I picked up mine at GS last Fri. Two dead pixels and light bleeding in top and bottom left corners. They are saying they can't replace it until the "2nd or 3rd wave" comes in. I don't want this to go past 30 days...shouldn't they be able to order me a replacement or do you guys think Google would be able to help me out?
Anyone having a similar issue?
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Initiate a warranty exchange with Google or Asus. Dont wait on their word and get screwed or at least get it in writing.
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I see a talk to a specialist option but no numbers on the Google Play contact page. Can you only submit via email?
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Not sure which thread I read it in, might have been the Defect one in Q&A but one user in same situation said the employee at GS just ordered him another one and told him he could exchange it when it came in might want to speak to a manager see if they can help
Update - Got my replacement today - manager did end up having to stay on top of the GS warehouse to get me another, the customer support was great. New device has no defects that I can see (other than a slightly wobbly/loose usb)
Hey guys. Been playing with my nexus 10 all weekend and I love it. As with all expensive electronics I have been going over it top to bottom and have found some flaws with mine. Light bleeding being a major one, my back clicks when I grip it with any amount of force, and I have noticed I am getting random reboots occasionally but this may not be hardware from what u read.
Anyway how does Google handle their RMA process? Do you have to send them your current device and wait for them to come back in stock in order to get a new one? Or do they possibly ship you new one and you send them your old one back upon receipt?
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I just did one, It's an advance replacement but they do put a hold on a card for the full amount (399 or 499) so make sure you use a real credit card, not your debit.
There is a note in the email that they send that they can use another method, probably requiring you to return first.
They supply a UPS return label.
Sounds great! What igpf the one you receive is worse/the same as the one your replacing though? Haha...guess that's a question for them. Thanks!
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duarian said:
Sounds great! What igpf the one you receive is worse/the same as the one your replacing though? Haha...guess that's a question for them. Thanks!
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In that case you will need to RMA the RMA! In th eprocess of getting an RMA with mine. I get a lot of hummg/whining noise from the left side of the screen (with buttons at top) so it is going back. Did not think light bleed was that bad on this one. Hopefully the replacement will be similar with regards to light bleed but without that noise.
I just started mine. Less than one week to ship date...hopefully it gets here so I have time to test the new one and RMA that one if need be....lol
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I gave up with my wireless in the end and started an RMA process but haven't received a shipping label yet, phoned them up this morning and I was told that it will sent today, still nothing.
Has anyone bought a Nexus 10 from a place other than the Play store and had to RMA their device? I am curious as how Samsung's service is in terms of getting a replacement unit out to you. Getting a replacement unit from Google is pretty simple but is it as easy to get one from Samsung? Do they attempt to fix the device (for example, if you had light bleeding) or do they send you out a new unit?
Bad service.
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Has anyone bought a Nexus 10 from a place other than the Play store and had to RMA their device? I am curious as how Samsung's service is in terms of getting a replacement unit out to you. Getting a replacement unit from Google is pretty simple but is it as easy to get one from Samsung? Do they attempt to fix the device (for example, if you had light bleeding) or do they send you out a new unit?
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I bought mine from walmart and thought my battery was bad. I called samsung and it was painful to say the least. They transferred me 5 times. Once they sent me to google cause they said they didn't handle nexus products. Google sent me back to them I picked the wifi only option and they told me again it was a google product I told him I just got transferred back by google. He sent me to the manager who again tried to tell me they didn't deal with nexus products. So I told them my problem and told them I felt the battery was bad. He finally just said okay I'll put in a ticket for you to send it to Texas (I believe he said, wasn't really listening as I felt I should have just got a new one). He said the process would take somewhere from 2-3 weeks. I said forget I'll just deal with the bad battery until I can buy one and replace it myself.
The shipping process with Samsung is much the same except that it takes multiple transfers on the phone to find someone that has a screen that can do an RMA ticket on the device. My problem is that in doing the work they don't really make sure they solved the problem you had. I had my screen replaced and they put a worse screen in with four corners of large light bleed and they even managed to scratch up the back of my device. I was upset to say the least and had to ship it back for them to fix their shoddy workmanship. On top of that... I sent mine back on the 16th and it didn't get opened until 2 days after arrival. As of a week ago it has been sitting on hold waiting for parts. So its been in Samsung's hands now for 2 weeks and no word on when they will get whatever parts they need in stock or ship it back. When you ship they pre pay a 2 day air ups label and send it back 2 day air as well. Hope to get it back reasonably soon as the device has been out of use now for over a month. First trip took about two weeks total. Second trip who knows.
BTW, I did buy mine from play but was tired of worse RMA replacements. Everything was perfect on mine other than a little dimming along the camera edge of the screen and a dead pixel.
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I bought a 16gb nexus 7 on launch and like many of them I had a very small amount of screen lift on the left side. I never really cared much about it because it was minimal. Now after months of use the screen has lifted more and the case creaks when I touch on the left side of the screen. So now that it's much worse I want to exchange my nexus 7. Is this screen lift issue covered under the 1 year warranty from Google? It sounds to me that this issue is so common that they should give me a new one no problem. Is this true or am I going to have to deal with a lot of reps to get a new one?
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I bought a 16gb nexus 7 on launch and like many of them I had a very small amount of screen lift on the left side. I never really cared much about it because it was minimal. Now after months of use the screen has lifted more and the case creaks when I touch on the left side of the screen. So now that it's much worse I want to exchange my nexus 7. Is this screen lift issue covered under the 1 year warranty from Google? It sounds to me that this issue is so common that they should give me a new one no problem. Is this true or am I going to have to deal with a lot of reps to get a new one?
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If you bought it from Play Store you should be fine. Call during daytime business hours to get the more knowledgeable call centre. When I called to RMA my N73G on the weekend, I got some totally spaced out rep who said she'd open me a ticket and nothing happened. Finally on my third call I got someone totally on the ball, and she walked me through the whole process of a device swap.
Basically what they do is set up an RMA ticket, and then they e-mail you a special link to "order" your replacement on Play Store. It will charge a hold to your credit card. My ship date is still a week from now but at least they're honest. Upon arrival of the new device you have (14? 21?) days to send the old one back.
If they're willing to do a swap on a blown-out speaker I would think they'll do one for screen lift.
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If you bought it from Play Store you should be fine. Call during daytime business hours to get the more knowledgeable call centre. When I called to RMA my N73G on the weekend, I got some totally spaced out rep who said she'd open me a ticket and nothing happened. Finally on my third call I got someone totally on the ball, and she walked me through the whole process of a device swap.
Basically what they do is set up an RMA ticket, and then they e-mail you a special link to "order" your replacement on Play Store. It will charge a hold to your credit card. My ship date is still a week from now but at least they're honest. Upon arrival of the new device you have (14? 21?) days to send the old one back.
If they're willing to do a swap on a blown-out speaker I would think they'll do one for screen lift.
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Thanks for the info. I will give them a call and see how it goes. It sounds like the screen lift issue is common enough that they know about it and will exchange it for me.
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Thanks for the info. I will give them a call and see how it goes. It sounds like the screen lift issue is common enough that they know about it and will exchange it for me.
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How did your RMA go? Did they exchange it and provide a new one free of charge or was a complicated process?
My N7's whole body is creaking when I hold it and there is backlight bleeding as well on its bottom left corner. So I was thinking of initiating a complaint as well..
Hello guys,i sended my tablet 2 times for the grounded touchscreen issue many of you know ,first time my tablet returned after 2 days at the repair center and the center didn't done anything to it,just a hard reset.
So I Send the tablet back for a second time ,this time the tablet was there over 20days,this time they replace a "usb board" so i thought problem fixed,today i got my tablet and it came with the same problem.... but this time more horrible with with missing touches all over the upper middle part of the Screen when it's not grounded and that's not enough,i was shocked when i saw the service damaged the frame of my tablet!! ,seems like someone did try to open it with a screwdriver and the frame has a damaged/broke part on the top right ,i called the service center and told them that the problem hasn't fixed still! and specially for the damaged they service did on the frame! and i did send a picture of it ,they told me they will make a new RMA and i will send it tomorrow AGAIN.
My adventure continues,i used to be a very big supporter of Asus... has anyone experience anything similar? please let me know ,or any suggestion guys
They have had mine for 4 weeks.........
I just got my tablet back day before yesterday. It took exactly 2 weeks from the time I sent it. I was having an issue with the USB port. It wouldn't charge or connect to my pc while the tablet was turned on. It would charge when it was powered off and the computer could see it while in fastboot mode. So I was able to return it to stock and relock the bootloader.
I don't know the details of what was repaired. Is that documented somewhere? I did setup up an account with ASUS. I actually started the whole RMA process online. Never actually spoke to a person. For the most part it was pretty painless other than not having a tablet for 2 weeks.
Here are videos i took after this second repair to see the problem is still here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60oysCFNopk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZVRJD4omEU
and this is what they do to my tablets frame,which i had in amazing condition since day one with case and screen protector View attachment 2691497
I RMAd mine because the micro USB port was intermittently working. It took them 4 weeks to decide not to fix it, and send me what they claim is a new one..........
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I RMAd mine because the micro USB port was intermittently working. It took them 4 weeks to decide not to fix it, and send me what they claim is a new one..........
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so they send you a new unit?
It's definitely a different tablet. It looks good, but who knows if it's actually new........
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It's definitely a different tablet. It looks good, but who knows if it's actually new........
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You asked for a new unit? You didn't have an option for take your money back?
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It's definitely a different tablet. It looks good, but who knows if it's actually new........
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I didn't ask for a new unit. I thought mine was going to get repaired. They chose not to repair it, and send me a "new" one. I wasn't asked or given any other options.......
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My heart goes out to anyone struggling with this tablet. I waited weeks and tried updates but it never helped. Customer service was of no assistance. I've read nothing but horror stories on sending in these units. Luckily I was able to correct my issue with Ts11 fix. I am now seeing people have problems with it messing up again.
Highly considering selling my unit online while it's working and washing my hands of the situation.
Just remember no matter what the company, the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Be patient, kind, not rude, and persistent. You may have to make ten phone calls but eventually they will get tired of it and help.
I am glad to read that someone in this thread actually got Asus to send them a replacement. I would like to know what condition it's in and if you've had any problems with it yet???
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Hello guys,i sended my tablet 2 times for the grounded touchscreen issue many of you know ,first time my tablet returned after 2 days at the repair center and the center didn't done anything to it,just a hard reset.
So I Send the tablet back for a second time ,this time the tablet was there over 20days,this time they replace a "usb board" so i thought problem fixed,today i got my tablet and it came with the same problem.... but this time more horrible with with missing touches all over the upper middle part of the Screen when it's not grounded and that's not enough,i was shocked when i saw the service damaged the frame of my tablet!! ,seems like someone did try to open it with a screwdriver and the frame has a damaged/broke part on the top right ,i called the service center and told them that the problem hasn't fixed still! and specially for the damaged they service did on the frame! and i did send a picture of it ,they told me they will make a new RMA and i will send it tomorrow AGAIN.
My adventure continues,i used to be a very big supporter of Asus... has anyone experience anything similar? please let me know ,or any suggestion guys
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Wow, at least you got an RMA!!!
I know this is off topic but does relate to what you say...
I have tried RMA for a 3 mother boards over the years. The last motherboard, about 6 months ago... They never compelted the RAM process, they never sent an email confirmation, nothing. I emailed multiple times and they said they have no RMA. Then out of the blue the email with RMA number. This was after many attempts on the website. So I send said motherboard back to asus thinking it was an issue with the power capacitors (I am very knowledgeable when it comes to mother boards). Keeping in mind, it was still under warranty, they email me back saying that there are scratches around the CPU mounting holes that are causing the issue and its $180 to fix.
Then they dremmeled down even further to "show" me, totally ruining the board.
I have other stories too... That match yours as I only use Asus motherboards on my PC Builds... But that is matching your story. They made product worse and then told me its not under warranty.
Asus is a great manufacturer but the customer service is horrid.
My Nexus 7 is @ Asus atm.
They received it today and sent me an email.
It'll take up to 7 - 10 business days before I know something...
I got 2 big red dots/smudges in/on my screen (on dark backgrounds)...
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My Nexus 7 is @ Asus atm.
They received it today and sent me an email.
It'll take up to 7 - 10 business days before I know something...
I got 2 big red dots/smudges in/on my screen (on dark backgrounds)...
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I had those to I found out it was from to much pressure on the screen
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I had those to I found out it was from to much pressure on the screen
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Serious?!
I received my Nexus around a month ago.
Can't remember if I had them before but always using the Nexus with care...
Panja said:
My Nexus 7 is @ Asus atm.
They received it today and sent me an email.
It'll take up to 7 - 10 business days before I know something...
I got 2 big red dots/smudges in/on my screen (on dark backgrounds)...
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I also am experiencing the same problem. It irritates a lot while watching movies.
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I just got mine back from Asus repair.
They replaced the LCD panel in my Nexus.
The 2 red smudges are gone but... I got 1 dead pixel back.
Phoned Asus support but apparently 1 dead pixel is within the legal margins here in NL and they cannot help me with this problem.
So long story short: 2 red smudges within a month of purchase, Asus replaced LCD, smudges gone, dead pixel instead.
I have never been to a service center until I start using tablets made by ASUS.
The very first time I went to their service center is because I got a Transformer Prime (TF201) that bricked itself when updating the official firmware! They took about a week to repair and the motherboard is replaced. I didn't have time to give a thorough check as they are about to close the center (I went after work). When I got home, I check the condition again and found out that the frame is loosen and scratched. What's worse, this new motherboard made me unable to unlock the tablet when I have decided to go cyanogenmod, I had to send it to RMA (RMA for what is obviously a software issue) again in order to get it unlocked.
I swore I'll never buy any ASUS product again.
Despite the hatred towards ASUS, Google Nexus once again draw me back to ASUS. As much as I believe in Nexus brand, ASUS once again made me disappointed (obviously I've the same touchscreen issue). However, I'm hesitated as to whether I should send it to RMA or not. I don't want to have a tablet in physically good condition that come back with a loosen and scratched frame.
This issue don't just made me hate ASUS more, it also made me starts doubting my previous thinking that "Nexus is a good brand" to buy.