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It doesn't seem like HTC asks you over the phone. Do they just get the phone and then charge you if it is an unlocked bootloader?
My phone isn't rooted, but I was asked if I'd rooted it in one of my two warranty swaps.
I'm in the process of doing that now. My rooted phone has been with HTC for a few days and I have not heard anything yet. I'll update when or if I do.
many people on these forumns have without issue.
they charged my $55 for a replacement because of my unlocked b/l.. good for the pople who got away with it though
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they charged my $55 for a replacement because of my unlocked b/l.. good for the pople who got away with it though
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What was the process that was executed for this? Did they call you? Say something? Did you try and get out of it?
nope. i got my inquiry a couple days after i sent it in and it said that my cost was $55. i called them and they said it was "something i did". but the only thing i would have done was unlock the bootloader. i hadnt dropped it or scratched... basically brand new. so.. much luck you. hopefully you dont get flamed for trying to rip HTC off, like me in the other thread i started haha
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nope. i got my inquiry a couple days after i sent it in and it said that my cost was $55. i called them and they said it was "something i did". but the only thing i would have done was unlock the bootloader. i hadnt dropped it or scratched... basically brand new. so.. much luck you. hopefully you dont get flamed for trying to rip HTC off, like me in the other thread i started haha
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I'm not trying to rip them off. I will not hide it if I'm asked and I haven't been so far. What do you mean you got your "inquiry"?
I'm sending mine next week just for the dust under the screen problem. why are you guys sending yours?
Because of my atrocious battery. Although, they offered to send a free battery if I thought mine was bad.
Has anyone returned it for a full refund (or minus $55) with an unlocked boot loader? I wouldn't mind doing that and picking up the Milestone instead.
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I'm sending mine next week just for the dust under the screen problem. why are you guys sending yours?
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First (new) phone had a problem with the g sensor and an ill-fitting bottom plastic bit.
Second (first swap) phone had a blue tint to the screen, and a very noticeable blue tint in the bottom fourth or fifth of the screen. Also a dead pixel.
Third (second swap) phone has a much better screen, but still a bit of noticeable blue tint along the bottom edge. Also, the horizontal g sensor is off by quite a bit, and it has the same ill-fitting bottom plastic issue the first had, only much less annoying than the first.
I'm calling tomorrow to do a third swap, hoping this one won't have any issues. If it does, I'll keep whichever is better, and wait a few months before doing another swap. Maybe some of the later AT&T batches won't have the same kinds of problems.
Even with all that, this is the best phone I've ever had. I'm just being super picky after forking over $530. The swaps have been easy; I get a new one overnighted and then send the old one back in the same box with a fedex label htc provides. I have zero complaints about the service, I just wish I'd gotten a perfect phone in the beginning. =)
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Has anyone returned it for a full refund (or minus $55) with an unlocked boot loader? I wouldn't mind doing that and picking up the Milestone instead.
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The Milestone also has the dust problem. I came from a Telus Milestone because it got a speck of dust and I was afraid more would get in. Now I have a speck of dust under my Nexus but it is really small and no more has gotten in.
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I'm sending mine next week just for the dust under the screen problem. why are you guys sending yours?
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the inquiry is what they send you in the email. its basically a summary of the repair and the cost
Looks like I have no costs?
Status: We have completed your case. If you can help us improve our service, or would like to comment, please contact HTC customer service representatives.
Service Type: Repair
Service Model: C4-On site exchange
Failure Description: cx ci battery life is an issue set cx up for swap.
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Looks like I have no costs?
Status: We have completed your case. If you can help us improve our service, or would like to comment, please contact HTC customer service representatives.
Service Type: Repair
Service Model: C4-On site exchange
Failure Description: cx ci battery life is an issue set cx up for swap.
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Well, if battery is an issue couldn't just have replaced your battery? That would cause no concern over the phone itself, so maybe they haven't checked the bootloader yet...
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Well, if battery is an issue couldn't just have replaced your battery? That would cause no concern over the phone itself, so maybe they haven't checked the bootloader yet...
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The battery wasn't replaced as I confirmed with them as it wasn't the battery.
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The battery wasn't replaced as I confirmed with them as it wasn't the battery.
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Hmmm.. I'm having trouble with my N1 as well, but I'm reluctant to send it in in fear that they'll charge 55 dollars over the unlocked bootloader just to repair just the power button.
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i had my phone shut off and just turned it back on and i have this huge white out spot on my lcd near where the keyboard pops up. you can plainly see it on a white background. i know it didn't get wet because it is in a body glove case.
anyways i pulled the back cover off and there is no water damage sticker on the phone at all, just on the battery. and it doesn't show it got wet at all. are new phones shipping without them because i may have to take this back for an exchange and i don't want to be accused of getting it wet.
also what is the latest 2.2 version these phone ship with, so i can run the RUU if need be.
It's a screen defunct. I have it on my phone as well, probably almost the same exact spot. You can try and get them to replace the phone for you, doesn't really bother me too much so I didn't bother trying to get a new one.
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It's a screen defunct. I have it on my phone as well, probably almost the same exact spot. You can try and get them to replace the phone for you, doesn't really bother me too much so I didn't bother trying to get a new one.
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well i just bought the phone 2 days ago so im sure i can go in an exchange it. the area is large, it wasn't there when i shut my phone off earlier. my issue is my phone does not have a water indicator sticker on the body itself.
They will tell you because its missing the warranty is voided, happened to me when I brought my old touch pro 2 in.
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They will tell you because its missing the warranty is voided, happened to me when I brought my old touch pro 2 in.
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yeah but i didn't remove it, first time ive had the back off. it's not there anywhere.
the phone is only two days old.
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yeah but i didn't remove it, first time ive had the back off. it's not there anywhere.
the phone is only two days old.
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if the phone is two days old, go return it... they shouldn't have a problem taking it back
I got another evo on friday and has no sticker either im gonna go ask tomorrow if is something they do now
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I got another evo on friday and has no sticker either im gonna go ask tomorrow if is something they do now
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good to know, maybe they stopped doing it? i know there's one on the battery. anyways it seems to be a bit worse, it looks horrid, the bottom half of my lcd is brighter than the top half.
does anybody know what version of droid these ship with? like the latest shipped sprint RUU so i can flash it in the morning and unroot?
i hate dealing with sprint, took me alot to get my evo, if they give me **** ill just sell the darn thing as is or replace the lcd myself. maybe i just wont say a word and return it and get an epic instead. i know how sprint corporate stores can be.
Mine came with software version 3.29
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Mine came with software version 3.29
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thanks. im trying to decide what to do tomorrow. my god a replacement lcd is like $100 on ebay, no way.
ill just do my 30 day exchange. im just worried about that sticker not being there.
Oh one more thing dont get an epic i had 3 of them in my family plan they suck terrible signal problems i went and changed two of them samething. So i just return them and got evos since i changed two of them i cant change them so i told him that i was gonna cancel my contract and had no choice and since than no problems with the evos i have 5 now
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Oh one more thing dont get an epic i had 3 of them in my family plan they suck terrible signal problems i went and changed two of them samething. So i just return them and got evos since i changed two of them i cant change them so i told him that i was gonna cancel my contract and had no choice and since than no problems with the evos i have 5 now
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seems alot of these phones have issues. im just worried they are going to try to blame me for this. i just have a sticky "no water" screen protector on it. i may just call sprint and have them ship me out a new replacement.
If u still on the 30 day trial they will do anything to keep you trust me i have one evo out of contract to improve signal where i work they even gave me a free. Airave and if they give trouble just say im gonna cancel my contract and see how they change.
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If u still on the 30 day trial they will do anything to keep you trust me i have one evo out of contract to improve signal where i work they even gave me a free. Airave and if they give trouble just say im gonna cancel my contract and see how they change.
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i am i just upgraded 2 days ago.
Where did you buy ur phone sprint radioshack best buy ? I had exchanged phone is the past heros pres if is during the 30 day they had to give you a new one last year my girl droped soap into her hero i went and just told them the screen was acting up and no problem i got a new one.. is not ur fault just take it where you got it im going there tomorrow to see about the sticker
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Where did you buy ur phone sprint radioshack best buy ? I had exchanged phone is the past heros pres if is during the 30 day they had to give you a new one last year my girl droped soap into her hero i went and just told them the screen was acting up and no problem i got a new one.. is not ur fault just take it where you got it im going there tomorrow to see about the sticker
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i got it at a sprint corporate store. so they didn't check out the hero for damage at all? every store is different.
No i had at least 8 phones return to sprint they r always fine with me. If u have the receipt they change the phone right on the spot im in new york and is always busy where i go they no time to check. And have many friends with sprint service never had problems returning phones
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No i had at least 8 phones return to sprint they r always fine with me. If u have the receipt they change the phone right on the spot im in new york and is always busy where i go they no time to check. And have many friends with sprint service never had problems returning phones
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just saw sprint will charge a $35 dollar restocking fee if i change to a different phone.
Threaten to cancel and they cant. They have that thirty day worry free, remember?
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just saw sprint will charge a $35 dollar restocking fee if i change to a different phone.
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Wow
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this blows.
of all the crap going on in life right now, the one thing I could count on was my Evo. music, games, and kindle for the commute now that i take the train to my internship.
a couple of days ago I noticed the phone wasn't charging. if i just plugged in the power cord it wouldn't charge, but if i pulled it down, so that it would be at an angle, it would charge. but of course i couldn't keep it that way all night.
opened up the phone and found that the charging plug thing was coming off on at least three of the four big solder points. we just recently fixed my LCD tv with a cheap soldering kit so i figured we'd solder those points and it would work. no difference.
tried it twice and put the phone back together twice, it would turn on and finish loading but wouldnt charge.
opened it again, took out the one screw holding the pcb board to the screen, and looked around to see if there was anything that could be done from that side. i don't think my dad did anything there. i've checked since and nothing got even a scratch. put it back together.
this time the phone vibrates when i turn it on, but the screen never comes on.
opened it again, the charging plug had completely fallen off. the solder does not stick at all.
at this point, i don't care. i can buy a battery charger, and I can remove the memory card to transfer files. i'm happy with my rom so i could live not being able to directly hook up the phone and change system files.
but no screen?!!
so at this moment, for the first time since September, my Evo is out of commission and I can't do anything about it.
anyone know what may have happened here? any solutions? i'm willing to try any suggestions since i can't use the phone at the moment and I need it back.
thanks.
You likely could have had it fixed under HTC's warranty. But once they see it's been opened I believe the warranty is instantly void. You could take it in to the store and see if they will warranty it out and charge you the $35 advanced exchange fee.
Pretty much what he said lol. If you already opened the phone you have voided your warranty so sprint won't want to fix it neither will HTC. Your only two options are fix it yourself with parts off ebay. Second one is run it over with the car pay 100 to Asurion if you have TEP and they will send you a refurb and you send your old one back to them other then that you kinda screwed the pooch when you opend your phone up.
Hope you get it worked out.
i have agree since you cracked it open you screwed yourself :/
the phone hasn't had a valid warranty since last year...so I didn't mess it up.
my question here is what could have messed up the phone. not what messed up the warranty!
you can pick up and evo for between $150-200 on craigslist. just sell your broken one for parts, you would be shocked how many people would buy it.
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the phone hasn't had a valid warranty since last year...so I didn't mess it up.
my question here is what could have messed up the phone. not what messed up the warranty!
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Made in China usually does it...
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Charge the battery and then put it back in and try try boot it. See if it works that time.
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nah the phone has taken quite a lot of use and abuse since I got it. i'm sad that it got messed up but in no way am I unsatisfied with it.
I did find some on craigslist already. now to wait until I can pay for one!
EDIT: the battery was at 70%. the phone does turn on. not the screen :-(
welcome to the club. That's why I stopped buying htc. They make cheap under performing phones that are guaranteed to fail early. I love my samsung epic.
really? this is my second HTC phone. first was 8125 and I loved it so much I lost it and bought a second one. now the Evo breaks after all this (ab)use and i'm planning on buying a second one or an Evo 3D if i can afford it when it comes out.
so, i'm pretty happy with HTC products.
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welcome to the club. That's why I stopped buying htc. They make cheap under performing phones that are guaranteed to fail early. I love my samsung epic.
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Well you just go enjoy your Sam****, and we'll suffer with crappy HTC phones....
Trust me your not suffering,the dude with the epic is...my big brother has it and he doesnt really like it lol. He is jumping the HTC ship,he is buying evo 3D. Samsung never responds,never update,the dev support is no where near evo support (IMO) but if I was you try to fix it or buy nexus S or evo 3D
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Dev Support isn't as good???????
Maybe not on here, but this site leans more towards HTC.
The Epic Sections of SDX-Devopers is FAT with Dev support.
+1. This is my 3rd HTC phone. All worked well for me.
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the phone hasn't had a valid warranty since last year...so I didn't mess it up.
my question here is what could have messed up the phone. not what messed up the warranty!
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Did you break a connection from the screen to the board ( I'm not good with hardware) there should be a connection try to find it and see if it's broken
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welcome to the club. That's why I stopped buying htc. They make cheap under performing phones that are guaranteed to fail early. I love my samsung epic.
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Doesn't your phone still have 2.1?
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SINNN said:
welcome to the club. That's why I stopped buying htc. They make cheap under performing phones that are guaranteed to fail early. I love my samsung epic.
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This is a ridiculous comment.
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I've had my Atrix for about 6 months and suffered through the normal issues without complaining (occasional random reboots & lockups, flaky fingerprint scanner, etc).
Recently my fingerprint scanner stopped working completely. In the past I've been able to get it started again by removing the battery, that doesn't help anymore -- it's completely dead. I've see some posts about cleaning the scanner pad, I may have to try that.
Additionally I now have a black spot in my photos and videos. There's apparently some debris under my camera lens; the spot moves around but it's always there.
I called the ATT handset warranty center expecting them to swap it out for a refurb unit; this isn't ideal but better than what I have. Instead here's the answer I got:
Fingerprint Scanner: "Motorola tells us this isn't a warrantable concern, you have alternate methods to unlock your screen". You can call Motorola directly to see if they'll do anything for you.
Debris inside the camera lens: "Oh, that voids your warranty." I advised the lens is a sealed unit and the debris must have been in there since day one. Their argument is that since I just noticed it now (i.e. it just loosened up and moved into an area where it's noticeable) it is not a warrantable concern and by the way it also voids my phone's warranty.
I'm floored by both answers and pretty shocked. The customer service agent was very matter-of-fact and I know she's reciting the company line.
Anbody have a similar experience?
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I've had my Atrix for about 6 months and suffered through the normal issues without complaining (occasional random reboots & lockups, flaky fingerprint scanner, etc).
Recently my fingerprint scanner stopped working completely. In the past I've been able to get it started again by removing the battery, that doesn't help anymore -- it's completely dead. I've see some posts about cleaning the scanner pad, I may have to try that.
Additionally I now have a black spot in my photos and videos. There's apparently some debris under my camera lens; the spot moves around but it's always there.
I called the ATT handset warranty center expecting them to swap it out for a refurb unit; this isn't ideal but better than what I have. Instead here's the answer I got:
Fingerprint Scanner: "Motorola tells us this isn't a warrantable concern, you have alternate methods to unlock your screen". You can call Motorola directly to see if they'll do anything for you.
Debris inside the camera lens: "Oh, that voids your warranty." I advised the lens is a sealed unit and the debris must have been in there since day one. Their argument is that since I just noticed it now (i.e. it just loosened up and moved into an area where it's noticeable) it is not a warrantable concern and by the way it also voids my phone's warranty.
I'm floored by both answers and pretty shocked. The customer service agent was very matter-of-fact and I know she's reciting the company line.
Anbody have a similar experience?
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I have stuff under my front facing camera ,it looks like dust and it is very noticeable. The camera on the back i can see a smudge that is under the lense. You can see it when you go to take a picture. It was caused when i was at Red Lobster, my dad spilled water on my phone and the water leaked under the glass but now it is all gone and it has left behind dust. I have also been experiencing the screen doing things by itself , uncontrolable movement causing me to have to lock and relock the device for it to become usable again. I called ATT and told them everything and NONE of the water circles that determine water damage have changed colors , they are all white. Att said it would cost 150$ for a new phone. Basiclly with me paying 5$ a month for insurance for my phone and then when i have a problem it costs 150$ for a new one? or even a used one i don't see the point in having insurance !
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Att said it would cost 150$ for a new phone. Basiclly with me paying 5$ a month for insurance for my phone and then when i have a problem it costs 150$ for a new one? or even a used one i don't see the point in having insurance !
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Not any more. Check with AT&T again. The warranty cost went up a month or so ago, and the deductible for the Atrix is now $199. I think it went up in October if I remember correctly.
yea my fp scanners dead
This is why I don't bother with buying insurance on my phones anymore. Most of the time you're just paying a monthly fee for nothing, and when something does go wrong, you get screwed anyway.
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Not any more. Check with AT&T again. The warranty cost went up a month or so ago, and the deductible for the Atrix is now $199. I think it went up in October if I remember correctly.
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They just dropped the atrix 4g down to a tier 2 device so the deductible is $125 now according to at&ts website.
I've switched back to my nexus one for now because my atrix was giving me too many issues. 4-5 battery pulls a day because of screen freezes. Touch screen firing erratically, overheating and shutting down, random reboots, wifi unable to connect unless I restart. It occurs regardless of what rom or kernel including stock everything (it started before I started flashing so I actually thought it was stock issues). Debating which course of action to take with it but I don't have insurance and its bootloader unlocked which may or may not cause issues if I go to Motorola (always a case by case basis i suppose)
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I've switched back to my nexus one for now because my atrix was giving me too many issues. 4-5 battery pulls a day because of screen freezes. Touch screen firing erratically, overheating and shutting down, random reboots, wifi unable to connect unless I restart. It occurs regardless of what rom or kernel including stock everything (it started before I started flashing so I actually thought it was stock issues).
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I've never had such a thing happen to my phone.
knock wood.
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They just dropped the atrix 4g down to a tier 2 device so the deductible is $125 now according to at&ts website.
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I stand corrected! Funny how they changed the Atrix back after only a couple of weeks. Wonder how many people were stuffed with the $199 in that time period!
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/en_US/pdf/wireless-phone-insurance-deductible-schedule.pdf
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I stand corrected! Funny how they changed the Atrix back after only a couple of weeks. Wonder how many people were stuffed with the $199 in that time period!
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I still would never pay 125 for a new atrix ! i would rather buy a nexus s ! or save up for a galaxy nexus
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I still would never pay 125 for a new atrix ! i would rather buy a nexus s ! or save up for a galaxy nexus
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Interesting, but I certainly wouldn't take a rebadged Galaxy S in preference to an Atrix, even if they were released at a similar time!
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I stand corrected! Funny how they changed the Atrix back after only a couple of weeks. Wonder how many people were stuffed with the $199 in that time period!
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Thanks for linking the document. I only knew the information because a few days prior to reading this thread I was looking up insurance information for a friend of mine and I happened to look down in curiosity to what it would be for the Atrix. I didn't have time to find it and link it when I replied here though.
AT&T is shifty!
just call back in, say you are having constant reboots and force closes, tell them you did a hard reset, still no change, and they should send you out a warranty unit
once they get your unit back, they won't actually use the phone so there's no way to tell there aren't resets [and besides, you will send it to them in a factory reset anyways so it will load up with a blur sign up menu]
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I still would never pay 125 for a new atrix ! i would rather buy a nexus s ! or save up for a galaxy nexus
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Ya - well hopefully this never happens to me...bet the galaxy nexus can't run my laptop dock and multimedia dock.
I thought it was common knowledge that AT&T sucks. Send your phone to Motorola, they will fix it. AT&T is full of **** saying moto says its not covered by warranty, why would they tell you to contact moto directly then!! AT&T can blow me, they charge for premium and give sub standard.
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I thought it was common knowledge that AT&T sucks. Send your phone to Motorola, they will fix it. AT&T is full of **** saying moto says its not covered by warranty, why would they tell you to contact moto directly then!! AT&T can blow me, they charge for premium and give sub standard.
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Motorola will fix my device for free?
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Motorola will fix my device for free?
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Depends on if they consider the problems to be fixable under warranty. A lot of companies try to weasel out of it though. If your device has scratches, dents or dings they might try to say you dropped it and that caused the problems. Or if you are bootloader unlocked they can claim you voided your warranty because you may have installed software that jacked up your phones hardware. I don't know how Motorola is with this, and you won't know unless you submit it for warranty repair and find out.
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Motorola will fix my device for free?
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Sry for the late response. I'm saying I unlocked my bootloader, reflashed stock gingerbread firmware, then sent in my atrix for repair of digitizer and fps for free.
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Long story short, dropped the phone and shattered the screen. Digitizer dead so touch screen doesn't work!
Yesterday was the last day I could have put the insurance on it so I cant take it back to Best Buy or anything.
Called LG and they said I have to send it in but i don't wanna imagine how much hey will charge me.
Anybody know if they sell the digitizers separate to buy to replace the screen?
Any help will be appreciated
multiple options http://wap.ebay.com/Pages/SearchRes...06567508&emvAD=360x567&nbpr=3&nbcol=1|UNKNOWN
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multiple options http://wap.ebay.com/Pages/SearchRes...06567508&emvAD=360x567&nbpr=3&nbcol=1|UNKNOWN
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I got a error when I went to the link
Go to eBay and type d802 digitizer (or d801)
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But is it compatible with the D800 AT&T version?
Man I hate buying things from China haha I always feel uncomfortable because I've had bad experiences lol
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To be honest I heard the screen replacement was 120-180... might just want to send it in....
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To be honest I heard the screen replacement was 120-180... might just want to send it in....
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Yeah I asked but they didn't wanna mention a price at all because they want me to send it in and they wanna see it. But you can clearly see that the LCD isn't broken, just the panel on top.
I might send it in and I know if I choose not to they will send it back.
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Yeah I asked but they didn't wanna mention a price at all because they want me to send it in and they wanna see it. But you can clearly see that the LCD isn't broken, just the panel on top.
I might send it in and I know if I choose not to they will send it back.
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Just sent mine to LG to have the screen/digitizer replaced for the same thing.... $105 plus what it cost me to ship it there.....
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Long story short, dropped the phone and shattered the screen. Digitizer dead so touch screen doesn't work!
Yesterday was the last day I could have put the insurance on it so I cant take it back to Best Buy or anything.
Called LG and they said I have to send it in but i don't wanna imagine how much hey will charge me.
Anybody know if they sell the digitizers separate to buy to replace the screen?
Any help will be appreciated
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Was it protected in any sort of a case when you dropped it, or was it totally naked ?
mouf32 said:
Just sent mine to LG to have the screen/digitizer replaced for the same thing.... $105 plus what it cost me to ship it there.....
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Same here. I thought they were going to charge an arm and a leg, but $105 isn't bad in my opinion!
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Long story short, dropped the phone and shattered the screen. Digitizer dead so touch screen doesn't work!
Yesterday was the last day I could have put the insurance on it so I cant take it back to Best Buy or anything.
Called LG and they said I have to send it in but i don't wanna imagine how much hey will charge me.
Anybody know if they sell the digitizers separate to buy to replace the screen?
Any help will be appreciated
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Lesson learned. Always put a case. You never know if a case could have reduced or prevented the damage.
Noam23 said:
Was it protected in any sort of a case when you dropped it, or was it totally naked ?
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it was naked! I never put a case on my phones every since my first smart phone the Galaxy Fascinate it guess there's a fist time for everything!
mouf32 said:
Just sent mine to LG to have the screen/digitizer replaced for the same thing.... $105 plus what it cost me to ship it there.....
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oh wow that's really cheap! the cheapest i can find the part on eBay was $140, I rather send it in! thanks guys!
i had a case on mine, but had it off when i dropped it a couple nights ago. same story--phone still works, but the cracks the dropped caused left the screen unresponsive to touch.
i also heard the same thing from LG, but my biggest issue was that i wanted to retrieve data that i had on the phone. they said that they always wipe the data when they do any repairs on it, so i purchased that screen from china and am giving it a go on wednesday.
wish me luck! :fingers-crossed:
So, lol, the same thing happened to me. I wanted to post a pdf of the tear down guide that might help you guys, as I couldn't find it anywhere online.
I was going to order the part online, but after hearing about it being cheaper to send to LG, I might just do that instead!
smoresrock said:
i had a case on mine, but had it off when i dropped it a couple nights ago. same story--phone still works, but the cracks the dropped caused left the screen unresponsive to touch.
i also heard the same thing from LG, but my biggest issue was that i wanted to retrieve data that i had on the phone. they said that they always wipe the data when they do any repairs on it, so i purchased that screen from china and am giving it a go on wednesday.
wish me luck! :fingers-crossed:
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Yeah, my phone was wiped, but I had nothing important on there. I haven't activated it to see if it is still rooted or not. I can't get past the activation screen without a SIM card.
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Romans8vs1 said:
Same here. I thought they were going to charge an arm and a leg, but $105 isn't bad in my opinion!
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To be honest it is cheaper then insurance..... I bought the ProtectCell after I broke the first one. and it is $200 or something up front plus $150 every time you break it.... Aka I could fix my phone 3 times before the insurance is a better deal.
Ughhh...same thing happened to me about an hour ago. Would one of you be able to share where you tracked down where to send it in. I'll start digging around for info on this, but thought I'd ask. Thanks!
jaskraft said:
Ughhh...same thing happened to me about an hour ago. Would one of you be able to share where you tracked down where to send it in. I'll start digging around for info on this, but thought I'd ask. Thanks!
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Can't post a link since I'm new but lg(dot)com/us/support/repair-service/schedule-repair should work for you.
I dropped mine last week and called their 1-800 number to create a Return Authorization, rather than using the web page. Ended up being $146 to repair mine, which is still cheaper than local shops and far less risky than me trying to figure out how to do it solo. They received it Thursday, gave me the quote late Friday, and I called in to make the payment then. Hopefully it's repaired Monday and on it's way back to me by mid-week.
Endless Vertigo said:
Can't post a link since I'm new but lg(dot)com/us/support/repair-service/schedule-repair should work for you.
I dropped mine last week and called their 1-800 number to create a Return Authorization, rather than using the web page. Ended up being $146 to repair mine, which is still cheaper than local shops and far less risky than me trying to figure out how to do it solo. They received it Thursday, gave me the quote late Friday, and I called in to make the payment then. Hopefully it's repaired Monday and on it's way back to me by mid-week.
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Awesome. Thanks so much for the reply. I think I will give them a ring tomorrow. I had found the LG repair link prior to your reply and, oddly enough, the G2 isn't even listed in the list of selectable products, so figured I'd have to call anyhow.
I'm generally extremely careful with my devices, maybe even anal, so I generally don't buy insurance. However, this is the second phone, after my G-Nexus, which has ended up with a smashed screen due to a freak accident. Starting to rethink my take on insurance......
Thanks again!
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Awesome. Thanks so much for the reply. I think I will give them a ring tomorrow. I had found the LG repair link prior to your reply and, oddly enough, the G2 isn't even listed in the list of selectable products, so figured I'd have to call anyhow.
I'm generally extremely careful with my devices, maybe even anal, so I generally don't buy insurance. However, this is the second phone, after my G-Nexus, which has ended up with a smashed screen due to a freak accident. Starting to rethink my take on insurance......
Thanks again!
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the lg g2 isn't listed because of the different model numbers (d800, vs980 etc), so just select the model you have. I'm waiting for my call from them now.
jbaruch76 said:
the lg g2 isn't listed because of the different model numbers (d800, vs980 etc), so just select the model you have. I'm waiting for my call from them now.
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Thanks. I noticed that after the fact. Had been looking for the G2 so overlooked the other options. Ended up using the live chat option which worked very well. Also checked back in with live chat a few times to see where the process was at once I sent it in.
Long story longer, I will have mine back in my greedy little hands tomorrow if Fed-Ex holds up their end of the bargain. Like another poster stated, the repair cost was $146, which includes return shipping, plus my cost to send it to Texas. Took about 2-1/2 weeks total from the day I shipped to getting it back tomorrow. I saw another poster-or-two mentioned that their repair was quoted at $105. Not sure why mine and others were up at $146 since mine seemed like a pretty basic crack and I figured thus, it would be at the lower end of the reported repair chargees.
Looking forward to getting it back. Had already sold my G-Nex so I've been scraping by with my resurrected Palm Pre for the past couple weeks