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The story begins on October 26 (maybe a bit after). I go to the T-Mobile store in hopes of buying the ever-so-advertised White T-Mobile G1, but when I arrive they only have Black and Brown/Bronze. The representative at the store informs me of a "flaking" issue with the White they used on the phones, so they were being pulled. After some discussion we agreed that I can return at a later date, when the white G1 was available, and have my phone exchanged.
Some time near thanksgiving the white g1 was released, and I go to the store. the manager refuses to exchange my phone "simply over the color". I continued to explain that I was promised by a rep a white one, and he continues to ignore me (very professional )
After I arrive home, furious, I call 611 and ask them about exchanging. They inform me that it is not possible to exchange colors past the 14 day grace period (which was impossible considering the date I made my purchase.)
In conclusion, I am now stuck with this ugly black G1 and T-Mobile refuses to follow up with THEIR mistake.
I've emailed [email protected] the following email (somewhat just to bother them for being such dicks)
To whom it may concern,
My family and I have been loyal customers to T-Mobile for well over 5 years now. We still hold and cherish "antique" Voicestream sim cards from the days of our first cell phones. We constantly use, and love, every last bit T-Mobile has to offer. My brother and I have recently purchased the new T-Mobile G1. As a developer I am thoroughly enjoying the phone, and T-Mobile's great knowledgeable customer service of any question I may throw at them. I've enjoyed ever last moment with my G1 other than one slight defect. When I went to purchase my device, within the first or second week of the G1's release in Florida, they were advertising black, bronze/brown, and white. I inquired about the white devices, seeing how none were out for display any more as they were in a previous entrance, and was informed that due to a "flaking" issue with the paint that the white devices will be held and released at a later date. After thanksgiving, when the devices launched, I tried to go back to the store and get my black G1 exchanged for the delectable white beauty, and to my dismay was shunned by 3 different representatives. After becoming infuriated, I gave a call to T-Mobile customer support in hopes that someone may be able to resolve this issue. But alas, the representative informed that out of the 14 day grace period I had no chance of swapping my device for one of another color. This is insanity, why should I have to keep this dreaded disgusting device simply because of an unwritten rule that seems to be
holding me from my desire. If someone can please contact me about this issue and have it resolved please use the information provided below to do so.
Thank you,
Steve ***
Cell: ***
Home: ***
E-Mail: [email protected]
Account Owner: *** ***
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If anyone has any information, or is willing to trade / buy a G1 to help the cause, please post here or PM.
Gotta love brick and mortar employees. I would be surprised if that email does anything for you. This is exactly why I always ask for printed documentation for any non standard request granted by a business.
Wait....
You got lied to buy a sales consultant making almost min wage? Say it ain't so....
Should have gotten something in writing by a manager...
I doubt you will get much response, especially considering how long ago you purchased the phone.
The deal really was too good to be true- I don't know of any retailer that would encourage you to buy and use an item only to return it in used condition in exchange for the same model in new condition only in a different color.
^^im with you on that. But i have heard of the insurance company sending out different color g1's. so maybe if you lose it or something like that you might get lucky. Anyways you should have waited buddy.
Hey you never know. I got a bait and switch happen with xbox support one time. I sent back a media center remote and got back a DVD remote for the original xbox. They said that they dont have the media center one anymore. So I *****ed that the DVD remote was like 20 bucks and the MC one was a lot more. Well they agreed to send me 2 full games, and I could return them to a store to get my money back, so I agreed because they had no other option. Then they sent me the games in a cardboard sleeve. Boy was I pissed. I called back, and they said to bad. thats what you go. All the way up the support line. This went on for almost a year no less. From the time I sent my remote until they sent me the wrong game back. And the smart ass support manager was like if you dont like it you can contact Bill Gates. So I did, with the guys name. I sent a nicely worded letter to Bill Gates, and I got the full retail version of the games in a over night package. So big companies do tend to listen when you go to the boss.
Guess your stuck with the dreaded disgusting device i have lol
Well guys got a call back from corporate today and I'm getting my phone exchanged
They're shipping my device today, but charging my account. When I get my new device, I send my old one back and get the money credited back to my account.
I purchased my Galaxy 2 7" Tab right before Memorial Day. It worked perfectly for the first 35 days. Then it would just die and the only way to revive it was to plug it in, wait 5 minutes, unplug it, then hold the power button for 60 seconds. It would come back to life but the first time the screen turned off it would not come on and the above procedure had to be performed again.
I emailed Amazon and was pretty much told "Talk to the Manufacturer" OK, fair enough. Despite the fact that my family spends thousands per year at Amazon, I understand. Samsung phone support asked me for a detailed description of the problem. I stated exactly what I had to do to get the device to work. They assured me it would be noted and sent me a return shipping label. About 2 weeks later I get an email that says my device was repaired. The issue was noted as "Dead (Intermittently)" and that was it. The repair...."S/W Upgrade (External Factor)". I thought, WTF, no way that was software.
The device was returned today with numerous scratches and what look like pry marks on the rear cover. The device was PERFECT when sent in. So I fire it up and the screen shuts off and the device is doing the EXACT same thing it did before I sent it in. I called Samsung back and kept getting put on hold and was eventually told I had to send it back yet again. I asked why as obviously they did nothing to fix it the first time. They said that if it comes back again with the same issue I *might* be able to get a new device. I also asked why my device was cosmetically damaged and as you can expect, the CSR gave me some BS about how careful they are. Really? They pried my back off, scratched it, nicked it, and that is what they call being careful? To top it all off, it was shoved into a box with absolutely no packing material and was banging around in the box. Even if they do actually repair it, what are the odds it makes it back again without being damaged further?
All in all I'm very frustrated with Samsung support. I understand electronic devices fail, but they should actually be able to fix the device on the first return. Especially when the problem is so obvious. It's like they don't even care. I will certainly think twice before buying another Samsung product.
I certainly can sympathize but you know they all pretty much are the same. I've had similar experiences with HP, Dell, Toshiba, and Sony over the years and that's just with electronics. My latest was with a IKEA desk I purchased which showed up damaged sent back just so they could send me another damaged one. We can only blame ourselves and parents who passed on buying products and services from reputable companies to buy from the low price companies. Its become so standard practice that they all pretty much operate this way now. Costs too much too care and we the customer don't buy from companies who care. Plus its all about the shareholders.
With that being said. Thank you for sharing your story. It just may make a difference when I purchase my next device. Damn, who am I kidding. It will make a difference. I don't want to deal with companies like that.
You're right. I usually buy my electronics from Best Buy. I have always had great customer service, especially when I get Best Buy Corporate involved. I purchased 2 Asus Prime tablets at Christmas last year. One for me and one for my son. The GPS never worked but we kept waiting for the magic firmware fix that never came. WiFi was also weak. I sent an email to Best Buy Corporate and within hours I had someone call me, called my local store, and allowed me to exchange both for the TF700's. Some 8+ months after purchase. I buy a lot of stuff at Amazon but not typically electronics. I made the mistake of purchasing this at Amazon as I had a gift card I wanted to use. They have great prices but come day 31, forget about returning it for an exchange let alone 8 months later. I did send an email to Samsung NA headquarters so maybe they will make sure it is fixed or replaced the second time around. One can always hope...
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You're right. I usually buy my electronics from Best Buy. I have always had great customer service, especially when I get Best Buy Corporate involved. I purchased 2 Asus Prime tablets at Christmas last year. One for me and one for my son. The GPS never worked but we kept waiting for the magic firmware fix that never came. WiFi was also weak. I sent an email to Best Buy Corporate and within hours I had someone call me, called my local store, and allowed me to exchange both for the TF700's. Some 8+ months after purchase. I buy a lot of stuff at Amazon but not typically electronics. I made the mistake of purchasing this at Amazon as I had a gift card I wanted to use. They have great prices but come day 31, forget about returning it for an exchange let alone 8 months later. I did send an email to Samsung NA headquarters so maybe they will make sure it is fixed or replaced the second time around. One can always hope...
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I should email best buy and raise hell about my tab. Maybe I could get a new one or allowed to upgrade to a 10.
Thanks for sharing. I love my three Samsung devices and I'm upset for you. They should treat us, the customer a lot better. I've spent a lot of money on my toys. We all have. Assholes.
I refuse to buy something like this online. I use the power of the receipt to its full potential.
OK, so as is my usual practice when I am unhappy with service a company is providing, I did some research and found the email address of the CEO/President of Samsung NA and sent a nice email. I did that last night and got a call from the office of the President of Samsung NA this morning. The nice woman reviewed my case and within 3 minutes said "We will replace your unit with a brand new unit". She asked if I had already sent my old unit back for repair. I told her it went out this morning. She said the day it is received I will get a new, unopened P3113 shipped via overnight to my home. She apologized multiple times. She then sent me an email with all her contact information and told me to contact her if I have any further issues or questions. As I have discovered, it's all about getting to the right level of support.
While I am still unhappy that Samsung was unable to fix my device the first time, and did cosmetic damage, I'm extremely happy with the way this was handled in the end. Samsung will keep my business in the future.:good:
That's awesome! I'm happy for ya bud. It also makes me feel good that they stood behind their product and took care of the most important person. The customer. Kudos for you as well for taking the time to do this right. Sometimes I forget we the customer have to make the effort to handle these kinds of issues correctly.
Mike02z said:
OK, so as is my usual practice when I am unhappy with service a company is providing, I did some research and found the email address of the CEO/President of Samsung NA and sent a nice email. I did that last night and got a call from the office of the President of Samsung NA this morning. The nice woman reviewed my case and within 3 minutes said "We will replace your unit with a brand new unit". She asked if I had already sent my old unit back for repair. I told her it went out this morning. She said the day it is received I will get a new, unopened P3113 shipped via overnight to my home. She apologized multiple times. She then sent me an email with all her contact information and told me to contact her if I have any further issues or questions. As I have discovered, it's all about getting to the right level of support.
While I am still unhappy that Samsung was unable to fix my device the first time, and did cosmetic damage, I'm extremely happy with the way this was handled in the end. Samsung will keep my business in the future.:good:
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Gotta note also that first device was just plain bad luck.
Sent either from my p113 (gtab 2 7.0) or i997 (Infuse)
Ryanscool said:
Gotta note also that first device was just plain bad luck.
Sent either from my p113 (gtab 2 7.0) or i997 (Infuse)
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Yup, I realize this happens. I suspect if I had not gone this route the device would have come back still broken and they would have probably made good anyway. I just saved a step or 2. I've been fairly lucky overall with electronic devices.
I just wanted to follow up on this. I did receive a new unopened Galaxy Tab 2 via UPS on Monday 8/27. The outer box was destroyed and the inner box was damaged but the device was perfect. I have been using it heavily all week and it has been performing well. While not the best service experience, at least Samsung made it right with a single email to the right place.
My advice to anyone experiencing poor customer service, with any large purchase, is to do a little searching and find the corporate directory and with any luck you can find the CEO/President's email address. These addresses are typically monitored by high level CSR's that can do things other CSR's cannot do. I have used this trick multiple times with multiple vendors and it has always gotten me great service. A well written email can do wonders. Good luck!
Glad it worked out well in the end Mike and thanks for the "tips" hopefully i will never need to use them.
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Kudos to you Mike ! If we all do like you did standard of Customer Care will get raised to great heights.
Would you like to share your email so it might serve as a template/sample for others ?
Thanks !
Sure, in fact I will share both the email I sent to Samsung and the email sent to Best Buy about the Prime TF201.
Samsung:
Sent to Samsung NA CEO and President. IT was someone from the president's staff who called me the day after this was sent.
Hello Yangkyu-san,
My name is Michael SXXXXXXX and I have been a long time Samsung Customer. I have 4 Samsung HD TV’s, a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and a Samsung Galaxy 2 7” tablet along with multiple other Samsung products. I’m writing to you as I’m very frustrated with the service I have received on my defective Galaxy 2 7” tablet. The device was purchased at the end of May from Amazon. Right after my return period expired, I started having problems with the device. It would just die and the only way to restart it was to plug the cable in, unplug it and hold the power button for 60 seconds. I called Samsung and they took all my information and said I needed to send the unit in for repair. I clearly explained the symptoms in detail and the CSR said he made all those notes in my repair order.
After 10 days, I received an email stating that my unit was repaired. The Issue summary was simply “DEAD Intermittently” and the fix was “S/W Upgrade (External Factor)” The Service ticket number is 4115XXXXX. The unit was returned today and within 5 minutes was exhibiting the exact same behavior. I again called Samsung service and was told I needed to return my unit yet again. The new ticket number is 411XXXXX.
I am very frustrated that despite sending this unit in for repair once, I need to send it in yet again and be without my device for another 2 weeks. I understand electronics break but what I don’t understand is why I need to return it again after sending in for repair once. I asked if I could just get a new device since it appears to me that the repair center is unable to repair it. I was told that if it comes back again unrepaired, I *may* qualify for a new unit.
I use this device for work and cannot afford to continue to be without it. Now I must wait another 2 weeks before my unit comes back hoping it is repaired properly this time and if still broken then I may be able to get a replacement? Adding additional time to my wait for a fully functional device. I honestly expected much better from Samsung support. It should also be noted that my device was in perfect cosmetic condition when sent in. When returned there are scratches on the back and what looks like pry marks on the back cover. I did not expect to have my device damaged cosmetically along with it not being repaired properly.
Please let me know if there is anything Samsung can do for me. I am returning the Tablet tomorrow, again leaving me without a major work tool for yet another 2 weeks and hoping it is actually repaired and not damaged further. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
A lifelong Samsung customer,
-Michael SXXXXX
[email protected]
[email protected]
215-xxx-xxxx
I received a call the next day and a follow-up email is below:
Mr. SXXXX,
As per our phone conversation, my contact information is below.
Thanks,
Heather XXXXX
NAHQ CSD VOC
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
85 Challenger Road, 7th Fl
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
[email protected]
O: 201-373-XXXX | M: 973-590-XXXX | F: 201-329-XXXX
Office of the President: 1-888-480-XXXX
Below is the email I sent to the CEO of Best Buy regarding my defective Prime tablets:
Dear Mr. Mikan,
I’m sorry to bother you but I feel I have to report issues I’m having with products purchased at Best Buy back in December of 2011.
I purchased 2 Asus Prime tablets for Christmas. One for my son and one for myself. We have had nothing but issues with these tablets. The GPS does not work on either tablet at all. Even after getting the free GPS dongle we cannot get GPS to function. We also have horrible WiFi. I spent hundreds of dollars to upgrade my wireless thinking that would help the WiFi issues. That did not help.
Recently, I started reading where many people are having the exact same issue that I am having. I understand these are design defects in the Asus Prime TF201 and cannot be fixed. Many have returned their ASUS prime tablets in exchange for the newer TF700 table at Best Buy. Even those having their Prime’s longer than I have had success. I tried to do this but was basically laughed at and told “No way”.
I have been a loyal Best Buy customer for years and spend several thousand dollars per year at Best Buy stores and at Best Buy online. I’m just asking to be allowed to return by 2 defective TF201 tablets and get full crdit towards 2 new TF700 tablets. My understanding is the design flaws of the TF201 were fixed in the TF700. Below are my 2 order numbers. Anything you can do to assist a long time customer would be greatly appreciated.
BBY01-4355XXXXXXXX
BBY01-4322XXXXXXXX
Regards,
Michael SXXXXX
215-XXX-XXXX
[email protected]
On this request, I received a call about an hour after I sent it and the woman I spoke to asked which store I wanted to return my items to. Since it was after hours, she promised to call my local store and "see what she could do". The next day at 11:00 AM she returned my call, gave me the managers names and told me to take my 2 Prime's and dock in for full credit towards 2 new TF700's and the TF700 dock. I was in and out of the store in 10 minutes.
You have set a good example.
May be you could also guide us on how to find these "Premier" e-mail ids as i was once trying to reach Head of LG but could not find any Contact info
Thanks again
Bon-Joon Koo is the CEO of LG. From what I can tell, the email address format lg uses is last name first initial at lge.com so I'd try [email protected]. I found this by searching for less than 5 minutes. More diligent searching may find the exact email address. If you get a rejection keep trying different combinations.
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You have set a good example.
May be you could also guide us on how to find these "Premier" e-mail ids as i was once trying to reach Head of LG but could not find any Contact info
Thanks again
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LG was good regarding my 6 year old tv.
Basically, the power board went out, and I was unable to purchase the repair parts.
They gave me a prorated refund of 300 bucks ( would have been more I'd I had receipt) almost enough to buy a new tv.
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Hello Guys,
I am an android buff just like other members of this forum and I have a LeEco Le1S phone which I bought after getting impressed by what the company managed as configuration for such a meager price.
The phone is configured really well and no doubt it is a very good phone to have. I was wondering how a company can manage to give phone for that price when even other Chinese competitors are selling at 2-3K higher price and let's not even talk about the global players.
But my misconception got shattered when unfortunately my phone's screen color got fade off from one side and I had to meet the reality of submitting my first ever android phone to a service center on 21st May 2016. The unprofessional attitude that started from there has not ended yet (almost 2 months later).
When they asked me to submit the phone, I was skeptical about the time they would take to replace since I had a much-awaited trip lined up in 15 days and I wanted to use my Superphone to capture all the moments. So, even before submitting I asked service center guys and also called up customer care to verify about it and all of them assured me that I will get a replacement within 10 days (7 working days). I told them that if it is going to take more time, please let me know so that I will submit the phone after returning from my trip, as a little faded off screen wasn't harming me at all. Trusting the brand and their people, I gave my phone for replacement.
When I did not get the replacement or any update for 7 days, I started trying to expedite it and then escalated the issue on 1st June 2016. Even after multiple escalations, not just I did not get my replacement of phone, the unprofessionalism was such that they didn't even care to keep me updated on escalation and I had to myself call up. Every time they would tell me that we will get back to you in 24 hours and rest assured, you will get your phone before the trip, but even after 2 days I didn't used to get any update and when I call back, the same thing was repeated.
So, I gave in, invested in a new phone for the trip and came back. Even after that long time there was no update, so I took up to twitter. Tagged their handles to make them aware of my issue, but looks like delaying and unprofessionalism is part of their team's training, so they behaved in similar way. Even they would not respond to my updates or expedite the process. (the whole twitter trail: https://twitter.com/agarwalhimanshu/status/750310707153993728)
All I have been hearing is that the process is escalated. Escalation means expediting the process and figuring out the root cause and simultaneously keeping the customer in loop but for LeEco, it looks like "escalation" is just another word for a normal complaint. Basically, they might have degraded the levels of words, Complaint: Nothing, just a normal feedback.
Escalation: OK, a complaint received, let's think whether we should resolve it
And there is no word which might mean escalation.
Even after multiple times tagging their handles, there is no outcome. Today when I called up their service center, I am informed that I will get my phone tomorrow, but surprise surprise, yet another time they lied. I am not going to get a replacement, but a repaired phone.
They made me wait for 2 months in the name of replacement and "out of stock" story and in the end they giving me a repaired phone after 2 months and such a painful tracking period? Did it take them 2 months to replace a screen?
So, my intention of writing this post is this: The phone is awesome, the customer facing people are third class, with no professional attitude. They cannot hold upto their words and they can't resolve the issues on time. Customer respect has reached a new down by the way they have responded to me on my escalation.
Save yourself guys, buy any other brand but this.
So I went to T-Mobile to return my note 7 today. The guy at first tried to get around telling me I could exchange it for any of their phones in store, he really just wanted to take my note 7 and leave me with nothing.
I informed him of my knowledge of my options, and we decided on swapping it out for an s7 edge that would be able to trade right back in for a new note 7 on arrival.
(I am a huge fan of the note 7. But I find myself being to anxious about it exploding on me. I'm under the general impression that they tend to explode more often if not exclusively when charging. So I monitor it when it charges. My device is an SDI device that was manufactured in China).
The rep informed me that he would be crediting back the $150 down I put on the phone (I'm on the original jump program) and that I would have to pay in store $74 for the taxes of the s7 edge. Wtf? I told him that I will not be paying the $74, and that they can credit me back $80 instead of $150 at best. He said that it wont work that way.
I'm not hard up for money, but I am hard up for good honest service. I refused to be out $224 for 8-10 days because I got duped into buying a grenade phone.
Long story short, the rep basically told me that's the only option. I told him that it was ludicrous and that I plan on switching service providers and he stated that his friend works at ATT and that they have the same policy and that I was unhappy I should switch to another company.
So, after all the bs I said whatever, I really have no options. So I took the s7 edge and paid the additional $74 for a phone I didn't want.
I left and called the tmobile note 7 recall hotline. The woman I spoke with was great. She couldn't believe the experience I just had. She credited my phone bill the $74 dollars they charged me for the s7 edge and she directed me to go back into the store and get my note 7 back and I could deal with her thru the mailer program tmobile has set up cuz I guess they can't enforce in store policies. Wtffff
So I go back in. Tell them what she told me. They are like wtf. And I'm like I'm not leaving without my note 7. The note had already been inventoried as a go back to manufacturer. So they said I can't have it. I told them I didnt care and that they need to figure out a way to get my exploding phone back to me. I ended up recalling the hotline and my call got escalated to some corporate manager and she informed the store to do whatever they could to get me my note 7.
So they ended up telling me that they were going to call the note 7 a loss in their inventory. The note 7 will not exist in my account. It's like I never had it they said. Wtf. It has a fat sticker now on the back of it calling it voided merchandise lol! They took the s7 edge back and credited my card the $74 back. And the guy made a sly comment about how I should sign a waiver that if the phone burns up that tmobile is not responsible. Yea right dude.
Yea. I get it. I should turn the phone in. It might burn me up in the middle of the night. I tried. And they tried to scam me. No way. Not cool. Figure your s*** out tmobile.
First of all, you do have the right to freedom of speech (aka your opinion).
Now... no one duped you into purchasing the Note7. T-Mobile had no idea of the faulty battery.
No one was trying to rip you off. They have T-Mobile policies and now they're dealing with Samsung's recall policy as well.
You honestly think you spoke to a "corporate" manager? LMAO! So, you think corporate managers answer phones from people like you? Good one.
You claim to not be hard up for cash, however, you're tripping on the financial side of how the transaction is going down. Well, you could've simply waited, but nope. You wanted to be "that dude."
So you make a big fuss by being "that dude" and got your way, sort of. Now you got a big sticker on your Note7.
You treated a sales associate badly who was simply doing his job, had a trained customer advocate tell you what you want to hear... cuz it's her job and then a call center supervisor tell the store to just do whatever it takes to get you out of the store.
If that's your idea of "winning" or "getting one over corporate America" you're lying to yourself.
That's my freedom of speech.
Why would I want to pay $74 for a device I never wanted to buy? It's not about $, it's about tmobile along with Samsung doing the right thing. Why should I - the consumer - be further inconvenienced by having to pull out any more money whatsoever for a situation I shouldn't be in?
The sticker is removable btw.
I have not "won" nor did I state I "won" in any matter. Anybody who had purchased the note 7 has officially lost. I was just sharing an Interesting experience that I had.
Thank you for expressing your opinion, I hope you feel heard.
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First of all, you do have the right to freedom of speech (aka your opinion).
Now... no one duped you into purchasing the Note7. T-Mobile had no idea of the faulty battery.
No one was trying to rip you off. They have T-Mobile policies and now they're dealing with Samsung's recall policy as well.
You honestly think you spoke to a "corporate" manager? LMAO! So, you think corporate managers answer phones from people like you? Good one.
You claim to not be hard up for cash, however, you're tripping on the financial side of how the transaction is going down. Well, you could've simply waited, but nope. You wanted to be "that dude."
So you make a big fuss by being "that dude" and got your way, sort of. Now you got a big sticker on your Note7.
You treated a sales associate badly who was simply doing his job, had a trained customer advocate tell you what you want to hear... cuz it's her job and then a call center supervisor tell the store to just do whatever it takes to get you out of the store.
If that's your idea of "winning" or "getting one over corporate America" you're lying to yourself.
That's my freedom of speech.
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No offense but I work for Toyota and take for Instance the air bag recall that's been going on that is a safety recall and if parts are not available you will get a loaner vehicle free of charge to drive till your replacement parts are available no questions asked and no rudeness from the service advisor. So how is this any different? You should get a loaner phone with no hassle and no rudeness from the sales associate behind the counter..
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No offense but I work for Toyota and take for Instance the air bag recall that's been going on that is a safety recall and if parts are not available you will get a loaner vehicle free of charge to drive till your replacement parts are available no questions asked and no rudeness from the service advisor. So how is this any different? You should get a loaner phone with no hassle and no rudeness from the sales associate behind the counter..
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It'd be nice to get a straight answer.
Sunday I went to a T-Mobile store to inquire about a loaner. I was told to call customer service, which I did. They told me it should have been handled at the store, but they ordered a loaner for me.
What I haven't yet received is the acknowledgement email I was told I'd get.
I work for a GM dealership and when the key/lock cylinder recall came down, there was confusion as to what our responsibilities were. Some customers wouldn't wait for parts availability and insisted on a loaner car. Finding rentals was rather difficult during that time period.
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First of all, you do have the right to freedom of speech (aka your opinion).
Now... no one duped you into purchasing the Note7. T-Mobile had no idea of the faulty battery.
No one was trying to rip you off. They have T-Mobile policies and now they're dealing with Samsung's recall policy as well.
You honestly think you spoke to a "corporate" manager? LMAO! So, you think corporate managers answer phones from people like you? Good one.
You claim to not be hard up for cash, however, you're tripping on the financial side of how the transaction is going down. Well, you could've simply waited, but nope. You wanted to be "that dude."
So you make a big fuss by being "that dude" and got your way, sort of. Now you got a big sticker on your Note7.
You treated a sales associate badly who was simply doing his job, had a trained customer advocate tell you what you want to hear... cuz it's her job and then a call center supervisor tell the store to just do whatever it takes to get you out of the store.
If that's your idea of "winning" or "getting one over corporate America" you're lying to yourself.
That's my freedom of speech.
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You obviously are not looking at this from a neutral stand point, you're just wanting to argue. Look at it from the shoes of OP.
douger1957 said:
It'd be nice to get a straight answer.
Sunday I went to a T-Mobile store to inquire about a loaner. I was told to call customer service, which I did. They told me it should have been handled at the store, but they ordered a loaner for me.
What I haven't yet received is the acknowledgement email I was told I'd get.
I work for a GM dealership and when the key/lock cylinder recall came down, there was confusion as to what our responsibilities were. Some customers wouldn't wait for parts availability and insisted on a loaner car. Finding rentals was rather difficult during that time period.
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They didnt order it for you. I had the same thing happen. Sunday I was told i'd receive an email or message with tracking. Yesterday I called to confirm and was told nothing was ordered so I contacted t-mobile on twitter and Kelsey helped me. They found a corporate store near me where I picked up the loaner s 7 edge yesterday. At first they wanted me to pay taxes which I refused so they just put it down as a jump on demand. It store it went down as a jump on demand but Kelsey made the account noted that it was a loaner and once the note 7 comes in I will be contacted. Contact t force on twitter for help.
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DJ ELITE said:
First of all, you do have the right to freedom of speech (aka your opinion).
Now... no one duped you into purchasing the Note7. T-Mobile had no idea of the faulty battery.
No one was trying to rip you off. They have T-Mobile policies and now they're dealing with Samsung's recall policy as well.
You honestly think you spoke to a "corporate" manager? LMAO! So, you think corporate managers answer phones from people like you? Good one.
You claim to not be hard up for cash, however, you're tripping on the financial side of how the transaction is going down. Well, you could've simply waited, but nope. You wanted to be "that dude."
So you make a big fuss by being "that dude" and got your way, sort of. Now you got a big sticker on your Note7.
You treated a sales associate badly who was simply doing his job, had a trained customer advocate tell you what you want to hear... cuz it's her job and then a call center supervisor tell the store to just do whatever it takes to get you out of the store.
If that's your idea of "winning" or "getting one over corporate America" you're lying to yourself.
That's my freedom of speech.
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The problem is no one is on the same page. Samsung tells you one thing, T-mobile tells you one thing, and each individual store tells you something else. Over the phone I was told I had to go the store where I bought my screen protector for a refund. I go to the store and they tell me I have to go to a corporate store. I go to corporate and they dont know what I am talking about. I got a bill credit via t force on twitter. It should be easy to get a refund and loaner phone/exchange phone at any T-mobile store or online but in this case it seems like the most people have no idea what they are doing. Hell when I originally called sunday I had to read to the service agent T-mobiles own new policy regarding loaner phones due to the Note 7 issues. He at first told me I was past 14 day exchange policy. This is a serious issue and more phone keep exploding by the day. Yes it seems like there is a lackadaisical attitude when dealing with returning/exchanging.
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First of all, you do have the right to freedom of speech (aka your opinion).
Now... no one duped you into purchasing the Note7. T-Mobile had no idea of the faulty battery.
No one was trying to rip you off. They have T-Mobile policies and now they're dealing with Samsung's recall policy as well.
You honestly think you spoke to a "corporate" manager? LMAO! So, you think corporate managers answer phones from people like you? Good one.
You claim to not be hard up for cash, however, you're tripping on the financial side of how the transaction is going down. Well, you could've simply waited, but nope. You wanted to be "that dude."
So you make a big fuss by being "that dude" and got your way, sort of. Now you got a big sticker on your Note7.
You treated a sales associate badly who was simply doing his job, had a trained customer advocate tell you what you want to hear... cuz it's her job and then a call center supervisor tell the store to just do whatever it takes to get you out of the store.
If that's your idea of "winning" or "getting one over corporate America" you're lying to yourself.
That's my freedom of speech.
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Just because someone does not want to be turn sideways by associate who do not know what they are talking, does not mean someone is hard for money. The way he acted no way implied financial circumstance is a factor in play. I have spoken with multiple associates in stores as well as reps who said you do not pay the taxes upfront. If I go into the store and someone says I do and tells me to go ELSEWHERE if I do not like their business, it WILL become a problem.
Sorry OP that you went through that...honestly right now no one knows their left foot from their right at Tmobile on how to deal with Note 7...some would even try to convince you to keep it and have it stored away. The associates are as clueless as they come and the tmobile store I went to I did not even stick around to make the exchange...they were loud obnoxious and were busy correcting everything I say even if I wasn't talking to the associate across the room...if I say recall he would run down and come and correct me. If I ask question about the water resistance he would dive across the store to come and put his opinion...and at some point were treating me like I do not know wtf i was talking about as far as the handling of the note 7 from both samsung and tmobile. Told them bye
garymachete said:
So I went to T-Mobile to return my note 7 today. The guy at first tried to get around telling me I could exchange it for any of their phones in store, he really just wanted to take my note 7 and leave me with nothing.
I informed him of my knowledge of my options, and we decided on swapping it out for an s7 edge that would be able to trade right back in for a new note 7 on arrival.
(I am a huge fan of the note 7. But I find myself being to anxious about it exploding on me. I'm under the general impression that they tend to explode more often if not exclusively when charging. So I monitor it when it charges. My device is an SDI device that was manufactured in China).
The rep informed me that he would be crediting back the $150 down I put on the phone (I'm on the original jump program) and that I would have to pay in store $74 for the taxes of the s7 edge. Wtf? I told him that I will not be paying the $74, and that they can credit me back $80 instead of $150 at best. He said that it wont work that way.
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This happens with all carriers. The best way is to return the device in full. This way you get your tax money up front. Then purchase the new device. Otherwise the carrier will want to hold on the tax from the old device to return to you in later time. While taking tax for the new device. I ran this with with AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile.
I am going to wait for the new "S" (Safe) version of Galaxy Note 7 and do even exchange. No tax issues with that. And yes, the China T-Mobile version that I have charges (even fast charge) very cool with touch. So I feel safe to wait for the "S" (Safe) version of Note 7 before returning my current Note 7.
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They didnt order it for you. I had the same thing happen. Sunday I was told i'd receive an email or message with tracking. Yesterday I called to confirm and was told nothing was ordered so I contacted t-mobile on twitter and Kelsey helped me. They found a corporate store near me where I picked up the loaner s 7 edge yesterday. At first they wanted me to pay taxes which I refused so they just put it down as a jump on demand. It store it went down as a jump on demand but Kelsey made the account noted that it was a loaner and once the note 7 comes in I will be contacted. Contact t force on twitter for help.
Wonderful.
I'm willing to cut a little slack here. Neither Samsung nor T-Mobile is used to recalls of this magnitude. The "shut them down" order is less than a week old. I can even understand that there's not enough stock to provide loaners. But for gawd's sake, don't do a Hillary and lie to me.
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I just went through the process of returning my Note 7 in the store last night to get a Galaxy S7 Edge as well.
What is clear from my experience is this:
1. T-Mobile Store Reps were not properly trained on how to address the different return scenarios. I.E. Jump 1 , Jump 2 or Jump On Demand returns and credit for the faulty device.
2. They were not made aware of the $25.00 Account Credit that would be applied for the inconvenience of having to wait on a replacement which Samsung/T-Mobile informed their customers about.
3. They were prone to make mistakes because of the above which extended my visit to the store by 1 and 1/2 hours when the transaction should have been 30 minutes.
4. They had to call customer care to fix issues on my account as result of errors made during the exchange.
They did tell me the following:
1. I could claim the Gear VR promotion for the Galaxy S7 Edge promotion currently going on(Nice)
2. I would have my Jump On Demand reset completely so that I will have 3 JoD 's on my account after I get my Note 7 (I used my first JoD on the Note 7)
3. New phones would be arriving to their store in 2-3 weeks from yesterday and I would be called when that occurred.
While the experience was long and frustrating in the end I left with my temporary device, No out of pocket cost and happy in the thought that hey I get a Gear VR for free for the inconvenience.
The information below was provided to me directly from the in-store rep as I was curious:
Why did I not have to pay any money out of pocket?
Because I used Jump On Demand.
What is the difference between Jump1 , Jump2, Jump On Demand?
Jump 1 - 50% of device has to be paid off +Taxes + 10.00 a month fee.
Jump 2 - 50% of device has to be paid off + Down Payment + Taxes
Jump On Demand - Taxes and full Price of device are rolled into a monthly payment and you can Upgrade 3 times per year
DeadPhoenix said:
I just went through the process of returning my Note 7 in the store last night to get a Galaxy S7 Edge as well.
What is clear from my experience is this:
1. T-Mobile Store Reps were not properly trained on how to address the different return scenarios. I.E. Jump 1 , Jump 2 or Jump On Demand returns and credit for the faulty device.
2. They were not made aware of the $25.00 Account Credit that would be applied for the inconvenience of having to wait on a replacement which Samsung/T-Mobile informed their customers about.
3. They were prone to make mistakes because of the above which extended my visit to the store by 1 and 1/2 hours when the transaction should have been 30 minutes.
4. They had to call customer care to fix issues on my account as result of errors made during the exchange.
They did tell me the following:
1. I could claim the Gear VR promotion for the Galaxy S7 Edge promotion currently going on(Nice)
2. I would have my Jump On Demand reset completely so that I will have 3 JoD 's on my account after I get my Note 7 (I used my first JoD on the Note 7)
3. New phones would be arriving to their store in 2-3 weeks from yesterday and I would be called when that occurred.
While the experience was long and frustrating in the end I left with my temporary device, No out of pocket cost and happy in the thought that hey I get a Gear VR for free for the inconvenience.
The information below was provided to me directly from the in-store rep as I was curious:
Why did I not have to pay any money out of pocket?
Because I used Jump On Demand.
What is the difference between Jump1 , Jump2, Jump On Demand?
Jump 1 - 50% of device has to be paid off + Taxes + 10.00 a month fee.
Jump 2 - 50% of device has to be paid off + Down Payment + Taxes
Jump On Demand - Taxes and full Price of device are rolled into a monthly payment and you can Upgrade 3 times per year
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Your jump 1 description is wrong, you don't have to pay 50% of the device off. I just jumped to the note 7 from the HTC 10 and they paid off the $594 I had left on the HTC 10.
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I think there is a lot of confusion. I called regular Customer service and they told me to go to the store and that they couldn't do anything. I went to the store and they wanted me to do an exchange. I clicked on the link T-Mobile sent in an email and it instructed that I could call a too free number so I did. They immediately initiated an order for a S7 edge loaner to be shipped overnight. I had to sign an EIP but was instructed that all I would receive a credit on my bill for the EIP charge until the new Notes come in. When they come in, I will be offered the option to keep the phone and have my lease payments credited to the EIP or I could exchange it and the Note 7 for a new Note 7. I was told to power down the Note 7 and wait for further instructions. The rep told me that more than likely if the new phones come in soon, I will return both phones in the exchange and if it takes a while they will send me an email instructing me how to return it. There was no charge.
Problem is that stores are treated separate. I have heard other stories that some people are only being offered J series phones at the stores. Problem is that this is a mess and give the Tmobile a break. It's a Samsung problem and the US carriers are not receiving info or distributing info fast enough. It is a priority to get the phones returned. Bottom line is that any problem this serious is going to cause confusion.
Be patient and if you don't like it go to another carrier. It's your right.
Sadly this note 7 fiasco just brought out the bad in Tmobile reps and store associates.
Lancerz said:
Your jump 1 description is wrong, you don't have to pay 50% of the device off. I just jumped to the note 7 from the HTC 10 and they paid off the $594 I had left on the HTC 10.
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You're Correct. I used strikethrough as this was inaccurate information.
yea i called and there exchange sounds like crap so i didnt do it.
If my phone blows up ill be sad but ill also sue samsung.
They really messed up and this program doesnt work like it should.
I wouldnt trade my phone in for a s7 edge which i just had and they took in the jump program. Only owe like $100 on it. So that would mean me losing money and having to pay full price for a phone i already had.
So i am keeping my phone and when they get new notes in. Ill walk in there and hand them my old one and get a new one free of charge. IF it doesnt go down like then there will be problems.
Hi everyone. New to the forum and wanted to put in my 2 cents. I went ahead and called T-Mobile for a loaner phone. And this is the general details:
Choose any phone you want for loaner phone.
They will overnight NEW loaner phone free of charge.
No charge for use of loaner phone and they will stop billing for the note 7.
Keep the the defective note 7.
Once new note 7 is in stock you bring in loaner phone and defective note 7 for exchange for new note 7.
Easy process.
Do not and I repeat do not do this in a T-Mobile store. They will mess everything up. Call customer service.
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Should be charged for nothing. This is why I was upset. Also, the guy laughed at me when I asked for compensation for the case I bought from Amazon. No where have they said that the accessories need to be purchased thru tmobile, just that they will refund all accessories bought for the device.
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garymachete said:
Should be charged for nothing. This is why I was upset. Also, the guy laughed at me when I asked for compensation for the case I bought from Amazon. No where have they said that the accessories need to be purchased thru tmobile, just that they will refund all accessories bought for the device.
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Based on the wording you are correct. They are assuming you paid the T-Mobile Accessory price
fishfinder333 said:
Hi everyone. New to the forum and wanted to put in my 2 cents. I went ahead and called T-Mobile for a loaner phone. And this is the general details:
Choose any phone you want for loaner phone.
They will overnight NEW loaner phone free of charge.
No charge for use of loaner phone and they will stop billing for the note 7.
Keep the the defective note 7.
Once new note 7 is in stock you bring in loaner phone and defective note 7 for exchange for new note 7.
Easy process.
Do not and I repeat do not do this in a T-Mobile store. They will mess everything up. Call customer service.
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That has not been my experience and I've been on Twitter with them all day.
1. I went to the local T-Mobile store Sunday inquiring about a loaner. They said I needed to call Customer Service.
2. I called Customer Service on Monday. They said the store was wrong but she'd order me a new phone. After repeatedly telling the agent I wanted a S7 Edge, she drew the EIP up for a S7. I was told by the agent there would be a confirmation email.
3. I got on Twitter this morning after I had not received the confirmation email. Four and a half hours later they found the contact information. The sent me an EIP to be electronically signed.
4. Before I signed the EIP, I had asked to make sure the phone they'd send me would be a S7 Edge.
5. They asked me if I had signed the EIP. I thought that was part of the process and signed. They then told me I'd be stuck with the S7 since somehow they can't tear up electronic forms.
6. I sent them several long missives detailing my tale of woe. I also told them... nicely... to shove their S7 up their ass and that I'd roll the dice with the Note 7.
7. Nine hours later, I'm still waiting for their next move. If they don't come off a S7 Edge, I'll wait for the replacement phone they expect in a week or so.
8. I would be on the hook for paying for the S7 and the Note 7 unless I turned in the Note 7 for full credit.
Update: They are shipping a S7 to my house tomorrow. I told them I would return it immediately. If there was another option, I'd cut T-Mobile loose in a New York minute. The trouble is, they're all whores.
Update 2: The S7 didn't ship. Back on Twitter. After an hour, they told me they would overnight a S7 Edge and to refuse the S7. I told them I work for a living and that my apartment complex signs for deliveries at the office. I couldn't ask them to figure out which one to refuse. Their next move was to ask me to call the "temporary device support line." Out came the snark. I explained yet again how I had spent 45 minutes in the store, 30 minutes on the phone, nine hours on Twitter and now they wanted me to spend god only knows how long on hold. That apparently got someone's attention.
The semi final result? They would follow the tracking on the S7 and put a call back on it. They would overnight a S7 Edge. They would issue a $50 credit to my account and I would pay nothing for either the S7 Edge or the Note 7. I won't have to go to the store until replacement Note 7s are issued.
Hello,
I've owned a pixel device for about 2 months now and had started to experience issues with the battery life, standby battery drain and phone shutting off at about 20 percent each time. So I call up google support and explain these issues to them. They agree to replace the device for me. Having purchased the device from a retailer other than google I did not have the option to advance RMA and had to go with the standard one.
On 15th of Feb, I received a mail with shipping labels and other RMA details. On 22nd Feb I send in the phone which they received on 27th. Google is yet to acknowledge this through any mail but their support team over the phone assured me that the phone was received.
Initially, I was promised that a new or refurb phone will be dispatched immediately after the tracking details were updated. Google never met this expectation and so I call them up regarding the same and I was told that it could take 5-10 days for them to process the RMA. At this moment I requested them if they could do anything to expedite the process but they responded negatively every time and told I have no option but to wait which by the way is still the same answer I get every time I call them.
After 10 days passed I hadn't yet received any mail or updates regarding the new device, so I call them up and question the same to them, to which they replied that they need to escalate the case and that it would take them another 48 hrs to resolve the issue. It has now been 4 days since and google still has no idea where my old or the new phone is and they tell me to have patience and wait for the back end team to reply. I must have now spoken to at least 10 representatives and they all give me the answer that nothing can be done about it and that make me feel as if I shouldn't have gone in for the RMA in the first place. I've even requested them to send me back my old faulty unit but refuse to do even that as they don't have the authority to do that.
After reading online, I wasn't shocked to find that am not the only one who has faced such an issue. But what shocked me was that the person hadn't received a device for 50 days and was going to court to file a complaint. Am scared that I don't become a victim of poor google after sales service and have to go to the extent of going to the court.
Edit : - Ok. So I've just gotten off the phone with another representative and he has informed me that I should wait for at least another 48 hrs. So that makes the total turn-around time of about 20 days. That is if they happen to resolve the issue this time.
About two weeks ago I RMA'd my wife's Google Store Pixel (it had the dead-mic-and-speakers disease), and it was smooth as silk.
Refurb was immediately shipped to me via Fedex 2-day, and as expected they placed an auth against my credit card for the cost of the replacement. I shipped back the defective unit three days after I received the refurb.
I like the part where they say in order to get a replacement phone you need to enter your card info, but you wont be charged....just a hold of some sort. So, you enter your card info, submit the order and then they charge you the entire $700+. So you're out of a ton of money until they decide to give it back. You'd think as soon as they receive the old phone they will release the funds back to your account, but before I even received the new phone,4 days later, they gave me my money back. I didn't even send them the old phone, so WTF was the big idea in holding my money if they were just going to give it back before even receiving the old phone? I read about another guy who experienced the same thing and he had to call his creditors and whoever else automatically deducts from his account, because he didn't have the funds to cover his bills. I'm sure theres a lot of people out there who can't cover that even for a few days, or at all. What if you only have $400 to your name?
I dont see why they they dont do like everyone else by sending you the new phone and waiting until they get the old one before they decide to charge you for it.
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UnusualSuspect said:
About two weeks ago I RMA'd my wife's Google Store Pixel (it had the dead-mic-and-speakers disease), and it was smooth as silk.
Refurb was immediately shipped to me via Fedex 2-day, and as expected they placed an auth against my credit card for the cost of the replacement. I shipped back the defective unit three days after I received the refurb.
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Mine had that problem. Dead mic, speakers, couldn't make calls, but mine was also really laggy. It was strange because I called my boss in the morning (the day my phone took a dump) and a couple hours later it just stopped working for no reason. Is this a known issue? Has anyone pinpointed a cause?
EDIT: Ok so I just read up and apparently a solder joint/circuit can split disabling all sound and audio processing. Which makes sense, because I couldn't even makes calls using a bluetooth heaset
That stinks. I had a replacement phone in less than 48 hours from the time I sent my old one via FedEx.
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I like the part where they say in order to get a replacement phone you need to enter your card info, but you wont be charged....just a hold of some sort. So, you enter your card info, submit the order and then they charge you the entire $700+. So you're out of a ton of money until they decide to give it back. You'd think as soon as they receive the old phone they will release the funds back to your account, but before I even received the new phone,4 days later, they gave me my money back. I didn't even send them the old phone, so WTF was the big idea in holding my money if they were just going to give it back before even receiving the old phone?
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I just thought I'd fill in some info about credit cards - nothing actually useful for the main problem this thread is about.
More than likely it was actually a "pre-authorization". A pre-authorized charge effectively puts whatever amount on hold and appears as if it's just a normal transaction. In actuality, unless the company who made the charge (Google) takes action, a pre-authorized amount automatically falls off your credit card after up to 5 days or so. I'm not an expert on this, and I don't work in the credit industry - just from working lots of retail, which I don't do anymore, either. So basically, Google didn't control when the charge no longer appeared on your card, and it only would have remained on your card if Google took further action "solidifying" the pre-authorized amount. There's probably a better explanation but as I said, I'm no expert.
Hello
i am a pixel owner,i live in Greece but the device is bought from USA.So i don't know what to do if something goes wrong with the device.
I make a research but i can't find an email or something else to ask google what to do.Does anyone knows how i can find from where my device is bought?
Thanks in advance
For warranty reasons is it best to always buy directly from Google ? I just got mine from Google Store.
mikeprius said:
For warranty reasons is it best to always buy directly from Google ? I just got mine from Google Store.
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Yes.
I hear all these stories about RMAs, shipping in your phone, and the entire hassle of packing it up, taking it to a shipping center and hoping it makes it there,etc, i honestly hope I do not have to go through any of that. It sound like a pain!
For a short time last year i tried out an iPhone, and there is nothing like being able to walk into the store, buying it, and having someone there to answer your questions. When I decided not to keep it , i simply took it back, told the dude 'its not for me right now' , got an instant refund on my card and literally did not get drilled on exactly why I was returning it. From the time I walked out my door to the time I got home about an hour ish of my time and hassle.
I like Google stuff, and i really like my Pixel, no issues at all with it, but that Iphone buying experience is what Google needs to meet or exceed. I know we are living more and more in an online world, but Google needs to figure this out FAST, or they will not be able to compete with that kind of customer service and support considering the cost of this thing and all the drama I have heard about people returning it. I highly doubt you would get a run around and be made to wait if there was a Google store like an Apple Store.
Its about the customer service/support for buying a very high value item and not being treated like a turd from what it seemed like the OP is being treated.
Actually no alot of us enjoy never having to walk in to an Apple store, most of the time you have to have an appointment or wait an hour in my area. Google support has always been above and beyond here but I deal through project fi, they have excellent customer service. Far beyond Apple Care and cheaper imo.