So if anyone can help me here with a fix that would be great. I opened box turned it on and i get to the 3rd screen of initial setup and phone reboots. it has done this a number of times now and i went through factory reset, flashing latest factory image (mmb29q) and its still happening. I can boot into safe mode and the phone seems fine to get through initial setup. but then it starts rebooting again. google support is sending me a replacement but I have already switched my carrier over
Anyone have this issue got it fixed? just want to use while i wait for my replacement to come in?
Maybe your RAM is faulty and you really need a replacement device. If even flashing of a Factory Image does not help and a full wipe after, you might have a damaged device which only Huawei can repair.
Everybody can have some bad luck and get a faulty device out of the box
Gorgtech said:
Maybe your RAM is faulty and you really need a replacement device. If even flashing of a Factory Image does not help and a full wipe after, you might have a damaged device which only Huawei can repair.
Everybody can have some bad luck and get a faulty device out of the box
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It just makes me sad. Stuck on iPhone for another day
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It just makes me sad. Stuck on iPhone for another day
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Yeah that blows.
if the device won't make it through setup, it's a bad unit.
It happens, just nobody wants it to happen to them.
tech_head said:
Yeah that blows.
if the device won't make it through setup, it's a bad unit.
It happens, just nobody wants it to happen to them.
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I guess RMA is not the worst part of the situation. The fact they put an auth for full amount of device on my card is the worst. So until they get their device and check it in (RMA shipping label is UPS Ground so they wont get it till Monday or Tuesday), bank is holding on to my $714 for them.... talk about great return policy. Most places will say "We just need your card number and in the event we dont get bad device back within X number of days we will charge you for the second device", not "We gonna have the bank hold the money for ransom until we do"
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I guess RMA is not the worst part of the situation. The fact they put an auth for full amount of device on my card is the worst. So until they get their device and check it in (RMA shipping label is UPS Ground so they wont get it till Monday or Tuesday), bank is holding on to my $714 for them.... talk about great return policy. Most places will say "We just need your card number and in the event we dont get bad device back within X number of days we will charge you for the second device", not "We gonna have the bank hold the money for ransom until we do"
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Yeah that **** pissed me off when I had to RMA mine... Multiple times.
The new device came and I had to RMA that one too before my first got delivered to them... I had 2 holds and then a third all at the same time
swapavi said:
Yeah that **** pissed me off when I had to RMA mine... Multiple times.
The new device came and I had to RMA that one too before my first got delivered to them... I had 2 holds and then a third all at the same time
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That would have me livid. I'm just lucky I had the balance in there for it at that time. B0A is a nightmare with overages...
Pretty standard procedure.
Why would Google put themselves on the hook for 700$+
Thank scumbag criminals out there, not Google.
The fact that they put a hold on the amount is completely normal. And really, what else do you expect them to do? Just put their trust in everyone and hope that nobody takes advantage and steals phones?
They have my card on file.. They could just charge if they don't receive the device instead of placing a hold (my bank takes the hold out of my available balance, meaning I cannot spent my own money)
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They have my card on file.. They could just charge if they don't receive the device instead of placing a hold (my bank takes the hold out of my available balance, meaning I cannot spent my own money)
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I understand what you're saying, but been through the RMA process more times than you'd probably believe. But I also understand the need for loss prevention.
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They have my card on file.. They could just charge if they don't receive the device instead of placing a hold (my bank takes the hold out of my available balance, meaning I cannot spent my own money)
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thankfully no one can cancel their card and stiff google.
right?
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thankfully no one can cancel their card and stiff google.
right?
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Nah, that'd never happen...
/sarcasm
My point exactly.
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They have my card on file.. They could just charge if they don't receive the device instead of placing a hold (my bank takes the hold out of my available balance, meaning I cannot spent my own money)
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That is what I was saying too. Either way they would get their money or device back.
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That is what I was saying too. Either way they would get their money or device back.
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Unless you cancel your card. I'm not sure why this is difficult to understand.
The "auth" is silly and not really secure. Thankfully my credit union has me protected. Basically Google charged the auth and after I believe three days the charge disappeared since they never requested the funds. I still had the defective unit and couldn't send back until new one came. I used my debit card, not sure how a credit card would have handled it.
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Hi!
I've received my new Nexus One today. I've unpacked it and have charged. Then I turned it on but instead of strting animation I've seen multicoloured pixels began to appear on the screen. Their brightness increased and amount of them increased until they completely filled the screen. As I see by reaction on the keys and usb-activity phone was normally loaded, but only multi-coloured pixels are visible on the screen.
WTF? What I should to do?
Ah this is a bit of a pain given your location, DOA for sure.
Who/where did you buy it from? I would be in contact with the straight away!
I've bought it on eBay, seller is American.
Was it a reseller company or an individual? Many of the reseller companies have doa return policies.
Also if you paid through paypal you can file a grievance through them.
Ebay? You're boned.
Credit card payment I presume?
I don't know how credit cards work in russia, but hopefully they protect you from crap like this. I would get in contact with them.
Looks like individual reseller but with 100% positive feedbacks.
Is it possible to update phone' software without looking?
In theory, yes.
Realistically, no.
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Hi!
I've received my new Nexus One today. I've unpacked it and have charged. Then I turned it on but instead of strting animation I've seen multicoloured pixels began to appear on the screen. Their brightness increased and amount of them increased until they completely filled the screen. As I see by reaction on the keys and usb-activity phone was normally loaded, but only multi-coloured pixels are visible on the screen.
WTF? What I should to do?
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Well I believe the warranty on the phone might not be voided yet. contact the seller, and inform his ass the phone is not working. Then contact google, is the bootloader is still locked you might be able to get another device.
Okay, I've used eBay for quite some time. So heres what you should do:
File a claim on papal as soon as possible and describe your problem there. Contact the seller as well. And if at any time he does bot seem to want to help, papal should provide you with your buyers protection and refund you the money and or get in contact with your credit card company or bank account and file a chargeback to get your money back.
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Well I believe the warranty on the phone might not be voided yet.
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Unfortunately the warranty is non-transferable, how well enforced that is I don't know though.
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is the bootloader is still locked you might be able to get another device.
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Good luck figuring that out with gibberish on the screen
Thank you very much. I will try to talk with the seller.
If you are unable to sort it out let me know and I might buy it off you depending on how much your willing to sell it.
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Unfortunately the warranty is non-transferable, how well enforced that is I don't know though.
Good luck figuring that out with gibberish on the screen
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That's absolutely not true! The warranty with HTC is valid for 12 months regardless of whether you're the original buyer of the phone or not! I bought my G1 secondhand on eBay... it had a dead pixel and HTC took care of it for me. Only had to pay shipping one way.
It absolutely IS true, and is the first point in the Nexus One warranty statement:
http://www.google.com/googlephone/nexusone-warranty.pdf
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If you are unable to sort it out let me know and I might buy it off you depending on how much your willing to sell it.
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Just curious, but what would you do with it?
well i have a broken nexus, so i want to use some part of it to fix my one
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It absolutely IS true, and is the first point in the Nexus One warranty statement:
http://www.google.com/googlephone/nexusone-warranty.pdf
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I stand corrected. I'm surprised to see that...wonder if the G1 warranty was also non-transferable. I would still call HTC... I'm betting they'll cover it. All they ever ask for over the phone is the IMEI number. I've never been asked for POP.
Hello. I made a video with this problem.
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Lmao, nice bootanimation!
No really, that sucks. Try to send it to HTC
Yup screen took a hit, reloading firmware will not fix this. Send it in to HTC.
I called Asurion today about a defective vibrator in my replacement Epic 4G and this is an AUTOMATED message. Meaning that it says this for every call it gets.
Remove the battery
With the battery still out, please key in your 10 digit mobile phone number to your keypad and press the send key three times.
With the battery still out, please press the power button.
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This doesn't seem like it would have an effect on any phone, much less a phone with no send key.
All this was part of an automated message including the part where they check the water damage sticker that isn't present on the phone...
Well, at least I ended up with another replacement phone my way, even if it was after they hung up on me about 4 times because I was calling from the phone I had issues of.
At least I get a free Micro SD card and an OEM battery every time they mess up
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I called Asurion today about a defective vibrator in my replacement Epic 4G and this is an AUTOMATED message. Meaning that it says this for every call it gets.
This doesn't seem like it would have an effect on any phone, much less a phone with no send key.
All this was part of an automated message including the part where they check the water damage sticker that isn't present on the phone...
Well, at least I ended up with another replacement phone my way, even if it was after they hung up on me about 4 times because I was calling from the phone I had issues of.
At least I get a free Micro SD card and an OEM battery every time they mess up
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LoL "defective vibrator".
Ummm...you should have just taken it to a corporate sprint store? If you're paying for full TEP, then sprint would have replaced it for free.
Unless of course it stopped working because of water damage...
And BTW, the water detecting litmus paper is under the back housing, you wouldn't see it unless you were taking the phone apart.
EDIT: sorry, nevermind. Just realized you were talking about a replacement you already got from asurion. My bad
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Screw it. .......
brianhuangbh said:
I called Asurion today about a defective vibrator in my replacement Epic 4G and this is an AUTOMATED message. Meaning that it says this for every call it gets.
This doesn't seem like it would have an effect on any phone, much less a phone with no send key.
All this was part of an automated message including the part where they check the water damage sticker that isn't present on the phone...
Well, at least I ended up with another replacement phone my way, even if it was after they hung up on me about 4 times because I was calling from the phone I had issues of.
At least I get a free Micro SD card and an OEM battery every time they mess up
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You do realize that 90% of phone owners are nowhere near as educated as people here on xda, right? They probably tell you to do that to distract you so the phone can sit without a battery for a minute or so.
algorhythm said:
You do realize that 90% of phone owners are nowhere near as educated as people here on xda, right? They probably tell you to do that to distract you so the phone can sit without a battery for a minute or so.
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I think that's part of the point the OP is making. Asurion could easily just say, take the battery out of the phone for 'x' seconds/minutes. Then, place the battery.
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I think that's part of the point the OP is making. Asurion could easily just say, take the battery out of the phone for 'x' seconds/minutes. Then, place the battery.
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How often do you think people even restart it when told?
squshy 7 said:
Ummm...you should have just taken it to a corporate sprint store? If you're paying for full TEP, then sprint would have replaced it for free.
Unless of course it stopped working because of water damage...
And BTW, the water detecting litmus paper is under the back housing, you wouldn't see it unless you were taking the phone apart.
EDIT: sorry, nevermind. Just realized you were talking about a replacement you already got from asurion. My bad
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Haha what a joke i have TEP they dont do ****, i had a crack in a screen and the said oh well normally we dont fix cracks we just changed our policies so they gave me someone else's phone, i saw that you see lights under keyboard from an angle, and that the usb slider was broken and bent. then when it got stolen i was given a new phone and that one feels cheap the keyboards feels plastic-e like. And every time i have an issue they give you so much **** its not even funny and its become ridiculous on sprints part.
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How often do you think people even restart it when told?
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I would guess 97-98%?
Lol this is nothing
On the evo forum some guy wanted help cause his kickstand won't stay inside
It was hilarious what they told him to do
take out and put back in battery
Do a factory reset
Buy a new battery
And ton of other stupid stuff
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At least I get a free Micro SD card and an OEM battery every time they mess up
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Gotta love it. I gave my 16GB card from my replacement to my brother for his EVO to upgrade him from his 8GB one.
Love the spare battery. I charged one up, and I carry it with me all the time just in case I can't get to a charger.
Hope they didn't charge you your deductible again, and take a point off your claims. I'm only allowed 3 claims a year. Already had to use one. Sprint lied to me too. Said I had a $50.00 USD deductible, I looked on my card account history...$100.00 USD!
Ahhh the world of outsourcing to stupid ass companies LOL If I have ever had to have a phone replaced I go to a Sprint store. I bought and paid for a new phone and if it needs replaced, I get a new phone. Not some used and possibly abused piece of crap that has been quality checked by someone who probably doesn't know his or her head from their ass.
Its def 100
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Gotta love it. I gave my 16GB card from my replacement to my brother for his EVO to upgrade him from his 8GB one.
Love the spare battery. I charged one up, and I carry it with me all the time just in case I can't get to a charger.
Hope they didn't charge you your deductible again, and take a point off your claims. I'm only allowed 3 claims a year. Already had to use one. Sprint lied to me too. Said I had a $50.00 USD deductible, I looked on my card account history...$100.00 USD!
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I would guess 97-98%?
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Yep.....that sounds ALOT more accurate .....lol
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Haha what a joke i have TEP they dont do ****, i had a crack in a screen and the said oh well normally we dont fix cracks we just changed our policies so they gave me someone else's phone, i saw that you see lights under keyboard from an angle, and that the usb slider was broken and bent. then when it got stolen i was given a new phone and that one feels cheap the keyboards feels plastic-e like. And every time i have an issue they give you so much **** its not even funny and its become ridiculous on sprints part.
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I got a crack in my screen and they fixed it next day.
brianhuangbh said:
I called Asurion today about a defective vibrator in my replacement Epic 4G and this is an AUTOMATED message. Meaning that it says this for every call it gets.
This doesn't seem like it would have an effect on any phone, much less a phone with no send key.
All this was part of an automated message including the part where they check the water damage sticker that isn't present on the phone...
Well, at least I ended up with another replacement phone my way, even if it was after they hung up on me about 4 times because I was calling from the phone I had issues of.
At least I get a free Micro SD card and an OEM battery every time they mess up
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LOL - or a keypad for that matter! I can just picture some poor low tech schmuck, phone in one hand, battery in the other, staring at the black screen and scratching their head.
bjhill2112 said:
LOL - or a keypad for that matter! I can just picture some poor low tech schmuck, phone in one hand, battery in the other, staring at the black screen and scratching their head.
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Haha, the worst part is that they don't let you call in from the phone you need support from. They automatically hang up on you after the dreadful 10 minute process. I ended up calling them off google voice...on my phone.
Edge-1337 said:
Gotta love it. I gave my 16GB card from my replacement to my brother for his EVO to upgrade him from his 8GB one.
Love the spare battery. I charged one up, and I carry it with me all the time just in case I can't get to a charger.
Hope they didn't charge you your deductible again, and take a point off your claims. I'm only allowed 3 claims a year. Already had to use one. Sprint lied to me too. Said I had a $50.00 USD deductible, I looked on my card account history...$100.00 USD!
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Hmm. I talked to the Sprint rep and they offered to pay the deductible.
The other phone they sent me (my second replacement phone in a week) had issues with the touch buttons on the front. There seems to be a problem with their refurbishing process for this phone...
Well, as long as I'm scoring free overnight shipments of new phones to unbox with free batteries, 16GB memory cards, and chargers, I'm cool.
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I would guess 97-98%?
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ROFL!
I just spit my soda everywhere.
Couldn't help it, that post and 25 years in IT support, and I just couldn't help it
IMO, if you hit 40%, you are having a miracle day
LOL
TEP has been great for me, replaced one with a broken usb for free, & one that got lost for $100
All pretty much hassle free
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I wonder how many people in this thread that bash Asurion know that they are the insurance provider for all of the top 4 carriers...
There's only a few situations where Asurion even needs to be involved:
Crack in the screen that is longer than 1 inch (yes the policy did recently change, shattered screens are not covered in the stores anymore)
Water damage or other physical damage (run over with car, chewed up by dog, etc)
Lost or Stolen (Use the protection app or another locator app to try and track it down and save a deductible, and maybe expel some aggression towards the schmuck that took your phone.)
Anything else should go to a tech store for them to fix or replace it.
And, honestly, $100 is not bad for a $500 phone to be replaced next day.
The refurb process is a little strange; some refurbs I have received from Asurion or Sprint repair stores have been great with no issues, and some have been back to the store in less than a couple weeks with issues, and I've had quite a few Sprint devices since 2002.
Sprint has a "30 Day Bounce" policy meaning if you get a refurb that has a legitimate issue (nothing software related) then they need to send it back to Asurion or wherever to have them re-refurb it and get you another refurb.
I don't see why people are so afraid of refurbs, they are just as likely to have issues as the new phones, but are put through more testing than the new phones. My refurb Epic is holding up great so far compared to the new one, but maybe I just got lucky.
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And, honestly, $100 is not bad for a $500 phone to be replaced next day.
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its acually more like 196 dollars. dont forget your monthly payment as well as the deductible.
you can buy an epic on ebay for less than 200 dollars also.
So I received my phone on December 10th and already I had like the lamest issue in the world with it this past Sunday. I woke up and it just wouldn't turn on. When I plugged it to the charger, there was just a red light. I did everything that I knew. Nothing worked. Searched forums and no one had a real fix. So I contacted google and they're sending me a replacement. Fine.
The isn't supposed to cost me a dime (per what was told me by the representative), yet I'm missing $350.00 out of my bank account while they "hold" the money. Fine and dandy, but I didn't prepare to have a surplus of money for them to hold. I have some real big boy bills coming up that I need to take care of with my next paycheck on Friday. They've had my money since Sunday and I'm like broke right now... Brought in NYE without being able to do much because google has (is holding) my money.
Car? Repo'd. Credit cards? Suspended. House? Evicted.
But I'll have a shiny new Nexus 4 to show off at the shelter in six months when they decide to ship it.
Seriously, does anyone know how long they'll have a vice grip on my cash?
They'll hold the full amount of the replacement phone until the defective phone is returned to them and likely a day or two for processing after that until the funds are released on your CC.
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So I received my phone on December 10th and already I had like the lamest issue in the world with it this past Sunday. I woke up and it just wouldn't turn on. When I plugged it to the charger, there was just a red light. I did everything that I knew. Nothing worked. Searched forums and no one had a real fix. So I contacted google and they're sending me a replacement. Fine.
The isn't supposed to cost me a dime (per what was told me by the representative), yet I'm missing $350.00 out of my bank account while they "hold" the money. Fine and dandy, but I didn't prepare to have a surplus of money for them to hold. I have some real big boy bills coming up that I need to take care of with my next paycheck on Friday. They've had my money since Sunday and I'm like broke right now... Brought in NYE without being able to do much because google has (is holding) my money.
Car? Repo'd. Credit cards? Suspended. House? Evicted.
But I'll have a shiny new Nexus 4 to show off at the shelter in six months when they decide to ship it.
Seriously, does anyone know how long they'll have a vice grip on my cash?
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That sux, didnt realize google holds the money for an RMA, most times I've ever RMAed a device they ship the new unit, then if the old one isnt received in 30 days they would charge you the full amount for the new one.
This is a common misconception. Google didn't take your money. What they did was to submit an authorization for the charge, to ensure that you could pay for the replacement if you didn't return the original. Your bank/credit card company, when they receive an authorization, puts a hold on that amount so that when the actual charge comes through, they can pay it without causing you to go over your credit limit.
In this case, Google will never submit the actual charge, assuming you do return the original unit within the allotted time, and eventually your bank/credit card company will release the hold and your available credit will go back up. How long they keep the hold in place is determined by the bank/credit card company, not by Google. You should call your bank/credit card company and explain the situation; if you're a good customer, they'll probably either release the hold or give you a temporary bump in your credit limit to cover that amount.
Just did an RMA a week ago using my Bank of America checking account, they held the 350 for exactly 3 business days, then the funds became available again. You then have 21 days from the day you receive your replacement device for the device to back in LGs possession, hope that helps!
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That sux, didnt realize google holds the money for an RMA, most times I've ever RMAed a device they ship the new unit, then if the old one isnt received in 30 days they would charge you the full amount for the new one.
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That its so insecure for google, you can report your credit card as stolen, new number and done, google cant take your money out.
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chicotunner07 said:
Just did an RMA a week ago using my Bank of America checking account, they held the 350 for exactly 3 business days, then the funds became available again. You then have 21 days from the day you receive your replacement device for the device to back in LGs possession, hope that helps!
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Sorry but im a little noob in RMA terms, when you RMA, The replacement phone its just for use it while LG its reparing the Original??
Sh*t
Count yourself lucky if they actually have replacement phones available. I ordered a replacement phone around November 29th and didn't get it until DECEMBER 21st. They held that $350 'hold' on my account until well after Christmas because they had no way of holding off on the charge until my warranty replacement shipped. It was kinda sh1tty.
Ironically I did the warrant replacement because the headphone jack on my original N4 was extremely quiet - as was the replacement unit's. I guess Google wants their premier device for accessing music and movies on Play to have about half the volume of a Galaxy Nexus.
What if the cc expires while they are holding the money back?
Lownita said:
What if the cc expires while they are holding the money back?
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The bank will honor any holds placed before it expired. Same thing if you cancel the card all holds placed before you canceled will be honored.
kzoodroid said:
The bank will honor any holds placed before it expired. Same thing if you cancel the card all holds placed before you canceled will be honored.
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False, you can't just call your bank and say "hi, i want to cancel my cc "
I work in one bank. so....
For those of you that went through the rma process, when you ship out your defective device did you get a tracking number and is the package insured? im just worried that if the package gets lost of stolen during its trip back to google, then you end up paying for both phones?
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False, you can't just call your bank and say "hi, i want to cancel my cc "
I work in one bank. so....
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Well my cc expired on 12/12 and at that point Google would have still been holding money back for RMA, but the device is on its way back, so what should I do?
Thanks!
Lownita said:
Well my cc expired on 12/12 and at that point Google would have still been holding money back for RMA, but the device is on its way back, so what should I do?
Thanks!
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Well, at the bank where I work (In credit card department by the way lol) When your cc will expire, we create another 1 month before the expiration day, and, when expiration day comes, the system transfer all your charges to the new one and close the old cc, with the hold ammounts, when the comerce charges the old cc the bank refuse the charge but, inclute it manually to the new one.
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False, you can't just call your bank and say "hi, i want to cancel my cc "
I work in one bank. so....
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thats what I said so i don't know why you quoted me
Update:
So, I sent back my Nexus 4 via UPS with their packing and they released the money... I was a bit late on my bills, but I did call my creditors and let them know the situation, so I was fine on that end.
I was told by the rep on the phone that I would hear something back from google within 5 days regarding my device. They would at least let me know the status and how long it'd take to get a new device. Fine. I waited a little over a week before I decided to give them a call back today because I hadn't heard anything. I am right now without a phone and I'm paying for T-Mobile's service. Not Magenta's fault and they still expect their full payment money on time, even if I only used the service for a week.
Anyway, after I called Google today, I was told that they'd figure out how long it's going to take so that I can plan around not having a phone. The rep was really courteous, so I have nothing bad to say about her. Low-and-behold, within 5 minutes of getting off of the phone with her, I get push notification on my iPad telling me that Google has charged me another $349.00! Now... Why this time? I dont have my warranty device or my original device! Why am I being charged now?
I called Google again and they don't have an answer for me... So, again, I am without my money because I didn't plan on having a surplus in my account to deal with Google.
This is like the biggest headache I've ever had to go through with getting a phone.
The sad thing is that I actually REALLY like the phone... and that's coming from an all-device-apple-user.
I just want my money back into my account and my Nexus 4. Is that too much to ask? Okay, I can wait for the Nexus 4, but can I have my money?
chicotunner07 said:
Just did an RMA a week ago using my Bank of America checking account, they held the 350 for exactly 3 business days, then the funds became available again. You then have 21 days from the day you receive your replacement device for the device to back in LGs possession, hope that helps!
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THAT was my understanding of this whole process. Now I hear from GOOGLE that I was wrong. The rep tells me now that.. "Why would we send you another device without receiving ours back? Then you'd have two devices in your possession and we'd have nothing." Does she not understand that they'll have my money in their possession? Like, the hold can turn into a charge and they can go ahead and charge me for their missing device.
That's how ANY warranty replacement has worked in my entire life:
Step 1: Call for warranty device.
Step 2: Warranty device is ordered and sent.
Step 3: Receive warranty device.
Step 4. Send back old device within allotted timeframe or risk being charged for the warranty device at full price and whatever inconvenience charge they company adds.
Not with Google, I guess... They just charge all willy nilly until you're dead broke without a dollar in your account.
Woke up this morning and Google shipped my device after a a long day of calling about this second hold and how it put me in overdraft. I was sent an email, in which I replied to them detailing my frustrations in a calm and courteous mannor... The next email I got back from them was a shipping email.
While I'm happy, that kind of leads me to believe that they are just being jerks about this phone. They just had one magically ready to ship after what I had gone through yesterday? I wasn't expecting nothing more than a "We're sorry. You should be expecting your shipment within 6 to 8 weeks." I wouldn't've even been mad about that. All I wanted was a timeframe so that I could plan around not having a phone.
This thread has gotten way off topic. I'm sure it'll be closed now. LOL!
THANKS EVERYONE.
D3m0x said:
False, you can't just call your bank and say "hi, i want to cancel my cc "
I work in one bank. so....
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I also work at a bank. If someone wants to close their card they don't really need to give a good reason(damaged / stolen work well), we will resend a card with a new number or the same depending on why they're closing it. Not sure what you mean by you can't just cancel your card, I close cards quite regularly per customer request.
kristoff125 said:
I also work at a bank. If someone wants to close their card they don't really need to give a good reason(damaged / stolen work well), we will resend a card with a new number or the same depending on why they're closing it. Not sure what you mean by you can't just cancel your card, I close cards quite regularly per customer request.
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But all hold backs will be transferred to the new card, although I have not yet updated my card number in google wallet, right?
kristoff125 said:
I also work at a bank. If someone wants to close their card they don't really need to give a good reason(damaged / stolen work well), we will resend a card with a new number or the same depending on why they're closing it. Not sure what you mean by you can't just cancel your card, I close cards quite regularly per customer request.
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Look, when you report your cc broke or stolen, then bank gives you other card with other number, BUT all the credit history moves to the new one, including the hold ammounts..
I recently opened a ticket with Samsung regarding apparent corrosion/flaking under the corner of my screen. Has anyone had any luck getting them to send a replacement before mailing the defective device in? I don't really like the idea of being phone
less for 10 days. I'm assuming they'd need to place a hold on a credit card.
richardpwnsner said:
I recently opened a ticket with Samsung regarding apparent corrosion/flaking under the corner of my screen. Has anyone had any luck getting them to send a replacement before mailing the defective device in? I don't really like the idea of being phone
less for 10 days. I'm assuming they'd need to place a hold on a credit card.
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Samsung is a multi-billion dollar company. They won't not return your device, ruining their reputation because of this. One Note 3 is mere trash to them. It won't benefit them in any way unlike a typical small company where they can just keep the phone forever.
nicholaschum said:
Samsung is a multi-billion dollar company. They won't not return your device, ruining their reputation because of this. One Note 3 is mere trash to them. It won't benefit them in any way unlike a typical small company where they can just keep the phone forever.
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Sorry if it was unclear--I'm not worried about losing the phone, I'm just reluctant to send it in before I have a replacement given how much I rely on it in my day-to-day life. I was just curious as to whether anyone else had been able to finesse a replacement out of them before sending the defective unit in (presumably by placing a hold on a credit card--I doubt they'd take my word, bond though it may be).
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Sorry if it was unclear--I'm not worried about losing the phone, I'm just reluctant to send it in before I have a replacement given how much I rely on it in my day-to-day life. I was just curious as to whether anyone else had been able to finesse a replacement out of them before sending the defective unit in (presumably by placing a hold on a credit card--I doubt they'd take my word, bond though it may be).
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Oh then now I get it.
My carrier issued a substitute while my phone was in repair (It was a Blackberry if I remember) back in the days when I owned an iPhone 4. Samsung won't do this at all costs.
nicholaschum said:
Oh then now I get it.
My carrier issued a substitute while my phone was in repair (It was a Blackberry if I remember) back in the days when I owned an iPhone 4. Samsung won't do this at all costs.
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Yeah, just spoke with them, and they wouldn't budge. Understandable enough. I'm on the T-Mobile jump program, but I'm not sure they'd replace it given that it's apparently a manufacturing defect. I just hope there's no quibbling over whether it's user damage--a quick search yielded several pictures of the exact same problem, but in my case it seems to have eaten out to the bezel.
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Yeah, just spoke with them, and they wouldn't budge. Understandable enough. I'm on the T-Mobile jump program, but I'm not sure they'd replace it given that it's apparently a manufacturing defect. I just hope there's no quibbling over whether it's user damage--a quick search yielded several pictures of the exact same problem, but in my case it seems to have eaten out to the bezel.
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if ur on tmobile, this one that I have is my 2nd replacement, not including my original...
call tmobile, and they will send u a replacement 1st, then u send in ur phone in the same box and it has a mailing attachment for u to send it back to them,
all u do is pay $5, because the jump program u pay $10 is also insurance...
call tmobile, not Samsung...
mdiaz33685 said:
if ur on tmobile, this one that I have is my 2nd replacement, not including my original...
call tmobile, and they will send u a replacement 1st, then u send in ur phone in the same box and it has a mailing attachment for u to send it back to them,
all u do is pay $5, because the jump program u pay $10 is also insurance...
call tmobile, not Samsung...
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Wow, really? Why did you need to swap it? $5?! That's awesome.
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Wow, really? Why did you need to swap it? $5?! That's awesome.
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I installed an efs backup from the playstore, and it eff up my imei, serial # and modem, i couldn't recover from it, so under the warranty plan, to swap out a phone they charge $5..
mdiaz33685 said:
I installed an efs backup from the playstore, and it eff up my imei, serial # and modem, i couldn't recover from it, so under the warranty plan, to swap out a phone they charge $5..
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Thanks for this. Quick and easy--the replacement is already out for delivery. The rep did warn that the reconditioned devices are occasionally wonky--"better the devil you know, sometimes" were his words IIRC--so I'll report back if there are any issues.
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Thanks for this. Quick and easy--the replacement is already out for delivery. The rep did warn that the reconditioned devices are occasionally wonky--"better the devil you know, sometimes" were his words IIRC--so I'll report back if there are any issues.
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if u have a problem with that replacement, happened to me on 1 of the replacements within a months time, let them know its defective and they wont charge u for the next replacement,
hey reconditioned, refurbished, they warranty the devices so it should be good... :silly:
So I went with the optional $5/month Project Fi "Device Protection" when I bought my 128GB Pixel XL.
Then I dropped the phone and broke the back glass, which is apparently impossible to replace because the glass isn't available anywhere unless you want to pay someone like $150 to replace it for you. It's not a DIY option, you can't buy the glass.
So I decided to use my Device Protection which has a $100+ deductible.
But the thing is, they will ONLY replace your phone if they can first place a hold on your credit card for the full price of the phone.
You cannot simply send them the phone, then wait for them to send you a replacement back.
They ONLY do the advance replacement where they send you a phone and THEN you send them your old phone.
Not everyone has $900 freaking dollars available in credit or in their bank to allow for that hold to be placed.
WTF kind of stupid policy is this.
Sorry to vent but I feel this is something folks should know about before buying from Project Fi instead of through Google themselves, where my replacement would have gone though a different company with more relaxed replacement policies.
Ugh.
Googles logistics are terrible. Thats why they will never be a feasible replacement for brick and mortar carrier stores if they don't make some changes.
If they send a phone before you send one back, most companies put a credit hold on it. I have had that policy applied many times most recently when my wife had a replacement done on a Motorola/Lenovo product. It sucks, but it is standard procedure.
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If they send a phone before you send one back, most companies put a credit hold on it. I have had that policy applied many times most recently when my wife had a replacement done on a Motorola/Lenovo product. It sucks, but it is standard procedure.
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That's not the problem, Man.
The problem is that is their ONLY available method.
They refuse to let you ship them the phone and then send you a replacement AFTER they receive delivery of your phone.
So, it's either have $900 burning a hole in your pocket (CC or bank account) or you don't get to warranty your phone.
The $900 CC thing can't be that big a deal, I put very little on my cards and they give me large limits. The warranty company will remove the charges pretty quick (in my experience) so just make sure you don't do this the last week of your billing period and it's all good. Most people want a new phone pretty quick so it doesn't surprise me that this is their only option. I think with my wife's Moto we were given 2 options, the pay and swap and the send it to us and when we get around to it (4-6 weeks) we will repair it and send it back. So we really only had one option because waiting wasn't a viable option. Most places I have dealt with won't do the you send us one and we will send one back because it makes them liable for the phone so that's why they do the pay and swap.
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That's not true.. I am I'm the process of Replacement where I am sending them the phone first then I will receive the replacement afterwards.. no credit card needed..
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That's not true.. I am I'm the process of Replacement where I am sending them the phone first then I will receive the replacement afterwards.. no credit card needed..
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Through Project Fi or Google Store?
Normal warranty or Device Protection plan?
Through store and normal warranty..
Edit: device is over heating..
Attached is the email..
They don't take the money, they just make sure you have it available in case you run off with the device. Even if it's at the end of your billing cycle. It remains pending and never hits your balance. Don't Make this a bigger deal than it is. Just get the new device, send back the old one and forget it. Personally I'd much rather do it that way than waiting while I have no phone.
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Yours is from the Google store, his is from project Fi, two different things.
Sorry.. didn't know there would be a difference in the process..
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Sorry.. didn't know there would be a difference in the process..
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yeah I bought the insurance/coverage through the store. ours was a one-time payment where his is a recurring charge.
I've claimed insurance through AT&T ('09 - Asurion), Sprint and Tmo (2010 - Asurion), VZW (2012 - Asurion) and none of them placed a hold on my credit card. I was a college student at the time and could barely afford the deductible. That's a terrible policy from Project Fi
In the exact same situation, i was with project fi at the time, but since i wanted to finance it (and keep insurnace on it if i switched) i bought it from the google store with protection. A little time goes by and (besides all the small problems my device has) i ended up putting a single crack in the back glass much like yours.
I called, and again same as you, they told me if i wanted to replace the device they would need to place a hold of 799 on a card. I barely ever keep money on my card, so this was unreasonable. they repeatedly told me that this was the only way the warranty exchange could work.
A few days later and an idea popped into my head "can they place a hold on the same card/account that i financed my phone with?". so i called and asked, only to find out there was indeed an alternative way to do the exchange, which was sending mine first then receiving the new one.
See, I'm in the exact opposite situation. I purchased my device through Verizon and I'm having some hardware issues, so I need a replacement. If I get the replacement from Verizon, they will ship the phone first and put a hold on the account until I send one back, but I might get a phone with 7.1.1+ on it therefore not being able to unlock it. So I went to Google, they will fix/replace the phone under warranty and get me an unlockable device. However, they will not send me a new phone until my phone has been received by them (I don't want to go a week without my phone, I own no other Verizon devices). They said that since I don't have an account for them to put a hold on, they cannot do the advance replacement. I offered to set up an account and give my credit card to place the hold on and they told me that they cannot create an account. It only gets created when you purchase the device.
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They don't take the money, they just make sure you have it available in case you run off with the device. Even if it's at the end of your billing cycle. It remains pending and never hits your balance.
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No dude, it doesn't go through unless you have the $900 balance already available.
So if your credit card doesn't have $900 available credit, or your bank account doesn't have $900 available cash, then the "pend" doesn't go through and you're SOL.
Don't make it a bigger deal than it is?!?
Whatever.
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No dude, it doesn't go through unless you have the $900 balance already available.
So if your credit card doesn't have $900 available credit, or your bank account doesn't have $900 available cash, then the "pend" doesn't go through and you're SOL.
Don't make it a bigger deal than it is?!?
Whatever.
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Not to mention after the fact those funds aren't accessible until they clear.
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Not to mention after the fact those funds aren't accessible until they clear.
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That's my assumption but I wasn't sure so I didn't include that factoid.
I wish I could say I have $900 on all my cards but with a huge mortgage, car payment and other stuff going on.... well, you know.
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That's my assumption but I wasn't sure so I didn't include that factoid.
I wish I could say I have $900 on all my cards but with a huge mortgage, car payment and other stuff going on.... well, you know.
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Whether you have it or not it doesn't really change the absurdity of that being the option they offer when you are already paying for insurance and a deductible.