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Refunded for 850 UMTS version..

I bought a T-Mobile version 10 days ago because I couldn't wait, and just planed on buying an AT&T version when they came out.
The AT&T version came out 6 days later, so I was in my refund period. I have read posts about warranty and all, but I returned my phone after I unlocked the bootloader, etc and I still received my full refund from HTC.
I just put the shipped images back on it and sent it in.
Refund was a day later. Never heard anything regarding breaking the warranty, etc.. Maybe the warranty does not apply to the 14-day return period? There was nothing in the return policy explicitly stating the warranty could not be broken for return, so that was my rebuttal if they tried to deny me, but I did not even have to fight.
Point of the story being they may not even look close enough to see if bootloaders are unlocked before performing warranty work.
If they are like my company, we just unbox stuff, and immediately flash with engineering loads without even looking for issues (unless cosmetic of course)..
Just thought I would share.
-G

Thanks, I was slightly worried about that. Good to know.

ghost_o said:
I bought a T-Mobile version 10 days ago because I couldn't wait, and just planed on buying an AT&T version when they came out.
The AT&T version came out 6 days later, so I was in my refund period. I have read posts about warranty and all, but I returned my phone after I unlocked the bootloader, etc and I still received my full refund from HTC.
I just put the shipped images back on it and sent it in.
Refund was a day later. Never heard anything regarding breaking the warranty, etc.. Maybe the warranty does not apply to the 14-day return period? There was nothing in the return policy explicitly stating the warranty could not be broken for return, so that was my rebuttal if they tried to deny me, but I did not even have to fight.
Point of the story being they may not even look close enough to see if bootloaders are unlocked before performing warranty work.
If they are like my company, we just unbox stuff, and immediately flash with engineering loads without even looking for issues (unless cosmetic of course)..
Just thought I would share.
-G
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glad that worked out for you...some of us have gone through a lot of trouble regarding warranty (myself included).
does your 14 day return period renew with the new phone since its a full refund and a new purchase technically? I would wait after the 14 day period before unlocking the bootloader...check for dead pixels & dust under the screen before doing so.

lazaro17 said:
glad that worked out for you...some of us have gone through a lot of trouble regarding warranty (myself included).
does your 14 day return period renew with the new phone since its a full refund and a new purchase technically? I would wait after the 14 day period before unlocking the bootloader...check for dead pixels & dust under the screen before doing so.
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Yes, It was a return, and new purchase basically. They have some people with quick fuses in customer service. I asked if I could just replace it, and they replied, no - we do not offer "SWAPS". (just like that)
Yeah, I will wait this time after reading about the dead pixels. I unboxed my 1st one and re-flashed it before I even made a call on it last time.. Too used to the iphones I guess..

ghost_o said:
Yes, It was a return, and new purchase basically. They have some people with quick fuses in customer service. I asked if I could just replace it, and they replied, no - we do not offer "SWAPS". (just like that)
Yeah, I will wait this time after reading about the dead pixels. I unboxed my 1st one and re-flashed it before I even made a call on it last time.. Too used to the iphones I guess..
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Yes HTC customer service (phone reps) aren't very good or friendly. Someone pointed on another thread that it may just be 3rd party call center that is contracted by HTC to handle customer calls. Wouldn't surprise me.

From the time you shipped your phone, how long was it until they refunded all of your money?

x986123 said:
From the time you shipped your phone, how long was it until they refunded all of your money?
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They paid for FedEx return shipping - I shipped it wednesday, and the money is in my account today. 1 day turnaround from them after they receive it basically.

my sprint online order exchange experience

coming from a palm pro-....this new phone is my dream device.
but first of all this has been a total headache for me. i purchased the phone on june 4th on the sprint website. i received the phone couple days later. i noticed the back light was shining under the "home" screen and decided i would get a replacement one. i did the 100 dollar MIR thing(which is still being processed) so i had to go trough orders support and they said i had to take the phone to a sprint corporate location so they can verify that it was defective and make a note on my account. they noted the fact that it was a cosmetic issue and a replacement would be granted. when i called orders support so that the exchange process can be made they gave me a curve ball. they said that for them to ship out a new phone they would have to charge me another 299 which i would get back once i send out the defective one and they receive the defective one. if i do not send the old one or they do not receive it i would be charged 200. the worst part is that since my MIR is still being processed it would be denied and and i would loose the first 100 from the MIR she did say that the "new" device would come with a new updated MIR so that i could get the second MIR from the 299 i would have to pay upfront for the replacement(which is supposedly going to be credited).....i think this is too troublesome for me as much as i want to keep this phone. i want to return it. but i want to keep it if i can live with the backlight shining trough. she noted that i would call back within my 30 day for an exchange.(indecisive if i will)
have any of you guys who purchased the phone trough sprint dot com have to go trough this? or is this something new. they also told me i could walk into a corporate location and ask for a replacement if they have it in stock-and could possibly and most likely be a refurbished one. (i might go this route)
sorry for the super long post...but any feed back would be appreciated.

Personally that seems like complete BS on Sprint's part. I've never had to put a "deposit" down on a replacement. They should send you a replacement and then you have something like 10 days to return the other one or they charge your account.
If this really is how "orders support" works then I would recommend that you either wait until the MIR has processed and then do the switch, or walk into a local Sprint store and play dumb and see it they will order the replacement for you.

It really depends on how much credit you have with them.
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thanks for the reply ramiss,
i dont think the playing dumb part will work. i dont look at part. also im sure when they pull up my account they will see all the notes posted up on their screen.
as much as i want to wait on that mail in rebate to process.....the rep said it will most likely process past the 30 day limit and i will not be able to claim a-replacement.(what i dont understand is how they can process a claim by charging me ahead of receiving the phone if its not even instock) i would have to play the waiting game untill they get a shipment wich she said would be in 2weeks (past the 30 day)
which to that she replied with-
"but sir because your processing your claim now, you can be sure that you will receive your replacement and then your 299 will be returned to you as soon as you send back the defective device"
then i gave her my rebuttal of " so you want me to send you out the defective device before i even receive my "on back order" device?" -then she stayed quiet and i changed the conversation letting her get herself back into the "lets play a game of who can sell more BS to who"

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It really depends on how much credit you have with them.
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i dont owe them anything if that your reffering too. actually i have a credit of 60 dollars that they still owe me(they will use it for my first months bill cycle under this new plan) that credit is for paying the ten dollar premium web access when i had my prior device and never logging on to the web for 6 months

I am pretty sure the 30 Day limit is only for returning the phone or swapping it for a different phone. The manufacturers warranty on every electronic device in the US is 1 year and Sprint should honor replacing defective units way past 30 days.

ramiss said:
I am pretty sure the 30 Day limit is only for returning the phone or swapping it for a different phone. The manufacturers warranty on every electronic device in the US is 1 year and Sprint should honor replacing defective units way past 30 days.
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im way ahead of you. thanks for pointing that out. because i didnt tell the reps that even if i do have TEP im not going to claim the defect under my insurance....id definatly claim under the one year manufacturers warranty.
hey ramiss, lets say i decide to keep the phone as is, and in lets say 6 to 8 months down the road my screen begins to separate from the base. would u say i could claim it under the manufacturers warranty-but is there a deductible for claiming that instead of TEP?

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It really depends on how much credit you have with them.
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If you are a brand new customer then this may be an understandable policy, but I still don't see how Sprint couldn't send the unit to a store and have you swap them without worrying about who has too many phones at one time.

evoxsin said:
lets say i decide to keep the phone as is, and in lets say 6 to 8 months down the road my screen begins to separate from the base. would u say i could claim it under the manufacturers warranty-but is there a deductible for claiming that instead of TEP?
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There is always grey area as to what caused the issue but if it is a known manufacturing flaw, like the screen separation issue, then it is covered under the manufacterers warranty and you do not need, and should not use, your TEP.
Edit: There is no deductible for manufacturers warranty.
I should point out that my information comes from my experiences with Verizon. I have been a customer of Sprint for only 9 months now but their policies should not be different.

ramiss said:
There is always grey area as to what caused the issue but if it is a known manufacturing flaw, like the screen separation issue, then it is covered under the manufacterers warranty and you do not need, and should not use, your TEP.
Edit: There is no deductible for manufacturers warranty.
I should point out that my information comes from my experiences with Verizon. I have been a customer of Sprint for only 9 months now but their policies should not be different.
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ya im pretty sure your right though. im with sprint for 4years and have their premier plans "sero" and also have discounts added to my account and credits from years ago. and i still take advantage of any possible way i can. as i said before after finding out that on sprint dot com they advertised the same plan i had for ten dollars less, i called them and they credited my account with 6 months credit. but after i got the evo the price went back up to what i was originally paying with the extra ten dollars a month fee. which in reality didnt matter to me since i was already paying that and got credited some months back and i browse the internet like an addict on the device.
back to topic-i plan to walk into the corporate store and see if they can swap my phone there. "with the possibility of it being a refurb being above 80 percent" or just wait till the MIR is accepted and sent out to me. then wait half a year and claim under manufactures warranty. (this sounds like the most logical way to do this) but im still considering calling member services and asking them if they could ship out the replacement to a store that i could pick up from.

Atrix Repair Runaround

Alright guys, I thought I'd share my my experience with Motorola's repair department. The reasons I sent my phone in were because the screen had some areas that had backlight bleeding and the MicroSD card reader didn't work.
When I first called, I was told by AT&T and Motorola customer representatives that once the phone was received by them, it would be shipped back out in two business days. Alright I happily agreed to that and opened an RMA because I needed my phone back as soon as possible. So it was opened and I sent my phone in.
The device was then received on the 4th.
I called in on the 7th to ask if it was shipped, and they said it would actually take 15 business days to ship! I was like what?! I was told two days by the other two representatives. I was then told to call back on a weekday as the repair department was closed.
I called again on the tenth to see the status of the repair and they said it should be shipped 5-7 business days from when the device was received. But I still couldn't talk to the repair department because I had called after they had closed.
I called in the next day, and they said that it would be shipped on the twelth, which was the day after.
I then called in on the 12th to make sure it was shipped, the representative said that the device should have shipped but the online repair status just hadn't updated yet and it should be updated by tonight.
I check today to see if the status has been updated, and guess what, no change, all it says is device received. So I call to make sure the device has shipped. Now I talk to a representative that says that it will actually be shipped on the 16th and he has no idea why the other three representatives said it would be shipped on the 12th. I ask to speak to a supervisor and I get transferred. I asked her why I've been given tons of different (and seemingly wrong) information by different representatives and what is really happening. I tell them that this is getting ridiculous and I have had to reschedule two train tickets and I've lost over $90 dollars because of false information I have received. The supervisor literally is speechless, all she says is please call back Monday.
What I'm wondering is that has anyone else had this kind of experience with Motorola? Or is it just bad luck on my end. And if this continues, is there anything I can do.

Wow that sounds pretty bad. How come you didn't just take the phone in to an AT&T store? My previous Atrix had a dead spot on the touchscreen so I took it back to the AT&T store. They looked at it and called an AT&T repair center so I can pick up a new Atrix that very same day. Sorry to hear about your situation, hope it gets sorted soon.
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I forgot to mention I actually did go to an AT&T store. They were the ones that suggested calling AT&T and Motorola and the first ones to say that it would be shipped out two days after it was received. I had the option of going to an AT&T repair center but the closest one was an hour away so I decided to do it by sending it in.

I know AT&T used to offer warranty swaps by overnight shipment, which ususally meant getting an advanced exchange in one or two days. This was on HTC TP2s and similar phones but I think they still offer the same service if you complain about going to an exchange center.

I had the same problem with AT&T when I was on the Inspire...I pitched a big enough fit and had the retention people upgrade me to the Atrix. Best thing I can tell ya to do from my own experience would be to call the main customer care number and raise hell about the time and money you have lost...Have them.credit your account for the service and such ...it's not much but it does help a little bit.
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Bob Simons said:
I know AT&T used to offer warranty swaps by overnight shipment, which ususally meant getting an advanced exchange in one or two days. This was on HTC TP2s and similar phones but I think they still offer the same service if you complain about going to an exchange center.
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Oh dam, I wish I had known about that earlier.
Diesel984 said:
I had the same problem with AT&T when I was on the Inspire...I pitched a big enough fit and had the retention people upgrade me to the Atrix. Best thing I can tell ya to do from my own experience would be to call the main customer care number and raise hell about the time and money you have lost...Have them.credit your account for the service and such ...it's not much but it does help a little bit.
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Hm... I'm gonna give that a try, thanks.

I've had devices swapped out, and all I did was call the main AT& T tech support number. This was on several Captivates and once on my wife's Inspire, although we found out after the Inspire didn't need it (unknown sources update problems).
In all cases I was offered an overnight shipping option at a small fee. I opted out, and in all cases my replacement was here within 3 days. Swap info, send old one back, done.
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I'm really sorry to hear you had such a bad experience. I actually had a similar problem with my phone regarding the screen burn image and went to the device support center. They were out of stock for a replacement Atrix but the associate placed an order for an overnight shipment. I was in possession of two phones at one time and had to agree to ship the defective one out within 14 days before facing a charge of $399. Anyway, I really appreciated the fact that I was never without a phone and the phone came in the next day and I shipped out my defective unit the day after.
They probably need to retrain the customer support reps to know the proper course of action for certain situations such as out of stock or too far of a location so that you are offered overnight shipping of a replacement.
One more question for the OP: were you expecting to get your same unit back? You said it was sent in for repair service so I'm wondering why you agreed to that instead of just swapping it out since you are still covered under the 1 year warranty.

ZyanyaMJ said:
I'm really sorry to hear you had such a bad experience. I actually had a similar problem with my phone regarding the screen burn image and went to the device support center. They were out of stock for a replacement Atrix but the associate placed an order for an overnight shipment. I was in possession of two phones at one time and had to agree to ship the defective one out within 14 days before facing a charge of $399. Anyway, I really appreciated the fact that I was never without a phone and the phone came in the next day and I shipped out my defective unit the day after.
They probably need to retrain the customer support reps to know the proper course of action for certain situations such as out of stock or too far of a location so that you are offered overnight shipping of a replacement.
One more question for the OP: were you expecting to get your same unit back? You said it was sent in for repair service so I'm wondering why you agreed to that instead of just swapping it out since you are still covered under the 1 year warranty.
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Sending it in for repair was my only option. They told me if I went to the place an hour away I would have to drop my unit off and pick it up two days later.
EDIT: So I thought that it would be easier to just send it in instead of having to drive that far.

dreadlord369 said:
Sending it in for repair was my only option. They told me if I went to the place an hour away I would have to drop my unit off and pick it up two days later.
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Wow. So even at the physical place that was an hour away, they couldn't just swap it out? That is so strange. We are talking about an official AT&T Device Support Center, right?

ZyanyaMJ said:
Wow. So even at the physical place that was an hour away, they couldn't just swap it out? That is so strange. We are talking about an official AT&T Device Support Center, right?
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Yep, at least thats what the guy at the store told me.

So what are they currently doing to assist you? Are you just forced to be without a phone? I would seriously place a complaint with the BBB and with AT&T customer service. Not sure if it will help much but just to document the case at least.

ZyanyaMJ said:
So what are they currently doing to assist you? Are you just forced to be without a phone? I would seriously place a complaint with the BBB and with AT&T customer service. Not sure if it will help much but just to document the case at least.
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That was actually something I was thinking about doing. Also I did go to the BBB site but Motorola wasn't on the list, should I put it down with AT&T?
EDIT: Oh and nothing to assist me, AT&T and Motorola said I should be able to get a temporary phone while this repair was going on but I was completely denied.

ZyanyaMJ said:
So what are they currently doing to assist you? Are you just forced to be without a phone? I would seriously place a complaint with the BBB and with AT&T customer service. Not sure if it will help much but just to document the case at least.
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Alright I just called AT&T and they actually gave me a 65 dollar credit, which is half of my bill. THANK YOU very much for that bit of advice. Also They also said that I should call back tomorrow when the warranty center is open and they should be able to help escalate this issue further. As for the BBB complaint, if AT&T helps me out even further then I'll let it go but otherwise I'll file a complaint.

I sent my atrix to motorola also for repair got it back in 3 days unrepaired so i called them and said the water mark is still white she when on to say it could be caused by humidity i freaked and said so all the atrixs that are in texas right now are going to be void because texas has had triple digit reading for well over a month she was dumb founded and said let me escalate this higher sent me an overnight label and they have now had it for 9 days so who knows if it gets fixed this time they have the worst rating in customer service and repair...This will be my last Motorola phone

Sorry for your bad luck. Generally moto makes good hardware. All companies have lemons. What is sad is moto falls under the list of companies with general bad repair service. The only company i know of that has pretty good service overall is htc, but that might change since they're going to be more strict on warranty because of bootloaders.
I voided my warranty.

Well I got my phone back, just a heads up, like I said in the OP, they said it would be shipped on the 16th, however when I called in then, they said it would not be shipped that week at all because they had NO atrix's at all, new or refurb, and they were waiting on parts. I then filed a complaint with the BBB and informed motorola of the complaint. Guess what within an hour I got a second call saying the phone had shipped (this was at 8PM) and tomorrow morning a new phone was sitting on my doorstep. So if you guys are having major issues like me, just file a complaint with the BBB and motorola should comply.

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Well I got my phone back, just a heads up, like I said in the OP, they said it would be shipped on the 16th, however when I called in then, they said it would not be shipped that week at all because they had NO atrix's at all, new or refurb, and they were waiting on parts. I then filed a complaint with the BBB and informed motorola of the complaint. Guess what within an hour I got a second call saying the phone had shipped (this was at 8PM) and tomorrow morning a new phone was sitting on my doorstep. So if you guys are having major issues like me, just file a complaint with the BBB and motorola should comply.
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Ok thanks for the heads up if nothing happens by tomarrow thats just what i will do

Well... I just found another issue.... No computer is able to recognize the phone. I've tried three different computers and I've tried installing the proper drivers and still, all I get is the "USB Device Not Recognized" error on all three. Time to call them back...

probably is driver. reboot phone and computer.

Dead Nexus 6p and Huawei support. (I use that term lightly)

I have two nexus 6ps, and one has been mostly flawless. My husband's, on the other hand, stopped turning on/charging one day out of the blue. He'd only had it 7 months? Didn't drop it, didn't get it wet. Can't get it into recovery, or anything. So called Huawei support. This was March 6th. They requested photos, and once they got them, they said they'd ship out a shipping label. I sent the photos like they asked, and called them back an hour later, to confirm they'd received them, and that it was covered under warranty. Once I got them on the phone, they confirmed the device would be covered, and verified my email and shipping address, and said they'd send out a shipping label "tomorrow". Tomorrow came and went, as did the next day, and the next. I should have called them back straightaway, but I thought maybe they were running behind. Finally March 15th, I called them. They looked up my info, and asked me a few questions: "Has it been dropped?, Did it get wet?" (These were the same questions they asked me when I sent them the photos.) Somehow they hadn't checked ALL the boxes to allow my shipping label to be sent. So the 16th, I finally get it. Send it out that day. Wait. They said 10 business days for it to get fixed.
I called them back today. Waited on hold for an hour. Finally got ahold of someone. All he could tell me is that it'd been received (Thanks, but I got that email...I want to know when I get it back!). I then requested a manager. He was very polite, but all he could tell me was there were more problems than anticipated with the 6p and it was taking longer than normal to get them returned. This doesn't help me. By now my husband has been on his old samsung galaxy s4 for over a month. And still no estimate on when the 6p will be returned. I told them I didn't pay $XXX hundred dollars to not have a phone, and this was greatly discouraging my interest in using them as a phone provider in the future. Anyone know any way to speed up the process? I thought I'd ended all my phone problems when I swore I'd never touch another one plus one again.

radi0chik said:
I have two nexus 6ps, and one has been mostly flawless. My husband's, on the other hand, stopped turning on/charging one day out of the blue. He'd only had it 7 months? Didn't drop it, didn't get it wet. Can't get it into recovery, or anything. So called Huawei support. This was March 6th. They requested photos, and once they got them, they said they'd ship out a shipping label. I sent the photos like they asked, and called them back an hour later, to confirm they'd received them, and that it was covered under warranty. Once I got them on the phone, they confirmed the device would be covered, and verified my email and shipping address, and said they'd send out a shipping label "tomorrow". Tomorrow came and went, as did the next day, and the next. I should have called them back straightaway, but I thought maybe they were running behind. Finally March 15th, I called them. They looked up my info, and asked me a few questions: "Has it been dropped?, Did it get wet?" (These were the same questions they asked me when I sent them the photos.) Somehow they hadn't checked ALL the boxes to allow my shipping label to be sent. So the 16th, I finally get it. Send it out that day. Wait. They said 10 business days for it to get fixed.
I called them back today. Waited on hold for an hour. Finally got ahold of someone. All he could tell me is that it'd been received (Thanks, but I got that email...I want to know when I get it back!). I then requested a manager. He was very polite, but all he could tell me was there were more problems than anticipated with the 6p and it was taking longer than normal to get them returned. This doesn't help me. By now my husband has been on his old samsung galaxy s4 for over a month. And still no estimate on when the 6p will be returned. I told them I didn't pay $XXX hundred dollars to not have a phone, and this was greatly discouraging my interest in using them as a phone provider in the future. Anyone know any way to speed up the process? I thought I'd ended all my phone problems when I swore I'd never touch another one plus one again.
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Hello...
They Huawei has a lot of issues with the N6P lately.
Phones having degraded batteries, phone Entering bootloop with no fix. Every week, there are more and more people coming on XDA with those issues.
I can imagine the rest of the world, basic consumers who don't know tech websites also have the same issues. Huawei certainly can't keep up with so much phones/motherboard/battery replacement and i guess they don't have much stock at the moment. Some with 32GB version even got 64GB or 128GB versions back...
I don't know a way to speed up the process unfortunately. Hoping you'll get your husband's device back asap.
Cheers...

5.1 said:
Hello...
They Huawei has a lot of issues with the N6P lately.
Phones having degraded batteries, phone Entering bootloop with no fix. Every week, there are more and more people coming on XDA with those issues.
I can imagine the rest of the world, basic consumers who don't know tech websites also have the same issues. Huawei certainly can't keep up with so much phones/motherboard/battery replacement and i guess they don't have much stock at the moment. Some with 32GB version even got 64GB or 128GB versions back...
I don't know a way to speed up the process unfortunately. Hoping you'll get your husband's device back asap.
Cheers...
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Thanks for the reply!
Sounds like I should just break down and buy something else for him and even if/when I get this one back, just sell it ASAP! Ugh.

radi0chik said:
Thanks for the reply!
Sounds like I should just break down and buy something else for him and even if/when I get this one back, just sell it ASAP! Ugh.
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Not trying to scare you by the way... :angel:
This phone is really great. It's just sad how they handle the issue. No proper explanation on the origin of the problem. People having a 1 year warranty see their device dead after 12 to 15 months and can't do anything...
Huawei Google made some exceptions for those whom their warranty ended, but others have to pay for battery/motherboard replacement and that's just a shame. When they clearly know the device will fail anyway...

I was one of the folks with the one plus one that got in the "bad batch of touchscreens" and I had similar problems getting it fixed. Maybe I'm just not meant to have smartphones.

This is very unfortunate, however I don't think there is much that you can do to speed the process up. Huawei made a great phone with the 6p, however their direct customer support has been lack luster at best. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Huawei device, however I would not purchase it directly from them. I bought my 6p from Google and they have had very great support for the product, even replacing the device when it was 6 months out of warranty as I was having battery issues. So my advice would be to purchase from Google the next time as manufactures aren't really geared toward customer service. I hope that you get your device back very soon.

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This is very unfortunate, however I don't think there is much that you can do to speed the process up. Huawei made a great phone with the 6p, however their direct customer support has been lack luster at best. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Huawei device, however I would not purchase it directly from them. I bought my 6p from Google and they have had very great support for the product, even replacing the device when it was 6 months out of warranty as I was having battery issues. So my advice would be to purchase from Google the next time as manufactures aren't really geared toward customer service. I hope that you get your device back very soon.
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Google has been great on support and very lenient on granting returns from the beginning throughout the Nexus line, but I'm pretty sure you won't be buying another Huawei phone through Google. With the finger-pointing both ways on the 6P, I think they are done.

I feel your pain
radi0chik said:
I have two nexus 6ps, and one has been mostly flawless. My husband's, on the other hand, stopped turning on/charging one day out of the blue. He'd only had it 7 months? Didn't drop it, didn't get it wet. Can't get it into recovery, or anything. So called Huawei support. This was March 6th. They requested photos, and once they got them, they said they'd ship out a shipping label. I sent the photos like they asked, and called them back an hour later, to confirm they'd received them, and that it was covered under warranty. Once I got them on the phone, they confirmed the device would be covered, and verified my email and shipping address, and said they'd send out a shipping label "tomorrow". Tomorrow came and went, as did the next day, and the next. I should have called them back straightaway, but I thought maybe they were running behind. Finally March 15th, I called them. They looked up my info, and asked me a few questions: "Has it been dropped?, Did it get wet?" (These were the same questions they asked me when I sent them the photos.) Somehow they hadn't checked ALL the boxes to allow my shipping label to be sent. So the 16th, I finally get it. Send it out that day. Wait. They said 10 business days for it to get fixed.
I called them back today. Waited on hold for an hour. Finally got ahold of someone. All he could tell me is that it'd been received (Thanks, but I got that email...I want to know when I get it back!). I then requested a manager. He was very polite, but all he could tell me was there were more problems than anticipated with the 6p and it was taking longer than normal to get them returned. This doesn't help me. By now my husband has been on his old samsung galaxy s4 for over a month. And still no estimate on when the 6p will be returned. I told them I didn't pay $XXX hundred dollars to not have a phone, and this was greatly discouraging my interest in using them as a phone provider in the future. Anyone know any way to speed up the process? I thought I'd ended all my phone problems when I swore I'd never touch another one plus one again.
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Yep, my 6p- Aluminum 32GB phone had the problem. Same issue plaguing others too, infinite bootloop. Android Recovery Mode doesn't fix it, nothing does.
I sent it to Huawei on 3/10/17 and its now 4/14/17 and they still haven't given me back the phone. The message they give me is "the phone is fixed and is just waiting to be shipped"..... yeah sure I have been told this 4 time since 3/24/17, an ETA please? No, no ETA. You start to get suspicious the second time around and downright furious on the 3rd......and 4th time 21 FREAKING DAYS LATER. Had it escalated today 4/14/17. Hoping for the best :silly:yeah no I'm not. Lawsuit time?

stealthraven5 said:
Yep, my 6p- Aluminum 32GB phone had the problem. Same issue plaguing others too, infinite bootloop. Android Recovery Mode doesn't fix it, nothing does.
I sent it to Huawei on 3/10/17 and its now 4/14/17 and they still haven't given me back the phone. The message they give me is "the phone is fixed and is just waiting to be shipped"..... yeah sure I have been told this 4 time since 3/24/17, an ETA please? No, no ETA. You start to get suspicious the second time around and downright furious on the 3rd......and 4th time 21 FREAKING DAYS LATER. Had it escalated today 4/14/17. Hoping for the best :silly:yeah no I'm not. Lawsuit time?
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That doesn't sound promising They CLAIMED they shipped the phones out overnight, once they were fixed. Yeah I'd be livid. I'm sorry, let me know if you ever get it? *sigh*

anyone know how I can relock the bootloader so i can send it my in for RMA - using toolkit but it bootloops on me

r29 said:
anyone know how I can relock the bootloader so i can send it my in for RMA - using toolkit but it bootloops on me
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Hello,
Does it even bootloop while in bootloader? I thought bootloop happens when trying to reboot to system or recovery?!
Also, why using a toolkit to lock your bootloader?
Boot to bootloader and "simply" issue:
fastboot flashing lock
In a command prompt...
Good luck...

5.1 said:
Hello,
Does it even bootloop while in bootloader? I thought bootloop happens when trying to reboot to system or recovery?!
Also, why using a toolkit to lock your bootloader?
Boot to bootloader and "simply" issue:
fastboot flashing lock
In a command prompt...
Good luck...
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Got it to work. didnt have the latest adb tools.

Same boat
I'm kinda in the same boat, I sent in my 6p for repair, got an email this Monday telling me that they received the phone and would let me know if it was under warranty and if it would be repaired, if it couldnt they would let me know. The very next day I get my phone back and they just threw it in a half empty box with 1 little piece of bubble wrap and it was not repaired. There was no paperwork as to why it was returned not repaired and when I called Huawai they had no idea why it was returned. All they told me was that they would escalate it to a supervisor. So far I have not heard anything. I will not quit until I get a replacement device.
radi0chik said:
I have two nexus 6ps, and one has been mostly flawless. My husband's, on the other hand, stopped turning on/charging one day out of the blue. He'd only had it 7 months? Didn't drop it, didn't get it wet. Can't get it into recovery, or anything. So called Huawei support. This was March 6th. They requested photos, and once they got them, they said they'd ship out a shipping label. I sent the photos like they asked, and called them back an hour later, to confirm they'd received them, and that it was covered under warranty. Once I got them on the phone, they confirmed the device would be covered, and verified my email and shipping address, and said they'd send out a shipping label "tomorrow". Tomorrow came and went, as did the next day, and the next. I should have called them back straightaway, but I thought maybe they were running behind. Finally March 15th, I called them. They looked up my info, and asked me a few questions: "Has it been dropped?, Did it get wet?" (These were the same questions they asked me when I sent them the photos.) Somehow they hadn't checked ALL the boxes to allow my shipping label to be sent. So the 16th, I finally get it. Send it out that day. Wait. They said 10 business days for it to get fixed.
I called them back today. Waited on hold for an hour. Finally got ahold of someone. All he could tell me is that it'd been received (Thanks, but I got that email...I want to know when I get it back!). I then requested a manager. He was very polite, but all he could tell me was there were more problems than anticipated with the 6p and it was taking longer than normal to get them returned. This doesn't help me. By now my husband has been on his old samsung galaxy s4 for over a month. And still no estimate on when the 6p will be returned. I told them I didn't pay $XXX hundred dollars to not have a phone, and this was greatly discouraging my interest in using them as a phone provider in the future. Anyone know any way to speed up the process? I thought I'd ended all my phone problems when I swore I'd never touch another one plus one again.
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glserr said:
I'm kinda in the same boat, I sent in my 6p for repair, got an email this Monday telling me that they received the phone and would let me know if it was under warranty and if it would be repaired, if it couldnt they would let me know. The very next day I get my phone back and they just threw it in a half empty box with 1 little piece of bubble wrap and it was not repaired. There was no paperwork as to why it was returned not repaired and when I called Huawai they had no idea why it was returned. All they told me was that they would escalate it to a supervisor. So far I have not heard anything. I will not quit until I get a replacement device.
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oh hell. Sounds like I'll be lucky if I ever see it again. Geez. NOT a good reputation these Huawei people have.

I sent mine out March 26th and I'm in the same boat as everyone. They will not give you an update on the phone. Been about a month now. Tried heckling with Google to no avail. Ended up buying the s8+ bc I couldn't wait any longer. I also emailed the lawyers who are doing the class action lawsuits in hopes I can add my name to that list. We will see what happens

Bootloop, LG and Farewell

Well, it's happened on Monday. Was using my phone and bloop....screen goes off and that's the last time it worked. Gradually got to the stage where it wouldnt even loop but my 5x is dead. RIP.
So, being out of warranty and all I sent an email to LG to see how much it would cost to repair. Reply came back with a series of questions but no "reply to" address. That's one way of hiding from the problem I suppose. For a company to try and avoid their responsibilities for a screamingly obvious hardware flaw is way out of order. At least Samsung had the guts to put their hands up.
Sharing this as part of the grieveing process in a way for the old Nexus devices. Had a 4, a 7 and then a 5x. The Pixels came out but when I saw their price tags and the setups it just reeked of apple (excuse the bad swearing language). Very sad really for someone who rarely went a whole week without the simple process of changing rom or setup or kernel but that was the beauty of the Nexus ethos.
Since Monday evening I have been the owner of a Moto G5 Plus. Only charged it three times since getting it. Ads are part blocked in stock, it's nippy and am moving on with my life post nexus. Trouble is it's still on 7.0 but not a big issue for me.
Anyway, thanks guys and gals for the good times. LEarnt a lot about android, poor customer service and build quality from LG and made some good friends (and enemies) on here.
Keep happy

My 5X also died from last Sunday.... I sent my phone to authorized service (Procordia in Greece). I'm waiting now when the phone will be fixed (changing motherboard).

So I know you already moved on to the G5 plus, but you should see about getting it repaired. Then you could always keep on hand as a .spare device. Mine bootlooped (a second time) well out of warranty but I filled out the RMA request on LG's website (didn't talk to anyone, just like I did the first time) and they fixed it a second time for free. I don't recall how long they did it for, but they extended the warranty
edit: should point out I'm in the US and it might not go as well in other countries

My nexus died on me yesterday, still have 3 days left in warranty. Filed 2 reports to LG to request a repair and have had no email or anything, its as if my request has vanished. This is utterly ridicolous as I need a phone and I'm currently without one and can't afford anything worth buying. Will have to resort to using my Nokia 1600. Shame on LG for being like this

You should try contacting LG via phone and that might work better. The 5X warranty has been extended to 18 months on a case by case basis since this is a hardware problem. If they won't fix it, all you did was spend time on the call, but if you are eligible to have it fixed, you'd have a spare phone.

These bootloops are getting more and more common as our phone ages. Mine froze and shut down randomly and bricked while using it a few months back. Thankfully I bought mine here in the UK from Carphone Warehouse where I sent it for repairs, got the motherboard replaced, and fixed in one week, for free with the 2-year warranty. It sucks that LG aren't willing to help you guys though.

Mine died on me earlier this year. Luckily I had some backup phones. Using my old 2013 Nexus 5 currently. I can get life from my phone here and then but it freezes and shuts down during the boot animation. I bought mine from someone off craigslist so I doubt I'd have any luck getting it fixed by Google or LG. Too bad parts are hard to come by or I would try and buy a new motherboard and replace it myself. I really do miss using the 5X though. Just got to hold off until the end of the year for the next Pixel.

My Nexus 5X also bootlooped itself to death yesterday. I purchased it January 2016 when my Nexus 5 decided to kill itself. Unfortunately I also bought a 5X for my girlfriend at the same time which I'm expecting to go anytime now. I'm currently using my Samsung Galaxy S II that I bought at launch and is still alive 6 years later. Sucks because the only new phone that looks good to me right now is the LG G6, but I don't trust LG anymore so I don't know what to replace it with. Galaxy S 8 is purdy but I don't want to deal with burn in (like on my GS2). Essential also looks nice but doesn't have a headphone jack so that's out. Might have to go Sony with it's gigantic bezels. :-\
Update: Getting a refurbished replacement from Google. Hopefully by the time this one dies there will be some more appealing replacement options.

My second 5X died few days ago. Good phone bad quality

Mine died today. Warranty expired last October but they are sending me a refurb replacement. I've had it since November 2015 and even Bought it off swappa so I feel fortunate in one way but a phone should last a lot longer than that.

Tulsadiver said:
Mine died today. Warranty expired last October but they are sending me a refurb replacement. I've had it since November 2015 and even Bought it off swappa so I feel fortunate in one way but a phone should last a lot longer than that.
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Who did you go through? Google or LG? I bought mine from someone off Craigslist but haven't tried asking for a replacement since I've never had any type of warranty. Did you have to show any kind of receipt of buying it or anything or did they just simply say "Ok" and send you a refurbished one? Also, did you call them or email them?

jsgraphicart said:
Who did you go through? Google or LG? I bought mine from someone off Craigslist but haven't tried asking for a replacement since I've never had any type of warranty. Did you have to show any kind of receipt of buying it or anything or did they just simply say "Ok" and send you a refurbished one? Also, did you call them or email them?
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I went through Google. All they did was ask for and run the lME number. I did not expect anything to come of it but I thought it was worth a try. I chatted online.

Tulsadiver said:
I went through Google. All they did was ask for and run the lME number. I did not expect anything to come of it but I thought it was worth a try. I chatted online.
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Well I just might do the same. If you bought it from a third party and it died yesterday and your already getting a refurbished one, I think I may have a shot. Good to know. Thanks

Well. Some progress here too.
Decided to give LG a go but as I bought it over ebay they wouldnt entertain any warranty work but gave me their out of warranty people called SBE here in the UK.
Contacted SBE and without any commitment on their behalf the fella said that they would look at it and if its not showing signs of damage and water etc then it should be covered as they have permission to replace faulty motherboards with only postage costs.
So am packing the phone off to them and see what happens. Anybody else experienced this route? Would be worth getting it fixed just to sell the damn thing afterwards.

jsgraphicart said:
Well I just might do the same. If you bought it from a third party and it died yesterday and your already getting a refurbished one, I think I may have a shot. Good to know. Thanks
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Sure,
the verbage is a bit intimidating saying that they are putting full price for refurbished on hold on your account to see if it is covered by warranty but what they want to do is make sure you didn't run over it or drop it from a ten story building.

Tulsadiver said:
Sure,
the verbage is a bit intimidating saying that they are putting full price for refurbished on hold on your account to see if it is covered by warranty but what they want to do is make sure you didn't run over it or drop it from a ten story building.
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So you have to send the broken phone to them I assume?

jsgraphicart said:
So you have to send the broken phone to them I assume?
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Yes, and then when they receive it and see it's not physically damaged (water, smashed screen) they refund you back the price of the phone. I didn't have to pay shipping either way.

oprah winfrey said:
Yes, and then when they receive it and see it's not physically damaged (water, smashed screen) they refund you back the price of the phone. I didn't have to pay shipping either way.
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It's kind of funny they would even hold onto the price of the phone seeing as the device isn't under warranty and it would be no loss to them. I mean, what would be the scenario where they would actually charge you the amount of the phone?

jsgraphicart said:
It's kind of funny they would even hold onto the price of the phone seeing as the device isn't under warranty and it would be no loss to them. I mean, what would be the scenario where they would actually charge you the amount of the phone?
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They send you the phone right away and give you 21 days to get the bad phone back to them. The hold is to make sure they get an undamaged phone returned to them.

Tulsadiver said:
They send you the phone right away and give you 21 days to get the bad phone back to them. The hold is to make sure they get an undamaged phone returned to them.
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Ah, ok. Well that makes sense then. I thought they would send it to you after they analyzed the damaged one.