Canadian here, I got a defective international s7 Edge. Need help/advice - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers

I got a broken s7 edge with a defective LCD screen from a friend. There are no visible cracks/drops on the phone and the buttons seem to light up with sounds etc.
I walked into the Canadian Samsung official repair store (not authorized ones) and they said they don't service International phones and I should call 1800-SAMSUNG and should be getting a replacement since it is defective.
I called them after and they said international version is not covered at all in Canada. I asked if where I can ship it to them, they said it doesn't matter.
Is there anything I can do to repair this phone with Samsung or get it replaced?

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r3dcomet said:
I got a broken s7 edge with a defective LCD screen from a friend. There are no visible cracks/drops on the phone and the buttons seem to light up with sounds etc.
I walked into the Canadian Samsung official repair store (not authorized ones) and they said they don't service International phones and I should call 1800-SAMSUNG and should be getting a replacement since it is defective.
I called them after and they said international version is not covered at all in Canada. I asked if where I can ship it to them, they said it doesn't matter.
Is there anything I can do to repair this phone with Samsung or get it replaced?
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Instead getting you to run circles or jump hoops
I will be honest with you and tell you that there
is no way to get samsung to repair or to replace
your phone.
You need to go to an authorized samsung repair
shop locally or an online samsung repair service
and pay to have them repair your phone.
If I were you I would start googling to find one
if I wanted to keep and use the phone. LOL
Good luck,
Have a great day

thanks
Misterjunky said:
Instead getting you to run circles or jump hoops
I will be honest with you and tell you that there
is no way to get samsung to repair or to replace
your phone.
You need to go to an authorized samsung repair
shop locally or an online samsung repair service
and pay to have them repair your phone.
If I were you I would start googling to find one
if I wanted to keep and use the phone. LOL
Good luck,
Have a great day
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Thank you for replying. How much would this be to repair the screen? Since a new phone is around $1000 CAD i am not sure if it is worth it do pay for the repair

I live in Canada and have a Canadian version. Just to order a screen assembly is $300 CAD or more. You are probably looking at a $400 or $500 repair. Look around but I think that is pretty average. Also, you might not want to test the water resistance after the repair. Forging in how much you paid you might want to try and get a couple hundred out of it on Kijiji and put that towards a new phone.

You're better off ordering the parts online and fixing it yourself or going to a repair shop
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Authorized Repair Centre in Canada or US

I need to send my device for a fix.the housing needs to be replaced and I'm not able to use the touch screen anymore. I tried to re-allign, but it will not go. I tried to write a note with my stilus, and I have to squeeze the unit in order to draw a line in the center of the note. Can anyone suggest me a good repair center? I'm located in Toronto and the unit is not under warranty anymore. However, i looked on ebay and they are selling housing for $99 dollars. is there any other site where i can get the housing for less.
Regards
Umtsmen
http://mobile.brando.com.hk/HousingO2XDAExec.php
This place seels the housing for $65 apparently. Otherswise go to htc.com for details on out of warantee service.
PPCTechs might be able to help out.
I had mine repaired at a local cell phone shop, if they have a good tech guy there is a chance that they might be able to help. Not sure of one in TO though.

HTC Warranty

I purchased a used Evo on Craigslist and it has a white "B-spot" on the screen. The phone is about 8months old. I'm wondering if I can get it fixed under warranty at Sprint or from HTC as a second owner. Any help is appreciated.
I think you have to be original owner for them to even look at it. And from what I hear, Sprint has become anal about what they consider to replace a phone these days.
I could be wrong though. I'm sure someone will chime in.
I had the same thing on my Evo, but I was the original owner of it. I tried a local Sprint repair store (not a corporate store, just a Sprint partner store) and they said that was a cosmetic thing and they couldn't repair it, which is BS. It's a defective screen. I tried arguing with them but they wouldn't budge. I then called Sprint technical support. They said they could send me a refurb phone but I didn't want to do that because I paid full price for my brand new phone and I just wanted it fixed, not replaced (and I also have it rooted and didn't want to go through the unroot and root process over again lol.) I finally found another Sprint repair store further away from me and they replaced it with a brand new screen, no questions asked. I even had the hairline crack close to the power button and they replaced the whole outer case as well.
According to the tech that did the repairs for me, they have a lot of discretion when it comes to the repair of phones, and the other repair store didn't want to replace it for fear of getting in trouble with Sprint and/or HTC for doing the repair.
yeaaa said:
I purchased a used Evo on Craigslist and it has a white "B-spot" on the screen. The phone is about 8months old. I'm wondering if I can get it fixed under warranty at Sprint or from HTC as a second owner. Any help is appreciated.
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You will have warranty from HTC directly. Their warranty requires you to ship the phone to them, wait 1-2 weeks, and get the phone back.
Sprint handles warranty issues at their discretion and can charge $35 for the repair.

[Q] Nexus 4 Cracked screen and touch digitzer?help

i droped my nexus 4 and the screen cracked and it wont respond to my touches either? LCD seems to be working fine what should i buy to fix it and cheap
alshumary313 said:
i droped my nexus 4 and the screen cracked and it wont respond to my touches either? LCD seems to be working fine what should i buy to fix it and cheap
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Send it back to LG for repairs $100-160 cost
I'd look for a local cell phone place that does repairs, yes the nexus 4 has the glass that wraps the edges but you can always show them this and if they say yes they can repair it then I'd let them repair it..they should warranty their work and you won't have to be without a phone ..id do it that way pending on the price compared to sending the phone in for warranty work.
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same thing happened to me... keep me posted how you get on.
I've been trying to find out if I'm covered on credit card/insurance for accidental damage but doesn't look like it.
(I'm in th UK btw).
cheers
pontias
raghu
alshumary313 said:
i droped my nexus 4 and the screen cracked and it wont respond to my touches either? LCD seems to be working fine what should i buy to fix it and cheap
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Same thing happened to me. sent phone for repair to LG, repair cost is $140.
Cracked screen here
ugene1980 said:
Send it back to LG for repairs $100-160 cost
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can you please tell me the number to repair it on that price? I called to the service in Canada and its arround $250
alapatiraghava said:
Same thing happened to me. sent phone for repair to LG, repair cost is $140.
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Hey what exactly was wrong with your screen. Mine works fine, but just has a cracked appearance. This means that they will only have to replace the glass aka digitizer but not the LCD underneath. There for my repair should be cheaper than most people. What did you have to get replaced? I'm curious if my repair cost would be less than yours. Thanks.
ugene1980 said:
Send it back to LG for repairs $100-160 cost
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Same thing happened to me today, very minor drop, and complete crack, touch screen is unresponsive... Local LG repair centre does not have it in stock, so I am waiting for an update from him.... It is seriously terrible quality of the phone, I had dropped so many phones hundreds of times, never, nothing happened.. This is really terrible....
nagnrik said:
Same thing happened to me today, very minor drop, and complete crack, touch screen is unresponsive... Local LG repair centre does not have it in stock, so I am waiting for an update from him.... It is seriously terrible quality of the phone, I had dropped so many phones hundreds of times, never, nothing happened.. This is really terrible....
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Buddy, you have dropped a GLASS made phone, what do you expect??? Sometimes-you drop it and it doesn`t break, next time- you drop it and it breaks!!! It`s GLASS. Probably they need to come up with a titanium edition, just for you!
BigDig said:
Buddy, you have dropped a GLASS made phone, what do you expect??? Sometimes-you drop it and it doesn`t break, next time- you drop it and it breaks!!! It`s GLASS. Probably they need to come up with a titanium edition, just for you!
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Yes, you are right... Nexus 4 is the best looking smartphone I have ever come across so far... And Truth is I am never used to cases or covers for phones, and If at all I have to cover with a protection case, it is waste of the killer beauty again..That is why I await Larry's promises to be true on xPhone/Next Nexus(For Google I/O'13), as he said “In today’s multi screen world, the opportunities are endless… battery life is a huge issue… when you drop your phone it shouldn’t go splat,”... My decision was utter wrong on Nexus 4, I'm a hardcore nexus fan... After I get it fixed, I buy a cover and give to my brother....
UK Repairs service
Hey Guys,
Just wanted to say I've cracked my phone as well (woe!), less cracked-rather than smashed in multiple places. Was just minding my own business playing a bit of Ruzzle whilst pondering the questions of life on the toilet...
Anyway, called up LG support (make sure to find their cheaper phone number from saynoto0870 website); and was told they'd send me an envelope with details on the repair.
If you go on the website to schedule a repair, it'll tell you they carry out fixed price repairs at £130. This should leave the phone under warranty.
When I received the envelope, it was a letter from a company called Regenersis; who appear to be the repairs company responsible for a lot of outsourced repairs internationally. They also appear to be the source of some internet ranting due to bad customer service (seems to be a general trend with these third party repairs companies).
Anyway, sent phone off yesterday so will try to report anything back with regards to prices, results etc.
BTW this is for UK only, although I suspect LG will do something similarly for most other countries with regards to repairs.
I think they should have made the back out of flexiglass.
Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.5 GHz on Stock 4.2.1
Enolator said:
Hey Guys,
Just wanted to say I've cracked my phone as well (woe!), less cracked-rather than smashed in multiple places. Was just minding my own business playing a bit of Ruzzle whilst pondering the questions of life on the toilet...
Anyway, called up LG support (make sure to find their cheaper phone number from saynoto0870 website); and was told they'd send me an envelope with details on the repair.
If you go on the website to schedule a repair, it'll tell you they carry out fixed price repairs at £130. This should leave the phone under warranty.
When I received the envelope, it was a letter from a company called Regenersis; who appear to be the repairs company responsible for a lot of outsourced repairs internationally. They also appear to be the source of some internet ranting due to bad customer service (seems to be a general trend with these third party repairs companies).
Anyway, sent phone off yesterday so will try to report anything back with regards to prices, results etc.
BTW this is for UK only, although I suspect LG will do something similarly for most other countries with regards to repairs.
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So just called up Regenersis on Friday morning and they gave me a quote of 122GBP for full repair, service and postage back to me. 8 pounds cheaper than the fixed price on the LG page. So paid via direct debit over the phone and have been told it should be sent off in a few days as both the phone and parts are ready to be put together. I would expect to receive it sometime mid-next week. Will post back on repair results. (If the quality is good, it would have been about the same price as buying my own screen from Ebay. It would probably take aprox. the same amount of time due to long postage times; though the main advantage being that I keep my warrantee).
Enolator said:
So just called up Regenersis on Friday morning and they gave me a quote of 122GBP for full repair, service and postage back to me. 8 pounds cheaper than the fixed price on the LG page. So paid via direct debit over the phone and have been told it should be sent off in a few days as both the phone and parts are ready to be put together. I would expect to receive it sometime mid-next week. Will post back on repair results. (If the quality is good, it would have been about the same price as buying my own screen from Ebay. It would probably take aprox. the same amount of time due to long postage times; though the main advantage being that I keep my warrantee).
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Hey guys,
Final update on the phone repair situation. I received my phone this morning from Regenersis after a total time since send off of aprox. 2 weeks since registration on the LG repairs website. (What more of a present could I ask for on my Bday!).
Anyway, in summary; the repair itself after paying took only 1-2 days.
To my surprise the experience overall with these guys were reasonably pleasant despite the bad reviews on the net. Although I suspect that's the standard scenario where someone will only complain when something goes wrong.
Either way, the repair cost less than the quoted guaranteed LG repair price on their website of 130GBP.
Tips for anyone planning on sending their broken Nexus 4 to these guys:
Register through LG repairs service first. Book your slot online, then give the LG guys a call next day to confirm it's gone through so that they can get Regenersis to send through a repair letter with details.
Once the phone is sent off to Regenersis (I'd suggest Royal Mail tracked as this'll allow you to know exactly when it's arrived in Glasgow); give them a call within about 2/3 days to ask about an online quote or otherwise when it'll be examined by their engineers. (I had to wait until next before calling back to ask about the price and paying through the phone via direct debit).
After that I'd suggest giving them about 3/4 working days to repair if they have all the parts ready etc, before calling back to check on progress.
With any luck you'll get your phone back within about 2 weeks.
I've attached a picture of the repaired phone; it seems good as new and there are no scratch marks or signs that the phone has been tampered in any way. (Sorry for the bad photo!).
Edit: Had a play with the phone, a horizontal line across the upper quarter of the screen doesn't actually respond to touch; only has display. Sooo....called up LG again this morning to have them tell me they'll send me another package to send back again to Regenersis... Only one piece of advice, don't for frack's sake break your Nexus 4. Seriously!
Turns out after the repair, the phone was placed back under warrantee status allowing me to raise the issue up with Google themselves. So after a quick call to the US phone line (cheaper with the say no to 0870 redirect phone line), they agreed to send me a replacement. I received it within 3 days from the call and haven't needed to be absent of a phone for over a week if sent to repair again. Now to simply send the broken faulty phone back to google via their supplied prepaid packaging.
Happy repairs guys,
Signing out.
nagnrik said:
Same thing happened to me today, very minor drop, and complete crack, touch screen is unresponsive... Local LG repair centre does not have it in stock, so I am waiting for an update from him.... It is seriously terrible quality of the phone, I had dropped so many phones hundreds of times, never, nothing happened.. This is really terrible....
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Newsflash! LG is not in the glass production business. They receive their Gorilla Glass from Corning, just like most of the other manufacturers out there. If the glass broke from you dropping it, it has ZERO to do with LG's build quality.
Enolator said:
Hey guys,
Final update on the phone repair situation. I received my phone this morning from Regenersis after a total time since send off of aprox. 2 weeks since registration on the LG repairs website. (What more of a present could I ask for on my Bday!).
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Was your phone repaired or replaced? Was the internal memory wiped?
I have a cracked unresponsive screen and will be making an insurance claim (so slightly different process). Unfortunately I hadn't enabled USB debugging so I'm struggling to get the files off the device before I send it off.
I'll be insisting on a repair rather than a replacement and I don't want my device being factory reset.
Carpetboy said:
Was your phone repaired or replaced? Was the internal memory wiped?
I have a cracked unresponsive screen and will be making an insurance claim (so slightly different process). Unfortunately I hadn't enabled USB debugging so I'm struggling to get the files off the device before I send it off.
I'll be insisting on a repair rather than a replacement and I don't want my device being factory reset.
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Hey Carpetboy,
Mine was simply repaired, but all my files had been backed up to dropbox and gmail so wasn't too bad. My gf had a few things fixed through insurance and they've just replaced it each time because they're not necessarily specialised to deal with repairs; especially if it's a very new phone it seems. Though if it's just a screen repair it might not be too bad.
Good luck dude! :good:
Enolator said:
Hey Carpetboy,
Mine was simply repaired, but all my files had been backed up to dropbox and gmail so wasn't too bad. My gf had a few things fixed through insurance and they've just replaced it each time because they're not necessarily specialised to deal with repairs; especially if it's a very new phone it seems. Though if it's just a screen repair it might not be too bad.
Good luck dude! :good:
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Cheers for the info. I managed to get all the critical files off it last night through the toolkit so I'm not as worried if they just replace it now.
LG Repaired Cracked Screen for $153
Hello everyone,
I recently had my phone repaired by LG. They replace the screen for $153. The repair facility is located in Ft Worth Tx, and the payment center is located in Alabama. It cost me $20 to send it 2nd day air via UPS. Also, I bought another nexus 4, and now am returning it back to google less then 15% restocking fee. Basically, i rented a nexus 4 16gb for $50 over a 2 week period.
Same!
diegoamesap said:
can you please tell me the number to repair it on that price? I called to the service in Canada and its arround $250
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I went to my provider here in Canada as well and it was because my phone over heated and the front glass cracked and my provider told me it would cost about $250 and as I read these comments it makes me question why is it $250 in Canada but only $140-$160 in other countries? its not fair ( well in my opinion it should be the same price just in CAD ) I too need this number! it just makes no sense ! I live in AB so tax shouldnt be the problem neither.

Warranty Process

Okay, so I have a Galaxy S4 from AT&T purchased around September 2013 at a Best Buy. I originally bought this phone off Craigslist, but the guy did not give me any documents besides the box and accessories.So no receipt. I read on XDA people claiming warranty and asking about how to unroot. I'm not rooted or anything, I am basically using this phone like how Samsung and AT&T intended it. My question is, how does one go about getting it repaired or replaced for warranty? I know from Apple you can walk into a store and walk out with a replacement refurbished phone. Am I supposed to just call up Samsung and say I need a second-hand phone repaired? I mean I can't really call AT&T because this phone is technically with a different account, correct? And Best Buy didn't sell the black tie program with this phone, so no use calling them.
Thanks in advance. (btw, my phone isn't broken, I am just asking for future reference.)
itszcharlie said:
Okay, so I have a Galaxy S4 from AT&T purchased around September 2013 at a Best Buy. I originally bought this phone off Craigslist, but the guy did not give me any documents besides the box and accessories.So no receipt. I read on XDA people claiming warranty and asking about how to unroot. I'm not rooted or anything, I am basically using this phone like how Samsung and AT&T intended it. My question is, how does one go about getting it repaired or replaced for warranty? I know from Apple you can walk into a store and walk out with a replacement refurbished phone. Am I supposed to just call up Samsung and say I need a second-hand phone repaired? I mean I can't really call AT&T because this phone is technically with a different account, correct? And Best Buy didn't sell the black tie program with this phone, so no use calling them.
Thanks in advance. (btw, my phone isn't broken, I am just asking for future reference.)
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Very easy, just go to the samsung website and chat with an adviser if you have a problem. They will walk you through general troubleshooting and then if that doesn't fix it, you can send it on for repairs.
I bought a used GS4 off CL and sold it to a guy. Didn't test out the camera but he told me camera did not work. After troubleshooting and researching online, it appeared to be a hardware problem. Logged on, they checked the serial number and saw that it was manufactured in Jun of this year, so still under warranty. They printed a 2 day shipping label for me, repair took about 3-4 days, then they sent it back working UPS 2 day!
awesome. not as convenient as apple, but if its that easy, cool thanks.
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2day i got my way with Tmobile

today is 2 months since i got my s7 edge well the mike stop working last night when making phone calls. only way for people to hear was either on speaker phone or blue tooth call tech support they verified it is bad and said they will send me another phone. i ask i hope it is a new one because i only had this phone 2 moths today and haven't paid $100.00 yet been monthly is like $24.00 then she said possible refurbish i told her for the money i still owe you give me a refurbish i will cancel my 4 line service right there on the spot and go with at&t or verizon. then after 2 minute on hold she assure me it will be a brand new phone.phone be here on the 19
Like I and others told you in the other forum, most likely then not you'll get a refurbished unit.
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Weird lol
Every replacement I've had for my phones through tmobile jump I've gotten new phones.
guaneet said:
Weird lol
Every replacement I've had for my phones through tmobile jump I've gotten new phones.
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I think his is a warranty replacement and not a Assurant (jump) replacement.
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There's nothing wrong with refurbished phones. They are not all scratched up or gross. They are tested even more vigorously than new phones.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
PDXMatt said:
There's nothing wrong with refurbished phones. They are not all scratched up or gross. They are tested even more vigorously than new phones.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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Tested my ass, I've gotten a refurb that was not up to participate with a new or better phone
yes no assurant they are shipping the phone to my tmobile store they have to inspect mine for physical damage and my out of pocket damage is $5.00 plus what ever a new screen protector cost been i can't re use the one on mine
shook187 said:
I think his is a warranty replacement and not a Assurant (jump) replacement.
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ok been i don't get the phone until tomorrow here is the info my soon to be gone. tomorrow ill post pic of new one whether is original or refurbish you guy got me worried now about been refurbish and that the lady is pully my chain my leg.LOL on my 3 cup of coffee:fingers-crossed:
This happened to me. Pay attention before submitting a loss claim. I lost my phone on vacation. My main phone is a nexus 6p and most time carry my sim inside this phone. Took my gs7s in vacation so my girl could use it since it was unlock and we get a local sim. While in the trip the gs7s got lost one night while we were partying. When i came back i submitted the claim and was denied because according to them, what us cover is not the phone but the phone you have the SIM in. I told them the situation but they didn't want to hear them. A tmobile rep was with me in 3 way, so shw said she will speak to a mananger and see what can be done. She told me that tmobile will take care of this claim (this time). They will bill me for $175 claim fee. They shipped a brand new phone in box.
So if is coming from assurance most likely refurb. If is coming from tmobile probably new
i was clearly told my out of pocket fee is $5.00 for paper work nothing else
eduardmc said:
This happened to me. Pay attention before submitting a loss claim. I lost my phone on vacation. My main phone is a nexus 6p and most time carry my sim inside this phone. Took my gs7s in vacation so my girl could use it since it was unlock and we get a local sim. While in the trip the gs7s got lost one night while we were partying. When i came back i submitted the claim and was denied because according to them, what us cover is not the phone but the phone you have the SIM in. I told them the situation but they didn't want to hear them. A tmobile rep was with me in 3 way, so shw said she will speak to a mananger and see what can be done. She told me that tmobile will take care of this claim (this time). They will bill me for $175 claim fee. They shipped a brand new phone in box.
So if is coming from assurance most likely refurb. If is coming from tmobile probably new
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1iwilly said:
i was clearly told my out of pocket fee is $5.00 for paper work nothing else
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That a replacement fee $5, but u have to return ur old device. For loss or water/broken (physical damage). U have to pay $175
You guys are confusing a warranty exchange with an insurance replacement. His phone is being replaced under warranty ($5 processing fee) and will most likely be refurbished. If you damage your phone, it's covered under insurance (Assurant & $175 deductible). Insurance replacements are now also refurbished whenever possible, but you may get a brand new one if the phone hasn't been out very long.
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well you know how some people have luck and others don't well i have what they call the murphy"s law.
well when he took the chatter prove case off . i can't for the life of me believe it dam phone has a crack on the back case and camera lens. look at pic .well so much for that **** call samsung explain about mic issue they said
they have gotten complains after software updates the mic is either intermittent or very low volume
so i have to send the phone to samsung for them to fix.
I really tried to understand that but I'm at a complete loss
ph00ky said:
I really tried to understand that but I'm at a complete loss
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Don't really know what he said either.. but looking at the physical damage, I don't think he's entitled to any warranty fix or replacement.
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here is an update samsung fix the mic and wifi problem under warranty the only thing i'm paying for is $70.00 for a new back cover that became crack unbe known to me
until the case was taken off so i'm happy with that. compare to $175.00 for a refurbish phone thru assurrant and they said i still have 10 months of warranty left from them
should have phone by next tues.

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