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[Q] Has anyone received a refurbished inspire from att yet?

After returning my captivate for various issues 4 times, att offered me a different model refurb phone, but all of the options they offered me were very unimpressive. The CSR said they would be able to switch me out for an inspire as soon as they got refurbs in their warehouse. This was about a month and a half ago and every time I call them back it takes at least a half hour for someone to finally tell me they dont have any inspires yet. Anyone know how long it takes for them to get refurbs in stock and when I can switch for an inspire?

i'm not sure if i am getting refurbs or not through the ATT insurance, but they allowed me to switch my shattered captivate out for an inspire. Do all refurbs come in a dedicated ATT refurb general box?
The 2 Inspire's i have received from them have both been in the original packaging with everything wrapped in original packaging, all manuals, original plastic cover on the phone, etc. But, the both boxes had been opened, the sticker was torn. The refurb captivate i got from them was in a box that said "refurb" on it and didn't have original packaging and such. 90 day warranty on the captivate, 1 year warranty on the HTC from what they have told me.
So to answer you, yes, i believe there are refurb Inspires out there. Imagine how many people have switched between all the new android phones trying them all out. Those get used as refurbs too.

When did they send you the inspire for the captivate? I have not tried calling them in about a week or two. Also do you have the insurance that you pay for or was that exchange just through warranty?

i received my first inspire about a week and a half ago....second one was this past monday.
and yes, this is through the $5 insurance offered by ATT through a company called Asurion or something. Great company to deal with actually. a shattered captivate + 125 bucks is much better than paying for an early upgrade/using an upgrade/buying used

Well, as I see it, this is indicative of a good quality phone that people are happy with and keeping, for the most part.
I'm on my second inspire, but the first one went back for something rather minor, yet not proper... loose camera lens cover.
Having had a Captivate, it was a different situation altogether. There were obviously fundamental hardware defects that affected a large number of units. Random shutdowns and nearly non-functional gps, along with other inconsistencies from batch to batch.
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secretsquirrell said:
After returning my captivate for various issues 4 times, att offered me a different model refurb phone, but all of the options they offered me were very unimpressive. The CSR said they would be able to switch me out for an inspire as soon as they got refurbs in their warehouse. This was about a month and a half ago and every time I call them back it takes at least a half hour for someone to finally tell me they dont have any inspires yet. Anyone know how long it takes for them to get refurbs in stock and when I can switch for an inspire?
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YAY!! It's not just me! LOL!! Sorry - I've been dealing with this same problem for YEARS with AT&T's refurbished Pieces of crap!! SO, I Feel your pain!
I just ditched my X10 for the Inspire...And had to go all the way through Retention to get it. Ended up upgrading my line and my wife's line to new phones, and only ended up paying $79 bucks for each phone (She got the Torch, since she doesn't like NOT having a keyboard) then they paid for overnight shipping and we called it good.
I've found (through dealings with them A LOT) that the easiest way to get problems handled is through their retention people...while most of them will be MORE than willing to help you, After your 4th Device exchange, you SHOULD have been eligable to get a new phone PERIOD...or at least, that's what I've gone through with them.
Good Luck though - Maybe try their retention people and see what they can do for you...Just go through all the trouble shooting BS with them, and get to a point where you tell them that you want to Cancel...They are required (by some policy) to send you to that department...THERE is where good things happen

secretsquirrell said:
After returning my captivate for various issues 4 times, att offered me a different model refurb phone, but all of the options they offered me were very unimpressive. The CSR said they would be able to switch me out for an inspire as soon as they got refurbs in their warehouse. This was about a month and a half ago and every time I call them back it takes at least a half hour for someone to finally tell me they dont have any inspires yet. Anyone know how long it takes for them to get refurbs in stock and when I can switch for an inspire?
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^I don't want to burst your bubble here, but most likely a refurbished unit is going to have *something* wrong with it. Every single Inspire I've played with at AT&T stores has had something wrong with it that has annoyed me, from slightly mis-aligned screens, to the volume/rocker buttons that are too recessed, to loose/creaky sim/sd covers, so the loose/wobbly cameras. Same for the captivate - the screen will be too blue, the side rails of the phone will bow out at weird places and then there's the obvious Achilles heel with the GPS. Even the 'magical' IP4 has certain problem areas like creaky home buttons and overly sensitive volume rockers.
I think your best bet, if you want the Inspire, is to press ATT for a new one, and pick it up at the store and inspect it before you take it home. That's probably the only way you'll get out of the seemingly endless return/exchange loop you've fallen into. And make no mistake, ATT keeps track of every phone you have swapped, regardless of whether it was their fault or yours and all of that is stored in a customer index score which may or may not prevent you from receiving 'consideration' in the future as you're definitely costing them more than the average customer due to these equipment exchanges.
I am in a similar boat, having swapped the Captivate now three times. I finally have a 'decent' one, as in the three-button combo works; the screen produces natural whites, and the GPS almost works. I'll take my chances with this as ATT will not swap for an Atrix (and judging from those forums, the build quality of that device is also questionable) and it seems the Inspire has similar teething issues. Not to mention the battery life/battery door/other annoyances that would just supplant the current ones with the Captivate.

(btw, see this post for an issue I'm sure neither of us would be too happy to encounter on our nice "new" refurb'd Inspires...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032783 )

Anyone done an Asurion claim?

I know that tmobile isn't really doing swaps for the g2x, I'm not sure if they even have them in stock, some people have said they've had to get the mytouch 4g. Does anyone know if asurion have them available?

They have them available for warranty exchanges, it appears... I just got my replacement in the mail today(3 days after ordering the replacement) after being told it may be a two week wait. What problems are you experiencing with your G2x?
The only reason you should make a claim with Asurion is if you've lost or broken your phone. The deductible, itself, should be enough to warn most people of that.

It has a cracked screen

I got a replacement G2X through Asurion when I got my original stolen. I actually got the phone in 2 days and it works great. The phone is refurbished, but you won't be able to tell. There are no scratches or physical signs of wear and tear. They have the G2Xs in stock.
This was my first time using my insurance plan, but I'm glad I did now. You shouldn't be dissappointed. The deductible was $130 though.....beats buying a new phone at outright though.
Hope this helps!

I had no hassles with Asurion. My wife left her phone on a cab in Vegas. Filed a claim from the airport and got a replacement the next day.
The replacement they sent was a bit flakey, and the vibration motor made a kind of grinding noise. When i called them and explained the problems, they drop shipped me a second replacement with a return label. We had it the next day and the second one is as good as new.

propain4444 said:
I had no hassles with Asurion. My wife left her phone on a cab in Vegas. Filed a claim from the airport and got a replacement the next day.
The replacement they sent was a bit flakey, and the vibration motor made a kind of grinding noise. When i called them and explained the problems, they drop shipped me a second replacement with a return label. We had it the next day and the second one is as good as new.
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What happens in Vegas...

I also had no problem through Asurion on the G2X, got a new phone though ( killed the G2X with water)
Yeah, Vegas is why I will always buy phone insurance from now on - I'd never lost or broken a phone priorly.
A word of caution, if you're ever in vegas and feel like passing out before everyone else, be sure your buddy isn't planning to bring a hooker to the room, you will be out a phone come morning.

Lol...brings back memories lol
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Replacement G2x Arriving Tomorrow!

So, I bought my G2x about 2 weeks ago, expecting it to have no problems...
But after a few days, I started having random reboots. I rooted it, and it still reboots, but only when the phone goes idle( or if I don't use it for about 15 minutes). That's unacceptable! So I called up T-Mobile, and they shipped one out. It should be here tomorrow. I'm hoping it doesn't have any problems.

It's a refurb - the probability of it malfunctioning is high.

Good luck with that... You did the right thing by requesting a replacement. If you just purchased this two weeks ago, you might consider returning it under the "buyers remorse" period and get your money back.
There are people here (me including) who have returned their G2x multiple times (as many as 5) and always been sent a replacement with the same issues.
Do some research, check the forum and understand your rights before deciding to keep a phone that may/may not ever work properly.

Eh, we'll see what happens. My dad's G2x doesn't have an problems, and I know that there's a good amount of people who don't have the reboot or screen bleed issues. I have researched, and I feel like once T-Mobile rolls out LG's fix, and the Gingerbread update, everything should be fixed. I'm not a fan of the Sensation. ( It's locked down & I HATE Sense.)

I have no reboots and got mine off CL. It even has the least screen bleed I've ever saw..

I hope I get lucky with this one, haha

I got a replacement G2X through Asurion when I got my original stolen. I actually got the phone in 2 days and it works great. The phone is refurbished, but you wouldn't be able to tell.
I don't have any problems with the phone at all. I haven't experienced one single reboot nor screen bleeding. I'm actually shocked considering I've heard so many horror stories about people returning the phone due to hardware issues. I just knew I'd receive a lemon, but nope...its been running fine.

VZW sent replacement, I fixed -- Keep original phone, or take Refurb?

I was having issues with my phone (32GB Pebble Blue GS3) making or receiving any calls, spent a day troubleshooting and ended up calling VZW. They couldn't find the issue and sent me a refurb.
I had restored my original phone to stock, reset the flash counter to read NONE, and ready to send it back. Well this morning, I did some more tinkering and ended up fixing my phone. Around lunch, my refurb came.
My original phone has some wear and tear on it, including a couple decent sized nicks on the corner. Part of me wants the clean "new" phone, but part of me wants to keep the original untampered one also. Is there any major reason I should NOT take the refurb? I remember on some of my other phones, the early models tended to overclock better, for example. I've also had refurbs in the past (lost phone) and never had problems with it.
So in short, anything specific with refurb GS3's to be aware of that might sway my decision? TIA

And I guess the other point, there shouldn't be any risk in sending in my phone back to VZW so long as I've returned to stock and the flash counter shows "None". Is that correct?

Personally I'd keep your original. Assuming you bought it new, you know the exact history of the phone, whereas refurbs are always hit or miss - I've had ones that were crap out of the box, ones that died literally days before their warranty ended, and ones that looked new (my Droid X refurb is going 2.5 years strong still, albeit as an alarm clock recently). None of those were GS3's though, so I can't directly comment on their refurb quality.

detonation said:
Personally I'd keep your original. Assuming you bought it new, you know the exact history of the phone, whereas refurbs are always hit or miss - I've had ones that were crap out of the box, ones that died literally days before their warranty ended, and ones that looked new (my Droid X refurb is going 2.5 years strong still, albeit as an alarm clock recently). None of those were GS3's though, so I can't directly comment on their refurb quality.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm really on the fence. Now I just played with the refurb, and I'm noticing the home button is more flush, whereas my original protrudes slightly.
Only thing making me want the refurb is, my original has one sizeable (for me anyhow) bump on the corner, where it flattened out a little because it must have been direct impact on the corner. I'm OCD and I hate looking at it. Although I'll have to see if I can stomach this flat home button either. :-\

detonation said:
Personally I'd keep your original. Assuming you bought it new, you know the exact history of the phone, whereas refurbs are always hit or miss - I've had ones that were crap out of the box, ones that died literally days before their warranty ended, and ones that looked new (my Droid X refurb is going 2.5 years strong still, albeit as an alarm clock recently). None of those were GS3's though, so I can't directly comment on their refurb quality.
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+1
I had to get a replacement. Refurb sent, failed out of box. 2nd sent before the 1st replacement made it back to Texas warehouse. Seems to be ok, but I worry.

I think it's hit or miss with refurbs. I went through 5 refurb gnex phones and they were all crap (may have just been the gnex refurbs though). Finally got sent an s3 and the backlight died in an hour of use. Second refurb s3 has been great though.
I'm not sure if they'll even allow you to keep the original one now...they kept stressing to me to put the correct phone in each box (since I had 3 phones at once lol) or else I'd be charged.
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Make sure the refurb is indeed a 32 gig. I just had major issues with vzw sending me the wrong model twice! I noticed that the 16 gig model's home button is flush and the 32 gig is raised a bit.
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another dead pixel thread; possibly high defect rate?

hey all,
just wanted to share a few notes on my experience with the pixel 3 xl and google support. part cautionary tale, part just feeling bitter.
tl;dr: high defect rate has possibly depleted stock of new devices (that would be set aside specifically for replacements), now only replacing with refurbs? possible 3rd party wireless charging issue?
i purchased my p3xl direct from google. the first one died in about 4 days. it wouldn't turn on and no combinations of buttons would give me even a screen flicker. then a day later, it suddenly came back to life. no explanation, no errors. i factory reset it, set it back up, rooted it, etc...
it died again the next day. i RMA'd it, and the day before my replacement arrived, it just came back on. it was weird and i was feeling paranoid, so i set up the new one and started using it. i kept the original one running and just played around with it, until the last few days before i HAD to send it in. it never once dropped again. i sent it back, keeping the new replacement.
2 months later, my 2nd one is dead. it seems to be the same issue, won't respond to anything. i used the stock charger, tried my partner's pixel 3 charger & cables, connecting it to my laptop, the charger for my old nexus (with a USB-C adapter) -- each for 6 to 10 hours. i'm still holding out a glimmer of hope that it will kick back on long enough for me to pull everything off it. i have a whole list of links to other threads on XDA and reddit with the magic button combo that people used to turn theirs back on, but many people are just getting it replaced.
so.. after a day of panicked research and a spreadsheet full of "button combo", "time held", "button released first", "result" desperation and sadness, i RMA'd it. this time they will only replace it with a refurb device. i escalated this over email, chat, twitter... but i kept getting the same message:
I understand that you're looking for a new device as a replacement. Please be informed that we have a finite number of new devices manufactured, and I'm sorry to inform that we wouldn't be able to send out a new device as a replacement, but rest assured our replacement devices undergo a comprehensive process to ensure a high standard of quality before they are shipped.
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my read on this that they're getting way more returns than they expected... thoughts?
all this said: i've been really loving the p3xl -- my brother has one, my gf has the p3. they love 'em and have had no problems. so yesterday i caved and ordered the replacement (refurb), but i'm pissed that (a) my phone is in perfect condition and i take really good care of it (shout out to whitestone dome, that thing is amazing!), and (b) i feel like i'm out 200$ish that is the diff between a new vs. refurb device and the cost of a new whitestone dome glass.
literally the only diff i can tell between myself, my brother, and my gf is that i have a tylt wireless charger that i drop my phone on when i'm going to bed. works great with my nexus, seemed like it was working fine for the pixel (albeit only slow charging). in my googling, i saw a couple of threads where people complained that a wireless charger had damaged their battery which is what pointed me this direction, but i honestly have no idea if it's really a factor.
so i'm sort of curious about other people's stories... are you running in to the same issues? did the magic button combo work? can you think of any reason why yours died in the first place?
thanks!

I can't comment from a bad experience, but I have ran the gambit of wired chargers through my 3xl but only ever used the pixel dock for wireless, due to my case (otterbox defender) it will only slow charge while the case is on, but I haven't had an issue, not trying to rub this in, just giving you another data point.

I have had mine for months, using it on the Pixel Stand nightly (with a case on). No issues so far.

Honestly, it's a big hit or miss with their "refurbished" devices. I've had multiple replacements ranging with big scratches 1.5 - 2 inches on the display. Buzzing earpieces and ****ty sounding speakers etc. They say their replacements go through a comprehensive check to make sure they're 100% mechanically sound. To me it seems like Google just stuffs in returned devices and ships them off as warranty exchanges. They just hope that the next person that gets it doesn't notice the defect and accepts the rubbish they dish out. But there is some light at the end of the tunnel if you deal with too many replacements. You can get your case escalated and they can refund you the total of the phone as a return 100% and you can get your money back. Then, if you wish, you can order a brand new one and at that point you'll have a brand new warranty and be guaranteed a new device for 2 weeks. I went through a similar fiasco for radio problems and speakers going out, but I have never faced your issue yet. I ended up getting a refund and bought a new Pixel 3 XL when they had the $200 off promotion so that was awesome! Best of luck!

zetsumeikuro said:
Honestly, it's a big hit or miss with their "refurbished" devices. <snip> I ended up getting a refund and bought a new Pixel 3 XL when they had the $200 off promotion so that was awesome! Best of luck!
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Similar situation with me but for constant flashing making the phone unusable for hours at a time. I was 17 days out of purchase and they refused to send me a new device, only a refurb. I could have gotten my money back as you described above but I bought it at the $200 off price and that promotion is expired. So my options were a refurb (they spout the exact same line about testing which is total BS) or spending an extra $200 for a new one. I have the Pixel 3 not the XL. These devices are flawed in a major way. The only thing they can do at this point is give free replacements to those experiencing problems. New and not refurbished. Throw all those away or give them away, they are useless. I wonder what the statistics are on returns. My wife has one since November with not one single issue. I'm on my 5th in the past month or so.

zetsumeikuro said:
Honestly, it's a big hit or miss with their "refurbished" devices. I've had multiple replacements ranging with big scratches 1.5 - 2 inches on the display. Buzzing earpieces and ****ty sounding speakers etc. They say their replacements go through a comprehensive check to make sure they're 100% mechanically sound. To me it seems like Google just stuffs in returned devices and ships them off as warranty exchanges. They just hope that the next person that gets it doesn't notice the defect and accepts the rubbish they dish out. But there is some light at the end of the tunnel if you deal with too many replacements. You can get your case escalated and they can refund you the total of the phone as a return 100% and you can get your money back. Then, if you wish, you can order a brand new one and at that point you'll have a brand new warranty and be guaranteed a new device for 2 weeks. I went through a similar fiasco for radio problems and speakers going out, but I have never faced your issue yet. I ended up getting a refund and bought a new Pixel 3 XL when they had the $200 off promotion so that was awesome! Best of luck!
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wow, that's a great piece of info - thanks! i'll see how the refurb works out, but yeah, mine is in pristine condition, i'm not going to accept a replacement with scratches.
They say their replacements go through a comprehensive check to make sure they're 100% mechanically sound.
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i swear, they pasted that line into EVERY single response i received. it got annoying fast.

bobby janow said:
The only thing they can do at this point is give free replacements to those experiencing problems. New and not refurbished. Throw all those away or give them away, they are useless. I wonder what the statistics are on returns. My wife has one since November with not one single issue. I'm on my 5th in the past month or so.
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i really think that this is why they're only doing refurbs now.. they probably used up all their "set aside for returns"-new devices already. makes me wonder if we're just all recycling each others non-functioning devices at this point..

JaceAlvejetti said:
I can't comment from a bad experience, but I have ran the gambit of wired chargers through my 3xl but only ever used the pixel dock for wireless, due to my case (otterbox defender) it will only slow charge while the case is on, but I haven't had an issue, not trying to rub this in, just giving you another data point.
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good to know. most of the "wireless charging broke my phone" threads do seem to be contained to 3rd party chargers, if the replacement works out, i might grab one of the pixel stands. thx!

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i really think that this is why they're only doing refurbs now.. they probably used up all their "set aside for returns"-new devices already. makes me wonder if we're just all recycling each others non-functioning devices at this point..
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That's why I wouldn't accept a refurb. It cost me but I will get it back in the end. I had to pay for a new device, wait for it, transfer the info, send back the old piece of crap and wait for my refund. I don't care. I'm not getting some POS refurb when my device was only 17 days old and flashed like a lightning storm in June. So I'm going to test it as best I can in the coming days once I receive the new one. Any sign of anything and I'm outta here. Perhaps for good. It's just not worth it at this point when other devices are better. Used to the Nexus 5 at half the price of other phones, rootable, no problems with apps, stuff like that. Those days are over. Unfortunately.

bobby janow said:
Used to the Nexus 5 at half the price of other phones, rootable, no problems with apps, stuff like that. Those days are over. Unfortunately.
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i know, right? i'm back on my nexus 6 awaiting the replacement... despite the cracked screen, it's still a solid device.

It amazes me how lucky I must have been. Had to get my device from a third party with no chance of returning.

Why is Google quality control so freaking bad?
Plus if you complain on their support forum they just delete your post!