be performed by a Samsung authorized service center. The original dated bill of sale must be presented upon request as proof of purchase to Samsung or Samsung's authorized service center. Transportation to and from the service center is the responsibility of the purchaser."
In fact, I use to work for an electronics distributor, and often if manufactures were short (I.e. Epson) , they would send us English only models (rather than English/French) or English/Spanish (u.s product) to fill orders.
If it was made by them, then they have a legal obligation to repair it.
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So that means if purchased in the U.S. and used in the U.S., newegg specifically, then Samsung should cover it?
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So that means if purchased in the U.S. and used in the U.S., newegg specifically, then Samsung should cover it?
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If they don't, then you'd have grounds to sue.
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If you live in the U.S. and buy an International version, you have to register it under the Samsung retail country it was intended for; i.e. if it was bought in the U.K., you would go to Samsung.co/uk Once it is officially registered with them, you then have to send it overseas to have it fixed. I had to do that with my Samsung Galaxy Tab.
I called AT&T and T-Mobile here in the U.S. first since I was using their sim cards, but they said that they didn't have the necessary software to fix an International version and I would have to send it to Samsung Service Centre. They third party it out to another company and they "lost" it for about 2 months. I finally got it back about 2 1/2 months later. Several phones calls and emails to them and UPS and about $250.00 in shipping(I sent it expedited) and then the charge of about $100.00 to fix a then "bricked" phone, I got it back!
I think if you buy from some places, they do offer warranties through a third party, so it might be better to go that route.
It seems that the only viable option to cover the International version is through third party coverage.
newegg.com is offering a one year coverage for $59.99 from a vendor called servicenet.com.
Does anyone know of any competing services, for either better price or coverage?
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It seems that the only viable option to cover the International version is through third party coverage.
newegg.com is offering a one year coverage for $59.99 from a vendor called servicenet.com.
Does anyone know of any competing services, for either better price or coverage?
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I bought that warranty, on sale at the time for $46. I was wondering how good they actually are at servicing the phone? Nice thing compared to Squaretrade is there is NO deductible!
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If they don't, then you'd have grounds to sue.
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lol lawyers itt
Nobody is successfully suing anybody. International phones were never intended to be sold in the US. End of story. If you live on Mars and get an international unlocked phone from Newegg, you can't just go and sue Samsung because they originally produced the product for, say Brazil when you are a mars resident. They will say "you need to be a Brazilian resident for warranty coverage since this device was produced for and intended for Brazil." and that will be the end of it. You are not a resident of Brazil so end of warranty claim attempt.
You will sit on mars with a broken phone and no help. Had you purchased a phone intended for Mars, you would then have a 12 month warranty. You did not do that therefore you have zero warranty.
End of legal proceedings.
But by all means, everyone should go sue everyone. Git em boys!!
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lol lawyers itt
Nobody is successfully suing anybody. International phones were never intended to be sold in the US. End of story. If you live on Mars and get an international unlocked phone from Newegg, you can't just go and sue Samsung because they originally produced the product for, say Brazil when you are a mars resident. They will say "you need to be a Brazilian resident for warranty coverage since this device was produced for and intended for Brazil." and that will be the end of it. You are not a resident of Brazil so end of warranty claim attempt.
You will sit on mars with a broken phone and no help. Had you purchased a phone intended for Mars, you would then have a 12 month warranty. You did not do that therefore you have zero warranty.
End of legal proceedings.
But by all means, everyone should go sue everyone. Git em boys!!
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Not sure what your point is.
Samsung CLEARLY states that as long as the phone was purchased and used in the country where is warranty is being claimed, then they'll fix it.
Your mars example is stupid, since Samsung doesn't have an office on Mars
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really depends on the situation. but don't expect anything.
-call them describe your situation, maybe tell them you are relocated oversea after you bought a phone
-file an complaint
Samsung sell different phone in different country. you have an att phone broke and you want it be repaired in Uk, not a chance.
I don't know about other import retailers, but if you purchase an imported Samsung device from Negri Electronics, Samsung will honor the warranty regardless of where you live. The only stipulation is that you include your proof of purchase from Negri Electronics when you submit your claim. Alternatively, you can send your device into Negri and they will forward it to Samsung for warranty service. Just an F.Y.I.
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I have a hobby is cell phone/mania (I changing phones every 3-4 weeks)
Long time ago I bough Galaxy Note (exynos). Then that phone appeared in US but it was different- Snapdragon. I did hardbrick (I was one of the first before the mass epidemic).
I call to samsung US they sad your phone from Europe we got different here. (call to europe)
So I called there, they sad you located in US, we can't help you.
(after hard brick my motherboard was ****ed, no one fixed).
But here is different. We got same SPECS !!!!
Chance is 50/50
Best bet is third-party coverage.
On my GN1, I went with Securranty.
This time around I went with Negricare.
2-year plan on either is about $95. Both cover lost/stolen in addition to accidental damage and defect/malfunction. Deductible is $75 on Negricare.
The reason I switched companies is that I could not get ANYONE at Securranty to return a simple email inquiry. That doesn't bode well for if/when there is a problem and I need prompt resolution.
I bought an AT&T S4 32gb from ebay brand new a week ago. It was working well & it was never rooted or custom rom installed.
I slept & woke up & this phone wasnt responding to anything i do. No boot or power at all, checked battery it looks fine & voltage output is 4.21.
I didnt open the phone, though it never got water/liquid damage. Another thing strange is its not even heating up from any side.
Wrote this thread in hope, if anyone has had in this situation & made it work again.
Im truthful to every line i wrote. Need solutions.
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I bought an AT&T S4 32gb from ebay brand new a week ago. It was working well & it was never rooted or custom rom installed.
I slept & woke up & this phone wasnt responding to anything i do. No boot or power at all, checked battery it looks fine & voltage output is 4.21.
I didnt open the phone, though it never got water/liquid damage. Another thing strange is its not even heating up from any side.
Wrote this thread in hope, if anyone has had in this situation & made it work again.
Im truthful to every line i wrote. Need solutions.
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Warranty perhaps
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Warranty perhaps
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I stay in INDIA & want this model cuz its battery life is much better than International S4.
So i cant claim warranty, that was once working fine.
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I stay in INDIA & want this model cuz its battery life is much better than International S4.
So i cant claim warranty, that was once working fine.
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I dint get it...why cant you claim warranty? Warranty is for devices that were once working fine but no longer are. Warranty is through samsung themself not your carrier...so it shouldnt matter how you got it you should still have up to a year to file warranty
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I dint get it...why cant you claim warranty? Warranty is for devices that were once working fine but no longer are. Warranty is through samsung themself not your carrier...so it shouldnt matter how you got it you should still have up to a year to file warranty
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As I said, i bought from "ebay.com" seller, that isnt helping as the seller states, it was working when he sold to me & he doesnt wanna help. Yes you are right but i can only claim warranty if i stay in USA & if i have the receipt, which i dont have. I cant claim warranty locally as its an AT&T phone which is only sold in US.
The way around is to make it work.
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As I said, i bought from "ebay.com" seller, that isnt helping as the seller states, it was working when he sold to me & he doesnt wanna help. Yes you are right but i can only claim warranty if i stay in USA & if i have the receipt, which i dont have. I cant claim warranty locally as its an AT&T phone which is only sold in US.
The way around is to make it work.
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Dont claim it through att, claim it through SAMSUNG.
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As I said, i bought from "ebay.com" seller, that isnt helping as the seller states, it was working when he sold to me & he doesnt wanna help. Yes you are right but i can only claim warranty if i stay in USA & if i have the receipt, which i dont have. I cant claim warranty locally as its an AT&T phone which is only sold in US.
The way around is to make it work.
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Just to make sure you covered all your bases call Samsung tech support. See if they have any ideas
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Can i really??
I have to call Samsung USA tech support i guess ?? But will they help i will be calling from INDIA.
Samsung doesnt want to help if he is outside the usa because it is the usa based device so they will only service it within the usa I believe via UPS mailing since they ship back only to a usa address.
Why don't you open a ebay/paypal claim to get your money back?
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Samsung doesnt want to help if he is outside the usa because it is the usa based device so they will only service it within the usa I believe via UPS mailing since they ship back only to a usa address.
Why don't you open a ebay/paypal claim to get your money back?
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That is wat i was thinkng, samsung will not believe me.
Making a claim will be unfair i think, cuz it worked well for the past week.
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That is wat i was thinkng, samsung will not believe me.
Making a claim will be unfair i think, cuz it worked well for the past week.
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I don't think it is unfair. You paid for a product that obviously was defective as it died randomly. If I buy a item from a store I expect to work, not die randomly to suck it up. Even though its a used item, you shouldn't deal with issues that perhaps the previous owner did not tell you.
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It should still be covered and you can print your Paypal receipt as proof that it was brand new if the title of the auction says brand new. I think it should be covered. You will need to register it with Samsung for warranty service. Toucan do that on their website. You probably won't even have to mention where you bought it.
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It should still be covered and you can print your Paypal receipt as proof that it was brand new if the title of the auction says brand new. I think it should be covered. You will need to register it with Samsung for warranty service. Toucan do that on their website. You probably won't even have to mention where you bought it.
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He is India and bought a device only covered for warranty within U.S.A terrority by law. They wouldn't be forced to service an out of country warranty. Same deal happened to my friend in europe with a U.S.A tmobile s4. He ended up shipping it to me so I could ship to them.
Then again its soley by Samsungs choice. He could try contacting their international department to see if they'll honor it for him.
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He is India and bought a device only covered for warranty within U.S.A terrority by law. They wouldn't be forced to service an out of country warranty. Same deal happened to my friend in europe with a U.S.A tmobile s4. He ended up shipping it to me so I could ship to them.
Then again its soley by Samsungs choice. He could try contacting their international department to see if they'll honor it for him.
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They may service it for him. I'd play with it more. Its unusual for a phone to just die like that but something could have shorted out in it. I don't know how good the electricity in India is.
I say give it a try. Call sammy and also file a claim with PayPal. He should stand by his product.
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Im really disappointed at your suggestions, making a paypal claim is my last resort.
As previously, i bought a captivate which died the same way after a month, of i did claim thru paypal i ended up losing both phone & money.
Yes Samsung may help, international samy will not bother to help & if its USA samy i must have to call from a valid US no. right?
Hello Febby, u gave me a good suggestion, ur frnd sent it to u, but can i as im limited by the person i know in USA.
Frankly, i just wanna try something myself, to make it work & btw electricity is good, but its a little costly where i stay & power cuts are limited.
My S4 screen cracked, they never asked for a proof of purchase (but then again, they took my $200 to fix it). Maybe look into something like VIAddress, they provide a US address for you to tell companies to ship to and they'll forward it to a big number of countries for some fee.
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My S4 screen cracked, they never asked for a proof of purchase (but then again, they took my $200 to fix it). Maybe look into something like VIAddress, they provide a US address for you to tell companies to ship to and they'll forward it to a big number of countries for some fee.
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OK viaddress are they reliable, how much time do they take. They didnt ask cuz u paid for it, mine is diff then urs, as its totally dead... no response at all. They might ask
I've never used VIAddress, but I've sold several thing on eBay to people who used almost identical addresses that went to this freight complex in an pharma/industrial part of our country, New Jersey. One person was Chinese and the other Russian. So I'm guessing they used this or another forwarding service... it must be good if they used it.
True, Samsung might ask you, but I think the warranty will stand by serial number and not owner. I've sold a Galaxy S3 to someone and AT&T at least, assured us that there would be no problems with the other guy making a claim.
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I'm very close to pulling the trigger on purchasing the Z2 from never-msrp on eBay, but because it is an international item there is no warranty.
I realize a lot of people here have purchased in the US. Are you guys not worried about the no warranty?
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I'm very close to pulling the trigger on purchasing the Z2 from never-msrp on eBay, but because it is an international item there is no warranty.
I realize a lot of people here have purchased in the US. Are you guys not worried about the no warranty?
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I'm not from USA but I also don't have warranty. In my point of view it depends on your luck. I've already bought 3 phones without warranty and everything worked as it should. But on the other hand my friend had to repair his phone 2 times. It's always risky...
Where are you getting no warranty from? It comes with a 2 year warranty, granted you will need to contact the region you got it from for service. Although Sony USA told me that its covered by them too, but they can't service it because they don't have parts yet. I'm having to send mine to Taiwan for an issue. But there's definitely coverage.
Ruku1994 said:
I'm not from USA but I also don't have warranty. In my point of view it depends on your luck. I've already bought 3 phones without warranty and everything worked as it should. But on the other hand my friend had to repair his phone 2 times. It's always risky...
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By a SquareTrade warranty!
I plan on buying from never-msrp on ebay... Seems like a lot of people here have purchased from them/her. Warranty from Japan is fine by me, will just be a ***** to send, plus it will be in the US soon. So maybe Sony USA does cover when it makes it here.,
Thanks @hanano17
Has anyone on XDA had warrenty?
But seriously if it's worrying you that much you have 2 choices, buy the phone from your own region, or you can buy insurance for the phone, bearing in mind if you had to claim on the insurance you would need to pay an excess on any claim.
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