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hi guys,
i had a problem to my brand new evo 3d (it turned itself off) and i brought it to the service center. in italy, they send it in another city where it's repaired.
today i went to service center again to take my fixed phone but...surprice:
they told me it cannot be fixed because "corrosion by water introduction".
i can ensure it never see water, it was new!
i bought it sealed, so i thought there is been a problem during the productive process or, most probably, during the trip when it's been sent.
by the way they gave me a new battery and i hope that the turning off problem is been solved (but i think not). my phone is copletely oxidized and i can't demonstrate it's not been me!
EDIT: it turns off touching the battery, as before...so i don't know
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Yup, it's the new garbage way for companies to deny warranties.
Canon did it to me once.
Small claims court is the answer, but it is a painful and long process.
Call your local county clerk's office or visit their website.
Sorry, it stinks.
Maybe they roughing up the battery connections (pencil eraser). Otherwise, sign up for Sprint insurance. You have 30 days to do it after any activation!
kneeldug said:
Yup, it's the new garbage way for companies to deny warranties.
Canon did it to me once.
Small claims court is the answer, but it is a painful and long process.
Call your local county clerk's office or visit their website.
Sorry, it stinks.
Maybe they roughing up the battery connections (pencil eraser). Otherwise, sign up for Sprint insurance. You have 30 days to do it after any activation!
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it's a no brand one, so not other insurances.
btw i saw the photo of the damage on their pc and htc will send me them soon. for what i remember, i saw a damage not compatible with water: everithing was corroded and i had my phone since 8 days, so it's impossible to do something like that with water. i also remember that there was something jelly, i thought to some acid.
i have to wait for these photo. if i remeber well, i hope htc will send me a new phone
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it's a no brand one, so not other insurances.
btw i saw the photo of the damage on their pc and htc will send me them soon. for what i remember, i saw a damage not compatible with water: everithing was corroded and i had my phone since 8 days, so it's impossible to do something like that with water. i also remember that there was something jelly, i thought to some acid.
i have to wait for these photo. if i remeber well, i hope htc will send me a new phone
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Gelatinous goop and corroded battery/terminals? Sounds like you got a crap battery to me.
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Gelatinous goop and corroded battery/terminals? Sounds like you got a crap battery to me.
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And even with his new battery, when he touches it the phone turns off. Maybe the old battery messed up the contact area or something?
Also, the goop could have triggered the water detector slips which sucks, but I think with some and politeness on the phone with HTC they might send you a replacement.
i don't think it's the battery, i had that problem from the first hour of use.
there is another strange thing: the first time it wouldn't turn on. i did an hard reset (by volume key) to make it work.
i'm still waiting for these photos. i hope for a replacement because it never saw water at all.
i saw on the spirit forum that this problem is quite common on the evo 4g.
these are the photos (attached).
the call center told me that is quite impossible to see a new phone and the registered office is in England.
in 2 days customer care will contact me.
I had this happen to me before with my HTC Hero. They are just trying to push you over and fool you. If it is the battery's fault which was also my case then use the battery acid wil trip the water section strip on the one. I had to go to 3 different sprint stores in my area to get this settled. The last guy told me that the other 2 were just being lazy and didn't want to do their job. My only advice is try another store and take it in and show them it is a manufacture defect and not a user caused problem.
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I had this happen to me before with my HTC Hero. They are just trying to push you over and fool you. If it is the battery's fault which was also my case then use the battery acid wil trip the water section strip on the one. I had to go to 3 different sprint stores in my area to get this settled. The last guy told me that the other 2 were just being lazy and didn't want to do their job. My only advice is try another store and take it in and show them it is a manufacture defect and not a user caused problem.
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that's the problem!
in ital...in banana republic there are no official stores. we have htc call center, that's all! there is one service center and they trust in it.
besides there is an exposed part (the sim block) where i can clearly see the contact and they are clearly clean!
loscassapalle said:
that's the problem!
in ital...in banana republic there are no official stores. we have htc call center, that's all! there is one service center and they trust in it.
besides there is an exposed part (the sim block) where i can clearly see the contact and they are clearly clean!
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Oh I see. Sorry man I don't know anything about wireless companies and policies in other countries just USA. The only thing I can think of is maybe showing them personally that they have no idea what they are talking about.
Take the phone apart yourself, print the photos out they sent you, go into shop and say oi, NO! LOOK! Looks nothing like the photos.
However the only problem with this is that you'd void your warranty if you open the phone case yourself.
Could you take to a third party shop and get it fixed?
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Take the phone apart yourself, print the photos out they sent you, go into shop and say oi, NO! LOOK! Looks nothing like the photos.
However the only problem with this is that you'd void your warranty if you open the phone case yourself.
Could you take to a third party shop and get it fixed?
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i cuold take it to the shop where i bought it only in the first week. i didin't took my phone there because i thought that it would be faster with the service center
i cuold have hundreds of surveys of engineer (for free), but the problem is, as you sais, the warranty.
if i can't convince the customer care, i'll try with a consumers' association
customer care called me, but he said that i can't prove that.
i called consumers' association. our legislation said that i have to go to the shop where i bought it and they have to replace it to me. if they don't, i have to go to the small claims court and they said that i should win.
EDIT: i have the proof: the water damage sticker on the back is white! i called htc, but always the same...they'll never change it
it came back from the service center for the second time.
also with the water damage sticker withe, they said the same thing. the registered office of the shop trusts htc.
the small claims court in rome needs at least one year, date where i hope i will be in another country...so i have a new brick in the drawer.
EDIT: at the end, the shop paid for a new phone...but htc can forget my money for the future
Sounds like the store you bought it from ripped you off. They must have repackaged a returned phone and passed it off to you as new. It's pretty easy to reseal a box to make it look new.
Well, got my Prime back yesterday. I sent it in two weeks prior due to the screen seperating from the back along the top edge. Needless to say, after seeing some of the threads around here, I was not exactly expecting the best. However, I did the RMA and got ASUS to pay for the shipping and I just paid for the box...and, within two weeks, the Prime arrived back, fixed, no creaks, no light bleed other than the tiny bit down by the home and menu icons that was always there, and in fine working order. The wifi even "seems" a little stronger. I haven't done any scientific tests but it works better and faster downstairs than it did before. So, I am pretty pleased that the issue is resolved.
I'm still a bit leary of the tablet since it started coming apart on it's own, and time will tell, but I can at least say the RMA experience went about as well as it could have.
Wow thats the quickest turn around I've seen from Asus. But I guess your issue was regarding the bezel and did not require any engineering tests. Some of the top tabs were probably broken causing the bezel to separate from the purple back. They probably just put a new bezel and sent it right out.
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However, I did the RMA and got ASUS to pay for the shipping and I just paid for the box...
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did you have to do or say anything special to get them to pay for shipping?
also did you send yours to texas or a different location?
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did you have to do or say anything special to get them to pay for shipping?
also did you send yours to texas or a different location?
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Went to Texas. As for the shipping...during the conversation with the CS rep, I likened paying for shipping on the 25 day old tablet which was under warranty to my buying a new car, having it break on the side of the road in the first year due a major mechanical issue and then having to pay for towing. Yes, someone has to pay to get the car to the dealership (and that may be me up front), but if the problem is a warranty problem, then I would expect to be reimbursed. So, asked that if I paid to get the tablet to Texas, would I be reimbursed if the tablet had a warrantable defect. I was told no, but then the CS rep offered to have shipping paid for if I covered the boxing. I took the deal.
I had a really positive RMA experience as well. Like some other members here, I was contacted by ASUS_USA via pm and was told to return the tablet for RMA but when they found out that I already have an outstanding RMA (called in couple days earlier) they offered to send in a replacement instead of fixing mine. I gladly accepted the offer.
Asus covered both way overnight shipping via Fedex and I received my shiny new TP within 10 days.
P.S. I sent mine to Asus US HQ i.e. California.
That's just not right. I've been waiting 3 Weeks and they still haven't done anything, I've started calling every other day. And I paid to ship it. Needless to say i'm very jealous...
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My RMA has been sitting since 02/01/12 in WB5 waiting status for wifi and gps issues.
I am not sure if Asus has changed their RMA mailing policy or that I just got lucky but a few days ago I also had to create an RMA. After the CSR and I came to the conclusion that my unit was indeed defective he immediately created a prepaid shipping label to Texas and emailed me both the RMA and Fedex label. At no time did I have to haggle for a prepaid shipping label. He just automatically did it without asking.
I was courteous and friendly the whole hour while on the phone with him so maybe that helped?
For those who are curious as to why I had to RMA, I believe a cable for my primes display popped out of its socket. Consequently the unit still ran as usual but I was unable to see images unless I plugged my tablet to a monitor via hdmi. I was hesitant to open up my prime in fear of scratching the unit and sadly my return window with Newegg passed just 2 days prior, so my only option was to RMA.
Hope that helps others looking to RMA.
I'm having a horrible time so far with mine. I sent it in because 1) the power adapter wasn't charging after being plugged in and 2) the plastic piece inside the power (dock) port broke off when I was trying to plug it in.
It took 3 days after I sent it in for status to change to WF4 (customer induced damage). I called the phone number, and they told me to wait for an email about it. Two days later, I get the email. I reply to protest, and get a prompt response From Megan Nesmith saying that they were going to check with the technician. That was a week ago, and I haven't heard anything back even when I've emailed asking for an update twice.
I called the phone number again, and they couldn't tell me anything. Theoretically, my case has been "escalated" and they'll be contacting me soon, but who knows how long that will take.
So at this point, I have no idea what's going on with it. I'm just hoping they don't ship it back to me like they threatened to in the original email about it (if I didn't pay by 2/14).
What town in Texas are you sending to?
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That's just not right. I've been waiting 3 Weeks and they still haven't done anything, I've started calling every other day. And I paid to ship it. Needless to say i'm very jealous...
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same here 3 weeks and no status change
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What town in Texas are you sending to?
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The service senter in Grapevine, TX. Admittedly I am very nervious from all the horror stories that I have looked over. However, so far all is well.
I had the same problem and sent mine in, i should be getting it back tomorrow also just about a two week turn around in terms of repairs. I just had a quick question, mine was only in repair for about one day according to there tracking thing. Is that normal for this type of repair. I know ill have it tomorrow but i'm just curious if this is a simpler fix then i realized. Either way it will be great to finally have it back and hopefully in perfect working order.
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I had the same problem and sent mine in, i should be getting it back tomorrow also just about a two week turn around in terms of repairs. I just had a quick question, mine was only in repair for about one day according to there tracking thing. Is that normal for this type of repair. I know ill have it tomorrow but i'm just curious if this is a simpler fix then i realized. Either way it will be great to finally have it back and hopefully in perfect working order.
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mine was in house for two days before it got opened, but only a day in repair status, and then shipped.
Sent mine out on the 24th of January, in repair status on the 27th. No status change on february 14th, called ASUS and case got escalated, to find out what was the hold up. Got email that very night with a fedex tracking number, says will be delivered on the 16th. Keeping fingers crossed everything is working right.
By the way problem was WIFI/BT drop issue. When I called tech support the first time, they talked me through a hard reset, which did not fix problem, then received a call later that day, rep immediately setup rma and sent me shipping info which ASUS paid for. All I had to do was provide the shipping box.
Very happy with customer sevice, hopefully will be happy with tablet too.
So I have the purple camera issue (like everyone else apparently) and I'm wondering a few things.
First off is it worth it to go through AT&T for a replacement? I have been reading that people are getting Phones back that are in poor shape, and not only that but the issue is recurring in the replacement phones as well.
Secondly I am assuming I will need to relock my bootloader and un root my phone to send it back, correct? My concern is if I get a replacement phone with 4.3 already installed am I limited in my ability to root/s-off, etc?
Third, am I maybe better off sucking it up and sending to HTC and losing my phone for a week? If I do that do I need to relock/clear/etc?
Anyone... Bueller?
I'd say it's worth a shot. The worst thing that can happen, is you receive an unsatisfactory replacement device (whether it be too used/damaged for your tastes, or has a purple camera.) You can simply return it in this case, letting AT&T know that you aren't satisfied with the replacement.
I had my One replaced via warranty, and really lucked out, as it would seem I received a brand new One in return (still had the grey IMEI decal and AT&T "DON'T TXT & DRIVE" plastic wrap on it.) The camera sensor date is 5-22, but I've yet to encounter any purple with the camera, thankfully. My defective One had a 5-01 sensor date, and the purple was awful, showing up even in well-lit pictures.
IF YOU GO THIS ROUTE!!! Pay for tracking and insurance at USPS when you return the device with the prepaid postage label and packaging. This is for your peace of mind. AT&T handles warranty returns through a third party called SmartLabel/Newgistics, and there are quite a number of complaints about this company.
My complaint? The tracking number assigned to my return package was "not found" via their tracking site until nearly 3 weeks had passed. During this time, I was getting e-mails and phone calls from AT&T, warning me that they had not received my device, and that I'd be charged up to $900 if I didn't return it within 10 days. Apparently, Newgistics just sits on the package in a queue until they decide to attend to it. That's a really ****ty feeling to have looming over your head for 3 weeks -- thinking your phone was either lost or stolen -- and it can be avoided if you just cough up 5 bucks for tracking and insurance at the post office.
Also, one last tip, if you're concerned your device may be considered "damaged" (AT&T doesn't offer a warranty replacement for damaged phones, and will make you pay for the replacement.) Bring your phone to any AT&T location, tell them you're interested in getting a warranty replacement, and have them inspect your phone. They can put a note on your account that the phone is not damaged. Of course, this is different from water damage, which they cannot determine (due to the sealed construction) until you mail it in
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I'd say it's worth a shot. The worst thing that can happen, is you receive an unsatisfactory replacement device (whether it be too used/damaged for your tastes, or has a purple camera.) You can simply return it in this case, letting AT&T know that you aren't satisfied with the replacement.
I had my One replaced via warranty, and really lucked out, as it would seem I received a brand new One in return (still had the grey IMEI decal and AT&T "DON'T TXT & DRIVE" plastic wrap on it.) The camera sensor date is 5-22, but I've yet to encounter any purple with the camera, thankfully. My defective One had a 5-01 sensor date, and the purple was awful, showing up even in well-lit pictures.
IF YOU GO THIS ROUTE!!! Pay for tracking and insurance at USPS when you return the device with the prepaid postage label and packaging. This is for your peace of mind. AT&T handles warranty returns through a third party called SmartLabel/Newgistics, and there are quite a number of complaints about this company.
My complaint? The tracking number assigned to my return package was "not found" via their tracking site until nearly 3 weeks had passed. During this time, I was getting e-mails and phone calls from AT&T, warning me that they had not received my device, and that I'd be charged up to $900 if I didn't return it within 10 days. Apparently, Newgistics just sits on the package in a queue until they decide to attend to it. That's a really ****ty feeling to have looming over your head for 3 weeks -- thinking your phone was either lost or stolen -- and it can be avoided if you just cough up 5 bucks for tracking and insurance at the post office.
Also, one last tip, if you're concerned your device may be considered "damaged" (AT&T doesn't offer a warranty replacement for damaged phones, and will make you pay for the replacement.) Bring your phone to any AT&T location, tell them you're interested in getting a warranty replacement, and have them inspect your phone. They can put a note on your account that the phone is not damaged. Of course, this is different from water damage, which they cannot determine (due to the sealed construction) until you mail it in
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Thanks for the reply. Was your device rooted or did you clear all that before sending it?
Sorry, forgot to address that. My device wasn't rooted, but it was unlocked and S-OFF'd with the GPE CID. Before sending it back, I changed the CID back to the AT&T-appropriate one (something like CWS__001) and restored via the stock Android 4.3/Sense 5.0 RUU. I did not relock or S-ON the device. They haven't yet received my return, however. From what I've read of AT&T's warranty department (regarding other Android phones,) they don't seem to care/notice what has been done, so long as the stock OS/firmware is present, and appears to be stock.
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Sorry, forgot to address that. My device wasn't rooted, but it was unlocked and S-OFF'd with the GPE CID. Before sending it back, I changed the CID back to the AT&T-appropriate one (something like CWS__001) and restored via the stock Android 4.3/Sense 5.0 RUU. I did not relock or S-ON the device. They haven't yet received my return, however. From what I've read of AT&T's warranty department (regarding other Android phones,) they don't seem to care/notice what has been done, so long as the stock OS/firmware is present, and appears to be stock.
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Ok cool will give it a try
I would recommend you attempt to unroot and restore the phone as much as possible before sending it in, though! My above post should not be interpreted as a guarantee that they will accept a rooted/tampered phone.
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I would recommend you attempt to unroot and restore the phone as much as possible before sending it in, though! My above post should not be interpreted as a guarantee that they will accept a rooted/tampered phone.
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Yeah once I root the new one and copy my data and stuff over I will do the best to relock up the old one.
Purple Tint Also
Hi everyone,
I also have this purple tint issue. I have had the phone since 7/10/13, and I keep thinking that the next software update will fix the camera issue. I was hoping 4.3 would fix it, nope. Now i'm hoping for 4.4 but I am thinking it will not do anything. I was going to wait until the 4.4 update comes out to see if this will fix it or not.
I purchased my AT&T HTC One from Best Buy. Would I have to go through HTC to replace it with the warranty or could I go through AT&T? Would you suggest one over another? Also, would they give me a hassle about replacing it because of this camera issue by like trying to say it's not their fault?
This will be the first time that I have had to replace a phone. Do I have to send it in and then I will be without a phone while they replace it or will they send me a replacement, then I send my phone to them?
Thank you in advance!
iamdapro said:
Hi everyone,
I also have this purple tint issue. I have had the phone since 7/10/13, and I keep thinking that the next software update will fix the camera issue. I was hoping 4.3 would fix it, nope. Now i'm hoping for 4.4 but I am thinking it will not do anything. I was going to wait until the 4.4 update comes out to see if this will fix it or not.
I purchased my AT&T HTC One from Best Buy. Would I have to go through HTC to replace it with the warranty or could I go through AT&T? Would you suggest one over another? Also, would they give me a hassle about replacing it because of this camera issue by like trying to say it's not their fault?
This will be the first time that I have had to replace a phone. Do I have to send it in and then I will be without a phone while they replace it or will they send me a replacement, then I send my phone to them?
Thank you in advance!
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I would probably go into an ATT store and see if they can exchange it out right there. I would think, if you have your receipt they would. If not, I would then head into best buy and have them do it. You have one year warranty. I bought mine through att and just went in last week to exchange it, and the gal actually did it right there and loaded the info on the new one, however it was the 32 gb model, and I own a 64gb model. She had to place a order for another one which was sent to me FedEx.
I just go it yesterday, took only 3 days shipping, and now I have 10 days to put my old one in the box and get it shipped back to them. Pretty simple and painless really. I haven't turned the new one on yet, my initial observation looks pretty much identical to my old one, with no physical defects of the new (refurbished) unit.
I just hope the innards are just as pristine as mine was. I also relocked it, s-on, unrooted and restored att software to it. Didn't want to take the chance of some crap coming back on me.
Thanks!
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I would probably go into an ATT store and see if they can exchange it out right there. I would think, if you have your receipt they would. If not, I would then head into best buy and have them do it. You have one year warranty. I bought mine through att and just went in last week to exchange it, and the gal actually did it right there and loaded the info on the new one, however it was the 32 gb model, and I own a 64gb model. She had to place a order for another one which was sent to me FedEx.
I just go it yesterday, took only 3 days shipping, and now I have 10 days to put my old one in the box and get it shipped back to them. Pretty simple and painless really. I haven't turned the new one on yet, my initial observation looks pretty much identical to my old one, with no physical defects of the new (refurbished) unit.
I just hope the innards are just as pristine as mine was. I also relocked it, s-on, unrooted and restored att software to it. Didn't want to take the chance of some crap coming back on me.
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Awesome! thank you for the information! When I get a day off I will head over to AT&T or Best Buy and see what they can do for me. Thanks again!
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Awesome! thank you for the information! When I get a day off I will head over to AT&T or Best Buy and see what they can do for me. Thanks again!
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In my case (blown speaker), I had to go to a special warranty store. They wouldnt replace it at a normal store for me. But the device service center or whatever it was did replace mine on the spot with no shipping, so that was a plus even if the drive was a bit out of the way.
I suppose I got lucky as well as I'd never heard of this purple camera issue and while I'm sure this phone isn't brand new, its been working alright. I've had terrible luck with the One, with this being my third replacement.
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I just had mine replaced due to that issue, and the seams on the plastic, and the phone mic didn't work right, andd the screen had like 10 dead pixels lol.
Anyways got the new one back hoping for the camera to magically be better..it isn't. Still junk lol. Semi sharp and tons of noise in the picture. As soon as you zoom in for detail BAM noise. It is a phone camera and hey, at least it doesn't go purple anymore right? Oh my phone was in like new condition when it came, zero scratches (or it would have been sent right back to them).
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I just had mine replaced due to that issue, and the seams on the plastic, and the phone mic didn't work right, andd the screen had like 10 dead pixels lol.
Anyways got the new one back hoping for the camera to magically be better..it isn't. Still junk lol. Semi sharp and tons of noise in the picture. As soon as you zoom in for detail BAM noise. It is a phone camera and hey, at least it doesn't go purple anymore right? Oh my phone was in like new condition when it came, zero scratches (or it would have been sent right back to them).
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Okay so I just talked to AT&T and after some troubleshooting to prove it wasn't software related, they just placed an order for a "refurbished" device that I should get in 5-6 business days. Hopefully the camera works and all of the pixels are there too!
Thanks for the info everyone!
So for the first few days it was great, in terms of water proofness. As of today not so much. Showered with it on after an 11.5 mile run, and now teh top button has stopped responding and the camera lens is not just fogged up there are water droplets on the inside
Here is a link to my G+ album if you care to look https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/+RobRowald/albums/5981116929452300385
So word of warning it may start out OK, but get water damaged after time.
I feel bad for you.. The same happened to my Omate. Still waiting for any response of Omate. It's just stupid that they say this watch is waterproof. I was sure that all rubbers were at the right place but it took a 5 minute shower to destroy my touchscreen. Literaly saw my screen dying when I tried to power off the Omate. I really hope that Omate will fix this but if you read the warranty I doubt that. You lose warranty for opening the watch.... but how can you not..
Water warranty is lost.
How careless can you be? If it says you lose it, why would you intentionally submerge it?
Laurent has said that once all watches have been distributed they'll be setting up service channels. You're SOL until then.
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If you want to put in an sd card or sim card you lose warranty..
I get that it's hard for the Omate team to determin if the watch shouldn't be damaged by water if it's opened before. But how can you not? This will mean you can't fully use this watch if you want to keep waranty?
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If you want to put in an sd card or sim card you lose warranty..
I get that it's hard for the Omate team to determin if the watch shouldn't be damaged by water if it's opened before. But how can you not? This will mean you can't fully use this watch if you want to keep waranty?
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I think that a company selling a watch, where if the customer wants to use the inbuilt feature - micro SD slot/card, you loose your warranty, is beyond my imagination. That's on the border to selling a false feature, as anyone that wants to use the extra storage, losses the warranty??
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You DO NOT lose your warranty for inserting a sim card
You DO NOT lose your waterproof warranty for inserting a sim card
You DO NOT lose your hardware warranty for opening the back
You DO lose your waterproof warranty for opening the back.
This unit had not been opened. This unit was not submerged in water, taking a shower is not the same as submerging in water. Even if it had been in water they are rated IP67 for up to a meter of water.
Laurent has been in contact with me and I am shipping my watch back to Omate today for replacement.
Wow that's very nice to hear. How did you contacted Omate? Since i haven't got any response yet. Think I should send it back too.
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You DO NOT lose your warranty for inserting a sim card
You DO NOT lose your waterproof warranty for inserting a sim card
You DO NOT lose your hardware warranty for opening the back
You DO lose your waterproof warranty for opening the back.
This unit had not been opened. This unit was not submerged in water, taking a shower is not the same as submerging in water. Even if it had been in water they are rated IP67 for up to a meter of water.
Laurent has been in contact with me and I am shipping my watch back to Omate today for replacement.
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Thank you. Can you do me a favor and post this kick starter and Google plus?
People don't seem to believe me when I tell them these things.
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kuronosan said:
Thank you. Can you do me a favor and post this kick starter and Google plus?
People don't seem to believe me when I tell them these things.
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Done.
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Wow that's very nice to hear. How did you contacted Omate? Since i haven't got any response yet. Think I should send it back too.
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I contacted them via the G+ communities. You can also send an email to service AT omate DOT com
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Thanks!
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Maybe you can assist in getting to the right person. I bought an Omate from the original backer that bought the Developer Edition. I tried putting my sim card but it took the sim without return causing me to need to open the device to release the sim card. I am not aware of how to contact Omate support to get this working. Looks like the sim slot never had the release or the "bouncy" function where it would release the sim card once inserted. I hope I can get it fixed. If you have contact info if you don't mind posting .
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mike
Replied to my facebook post. then deleted it?
I have the same issue. I have not opened my watch. But when I asked them on facebook they stated that they advised people not to shower with it, because it is IP67 and not IP68. I didn't receive this notice from Omate. Now they say I have to wait for this service repair center, but why would I need to wait if I did not void the water warranty??
sack41 said:
I have the same issue. I have not opened my watch. But when I asked them on facebook they stated that they advised people not to shower with it, because it is IP67 and not IP68. I didn't receive this notice from Omate. Now they say I have to wait for this service repair center, but why would I need to wait if I did not void the water warranty??
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I am still waiting for any response of omate. Contacted via g+ and they said they would come back to me. After about 2 weeks i tried contacting again via g+ and some moderator said maybetry mailing laurent at his mail. Now about a week later still no response.
Guess they are still to busy with other things..
Well i still keep waiting but i think its not nice that some people are getting answers in a few days and i keep trying without getting any response except from the some people on g+.
I looked at my phone today and noticed a crack going through the bottom microphone and the IR blaster. I've never dropped it or hit it on something. Did some research and was a known issue by LG. I contacted LG and the rep said that I have to send them my phone and wait around 1 week while they inspect the phone. Does anyone have this issue and got a replacement from Verizon?
I know it's a huge issue with them on tmobile. There is a thread about it where a ton of people have it. I am on Verizon and just recently got it by the 3mm jack. Also scratches from cases being put on. Definitely not good build quality. Not so worried about it unless it gets worse. Always has a case on it, but man, makes me mad lg won't do anything about it.
I also have the hairline crack problem. When I talked to Verizon in the online chat, they said it's a known problem but haven't received word from LG on replacing phones under warranty. Instead they suggested I contact LG. Which sucks because now it looks like I'll be without my G3 for a week if I decide to get it repaired. Wish Verizon would just send me a replacement instead.
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I also have the hairline crack problem. When I talked to Verizon in the online chat, they said it's a known problem but haven't received word from LG on replacing phones under warranty. Instead they suggested I contact LG. Which sucks because now it looks like I'll be without my G3 for a week if I decide to get it repaired. Wish Verizon would just send me a replacement instead.
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My phone also developed the mysterious crack (no drops or abuse, had mime ghost glass on screen and lg circle case). After having calling verizon and having them refer me to lg, I called lg, got an ra and I sent the phone into lg (at my expense-cranky!!). I sent it on October 15. They repaired it and sent it back to me, I received the repaired unit on 10/23. Amazingly, this is my original unit repaired, no sign of crack, but same imei number! I was very surprised, repair slip says re-solder. I am not sure how this repaired the plastic part but there no longer is a crack. Original pict of crack shown below, identical to ones posted around internet.
I think it is awful of lg not to provide an prepaid mailing label (i requested one and was denied). They repaired the phone free of charge, so obviously, it was a warranty repair and one recognized by them as a batch defect in "trusted reviews" article ( http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/lg-g3-owners-complain-of-cracking-issues). Neither lg nor verizon were helpful with a loner phone. I had an old phone that I was able to reactivate to use during the replacement period, but it was so old it really only functioned as a dumb phone. I just hope the 'fix' is permanent! As much as I love this phone, I would not buy lg again after this run around!!
Never had that issue and I've had my G3 for a while now. Take good care of your G3 and avoiding those issues are easy.
One common thing I've notice with people having this issue is the use of the circle case, or something similar that is a hard, tight fit around the back of the phone. Maybe not everyone with cracks uses one, but many have. I've had my G3 for nearly two months now, using only a tpu case, and I gave no signs of cracking or other damage.
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Never had that issue and I've had my G3 for a while now. Take good care of your G3 and avoiding those issues are easy.
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It's not an issue of misuse, it's a factory defect. I have the same crack and have never done anything tough to my phone at all
I just noticed it on my phone today as well. I had it in a clear TPU case, but it wasn't a tight case by any means. I babied the phone and never put it in a pocket with anything else, and I still got the crack. Oh well.. hopefully it doesn't get any worse
I was on the phone with verizon for 45 minutes. Ultimately, they said they have a record of people in the last few days calling with the same issue. They said they have no response from LG yet. I have the option to send it in and get a refurb. They told me they will inspect the phone to make sure there are no signs it was dropped, and I take a risk of them charging me $299 if they feel it was dropped.
I was told if/when LG does respond to verizon, it'll be less likely to be inspected as much and a simple exchange. The rep said he expects more people to be calling about the problem, since it seems to be a common occurrence, so LG will have to tell verzion what to do.
So, the best thing to do is call verizon and let them know about the problem. I had to speak to someone one level up from normal tech support.
I will call in tonight as I have the issue as well.
Anyone have an update to this? I just noticed this on mine. I have never dropped mine or sit with it in my pocket. It is absolutely spotless and is taken care of more then almost anything I own. Need it replaced or repaired so I can sell after I get my nexus 6.
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Is the microphone working better now ?
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Anybody have any updates? I just noticed this on mine and have called both verizon and LG and neither one can find this to be a "known issue". I'm SOL unless I can get a rep who knows this issue. I need to send the phone in for an issue with the camera, but I cant at the risk of being charged for an issue that is obviously a defect in the phone.
Yup top and bottom of phone I have hairline cracks....
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So I got a tier 2 tech support person who did enough digging to find the cracks are a known issue. He said he searched verizons private device forums. As in we cant see what they see. If you have this issue tell tech support to search "bezel" in their device forums. The post was made 11/19/14 and was replied to by corporate on 11/21/14. He notated my account very well so that I won't be charged for damages to the phone since the crack is a known issue in their own forum. Hope this helps anyone in the future.
Rodeojones said:
One common thing I've notice with people having this issue is the use of the circle case, or something similar that is a hard, tight fit around the back of the phone. Maybe not everyone with cracks uses one, but many have. I've had my G3 for nearly two months now, using only a tpu case, and I gave no signs of cracking or other damage.
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Might be common for some, but I've never used a Circle case as long add I've had my G3. It's never been dropped, never bumped, never near water....I treat it likes it's freakin' gold because it had to last me 2 years. My last 3 Android phones over the past 6-8 years are all still in perfect working order, including my original Droid. I just happened to notice today that mine has the crack through the IR transmitter and started searching to see if is been a problem.
bcoop8, thanks a bunch, the exchange I just did with Verizon was the easiest I have ever done all thanks to the information you posted. I was so bummed when I saw the crack last friday and amazed when I walked in and they simply offered to ship me a new one.
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So I got a tier 2 tech support person who did enough digging to find the cracks are a known issue. He said he searched verizons private device forums. As in we cant see what they see. If you have this issue tell tech support to search "bezel" in their device forums. The post was made 11/19/14 and was replied to by corporate on 11/21/14. He notated my account very well so that I won't be charged for damages to the phone since the crack is a known issue in their own forum. Hope this helps anyone in the future.
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muiriddin said:
bcoop8, thanks a bunch, the exchange I just did with Verizon was the easiest I have ever done all thanks to the information you posted. I was so bummed when I saw the crack last friday and amazed when I walked in and they simply offered to ship me a new one.
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You were able to walk into a Verizon store and tell them about that forum post from corporate and they will send you a new G3 in the mail? Are they letting you keep yours while you wait for the new one?
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You were able to walk into a Verizon store and tell them about that forum post from corporate and they will send you a new G3 in the mail? Are they letting you keep yours while you wait for the new one?
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My old one is right here next to me, I should get the new one in a day or two and I walked in with a print out of the post. It took them a bit of time/digging at the store, but they evidently found the post it was referring to... the phone is part of a company account which often seems to get better service than individuals though...
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My old one is right here next to me, I should get the new one in a day or two and I walked in with a print out of the post. It took them a bit of time/digging at the store, but they evidently found the post it was referring to... the phone is part of a company account which often seems to get better service than individuals though...
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Ok, thanks! I might try it out. Worst that happens is they say no.