what are some good companies to do tablet warranty/insurance with other then square trade?
I hear about buyshield any good reviews?
Unless it is a tablet with a carrier contact where replacement would cost you significantly more than your initial purchase, then I think insurance/extended warranty is a bad decision/wasted money imho. Unless you are accident prone or very forgetful.
I never buy insurance or extended warranties on electronics with the exception of my Droid x phone. If something happens to it I am already locked into a contract and it would cost me 5-600 bucks to replace with a comparable device.
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My question is, what is the extent of the coverage? Any details at all if possible from anyone who's had their phone physically damaged without warranty from the seller.
My situation is: bought a Touch HD from clove.co.uk a month ago, without insurance, and my dog just recently destroyed it . I called the north american service hotline, and heard my case, and suggested I call the hotline for the country my phone came from. Which I'll have to do tomorrow as theyre only open 8am - 8pm eastern time (im in CA).
So please, anyone with a similar experience, please let me know what can be done. Bad news or good news, doesn't matter.
Oh then the guy said "happy holidays".
Hi. Wow expensive chew toy! I will tell you from experience HTC is the absolute worst company I have ever had to deal with especially for warranty! I swear they will do everything in their power to avoid honoring the warranty so be careful how you answer their questions.
One example: I bought a used HTC S710 off ebay that was only 2 months old but had some keys that were not working right after about a month. Seller even gave me a copy of his original receipt showing it was under warranty which had 9 months left by time I realized the problem. First guy I talked to said it had to of been damage I caused or accused me of getting it wet but I didn't think that was the case. I know I didn't do either & it had been working for awhile & either way you'd think it should be covered under warranty within the 1st year or they'd at least look at it. When I brought up if it would be covered under warranty he said it depends on if it was damage I caused or not. Next guy I talked to asked if I had the original receipt & if I was the original purchaser. I said yes & no. Then I was told it was non transferable & only good for the original purchaser. I asked the seller if he'd mind sending it in for me & he said sure no problem. Well the next HTC guy said the warranty was invalid because they knew the phone had been resold. (It seems they take notes when you call in) They said they'd be happy to look at it but it'd be at least $80 & could be $120 for keypad issue & maybe much more depending on what the problem was, it could even hit $200 which is almost as much as I paid for the phone! I asked about buying parts & they send they don't sell to end users. I do some computer support for a company that sells & repairs cell phones (Sprint/Nextel) & had them contact HTC to find out they couldn't buy parts either. Run around left & right. I ended up buying replacement parts on ebay for like $30 & fixed it myself. It was a pain but it worked & I didn't give them my $. I swore I'd never buy another HTC but here I am with a Touch Dual & a Fuze. lol
I've read similar horror stories on the net so I know I'm not alone. Moral of the story is don't rely on HTC to honor any warranty & if they do you are one lucky SOB. I highly doubt they are going to cover yours if it is obvious it was chewed on (or dropped or run over or sat on or got wet etc) as they'll say it was abused & not a manufacturer's defect & therefore not warranty. (Not sure any company will cover such things, that is what insurance is for. lol) Odds are they'll gladly offer for you to ship it to them & they'll fix it for a fee but you might be better off cutting your losses now & selling it as-is for parts & buying a replacement. Along with some raw hide bones for yer pooch.
Good luck!
Bill
Ah, figured as much.
Yeah I don't put any faith at all into manufacturer warranties, I just wish they had hearts . But really, this blows and the irony is that earlier I was telling myself, after weeks of tweaking, that I'd lose some hair if I have to hard-reset anytime soon.
Looks like that statement was taken to the extreme....
sp8805 said:
My question is, what is the extent of the coverage?
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I wanted to buy my device abroad, and lucky me, I called reseller here.
Answer was "Warranty is valid only locally", meaning only in my country for device bought in my country!
And sorry to say, damage caused by a dog is not covered by warranty! At least here...
http://www.crc.id.au/2010/11/25/htc-when-warranties-go-bad/
Adding my bit to the piece. Even when its a genuine fault, they are still hopeless.
I REALLY wanna get a Samsung galaxy s II , but i live in latinoamerica so i need to buy online in usa stores, i have bought from amazon.com before but the galaxy s ii is kinda expensive 570 $ while plemix.com is offering the device for 525 $ , are they reliable? they suposedly charge extra 25 $ for the shipping but i dont care since im getting 3 devices, i could save quite a bit of cash
it's much safer to buy from a reputable online store, than some nobodies that noone knows about. I'll stick with Amazon if I were you
Amazon has good return/exchange policies
that place is a big unknown
and by the way... that site is from China http://whois.domaintools.com/plemix.com
i'd not trust stuff shipped from there
sometimes they are not good quality
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it's much safer to buy from a reputable online store, than some nobodies that noone knows about. I'll stick with Amazon if I were you
Amazon has good return/exchange policies
that place is a big unknown
and by the way... that site is from China http://whois.domaintools.com/plemix.com
i'd not trust stuff shipped from there
sometimes they are not good quality
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what a shame, the prices were good , now i know why
I have bought a couple of phones from them a few years ago and they where great to deal with, shipping (to Canada) was 3 days and the product was tip top.
I picked up a phone from them a few years ago, no issues at all.
anyone else? 2 yes vs one no hahaha
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I was just curious as to if anyone uses those flip phones, or the bar style phones anymore? I recently bought a company that sells phones accessories, and I have thousands of leather cases, clips and holsters for sale. I'm just not sure how many people still have those style phones. And do they even make Nextel phones anymore? Please let me know. And if you would like to buy a couple, I'll give you a deal. But that will be in another post in the Marketplace section.
Well there still are some candybar phones in the wild, some are even being released right now. You also have to take into account Blackberry diehards
As to flip phones i think they're pretty much dead, there are still some in the very low end side of the market, but generally a person who buys that kind of phone isn't very likely to buy a case for it, since it would probably cost twice the phone itself lol...
Using a slide out to side phone, maybe trade my phone next year by a Nozomi or something with good specs with QWERTY keyboard, from SE too.
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Well there still are some candybar phones in the wild, some are even being released right now. You also have to take into account Blackberry diehards
As to flip phones i think they're pretty much dead, there are still some in the very low end side of the market, but generally a person who buys that kind of phone isn't very likely to buy a case for it, since it would probably cost twice the phone itself lol...
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The ones I'm selling are only a $1 a piece, but to ship is going to cost twice that. So I was going to sell like 10 for $5 or something like that. But yeah, I have an Inpsire 4G, and most of the phones my family uses are just as gargantuan. I know AT&T still sells flip phones, but I don't really know anybody that uses them.
Seem to have ****ed mine up, anyone know where I can get one, or anyone want to sell me a spare? (Voided warranty as I opened )
Thanks!
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I reckon your best bet would be to look for a TP spares or repair on eBay.
Could you ask HP tech department to send you one? If you ask and they say that they can't sell you one, try asking for them to give it to you. I'm not kidding I had that work one time with logitech. Sometimes the tech department isn't allowed to sell parts, just distribute and you never know, for something that small they might be feeling generous. Best of luck!
Has anyone had any luck buying from what seems like a good deal on phones from one of these Chinese sites? Particularly Actual wares. Com
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would rather suggest dont buy
there are imei prob
bt worst is battery life for such phone
I bought a phone from some seller on Alibaba a few years ago. It was my first chinese android phone. You can base your decision on things like seller reputation and such. Only problem I found were shipping times. Got it after 3 months. I bet it's not always like that.
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Buy only from online shops that have been selling goods for many years. You can check some phone models and reviews here: www.chinaphonereview.com
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You try focalprice there are a lot of android phone and they send
Anything over $50 and I prefer to keep it in the same country. Things have a higher chance of being lost and getting bad customer service when the people who you are buying from don't speak the same primary language as you.
Also, unless you pay more for shipping (or it is included). Shipping time from China can range from less than two weeks, to over a month.
(I) tried ordering a (S)mall battery once, it (W)as lost (I)n shipping somewhere at a pos(T) office, w(H)o knows where...
If anybody is still interested in this topic, I ordered a ZTE V970 from etotalk recently. I chose them mainly because they accepted paypal. Order was placed on Friday evening, shipped on the following Monday and was delivered to me in Belgium on Wednesday. I can't fault the delivery time, the phone has been great so far. Only problem was the custom charges (an extra €25).