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It has been about 20 days. Has anyone got an opinion on whether I should go back and add the insurance for 100? I am in Canada, so it isn't a quick trip.
I'm actually seeing some hard spots that look like dirt on the screen but I suspect the are the coating wearing off.
Seems this is fixed in newer versions of the phone.
Any thoughts on extended warranty and/or the screen?
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Check SquareTrade.com see if they offer warranty service to Canada. It's cheaper and better than in store warranties.
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Check SquareTrade.com see if they offer warranty service to Canada. It's cheaper and better than in store warranties.
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Squaretrade looks pretty good. Do you have any experience with them? Is it a legitimate operation?
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I dont recommended the Best Buy insurance, maybe its just but ive had nightmares when it comes to filing a warranty claim with them, They just try and give you the run around
How much is the Best Buy insurance? They didn't offer it to me, and I probably would have said no, but I see people say $99/$100 even though checking the Best Buy website just now shows it at $169 for 2 years. That's an awful lot for a insurance that doesn't cover loss/theft.
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How much is the Best Buy insurance? They didn't offer it to me, and I probably would have said no, but I see people say $99/$100 even though checking the Best Buy website just now shows it at $169 for 2 years. That's an awful lot for a insurance that doesn't cover loss/theft.
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i believe for cell phones its monthly. like 10 bucks
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Squaretrade looks pretty good. Do you have any experience with them? Is it a legitimate operation?
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It's legit. They reimubursed me full retail value for a water damaged iphone. I could tell they didnt want to and tried to be shady about it but at the time the way their contract was worded they had no choice.
I didnt take it personally because I only paid like $50 for the contract and for them to pay $600 out on a device that cost me $200 out of pocket surely annoyed them.
Well when I looked at it, the only difference between the two plans is that the BB plan doesn't specifically state they insure full immersion in liquid where Square Trade does. Drop your Nexus in the ocean then your effed on the BB plan, but not on Square's.
As far as the pricing, it is $9.99 a month and you can only add it within the first 30 days (same as SquareTrade). So the Best Buy model is basically double, however you do have the flexibility to stop paying BB if for instance you buy another phone at any time where as if you use SquareTrade you've already paid for all of your two years regardless of how long you own or wish to protect that specific phone.
I chose the Best Buy Black Tie simply based upon convenience of getting a new phone quicker, though I'm not certain how that works, it just appears to me that it would/could be same day?
Also apparently you can do the Black Tie protection online as well so that's a possibility for the OP specifically.
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So the Best Buy model is basically double, however you do have the flexibility to stop paying BB if for instance you buy another phone at any time where as if you use SquareTrade you've already paid for all of your two years regardless of how long you own or wish to protect that specific phone.
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Actually you can receive a prorated REFUND on your SquareTrade warranty ANY TIME you want if you sell the phone or don't want the warranty anymore, you can also transfer it to another user!
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Actually you can receive a prorated REFUND on your SquareTrade warranty ANY TIME you want if you sell the phone or don't want the warranty anymore, you can also transfer it to another user!
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Ah thanks for that bit!
So they gave you a really hard time? My phone isnt past its 30 days but I have a dim back button and compared to my best friends wife's phone, the screen is really gray and banded. Also the platinum case scratched it and either way I want to replace it. I have the black tie protection and paid close to six hundred for the phone and 35 for the scratchy case and another 30 for the invisible shield. It sucks that I want to repalce the phone yet again but for the 700 I've shelled out on this thing, it should at least be perfect from the start.
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So they gave you a really hard time? My phone isnt past its 30 days but I have a dim back button and compared to my best friends wife's phone, the screen is really gray and banded. Also the platinum case scratched it and either way I want to replace it. I have the black tie protection and paid close to six hundred for the phone and 35 for the scratchy case and another 30 for the invisible shield. It sucks that I want to repalce the phone yet again but for the 700 I've shelled out on this thing, it should at least be perfect from the start.
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The other stuff, yeah, exchange the phone for a bad backlit button or wonky display, but I don't get the platinum case thing. That's your fault, or the case maker's, not Samsung's.
You purchased a 3rd party case which was poorly designed and it damaged your phone's back and think that Samsung/Best Buy are to blame and should have to replace your phone for it?
Isn't that a bit like saying that if you bought a Ford, then slapped on an aftermarket strap-on luggage rack or bike carrier that scratched the paint that Ford should have to let you exchange the car? An extreme example, but the same concept.
Sounds kind of outrageous, doesn't it?
Unless of course scratches on the battery plate are covered as a repairable item under your black tie warranty, which I doubt.
The case has scratched the bezel so that's not easily repaired I wouldn't think.
Also, I agree its not Sammy's fault for the scratches but the other stuff yes. Also, the phone is sold exclusively by best buy and the case is best buys line of cases, the only one out until now. I wouldn't feel bad at all using the all inclusive (minus loss or theft) black tie thing that I pay for. If they won't let you even use it that's just free money for them and makes it a scam.
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I wouldn't feel bad at all using the all inclusive (minus loss or theft) black tie thing that I pay for. If they won't let you even use it that's just free money for them and makes it a scam.
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Yeah, if the extended warranty covers stuff like scratches, go for it. Those warranties are almost 100% profit for the seller.
OK, kudos to best buy. They have been awesome to me with the n's, especially with what so.e might think is paranoia. After the case scratches and banding I exchanged mybphone for another. They didn't hassle me at all and after everything I would surely buy from them again. They were great. Unfortunately even though best buy online said they were tmo vendor, they are not. The last phone they had didn't have the creased glass, so I took it. Seems like my last phone was a gem. This one seems more washed out but im tired of fighting. After all the wrangling. It seems there's no such thing as a perfect phone, at least after my g1. A lot of the problems can be blamed on the rush to get gingerbread out for this phone.
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I went to exchange mine after seeing the crease in the glass isnt supposed to be there, of the 24 devices my local store had, every one had it.
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I went to exchange mine after seeing the crease in the glass isnt supposed to be there, of the 24 devices my local store had, every one had it.
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It's not? Mine has it up top bbut not at the bottom. Ah oh well.
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Well I have to hand it to best buy mobile. Not to rag on the parent company but the mobile employees are a cut above normal best buy. Even the ones in the store are a separate entity like magnolia. Since my last post I have returned my phone two more times. The dim back button led to a new one with a dead pixel. The only problem I had was that they claimed that its one replacement per 30 day period. They still helped me out and got me a new one. They seem to genuinely care and gave excellent customer service, even with a picky person like myself.
Unfortunately this store had an entire batch of creased glass screens. I took one anyway as I had to drive a long way to find one that activated tmo. I did this because the other ones in the area were the ones with min availability. They also told me that the ones they had at the place I got mine were their second batch of phones which made me believe they would be less problematic. This one seems OK but the keyboard is acting strange. Its been less than 24hours since I put on my ghost armor so hopefully the sensitivity is just temporarily affected. My last one had the zagg one which was much thicker and had no sensitivity problems so I'm optimistic that this one will clear up.
I also learned that you need to ensure that the place you do an exchange with needs to correctly transfer your black tie protection if you do an in store 30 day exchange. I learned mine was still pegged to my very first one and they had to call up geek squad and fix the problem so that if I did use the warranty that I could actually make a claim.
Has anyone else been told that you can only do one exchange?
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Lg sent my nexus 4 back from repair. They were supposed to replace the screen but never did. Upon receiving the package I noticed those expletives didn't even put the screws back! There are just holes in the bottom. I called to complain but it seems my only option is to send it back in. I don't want those people anywhere near my phone again.
I tried finding the screws online but no real luck. I've no clue as to their exact spec. Only know they are t5 5.2mm torx screws. Can someone help me out? Any ideas where to get a couple... Or have a broken phone they want to sell the screws?
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Why don't you ask LG to send you some screws?
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http://www.impactcomputers.com/922-9691.html (package of 5)
like this?
Maybe LG is trolling you for so many RMA's? :sly:
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how about this ebay item (#290843305530) + screwdrivers!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fascia-Ho...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item43b79ca63a
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Maybe LG is trolling you for so many RMA's? :sly:
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one can only hope.... cause karma's a real *****.
after 5 rmas what makes you think you will be happy with the 6th one? im surprised that these companies let customers exchange their phones this much, there should be a limit then just full refund.
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after 5 rmas what makes you think you will be happy with the 6th one? im surprised that these companies let customers exchange their phones this much, there should be a limit then just full refund.
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+1 What's the chances one person gets 5 defective phones?
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I have mine since the first batch. No problems at all. You must be the pickiest person in the world. On your 6 nexus rma? Damn. By the third one u shoulda asked for a refund.
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+1 What's the chances one person gets 5 defective phones?
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+1. infinitessimal IMO.
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+1. infinitessimal IMO.
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Wow... lots of hate. I want the phone, so that's why I have so many RMA's. I wanted the cycle to end so I sent it for repair instead. phone came back with no work done but missing the screws on the bottom. Call it karma if you want, but if you think I like going through the play store and dealing with them and their issues and shipping phones back and receiving "new" phones with glue spots, scratched screens, and dead pixels then I must just be a masochist. Am I picky? Sure I am, but other than the phone that would heat up like crazy and reboot multiple times per day despite factory reset, reflashing stock image, etc, all of the issues were screen related. You spend the vast majority of the time on the phone looking at a screen. Plus, this is a nexus... refund... what else is there out there for new hardware, unlocked, stock, etc? I would have paid $700 outright for the thing if google was charging that much, but I expect the phone to have a screen that's defect free.
This isn't something new with nexus/play store devices. Check out the threads on the Nexus 10 regarding screen, and case issues and the exchanges. People are getting devices marked as new with broken seals. I've found with every Nexus (except the Galaxy Nexus) I've purchased, if you get a great one from the start then awesome. However, if you happen to get a dud, you will spend some time trying to get one that's defect free through the RMA process.
For the few that posted some links, thanks, but though they are torx screws of the approximate size, they aren't the exact screws. Seems no one save for the manufacturer sells these. After about 3 hours on the phone in total with LG, they are supposed to send me 2 but they said it would take 9 days to ship. I guess they have to order it from Korea.
I had and lg g2x that I replaced about 6 times before I gave up. I was not being picky, the phones were not functioning correctly. You pay for a defect free device so expect one. At least you are getting the screws sent.
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I hate to resurrect an old thread, but I guess you just got screwed by LG - pun totally intended :laugh: Sorry, it just had to be said.
On that note, rather than RMA'ing my N4 for a defective screen (well, it sure cracked pretty easily!), I just ordered a replacement front assembly and intend to do the repair myself. Hopefully it arrives this week, because I really miss my Nexus!! If I was planning on spending $600 on a phone, I would've went with an Optimus G or Xperia Z, but I figured I could save a few bucks by going Nexus, and the developer support around here is bar-none! Alas, with this replacement screen, I spent that much anyway... Still ticked off about it, but what can ya do...
So, since it's been a couple months, how about a status update. Did you get the screws? Another device? Are you happy yet? Please, do share.
I'm pretty sure he got the screws from the last time I talked to him.
And to those hating on him are u kidding me. He paid for a fully functional phone and that's what he deserved. He did nothing that I wouldn't have done and he had some pretty defective phones trust me. So before judging know the whole story because like someone said on this thread "karmas a b*tch".
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+1 What's the chances one person gets 5 defective phones?
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Jayrod wasn't and isn't being picky, I've seen pics of the defective n4's and let me tell you, they were very defective! It happens, he didn't want to keep playing the rma game, but he paid for a defective free device. None of the phones he was sent I would keep if they were given to me. Nobody likes to have money on their credit cards tied up, do you know how much money was on hold for those devices? A lot. Not that he cared about that, but keep that in mind when making remarks. These phones weren't sent to him without some sort of hold. Who would go through that for something miniscule?
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Yeah, I completely agree with those statements. I'd hate to be in a situation like that, especially considering my "credit card" is actually a debit card with Visa, so those "holds" would be on my real money. It's bad enough I barely went 5 days with my Nexus before the screen broke, but to RMA a device 5 times is a little ridiculous - not necessarily for Jayrod's part, but the fact that he's had so many problems for something he should have had defect-free in the first place. After the first 2 RMA's, someone at Google and/or LG should have personally inspected the third device to absolutely be sure with 110% certainty that it was perfect. OK, so I made a little joke earlier, but I really do feel for the guy. The quality control issues have been nuts, and hearing stories like this makes me wish he would just be given a free N4 just for all the trouble! For all that and then getting back an unfixed phone with missing screws is just unforgivable. I could understand his frustration and just wanting what he paid good money for! Which is why I now hope he's finally got a good one.
Did anyone else have an issue getting the “Free Bumper” from Google when ordering your Nexus 4?
My wife ordered my Nexus 4 for Father’s Day a few weeks ago, maybe a few days or so after the promotion started. I didn't get a bumper with it so she called and was basically told it was a “while supplies last” promotion and they have run out. Yet, they are still advertising the promotion and seems like they have plenty of bumpers in stock on the Play store.
What’s the deal Google?! Seems pretty shady to me.
I got mine in the same package as with my N4. No trouble at all. Don't know what happened for you.
Ordered mine last Saturday and got it today, white with bumper.
No problems here man. Got mine about 2 weeks ago.
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I'd send an email and/or call again and politely explain the issue. Let them know that plenty of people ordered after you and received the free bumper so you see no reason why you shouldn't have received one. Tell them you'll be glad to provide information showing you purchased the phone during the promotion as well.
Chances are you will just get the run around but in my experience being overly polite in these situations works out in your favor. Good luck!
The free bumper is just for the white nexus 4 in the US right?
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So get this, I called Google last night and they flat out refused to just send me a bumper even though we purchased the Nexus 4 within the promotion period. They claim there was no availability when they shipped my phone even though they have stock now and there are plenty of other people who ordered around the same time I did who got theirs, basically I think they just screwed up my order and don’t want to admit it. So I escalated to a supervisor and he still refused to simply send me a bumper, HOWEVER, he said I could remorse return my Nexus 4 and they will cover the return shipping and waive the restock fee and I can just order another phone! Why not just send me the stupid $20 bumper Google!? This route is going to cost you waaay more than if you were to just ship me a bumper! What the heck!?
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Nope, came in the same box.
Got it yesterday.
It's not that big of a deal. I don't care that I didn't get one.
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I had the same issue and got the same response. It seems to be some kind of policy of theirs that you have to return the device to get a new one with the bumper, which sucks but i guess we have to deal with it.
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Did you guys ever get a positive resolution to this? I'm in the same boat and being given the same runaround only Google decided to end the latest promo overnight so it makes no sense that play support is telling me to return and reorder the phone.
So I'm almost done with my first 30 days with the Moto X and I have stumbled across some flaws.
1. Dust behind the glass. I found two small dust particles while installing a cheap screen protector. Removed the protector and its still there.
2. The screen doesn't sit flush. When swiping my hand to the left, i can feel a lip. Swipe to the right and there's no lip until I run my fingers down towards the bottom right corner.
3. There's a fiber out of place and it catches my finger when running my hand across the Woven White back.
So in other words I'm considering returning it to be fixed. I may be a jerk, but I paid good money for it and expect the same in return. Anyone else go this route for flaws on their Moto X? What's the usual turn around time?
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Mine has none of those flaws. By all means return it. But for refund, not repair. Then just order a new one.
I though about the refund route, but I got it at $100 off that one week and i don't want to pay the extra $30.
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Tell them that, and politely insist on the same deal on the new order. Ask for escalation if you must. They'll get it squared away for you.
Well I'll try the repair route first to see how things turn out and how fast their turn around time is. Its suppose to go through more inspections before coming back to me, but we'll see about that. I'll ask for the refund if it's not perfect this time around.
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Sounds like the repair will take you outside the return period.
Has anyone had their phone repaired? I don't have another device to use other than an iPhone (eww) so I don't know if I'll bother if it takes an extended amount of time..
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Tell them that, and politely insist on the same deal on the new order. Ask for escalation if you must. They'll get it squared away for you.
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I tried this route (returned a def. X for a refund because at the time I thought I would switch to the N5 but have since decided to stick with the X). I asked for another $100 off code (or $30 depending on how you look at it) and they wouldn't budge. They said they can only honor what is currently on the web site. Went through two reps on this.
Guess I am getting the N5 after all.
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I tried this route (returned a def. X for a refund because at the time I thought I would switch to the N5 but have since decided to stick with the X). I asked for another $100 off code (or $30 depending on how you look at it) and they wouldn't budge. They said they can only honor what is currently on the web site. Went through two reps on this.
Guess I am getting the N5 after all.
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Was your negotiation with them at the time you arranged for the return or after the fact?
I was one of the original 150 off cyber Monday buyers, and when I spoke to them about a return I mentioned this and they made arrangements to offer the same pricing on a replacement order.
I have returned many devices with motorola and am in the process of returning another one. Currently they only do Advanced returns, meaning that they give you a code to build another phone for zero money up front. If they receive the returned phone within 10 days of you getting your new phone, then they wont charge you. If its past 10 days, they will charge you.
They offered me the same advanced order initially. Just that now I want to go case-less and need a perfectly smooth back. Since its there, might as well swap out the screen due to a piece of lint and not being flush. As for the 30 day return period... I'm sure they'll OK it if I change my mind. Its not my fault there's something wrong with the phone. If all else fails, switching to Nexus 5 or GPE HTC One because I hate the Galaxy S4.
I have to say though, it is nice jumping back onto the old Galaxy Nexus with CM11.
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I have the same bezel flaw and I wish I had gotten it taken care of when I got the phone
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So I finally got my phone back yesterday. At first glance they didn't fix anything. I still have debris behind the screen, barely noticeable. Still have the defects on the back cover. So naturally I called, as I have been all last week, and spoke directly with the Repair Call Center Manager on Duty and he is sending out a new Moto X because of my problems with the phone. On top of that, because of all the BS I dealt with last week, I got a bunch of other free stuff altogether. First off, they gave a free Commuter case the first week I had the phone. Called back and complained about their horrible repair lead time and misinformation and got a Power Pack 3000. Called the day my phone was to be shipped out and got a free Bluetooth Car Speaker. Called yesterday because I didn't get my Moto X Retail Box back even though I was promised I would and I got a free Motorola Buds Bluetooth Headset.
So yeah, I made them pay for their overall poor Customer Service. I explained to the manager that I was not about to put my funds on hold for their mistakes and that I wanted to know who was going to take full responsibility for the actions that have occurred. I stood my ground and made them sorry for treating me that way. Hence I ended up with about $214 of free stuff.
If I don't get my new phone by Thursday, hell will break loose again, this time I won't hold back.
And just for the record, they don't know if anyone has already offered you a free accessory, hence they offered the Power Pack twice.
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So I finally got my phone back yesterday. At first glance they didn't fix anything. I still have debris behind the screen, barely noticeable. Still have the defects on the back cover. So naturally I called, as I have been all last week, and spoke directly with the Repair Call Center Manager on Duty and he is sending out a new Moto X because of my problems with the phone. On top of that, because of all the BS I dealt with last week, I got a bunch of other free stuff altogether. First off, they gave a free Commuter case the first week I had the phone. Called back and complained about their horrible repair lead time and misinformation and got a Power Pack 3000. Called the day my phone was to be shipped out and got a free Bluetooth Car Speaker. Called yesterday because I didn't get my Moto X Retail Box back even though I was promised I would and I got a free Motorola Buds Bluetooth Headset.
So yeah, I made them pay for their overall poor Customer Service. I explained to the manager that I was not about to put my funds on hold for their mistakes and that I wanted to know who was going to take full responsibility for the actions that have occurred. I stood my ground and made them sorry for treating me that way. Hence I ended up with about $214 of free stuff.
If I don't get my new phone by Thursday, hell will break loose again, this time I won't hold back.
And just for the record, they don't know if anyone has already offered you a free accessory, hence they offered the Power Pack twice.
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I bet you get free hotel rooms too?
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I bet you get free hotel rooms too?
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No free hotel rooms yet. But I'm working on it. That's what they get for messing with a retired Bill Collector.
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No free hotel rooms yet. But I'm working on it. That's what they get for messing with a retired Bill Collector.
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You tell em........I'm sure your trouble was "worth" 200+ bucks.
Way to keep the general prices up for everyone else. It was free to you, but the rest of the world now has to pay for you "teaching them a lesson"
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Of course it's teaching them a lesson. I paid a fair price for a phone that should have came in a better condition than that. If it was to be fair, they should've allowed me to use the flawed Bitcoin payment in exchange for the phone.
But if you're up for paying for an item only to receive it with flaws that's you're own choice. I have a few junk cars that you might be interested in.
And from a real consumers point of view. I don't mind paying good money for a good product. But if you think I would let you pull a fast one on me, you are in for a world of hurt.
And by the way, you may have already paid the price by not standing up for yourself and allowing companies to push you around to make a profit. I'm just not gullible enough to allow that. I was just hoping to help anyone else who has had a fast one pulled on them.
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You must be a treat to deal with in stores at the returns desk. Wow! Lol
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You must be a treat to deal with in stores at the returns desk. Wow! Lol
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I actually don't return items too often unless it doesn't work as suggested. But if you like being ripped off, by all means go for it.
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Of course it's teaching them a lesson. I paid a fair price for a phone that should have came in a better condition than that. If it was to be fair, they should've allowed me to use the flawed Bitcoin payment in exchange for the phone.
But if you're up for paying for an item only to receive it with flaws that's you're own choice. I have a few junk cars that you might be interested in.
And from a real consumers point of view. I don't mind paying good money for a good product. But if you think I would let you pull a fast one on me, you are in for a world of hurt.
And by the way, you may have already paid the price by not standing up for yourself and allowing companies to push you around to make a profit. I'm just not gullible enough to allow that. I was just hoping to help anyone else who has had a fast one pulled on them.
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You and I share the same philosophy. If I pay good money (or any money) for a product, it better be FLAWLESS otherwise you bet your a$$ I'm going to raise hell and keep exchanging until I get what I want. I went through 5 HTC One X's in a 2 week period just trying to get a flawless one. Went through 4 Nexus 7s as well. The whole argument about people like you and I driving costs up is ridiculous and without any merit- if anything it's beneficial to everyone else because it lets manufacturers know that they are releasing defective products and they can't get away with it, and in a perfect world ultimately resulting in stricter quality control. People who are OK with keeping defective products are the ones who hurt the industry.
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So quick run down, I pre-ordered the phone on launch day of announcement, and the phone came in today. i was so excited! anyways messing around with it some, and it was pretty damn cool! got on my car, had the phone on my lap, took a turn and it went in between the car seat, and the center console ( "pit of death", or "the void" as i call it ). Once i got home, and started to fish for the phone, and when i grabbed it i heard a crack. This is the result....
im now contacting google to see how much it would cost to get it fixed since i didnt get the protection plan (first phone that ever broke on me so i thought i would be fine), if not just repair it myself.
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So to give users a TL,DR version of the scenario, I was handed over to another company for no warranty support. OEM parts so not bad. replacement cost for screen is $150.
damnnnnnn that hurts i have already ordered the few cases.
I'm gonna go by Verizon in the morning, see if they have a case for a decent price. I dropped my Note 7 in the void a few times, but since it was on recall I couldn't care less. Now that I'm stuck with the Pixel XL for 2 years, I am gonna protect it lol. Keep us updated on the cost of repairs, though. I didn't get the insurance either
That sucks man. Let us know how much will be to fix it.
That blows... :/ Makes me kinda glad I ordered it with a case and glass screen protector.
So after calling Google, i pretty much got bounced back and forth between them and HTC. I'm not gonna deal with that crap.
There seems to be a shop close to me that seems to have replacement screens available for $150, thinking of just biting the bullet because looking around online, doesn't seem to have much options without being stuck waiting.
Sort of blows cause my tempered glass protector was scheduled to arrive either tomorrow or saturday.
lilchicano said:
So after calling Google, i pretty much got bounced back and forth between them and HTC. I'm not gonna deal with that crap.
There seems to be a shop close to me that seems to have replacement screens available for $150, thinking of just biting the bullet because looking around online, doesn't seem to have much options without being stuck waiting.
Sort of blows cause my tempered glass protector was scheduled to arrive either tomorrow or saturday.
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:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
for you.....
One reviewer had a 5 inch pixel that broke the screen. Seems even with gorilla glass these phones are fragile. Waiting on mine from the google but ordering a good case now...
As I'm fretting about why my order has been processing for 50 hours now I see this and now I feel less crappy.
My condolences OP.
If you used a Credit card to purchase it you may have some kind of protection
lilchicano said:
So after calling Google, i pretty much got bounced back and forth between them and HTC. I'm not gonna deal with that crap.
There seems to be a shop close to me that seems to have replacement screens available for $150, thinking of just biting the bullet because looking around online, doesn't seem to have much options without being stuck waiting.
Sort of blows cause my tempered glass protector was scheduled to arrive either tomorrow or saturday.
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I was worried about this exact thing. Does Google not have an official repair service set up for incidents like this? If so, this is going to be really bad for anyone who hasn't purchased the protection..
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Can you not add the insurance after the purchase within a certain time? Make the claim afterwards? Just a thought
lilchicano said:
So after calling Google, i pretty much got bounced back and forth between them and HTC. I'm not gonna deal with that crap.
There seems to be a shop close to me that seems to have replacement screens available for $150, thinking of just biting the bullet because looking around online, doesn't seem to have much options without being stuck waiting.
Sort of blows cause my tempered glass protector was scheduled to arrive either tomorrow or saturday.
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Wow major bummer.. ordering one of those rhinobumper thingy's that xda promoted... the video sold me, I'll try it to protect my baby.
Bummer! Although hearing you called Google and are getting bounced between them AND HTC is very disheartening! Thought this phone was "the first by Google"?! And that HTC was basically a silent partner. If indeed the case, Google should be handling this themselves, not bouncing people off to HTC...a vendor who isn't even on the marketing materials!
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Can you not add the insurance after the purchase within a certain time? Make the claim afterwards? Just a thought
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This. Most of these policies have a week or two grave period where you can opt in.
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For some reason, Google won't let you add warranty after placing the order (preorder). It has to be at order time itself.
I tried to add warranty even before my phone was shipped, and was told "No"
If paid with credit card, there may be hope. Or add square trade warranty.
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Wow major bummer.. ordering one of those rhinobumper thingy's that xda promoted... the video sold me, I'll try it to protect my baby.
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Yeah i ordered one of those too, but also had it with the OEM clear one they have in the Google Store when i placed my order.
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Bummer! Although hearing you called Google and are getting bounced between them AND HTC is very disheartening! Thought this phone was "the first by Google"?! And that HTC was basically a silent partner. If indeed the case, Google should be handling this themselves, not bouncing people off to HTC...a vendor who isn't even on the marketing materials!
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Yeah sucked getting bounced back to each other. I'll probably try giving them a call again in the morning to see what happens then. Hopefully I wont get bounced around by them and get this resolved by them, I would like to try to avoid a 3rd party if possible.
so i just realized not too long ago after removing the case that there is a slight bump on the back side of it too. I really hope it doesn't affect the internals in any way shape for form.
I was on the fence about buying a case. I am now buying a crazy fancy one.
$900 for a phone that easily cracks?
HTC is handling repairs I read somewhere. It sounds like they may not have all their ducks in a row yet between HTC and Google on repairs.