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Just called samsung galaxy s support because my phone has been having quite a few issues lately. I talked to the guy for about 5 or 10 minutes and wasnt going to fight it, but he was very firm that they would only repair and reflash my phone and not replace it. AND told me that I would have to get a gophone in the meantime if I wanted to use my cell
Ive dealt with samsung before when I had the blackjack 2 and they replaced my phone no problem. Does anyone know what the deal is or what the magic words are to get a new phone and not the same problem ridden phone I have now? Im sure theyll just tell me nothing was wrong with it...
Once you are past the 30 day return policy, there is a 1 year warranty on the device through AT&T warranty center. I did not have any issues with getting a replacement through the warranty center..
Not sure if you purchased the phone at an AT&T retail store tho
I did, but when I looked through my warranty information, samsung holds the 1 year warranty. I can go through ATT warranty center though and they wont give me this trouble?
I went through AT&T warranty without any issues - I was at 31 days when I had my phone replaced - received the replacement the next day.
Hmm... Okay Ill give that a try tomorrow. Do I just call customer service then?
I had my phone replaced under warranty (external speaker stopped working) on the 30th day. I walked into an att store and walked out in 15 minutes with a new handset.
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Mines way past 30 days
born_fisherman said:
I went through AT&T warranty without any issues - I was at 31 days when I had my phone replaced - received the replacement the next day.
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the warranty give you RECONDITIONED phone, its a refurbished... i dont want them to give me a refurb phone when i bought it new and when they broke my phone after the update failed on my captivate... i hate att...
sayurann said:
the warranty give you RECONDITIONED phone, its a refurbished... i dont want them to give me a refurb phone when i bought it new and when they broke my phone after the update failed on my captivate... i hate att...
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Many replacement phones are new.
And it doesn't matter what you want - that is the warranty.
If you walk into a store, they generally take a new one out of the box and replace your old one.
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Many replacement phones are new.
And it doesn't matter what you want - that is the warranty.
If you walk into a store, they generally take a new one out of the box and replace your old one.
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hmm... the att store guy also said u shud get new since captivate is a new model and a refurb unit is very rare... i just dont like the idea of getting the phone without the box and it is "new"...
i can send my phone to samsung and they will format my phone, thats my other choice... i am confused now...
btw, is there anyway to recover my data on the internal sd card?
the stores refuse to give me a new phone here in oklahoma. x__X I'm having to call tech support to get it solved.
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the stores refuse to give me a new phone here in oklahoma. x__X I'm having to call tech support to get it solved.
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i already talked with the manager on the warranty dept, they wont give u a new one... never, if you are out of 30 days, refurb is the only choice... let us know if u are able to get a new one...
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i already talked with the manager on the warranty dept, they wont give u a new one... never, if you are out of 30 days, refurb is the only choice... let us know if u are able to get a new one...
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They refused me, Again. I can't get the phone replaced. If I could get the damn key combos working I could fix it.
I ordered my phone with Best Buy with a Tmobile 2 yr contract(in Texas). It seems like nether company knows what the other company is doing. Best Buy told me I have 30 days to return the phone. Tmobile told me that I have 20 days before I get locked into my contract. I asked Tmobile since I don't have my phone yet has the 20 day period started, and they said yes! Ugh!!
The day you ordered the phone was the first day the contract started, even though you don't have the phone. Best buy is correct and does have a 30 day return period on the PHONE, not the contract. T-Mobile's trial period if you order a phone online is 20 days. So if you are not satisfied with the phone/service, then I would recommend that you return the phone within those 20 days so that you can cancel the service
Ok, thanks for confirming. Wasn't sure if it was supposed to be like that.
I bought the nexus s the day it came out on 2yr contract at best buy mobile in Dallas. I had 14 days to decide if I wanted to return it or not for a refund on both the phone and the contract.
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I'd call call Tmo CS, (talked to 3 different CS reps), and they all told me that Tmo will honor BB's return policy, since you cannot buy the phone from Tmo.
Also, I had them make a note in my account, so that if I would have needed to return the phone on day 29 (for example), that my contract would also be voided.
I didn't end up needing this, as I liked the phone enough to keep it (bought 12/17/10), but it was nice to know that I had the extra time to try out the phone, just in case.
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I'd call call Tmo CS, (talked to 3 different CS reps), and they all told me that Tmo will honor BB's return policy, since you cannot buy the phone from Tmo.
Also, I had them make a note in my account, so that if I would have needed to return the phone on day 29 (for example), that my contract would also be voided.
I didn't end up needing this, as I liked the phone enough to keep it (bought 12/17/10), but it was nice to know that I had the extra time to try out the phone, just in case.
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Wow thats awesome they did that for you...Time and Time again T-Mobile proves they are the best carrier in terms of customer service.
I'm having WiFi issues and need to replace it but all the walmarts that did have the sensation where I bought it are sold out.. can I get a replacement from tmo?
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If you bought it at Walmart you can't ever do an in store exchange in a TMO owned store. If your past the return period at walmart, you can do a warranty exchange through Customer Care. It's still new enough you may get a brand new one versus a refurbished one.
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Wow I had crazy WiFi issues with mine too I ordered an unlocked on for my wife and tried it and WiFi is flawless bought it from expansys USA
Anyway if ur past the 15 day thing u can't return it at Walmart
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Actually you can.. I work at walmart and yes there is a 14 day policy but if you read the fine print it is actually 30 days. Also if you complain enough at any walmart they will work with you. You can return anything at walmart.
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Htc customer care or tmobiles?
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Call htc technical support they will send you a box to send your phone and send you a new device . I bought mine from wall mart and sent it back no questions ask with my previous phone. As long as your phone is not physically damaged for a entire year you are covered for a replacement. I had the htc hd2 replaced four times and I didn't pay nothing.
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Call htc technical support they will send you a box to send your phone and send you a new device . I bought mine from wall mart and sent it back no questions ask with my previous phone. As long as your phone is not physically damaged for a entire year you are covered for a replacement. I had the htc hd2 replaced four times and I didn't pay nothing.
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I called htc they said they only repair phones and they don't replace phones.. I talked to them (tech support) for an hour ..after they said that indeed I did need a replacement he transfered me the warranty and repair and they said what I stated above... Hmmm? I'm confused..
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I bought the phone at walmart under contract then cancelled after 14 days.............. Walmart won't exchange it.. havnt tried tmobile.. will tmobile replace it even if the line was cancelled?
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Htc said that I could send it in to be repaired.. not replaced.. but I wouldn't have a phone.. so that's not an option...
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I am a department manager at Walmart and you don't have 30 days. On Verizon and att you have up to 30 days to exchange. T-Mobile has always been 15 days no matter what. To the user who's store is doing different you are eating the cost and taking money out of your my share check. Each store will be different but at mine I do not do returns after the time period. I give them the number for manufacturer support.
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I am a department manager at Walmart and you don't have 30 days. On Verizon and att you have up to 30 days to exchange. T-Mobile has always been 15 days no matter what. To the user who's store is doing different you are eating the cost and taking money out of your my share check. Each store will be different but at mine I do not do returns after the time period. I give them the number for manufacturer support.
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And I work for T-Mo and its 14 days for upgrade/contract extensions...30 day buyers remorse for new activation's.
I will provide you our policy verbatim here at T-Mobile. See Below and this will answer ALL questions.
If you recently purchased a new T-Mobile phone
You have 14 calendar days (30 in CA) from the date of purchase to return purchased equipment to the point of purchase where you purchased your device from. Equipment must be in good working condition with original contents and packaging to be eligible for a refund of the purchase price. This return policy applies to the purchase of new equipment from T-Mobile or its authorized dealers. Proof of purchase is required. We may charge a restocking fee. A different return period may apply to accessory purchases. Prepaid cards, software, or games are not refundable.
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If your phone is defective and still under the manufacturer warranty
If your phone is defective and still under manufacturer warranty, you can return it directly to the manufacturer. T-Mobile can assist you by providing you with a replacement phone and submitting your phone to the manufacturer for you. This is a service that T-Mobile provides as a supplement to the manufacturer warranty that may come with your phone.
If you would like T-Mobile to provide you with a replacement phone and to send your defective phone to the manufacturer for you, contact Customer Care to order a replacement. Please note that when you call, Customer Care will first attempt to troubleshoot your phone issues. For this reason, please make your initial call to Customer Care from a different phone or you may limit the ability to troubleshoot.
Once you receive the replacement phone, you must return the defective phone to T-Mobile to complete the exchange.
To receive a replacement phone in advance from T-Mobile, you must agree that we may charge you an out of warranty fee (Out of Warranty Fee) for the value of the equipment if your phone is found to be outside the manufacturer warranty period and/or is physically damaged in a manner not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. You will only be charged the Out of Warranty Fee if, after T-Mobile has received your phone and inspected it, the phone is outside the warranty period or is otherwise defective in a manner not covered by the manufacturer warranty, as described below.
IMPORTANT: Customers can return devices directly to the manufacturer if they do not want to participate in T-Mobile’s phone replacement program. Those customers who elect to participate in this program must agree to pay an Out of Warranty Fee of up to $300 (depending upon device model) if their original phone is ultimately determined not to be covered by any manufacturer warranty.
Customers can contact T-Mobile Customer Care for the Out of Warranty Fee for their particular device.
NOTE: Customers who purchased devices under our Refurbished Device Program can also participate in T-Mobile’s phone replacement program if their phone is still under T-Mobile’s 90 day limited warranty. You must agree to that we may charge you an Out of Warranty fee if your refurbished device is found to be outside the limited 90 day warranty period and/or is physically damaged in a manner not covered by the T-Mobile 90-day limited warranty.
When receiving a new replacement phone, you have two available shipping options:
UPS Ground shipping ($9.95 plus any applicable tax) for delivery within seven business days (unless the item ordered is on backorder).
UPS Express shipping ($19.99 plus any applicable tax) for delivery within three business days (unless the item ordered is on backorder) excluding weekends and holidays. UPS Express shipping is not available to PO Boxes, Military addresses that contain APO AE, or prepaid customers.
T-MOBILE SUCKS!!!!! I have spent 3 hours on the phone and in store this evening trying to replace my Sensation that is eating SD cards.....
I went into the local T-Mobile store and was basicly told by the rep there that he couldnt help me at all, due to the fact of me purchasing the phone through Customer care..... I called customer care and after almost an hour (and getting disconected 2X) they agreed to ship a new phone out.... but it wouldnt be here till Tuesday at the earliest.... well this is the reason I went to the store, I am going to be gone for the next 1.5 weeks..... the reps solution was to ship it out and let it sit on the front step for about a week!!! When I complained I was transfered to an "Account specialist" who proceeded to interupt me several times, and say there was 100% nothing she could do.... I asked to be transfered back to the lady who was going to order the phone and she hung up on me!!!!
After calling back for a 3rd time the only thing the rep offered to do was to log my complaint.... no offer to place order phone, no offer to see if there was any way to allow me to pick it up in store etc....
T-mobile will not allow you to even pick up a replacement phone in the store if the orignal was purchased through customer care.... So I would HIGHLY DOUBT that you could exchange the phone at a t-mobile store if you purchased it at Wal-Mart! As long as you bought the phone T-Mobile DOESNT CARE about you, you are already locked into a contract so you dont matter to them!!!
Its also 30 days @ t-mo if you buy the phone off contract. I've gone through five sensations before I found the perfect one. So far so good.
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T-MOBILE SUCKS!!!!! I have spent 3 hours on the phone and in store this evening trying to replace my Sensation that is eating SD cards.....
I went into the local T-Mobile store and was basicly told by the rep there that he couldnt help me at all, due to the fact of me purchasing the phone through Customer care..... I called customer care and after almost an hour (and getting disconected 2X) they agreed to ship a new phone out.... but it wouldnt be here till Tuesday at the earliest.... well this is the reason I went to the store, I am going to be gone for the next 1.5 weeks..... the reps solution was to ship it out and let it sit on the front step for about a week!!! When I complained I was transfered to an "Account specialist" who proceeded to interupt me several times, and say there was 100% nothing she could do.... I asked to be transfered back to the lady who was going to order the phone and she hung up on me!!!!
After calling back for a 3rd time the only thing the rep offered to do was to log my complaint.... no offer to place order phone, no offer to see if there was any way to allow me to pick it up in store etc....
T-mobile will not allow you to even pick up a replacement phone in the store if the orignal was purchased through customer care.... So I would HIGHLY DOUBT that you could exchange the phone at a t-mobile store if you purchased it at Wal-Mart! As long as you bought the phone T-Mobile DOESNT CARE about you, you are already locked into a contract so you dont matter to them!!!
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#1 Each location (call center, online, corporate store front) Is alotted a specific portion of devices with traceable by location imei numbers.
#2 Having to return the device to the place you purchased it was included in the contract & receipt IN BOLD LETTERS. Try reading it again.
#3 Walmart purchases their devices directly from HTC or the OEM. NOT FROM US. This is why they can sell them cheaper.
#4 Eating a SD card seems like something you are doing, like buying cheap cards online. That is NOT our fault.
#5 If you are going to be leaving town we can ship replacement devices to where you are, not just your home. So your story makes littls sense.
We do care and i am sorry you had this type of experience. I don't work in customer care but if I did i would have suggested you ship to wherever you are going.
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I am a department manager at Walmart and you don't have 30 days. On Verizon and att you have up to 30 days to exchange. T-Mobile has always been 15 days no matter what. To the user who's store is doing different you are eating the cost and taking money out of your my share check. Each store will be different but at mine I do not do returns after the time period. I give them the number for manufacturer support.
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Bought mine yesterday at Walmart. We noticed on the forms it says 14 day, but 30days in California.
Ok, here's my story.
Purchased an upgrade from Vibrant to Sensation through Customer Care. Phone arrived last Wed, so I'm within the 14-day remorse period. This morning the phone died. Door nail dead. Won't turn on at all, no lights with charger plugged in. Went to TMO store, swapped batteries, nothing. Guy says since I ordered through CC I have to call them for a replacement and they would "ship me one over night" (his words).
Over an hour on the phone with CC, transferred to 3 different people, the best they will do is have me ship my dead phone back to them, once they receive it next week I have to call and they will undo/redo my upgrade deal, and ship me a new phone.
CSR told me all TMO stores are privately owned (not actually T-Mobile), so that's why the store wouldn't replace my phone unless I bought it at the store.
This is not what I would describe as great service.
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#1 Each location (call center, online, corporate store front) Is alotted a specific portion of devices with traceable by location imei numbers.
#2 Having to return the device to the place you purchased it was included in the contract & receipt IN BOLD LETTERS. Try reading it again.
#3 Walmart purchases their devices directly from HTC or the OEM. NOT FROM US. This is why they can sell them cheaper.
#4 Eating a SD card seems like something you are doing, like buying cheap cards online. That is NOT our fault.
#5 If you are going to be leaving town we can ship replacement devices to where you are, not just your home. So your story makes littls sense.
We do care and i am sorry you had this type of experience. I don't work in customer care but if I did i would have suggested you ship to wherever you are going.
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Elvis,
If T-mobile can ship to any address why did no one at tmobile suggest this??? Maybe the phone reps need to be instructed of this.
Patriot memory is not a "cheap" memory, Kingson is not a cheap memory, they are both well known brands with excelent track historys.
If I test the SD card in a PC, and copy data to it, power off the phone, pull the battery, insert the SD, insert the battery, and power on the phone and then I receive a message stating the card is not formatted, click OK to allow the phone to format it, and then receive a message stating the phone can not complete the format.... how is that me doing anything wrong??? On our other phone I didnt even power off the phone when I put in an inexpensive SD card, and it is still working great.
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Elvis,
If T-mobile can ship to any address why did no one at tmobile suggest this??? Maybe the phone reps need to be instructed of this.
Patriot memory is not a "cheap" memory, Kingson is not a cheap memory, they are both well known brands with excelent track historys.
If I test the SD card in a PC, and copy data to it, power off the phone, pull the battery, insert the SD, insert the battery, and power on the phone and then I receive a message stating the card is not formatted, click OK to allow the phone to format it, and then receive a message stating the phone can not complete the format.... how is that me doing anything wrong??? On our other phone I didnt even power off the phone when I put in an inexpensive SD card, and it is still working great.
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That's been procedure though. Many times on my non-employee line i have to call in just like you do and if i am traveling they always ship to where i am going. Most outsource agents are not always trained the best like that and i am truly sorry for your experience.
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Ok, here's my story.
CSR told me all TMO stores are privately owned (not actually T-Mobile), so that's why the store wouldn't replace my phone unless I bought it at the store.
This is not what I would describe as great service.
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WWW.LIES.COM if we don't own it it REQUIRED to say "Authorized Dealer" by law. You probably purchased yours or tried to return it to an "Authorized Dealer" but that is completely FALSE.
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WWW.LIES.COM if we don't own it it REQUIRED to say "Authorized Dealer" by law. You probably purchased yours or tried to return it to an "Authorized Dealer" but that is completely FALSE.
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So, if I do a search for stores here:
http://locator.t-mobile.com/
what tells me it's a real T-Mobile store versus an "authorized dealer"?
If the one near me is a real TMO store should they have replaced my dead phone?
So my question ia that I just got this phone from tmobile customer care over the phone. I like everything on the device so far, except the speaker volume.So I want to take advantage of the twenty day guarantee. I want to try another unit. If I call them and tell them that I don't like this unit, will they send the other unit out first our do I have to send mines back first? If I have both units on hand, I can easily compare both and decide which one to keep.
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So my question ia that I just got this phone from tmobile customer care over the phone. I like everything on the device so far, except the speaker volume.So I want to take advantage of the twenty day guarantee. I want to try another unit. If I call them and tell them that I don't like this unit, will they send the other unit out first our do I have to send mines back first? If I have both units on hand, I can easily compare both and decide which one to keep.
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Not my experience. I also ordered from TMO over the phone. After 5 days my Sensation died. Took it to a store and they refused to replace it, said I had to call it in. Called and they will only replace it after receiving mine. I even have to call them again after they've received it to arrange the replacement. It's going to take over a week to get the new one.
One other thing, there seems to be a difference in how they treat new accounts and upgrades. Since mine is an upgrade this is the only option I had.
Really pisses me off. There are several ways they could handle this better. Not good service at all.
Samnada you settled for less than good treatment man.
I was on day 12 of 14 and called in about the broken power button. They told me they'd send a new one out when I called in with the tracking number for the one I'm returning. I said fine - will they overnight it? They said they dont do that. I told them they overnighted the first one (2 day ground in a one day zone but their words). I told them I need a phone and I would be cancelling service if that's how it would work. She got with a supervisor and agreed to ship me one and that i'd return the other when I got the replacement or Id eat the cost of the second. She made sure to mention this was a special allowance for me and not general procedure.
2nd phone has a blue dot under the gorilla glass. Called in to see if I could ship both phones together back to Tmo. Thinking about cancelling service too. Not interested in doing this **** over and over. Guy was cool said I should have had return shipping slips in both boxes (I didnt) and that they'd reimburse me if I take my shipping receipt to a store. Also asked me to take the phone to a store to have them see in person whats wrong with it and note my account. Then he said theyd do the same ship and return after receipt of new phone w/ shipping reimbursement to my account via credit.
YMMV from rep to rep man - you may have to call back a few times to get satisfaction. I was surprised the woman I spoke to Wednesday helped me so much. Very cool. Guy I spoke with today was a Sensation owner and very cool too.
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Samnada you settled for less than good treatment man.
I was on day 12 of 14 and called in about the broken power button. They told me they'd send a new one out when I called in with the tracking number for the one I'm returning. I said fine - will they overnight it? They said they dont do that. I told them they overnighted the first one (2 day ground in a one day zone but their words). I told them I need a phone and I would be cancelling service if that's how it would work. She got with a supervisor and agreed to ship me one and that i'd return the other when I got the replacement or Id eat the cost of the second. She made sure to mention this was a special allowance for me and not general procedure.
2nd phone has a blue dot under the gorilla glass. Called in to see if I could ship both phones together back to Tmo. Thinking about cancelling service too. Not interested in doing this **** over and over. Guy was cool said I should have had return shipping slips in both boxes (I didnt) and that they'd reimburse me if I take my shipping receipt to a store. Also asked me to take the phone to a store to have them see in person whats wrong with it and note my account. Then he said theyd do the same ship and return after receipt of new phone w/ shipping reimbursement to my account via credit.
YMMV from rep to rep man - you may have to call back a few times to get satisfaction. I was surprised the woman I spoke to Wednesday helped me so much. Very cool. Guy I spoke with today was a Sensation owner and very cool too.
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I did take it to a store when it first died to try a different battery in case that was the problem. They confirmed the phone was indeed dead, and noted that in my account. But he wouldn't swap for a new one unless I had purchased it at the store.
I was on the phone for nearly 2 hours, switched to 3 different people, and the best I could get was a $10 credit on the shipping to them. They'll overnight the new one , but not until they receive mine and I call them back to undo/redo my upgrade deal. I could get a loaner phone in the meantime, but it would have just been some cheapo deal which didn't interest me since I have my Vibrant.
Part of what bothers me about TMO is this horsetrading aspect where some people get great deals and others get zip, apparently depending on a roll of the dice and who you happen to get on the phone. Some CSR's are great and others sound like they're robotically reading from a script.
They're standard policy sucks. They need to change it. I shouldn't have to beg and plead and threaten to be treated like I'm a paying customer.
They could have overnighted the new phone to the store, have me turn in my dead one there, and verified the problem and the return. Done deal, and they would be out nothing more than they will now. They could also do just what you said, ship me one overnight and if I didn't return the bad one charge me full retail for both. Fine. But their standard policy seems designed to maximize frustration.
I'm considering all my options, but have to have an international phone, so that narrows the choices of carriers, and from what I've heard ATT is even worse.
If TMO has the best customer service it's no wonder cell phones are the source of the most consumer complaints.
I'm not sure if things have changed in the last 5-6 months but when me and my wife had multiple problems with our MT4G's I never had to send mine in first. As a matter of fact I had 6 out of 7 sent overnight free of charge. But on all of them I was told I had seven days to return them after I received the new one.
Maybe times have changed. I might be doing a exchange as well in the near future and I will see.
i actually am getting a replacement for mine on tuesday , i called it in today after all hell broke loose on my phone today ,they are sending me another unit and im sending them back mine , actually they gave me the option
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i actually am getting a replacement for mine on tuesday , i called it in today after all hell broke loose on my phone today ,they are sending me another unit and im sending them back mine , actually they gave me the option
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Are you in the 14-day remorse period? They kept telling me it was because I'm doing an upgrade and I have to cancel/redo the deal to restart the 14-days on the new phone. I don't understand how people are reporting they've swapped Sensations 3 or 4 times. How is that being done? Am I the only one who's being treated this way?
The more I hear the more mad I get.
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Are you in the 14-day remorse period? They kept telling me it was because I'm doing an upgrade and I have to cancel/redo the deal to restart the 14-days on the new phone. I don't understand how people are reporting they've swapped Sensations 3 or 4 times. How is that being done? Am I the only one who's being treated this way?
The more I hear the more mad I get.
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monday makes 14 days ,i dont know if that makes a difference , they guy asked me if i wanted to wait for an update from htc and i told him no , i also called htc and they couldnt do anything because of the holiday , you shouyld be good to go being that the phone is still under warranty
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monday makes 14 days ,i dont know if that makes a difference , they guy asked me if i wanted to wait for an update from htc and i told him no , i also called htc and they couldnt do anything because of the holiday , you shouyld be good to go being that the phone is still under warranty
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I'm good as far as it being replaced, it's just the process they're requiring of having to receive my phone before they ship me a new one that's absurd. Due to the holiday it's going to be next Friday at the earliest before I get a phone.
I'll start calling tomorrow to see if they can persuade me to stay a TMO customer.
Totally understand your gripes and they're legitimate. You shouldn't have to roll the dice for options that others get. I feel you on GSM too. I really don't want to go to ATT because I'd have to get an iPhone. I'm tired of reconfiguring phones already. If the next one is trash too I'm going back to my N1 and old contract. Wifi calling is sweet but not happy with the poor quality control.
By way of comparison, we went through a sordid version of this when the N1's rolled out, too. TMO didn't wanna touch'em, Google (who sold and shipped them out overnight) had no live support, and we had to rely on HTC. At the time, HTC's policy was (maybe still is?) only DOA phones would get immediate replacement at no additional charge. Any phone that worked, THEN failed was an 'in-warranty' replacement, and the only way to expedite it was to allow your credit card to be fully charged (although some report a $1 hold rather than a full charge) and THEN they would cross-ship. Otherwise, you had to ship the old unit BEFORE the new one shipped, and we had reports a call with a tracking number (as mentioned above) would also expedite a replacement shipment. I know waiting sucks, but unless it was bought IN a physical store, with their own return/replacement policies, 'it is what it is'. :|
Thanks for the input guys. I'll be calling them soon. They told me that I have a 20 day remorse period for some reason. Also, to the person having the issue of not bring able to return the phone to the store , It's not gonna happen. The rep told me straight up that the phone people and the store people are not together.
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Another question: if they send me the other phone also, and I have a chance to compare both, would I be able to send the second unit back incase my first original unit is better? Or do I have to keep the second one?
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um when i first got my htc sensation the power button was slanted and the screen was messed up and weird looking aou screen i called that same day to get a replacement got it in 2 days. I told the rep i have the tracking number in my hand which i did =] just went to ups.com got a tracking number and shipped it out tm while my replacement phone was coming. The downside is you will be charged twice =/ the first phone will be on your cc already then they will charge you again for the 2nd one.. thing sucks to wait 4 weeks for it to clear just remember when u drop off the package to ask for the receipt. Maybe i was just lucky huh?
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Not my experience. I also ordered from TMO over the phone. After 5 days my Sensation died. Took it to a store and they refused to replace it, said I had to call it in. Called and they will only replace it after receiving mine. I even have to call them again after they've received it to arrange the replacement. It's going to take over a week to get the new one.
One other thing, there seems to be a difference in how they treat new accounts and upgrades. Since mine is an upgrade this is the only option I had.
Really pisses me off. There are several ways they could handle this better. Not good service at all.
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This is because they are redoing your upgrade. Tell them you don't want to redo the upgrade, you just want a replacement.
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Towle said:
This is because they are redoing your upgrade. Tell them you don't want to redo the upgrade, you just want a replacement.
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They didn't give me a choice. They said this is how it's going to work. Send us your dead phone, once we get it give us a call and we'll redo your upgrade and send you a new phone. They said it was because I got the upgrade through Customer Retention. It's like dealing with the government.
I offered to let them take my CC # and bill me if I didn't return the phone if they would ship the new one right away and they refused.
Not sure how they decide who to punish. My credit rating is perfect. I've never given them a minutes problem in the past. Just seems totally arbitrary.
I called them with the UPS tracking # in order to get the $10 shipping credit, so they have that. They're going to ship me a new phone, so what's it to them if it's today or next Thursday? I just don't get it.
I'm 23, have terrible credit and constantly call in and complain. I've been a customer since I was 18 and in the way that matters, paying my bill, I've always been a good customer. TMobile has always shipped my replacements out first and then I mail mine back to them in the box they ship the replacement in to me.
One time, they shipped be a broken MT3GS as a replacement so I called in and yelled at them so they sent me a second replacement MT3GS so I had three phones, 2 of which belonged to TMobile, out at the same time. I complained about them shipping me a broken phone, the amount of problems on my phone, they tried to give me a motorola cliq2, I told them they were crazy and I got a 350 dollar discount and upgraded to the sensation on Launch Day. Great timing!
Just got off the phone with a much more helpful TMO CSR. Order for replacement phone has been placed, due to the holiday it will ship overnight on Tue, arrive here Wed. Wish I'd gotten her the first time.
Thanks for the encouragement to keep after them.
So any opinions on whether I would have to return my first unit after receiving the second one or just return the second one incase the first unit is better than the replacement unit?
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mike2518 said:
So any opinions on whether I would have to return my first unit after receiving the second one or just return the second one incase the first unit is better than the replacement unit?
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If it is a warranty exchange you can send either back.
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I created this new thread for those on Sprint Sero Plan only. How are we getting the new replacement phone since we can't activate the phones at Sprint stores. Are we suppose to call employee telesales again?
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I just added a Poll on top so that you guys can vote.
Interesting question but I wasn't thinking about replacing the phone... There is nothing wrong with the phone that I currently have.
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SptMogul said:
I created this new thread for those on Sprint Sero Plan only. How are we getting the new replacement phone since we can't activate the phones at Sprint stores. Are we suppose to call employee telesales again?
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No you go to the store and get a replacement.
Any update for Sero Users? Is it time to call telesales now?
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Any update for Sero Users? Is it time to call telesales now?
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Why would you call telesales?
i am a sero customer and got my note 7 thru my local store thru the upgrade and 2 year new contract, i contacted my local store other day and was told they would contact me when the replacements are in. I will double check this tomorrow and i just received notification that my phone wants to UPDATE and i assume thats the RUMORED 60% charge max, not happy about it! And via the link my IME is apparently compromised!
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i am a sero customer and got my note 7 thru my local store thru the upgrade and 2 year new contract, i contacted my local store other day and was told they would contact me when the replacements are in. I will double check this tomorrow and i just received notification that my phone wants to UPDATE and i assume thats the RUMORED 60% charge max, not happy about it! And via the link my IME is apparently compromised!
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Well all note 7's except chinese models are included. Are you sure the update is not the one from a couple of weeks ago.
Whats the big deal, new note 7's will be in stock by the 21st.
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urirx98 said:
i am a sero customer and got my note 7 thru my local store thru the upgrade and 2 year new contract, i contacted my local store other day and was told they would contact me when the replacements are in. I will double check this tomorrow and i just received notification that my phone wants to UPDATE and i assume thats the RUMORED 60% charge max, not happy about it! And via the link my IME is apparently compromised!
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Yes all Note 7 sold before 9/15/16 will show up bad when you check the imei.
Also the latest update is ph9 and it doesn't have the 60% charge rate.
Just went to three stores. None of them could or would process return for Sero.
Two of the stores had replacements that they brought out but when they tried to process the return they couldn't do it.
Finally called telesales, transferred multiple times, over a hour and a half on the phone and they are shipping mine.
I went to a corp. store with my sero Note 7. Sales person asked me if I worked for Sprint at some point, and I said I was really close friends with an employee. She said "oh", and mentioned my plan and exchanged my phone. They did ask where I bought it, and said online. But, no issues, no fuss, no muss.
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I went to a corp. store with my sero Note 7. Sales person asked me if I worked for Sprint at some point, and I said I was really close friends with an employee. She said "oh", and mentioned my plan and exchanged my phone. They did ask where I bought it, and said online. But, no issues, no fuss, no muss.
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Did they need manager override? Both stores said they couldn't do it until the manager was in. I called customer service from the store and was told the same.
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Did they need manager override? Both stores said they couldn't do it until the manager was in. I called customer service from the store and was told the same.
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They did need the manage to enter in his code, but I wasn't sure if it was because I made an appointment/reservation online (which flags it as a new device activation).
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They did need the manage to enter in his code, but I wasn't sure if it was because I made an appointment/reservation online (which flags it as a new device activation).
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so they where able to re activate Note 7 on your Sero account at the store correct?
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so they where able to re activate Note 7 on your Sero account at the store correct?
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They asked if I wanted to activate, and I said I'd do it at home. But getting the phone was no problem.
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They asked if I wanted to activate, and I said I'd do it at home. But getting the phone was no problem.
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did you show them your original receipt or did they process your return with your account number only? Im not sure what to bring to the store. that's why.
They asked me where I bought it (online), and I told them corporate is telling people to go to stores where she issued a "that figures" sort of look. No receipt or paperwork... my phone number and email was all that I had to provide (other than the phone). I wish I held onto all the accessories, though.
I'm a Sero500 customer and went to a corporate store, they exchanged and activated it no problems. The manager was on a phone the whole time I was there....so the manager wasn't needed for mine.
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did you show them your original receipt or did they process your return with your account number only? Im not sure what to bring to the store. that's why.
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i would watch out. I went yesterday to a sprint store here in Van Nuys, CA after i got out of work and about 30 minutes before that i was told that they had the silver one in stock after making me wait for an hour i was asked if i had the box and i replied for what? No i don't they then told me i had to pay a 35 dollar restocking fee if i didn't cause they needed the serial number off if the box. I then told him that all the number that are in that box are in the phone and that was a bunch of b.s. Mind you this that was a sprint corporate store not some kiosk in the middle of the mall owned by habib. Well after some arguing and i told them just get the phone ill just call sprint later and have then refund me these 35 dollars they come back and said they only had the blue one. I was pissed then he said they would waive the 35 dollars i yelled some f u at him and proceed to call sprint about the issue they are now sending me my phone and some added $$$$$ of my bill for the trouble.
Anymore updates? .. im planing to call telesales next week to get my replacement..
ezeroc said:
I'm a Sero500 customer and went to a corporate store, they exchanged and activated it no problems. The manager was on a phone the whole time I was there....so the manager wasn't needed for mine.
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I was a sero 500 customer and then I changed over to the sero 1600 family plan. Anyway, the corporate sprint store gave me my replacement. I don't see why they wouldn't. Telesales told me to go to a corporate store.