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Yeah where the hell do I complain? HTC.com? This is so unacceptable. Why did I buy hp's w/ a Mic if no one can hear me?n don't get me started on the phone not supporting sufficiently loud vol. Levels 4 high resistance( higher end headphones-above 16 ohms generally) or the placement of the charging input or the phone not recognizing all media tags for media files it does play... orrr the back button flaw in the stock media player...n of coarse the abysmal battery life... I returned my iPhone4 for this? So far as far as a media player the iPhone is superior - tho I still wouldn't trade it - please HTC ...fix this mess!!
[I still love this this phone- but extremely frustrated]
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Ok, there are like 50 threads with this same complaint. USE THE SEARCH BUTTON! Stop making useless threads that have this crap covered already! Stop. Hit "Search," if you need help locating that, it is at the top of the page next to where it says "Device by OS or Manufacturer." Ok, now type in that box "microphone" or hell, even "mic issue" and read the results. Read again. Reread. Then stop and think if a new thread is needed.
Oh, also, feel free to go back to iOS. No one is holding a gun to your head. And as a side note, this phone isn't even a month old yet. There will be a fix at some point. Unfortunately, some people, like me, don't hold it that high up on the list of issues.
thnks i feel sufficiently stupid n inferior but i will try to be more resourceful i appreciate ur patience n tolerance w/ my "newbie" ignorance
well i asked about the fix cuz i didn't know if it was the type off design faw that could be fixed remotely but i just took those suggestions and was helped immensley, tho it took some time cuz my PC's so slow now-now i just need help locating all my redundent posts in one place so i'll wait 4 ur reply...but seriousely, to all the tolerant people; sorry but ill get the hang of it soon.
...now if i could just locate those redundent post of mine.
A good PMP - wonderful in fact - did everything it said on the tin - except make and receive phonecalls.
95% network unavailability - when a 6 year old Nokia E70 didnt bat an eyelid and never dropped signal.
And they call this progress. Come monday I will be getting a Samsung Galaxy Pro and if that goes the same way then its contract go bye bye time and sayonara to my current provider.
Might I suggest that it would be a better use of peoples time on here to ***** at SE and other phone manufacturers regarding their equipments inability to provide simple and reliable phone services - than the current trend of - umm, I cant get a new .x.x update within 30 seconds !?! *ultrawinge mode: on*...?
People seem to forget that a smartphone is many things - but first and foremost its a phone - and in cases of extreme emergency, the ability to summon help, for whatever the situation can be the difference between life and death. The car accident victim you stopped to help isnt going to care about what version of An-drone you are running on your phone - and what happens if you are a woman alone and in trouble... woo hoo, look at that signal you dont got.. and the lives that are at risk because of that.
Stop wingeing about updates, and start wingeing about products released to market that dont fulfil their primary function...
A smartphone cant be that smart if it doesnt work as a phone...
Hello Jemmauk,
It seems that you overreact a bit. There is a rather large community of mini/mini pro users here that use their devices in daily basis and haven't reported bad reception. This is NOT a common issue.
Have you checked, if your mini pro is defected in any way or if there's something wrong with your provider?
Also you could be more polite against all of us, that seek the peak of performance from our phones.
No one is forcing you to be part of something that you don't like or support, plus, malicious criticism has nothing to offer to anyone.
Regards, D_d
Tons on people on this forum and outside of it use it to make phone calls without any problem, one of them, you, has problems.
Clearly it's the phone's fault.
May be you should just use public phone boot from now on... It's guarantee no line interruption..
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May be you should just use public phone boot from now on... It's guarantee no line interruption..
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You can also pretend you're superman and come out in a costume, so you're not embarrased by being seen on a public phoneboot
Hello, if you have found problems with your phone, you should have tried to contact SE and report the problem. There is a posibillity of faulty device.
And after all no one forced you to buy a smartphone. There are a lot of simple device that they don't suffer of signal problems.
Jemmauk;1395998
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My phone works perfectly as a phone for at least three days if I just use it as that!
BUT, we must realize that a "smart phone" is a micro computer that you can actually make the call.
Unplug the charger cable to your notebook computer ...... How long will it take before it dies?
A maximum of three hours? Remember that you are complaining about a phone that can handle much of what you do on your computer, and keep it alive, almost half of the day!
Time to rethink?
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My mimmi works great!
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You can also pretend you're superman and come out in a costume, so you're not embarrased by being seen on a public phoneboot
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My grand dad also using a smart phone and never complain about it... Huhuhu!
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i think nokia 3310 hv a very good reception and its not a smart phone.maybe it is suitable for you. i hv one 3310.want to exchange with your x10mini?
bye you....!
Just Remember that this is actually a developement website,for improving android and other smartphones,if your not interested you should not have joined a developement site !!!!
Stop bashing him, I too have the same problem.
Alright folks, funs over no need to flame the op...
Go and sit in the corner and think about what you've done.
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......
I got my Prime on January 16th, very happy and proud.
That was the only short period where I have been in that mood.
The more I used the Prime the more I could see that something was not as expected.
1) weak WiFi, compared to any other unit at home, and I have many and from different companies.
2) GPS did not work, (they did not have it removed from specs. yet)
3) Lot of waiting time to get ICS installed (because it was German and needs a specific firmware).
4) and most important thing, WiFi and BT does not work together, which in a tablet is like to say that "a car does not break unless you put your feet on the road to stop."
I have used HOURS on this tablet, troubleshooting, testing, reading, writing, tried 5 different firmwares, 2 different headsets, WiFi Channels, B,G,N. Reboots, resets.
Then 2 days ago, I decided to RMA mine, also after recommendaton by Gary, and ASUS Customer Service. (The latter.. in DK is poor as I never experienced before).
I have been told tuesday that I have to wait up to 48 hours, before getting ans answer, fine!.
Today at 11am the 48 hours were gone. I called and the first thing they asked me was:" what browser do you use"? I said why? I have Tablet's android, IE8 and IE9.. Why? "Ah because sometimes we have issues with RMA made on Explorer browsers."
So are you telling me that you do not receive the RMA, even though the side told me that "all was fine and was sent"?
After 10 minutes, the guy at ASUS CS found out, that nothing has been registered in their system, and he offered me to make a new one, directly.
I am so pissed of at this bunch of amateurs that I will NEVER EVER buy a nail from them.
They could not ask this question or make me aware of that issue, after I spoke to them 3 times the same day about it.
They are making fun of many and they are the less serious company I have ever handled with.
I work as Supporter.. I have some experiences with IT companies and suppliers.
This is the bottom level!
2 times I made the RMA and 2 times "all was fine according the site. I made it 2 times to be sure that I wrote the correct S/N number, as I was in doubt.
Gary if you read this, it's not excuse. Not your fault for sure, but this is out of line and I really believe that ASUS needs a HUGE Team Building, starting from your CEO and ending with you canteen people.
Tomorrow this "innocent" ASUS guy should call me to confirm the RMA is now created correctly. If this is not the case. All media in Denmark and Nothern Europe will read this and more.
Shame on ASUS, idiot me to handle with them!
sorry to hear about it. just keep on their case to make sure they get it done. good luck
If you want to contact Gary Key, PMing him is the method
Asus, And rep generally don't respond to thread on XDA or other forum, unless said topic is made by them.
And if they do respond, they will hardly respond to a thread with threats and insults.
Yelling and screaming at Customer service agent has been outdated 10+ year ago.
I mailed him and the Marketing Manager in Denmark.
Let's see!
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If you want to contact Gary Key, PMing him is the method
Asus, And rep generally don't respond to thread on XDA or other forum, unless said topic is made by them.
And if they do respond, they will hardly respond to a thread with threats and insults.
Yelling and screaming at Customer service agent has been outdated 10+ year ago.
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PMed him twice...................still waiting !
bluewr said:
If you want to contact Gary Key, PMing him is the method
Asus, And rep generally don't respond to thread on XDA or other forum, unless said topic is made by them.
And if they do respond, they will hardly respond to a thread with threats and insults.
Yelling and screaming at Customer service agent has been outdated 10+ year ago.
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I've seen Gary post in quite a few threads that weren't his which had particularly nasty attitudes toward ASUS/him. That's really more his job around here than anything IMO
Anyway, yeah, ASUS doesn't seem as organized as they should be. Especially things which are electronically filed, the information should be available to any and all relevant employees immediately upon receipt. As soon as the shipping company updates that the package has been shipped from the user up until the point it's back in my hands, ASUS reps should be able to tell me exactly what's going on and where it is. Naturally they move things in batches, but however they keep up with it is atrociously behind the times or something.
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Shame on ASUS, idiot me to handle with them!
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Maybe you'll feel little better knowing that ASUS Technical Support here in Poland is at the same or even worse level. I had no problem in registering my tablet for RMA but please be aware, that if you are going to RMA your Prime due to not working GPS it won't be repaired.
I decided to RMA me Prime at 9th of January and will never see it again because after one month since it has reached the Service Center in Czech Republic, ASUS Poland contacted me to say that GPS won't be fixed. They asked, if I want to start DOA procedure which should take about 3 weeks to get my money back.
We have 1st of March today and I'm still waiting... and what is really annoying, ASUS Poland is now unable to give me the exact date when my money will be returned!!!
My advice for you is to give up the RMA and request DOA, you'll save some time and health.
Gary won't help you here. I read at some thread here, that he has no way to contact with ASUS Europe. He has never replied to my PMs
Regards,
Pletwal
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PMed him twice...................still waiting !
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Yeah me too. No response and I'm in the USA. Pmd 2 weeks apart. I will enjoy owning my prime but definitely will not buy Asus again. No laptops, monitors, tablets or motherboards ........
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Most unfortunate. I don't mean to be rude when I sy this, but if you're an IT guy, why the hell would you be using IE?
That confuses me immensely.
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Most unfortunate. I don't mean to be rude when I sy this, but if you're an IT guy, why the hell would you be using IE?
That confuses me immensely.
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IE 9 is pretty good as long as you dont care about printing I am in the IT field and will use it from time to time but I do think overall Firefox is king
I'm sorry to read that you the "OP" is being ran through the ringer. I hope they get on track with your RMA. I have come to find that Asus outside of Taiwan sucks Donkey D. Asus Taiwan rocks!! They will bend over backwards to take care of their customers. If things don't work out in your favor, shoot a detailed email of your case, a long with a reasonable resoultion to Asus International.
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IE 9 is pretty good as long as you dont care about printing I am in the IT field and will use it from time to time but I do think overall Firefox is king
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Even IE 8 has this issue with certain printers. I'm actually just running into that issue with a customer, and they can not grasp the fact the IE is not the only portal to the internet...
Firefox is the most stable in my experience. Chrome and Maxthon are fast; Chrome's heavily unreliable and its cache likes to act weird over time, Maxthon I haven't used but for a few seconds so don't know its drawbacks.
Anyway...
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..mail with UPS label arrived.
BUT it was WRONG, name and zip code to my house were not correct.
Called UPS, they could not change the info with the correct ones, and could not assure me that all could go well having the wrong address.
They suggested to call ASUS again and ask them for a new. I did it!
So now again new waiting time!
My trust in ASUS is gone, they do not do much to "re-gain it"
The unit will be sent to Chech Rep. for repair, and as I read, they probably do not fix WiFi/BT as "non faulty".
is this post a kind of therapy?
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bimbobo said:
..mail with UPS label arrived.
BUT it was WRONG, name and zip code to my house were not correct.
Called UPS, they could not change the info with the correct ones, and could not assure me that all could go well having the wrong address.
They suggested to call ASUS again and ask them for a new. I did it!
So now again new waiting time!
My trust in ASUS is gone, they do not do much to "re-gain it"
The unit will be sent to Chech Rep. for repair, and as I read, they probably do not fix WiFi/BT as "non faulty".
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Wow, that really is impressively awful on their part. I hope you get all of this resolved in the end.
.. I thought that somebody else could be interested in knowing that ASUS is not trustworthy when things goes bad.
Service is as important as the "fancy" products you sell.
Plus I wanted to share the fact, that if you do not check, push and follow up what they do, you won't get help.
If the mods are not happy with this thread, they are allowed to close or delete it.
There are many Europeans in this forum, who cannot mail or call Gary and his team.
We in Europe are left on our own. All the messages I read from people in Europe here, seems to confirm that.
Anyway, sorry for bothering some of you.
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.. I thought that somebody else could be interested that ASUS is not trustworthy when things goes bad.
Service is as important as the "fancy" products you sell.
Plus I wann saher the fact, that if you do not check, push and follow up what they do, you won't get help.
If the mods are not happy with this thread, they are allow to close or delete it.
There are many Europeans in this forum, who cannot mail or call Gary and his team.
We in Europe are left on our own. All the messages I read from people in Europe here, seems to confirm that.
Anyway, sorry for bothering some of you.
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I don't think you need to apologise at all. ASUS on the other hand owe you a rather large apology.
It seems that using the big voice and words helps.
A manager from ASUS in Sweden called me on the phone, apologizing for all the troubles.
The short story is, that they offered to fully refund the product.
Why? Because there is a 10% risk that even sending this at the Repair Center will not sove the issue. He wouldn't and couldn't tell me more, but the story is that, for some "reasons" and even though the WiFi/Bt is now a known problem, they cannot be sure to fix it.
I referred to Gary's mail to me and here in this forum about a possible solution, but yet, he COULD NOT be sure that the replacing parts will do the job. (Metal backplate still jamming everything?? This is MY guess!)
So now ASUS is creating the second RMA label, I will send it to Chech Rep., I will await what happens, and I will contact this manager at ASUS SE when I get it back.
Solved? peace of mind and enjoying finally this device
Not Solved? Refund.
If you get a case manager ***** at them till they send you a free accessory I got a free mouse with my full tablet+ dock refund
Mouse should be here Tuesday
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If you get a case manager ***** at them till they send you a free accessory I got a free mouse with my full tablet+ dock refund
Mouse should be here Tuesday
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*****ing is not what I wish, I like information, competence and support.
I have a tablet for 629€, with issues, they know it, and they should fix it.
I am not fishing about other stuff, just a working tablet.
All this caos is due to the fact that several people either know a little, or tell me different things about same question
Anyway. They will have another chance to act correctly, and I am in touch with a person, who can and will try to help.
Let's see how it goes in "Czech Rep. repair centre".
I understand this is not the most appropriate place to post this, but I'm sure many of you have experienced the Samsung Repair Service Centre (I would post this in a Samsung sub-forum but I couldn't find one) and you will be able to give me some advice.
So, if you want the whole story of how my phone got broke, read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post28416155
In short, I completely broke my Samsung Galaxy Ace plus the day after I took it out of the box. It's seemingly 100% bricked (literally no sign of life, no lights no screen no sound, nothing).
I phoned Samsung up a couple days later (after nobody replied to my emails) and I organised it to be repaired.
It's been 11 days since I sent it back.
I phoned on the 7th day to ask if it had even got there because there were no updates on my samsung product repair status page since the day I first phoned them up. I also asked if the address I was given was right (Just put on envelope "FREEPOST SAMAN REP", that was it) because it sounded invalid.
I gave them the IMEI and was told that it had reached them. I said thank you and goodbye.
Yesterday, my product repair status had finally updated to : Cancelled by ASC Non Defect (Working properly)
I rang up again.
I was on the phone for 10 minutes with this guy and he told me that they had no record of my phone arriving. He handed me on to his supervisor who I spoke to for a further 20 minutes.
She confirmed that it had not reached them yet or it had been improperly logged or it was lost in the mail.
I sent her a copy of my proof of postage through email in case it was the latter, so they could "organize something for me if it comes to the worst case scenario"
Knowing their reply rate to my emails, I doubt they'll even see it.
So, I sent off my broken phone to them like they told me to, and now they've lost it... or the address they gave me was indeed wrong like I originally expected, however it has not been sent to the return address after 10 days. I doubt the Post Office is at any fault here.
I understand how at the beginning of this mess I was at fault. I made my phone faulty through my own carelessness...
However, since then I feel like there's been an awful lot more Samsung carelessness. And it sounds like if they don't find my phone they won't even replace it, otherwise the woman over the phone wouldn't have been so ambiguous. The way she said it I expected nothing more than book voucher in return for all my trouble and their incompetence.
It's very troubling to think that my £166 may have only bought me just 1 day of pleasure and many weeks of distress.
Anyway, I'm hoping I can make the best out of a bad situation.
I have very little respect for these types of companies, and I have no problem in wrangling out a few pounds from them when they have wronged me. If this doesn't get resolved soon, I'm very tempted to go to Samsung UK directly and ask politely but firmly for a little compensation for all this crap. Maybe one of those Galaxy S3s.
Me and my Dad have been able to get similar compensations for bad service through a letter and a phone call before.
Maybe I can do something similar here.
Does anybody have any helpful advice?
Well......in short you do have the right to sue them.....
But then , you shouldn't have sent it through postage , but to the Service Centre
"I have to go. It's just....they really need me." - Sora
Perhaps you can sue them,If you have a written proof that samsung gave you wrong address..Sue those darned idiots mate.I will wish for your succesz
Ya...Sue them...Don't they even know to take care of a phone?
Is it me or Samsung really has problems with service, ok I understand, that in my country those are the sellers who do warranty repairs, but that makes Samsung look bad? Today I have called my sellers HQ, none answered, then I tried to skype, still no answer.
100% sue them...it clearly you have the right
Okay, I get the overwhelming impression that you all think I should sue them...
I have never sued anybody, neither have I tried. I imagine it's a little easier said than done
In the past though, I have found that the threat of legal action from similar situations gets results.
Shall I just write a letter to Samsung HQ in Surrey describing their problem with the threat of legal action if I don't get fully refunded and compensated?
Would it be so bad to ask for a Galaxy S III? Drafting the letter in my head, it seems a bit weedy if I tag along the sentence, "and in return for my troubles I'd like a Galaxy S III please, otherwise I will sue you!!!" It would just sound like an opportunist geek trying to get the phone that all his friends have.
However I can imagine they'd be more willing to send me a free and superior phone than to write me a cheque of x amount of £.
The only problem is, there's still the possibility that it might genuinely be lost in the mail through no fault of their own... seems very unlikely, but it's arguable.
Shall I wait a bit longer before I write a letter?
It's 12 days since I posted it. On the 15th day I should assume it has been lost in the mail and Samsung will "sort me out with something".
Further thoughts please.
Thanks for all the replies so far
You don't give a location, but I am guessing you are in UK. I was unable to follow the link to your original thread, but if you put a return address label on the package I would have thought that it would have been returned to you by now or it is at your local sorting/Post office.
Have you checked with them?
My suggestion would be to follow up your recent phone conversation with a letter to Samsung Customer Services in Gateshead and send a cc to the HQ in Surrey. Send both by recorded delivery, so that you have some kind of proof of delivery/receipt. In my experience, although not with Samsung, reason and facts can get better results than threats, you can keep the option of legal action if you get no satisfaction.
Give details of what has happened so far. (omitting the bit about how your phone was bricked! )
Try to give times and dates, what you discussed and, if possible, who you spoke to. Attach a copy of your proof of posting (but dont send original), copies of emails etc
Ask them what they are going to do now, tell them what you would like to see as the outcome of this situation. A phone and some kind of compensation for the inconvenience/phone calls/wasted time, I would guess? Give them a date by which you would like a reply, 14 or so days.
Best of luck.
That's just the kind of advice I was looking for.
Thanks Angewg, your help is very much appreciated
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I understand this is not the most appropriate place to post this, but I'm sure many of you have experienced the Samsung Repair Service Centre (I would post this in a Samsung sub-forum but I couldn't find one) and you will be able to give me some advice.
So, if you want the whole story of how my phone got broke, read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post28416155
In short, I completely broke my Samsung Galaxy Ace plus the day after I took it out of the box. It's seemingly 100% bricked (literally no sign of life, no lights no screen no sound, nothing).
I phoned Samsung up a couple days later (after nobody replied to my emails) and I organised it to be repaired.
It's been 11 days since I sent it back.
I phoned on the 7th day to ask if it had even got there because there were no updates on my samsung product repair status page since the day I first phoned them up. I also asked if the address I was given was right (Just put on envelope "FREEPOST SAMAN REP", that was it) because it sounded invalid.
I gave them the IMEI and was told that it had reached them. I said thank you and goodbye.
Yesterday, my product repair status had finally updated to : Cancelled by ASCNon Defect (Working properly)
I rang up again.
I was on the phone for 10 minutes with this guy and he told me that they had no record of my phone arriving. He handed me on to his supervisor who I spoke to for a further 20 minutes.
She confirmed that it had not reached them yet or it had been improperly logged or it was lost in the mail.
I sent her a copy of my proof of postage through email in case it was the latter, so they could "organize something for me if it comes to the worst case scenario"
Knowing their reply rate to my emails, I doubt they'll even see it.
So, I sent off my broken phone to them like they told me to, and now they've lost it... or the address they gave me was indeed wrong like I originally expected, however it has not been sent to the return address after 10 days. I doubt the Post Office is at any fault here.
I understand how at the beginning of this mess I was at fault. I made my phone faulty through my own carelessness...
However, since then I feel like there's been an awful lot more Samsung carelessness. And it sounds like if they don't find my phone they won't even replace it, otherwise the woman over the phone wouldn't have been so ambiguous. The way she said it I expected nothing more than book voucher in return for all my trouble and their incompetence.
It's very troubling to think that my £166 may have only bought me just 1 day of pleasure and many weeks of distress.
Anyway, I'm hoping I can make the best out of a bad situation.
I have very little respect for these types of companies, and I have no problem in wrangling out a few pounds from them when they have wronged me. If this doesn't get resolved soon, I'm very tempted to go to Samsung UK directly and ask politely but firmly for a little compensation for all this crap. Maybe one of those Galaxy S3s.
Me and my Dad have been able to get similar compensations for bad service through a letter and a phone call before.
Maybe I can do something similar here.
Does anybody have any helpful advice?
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Since your in the UK (yay!) you can take them to a small claims court. Also check out the amazing Martin Lewis MoneySavingExpert website. It explains your rights as a consumer.
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I'm very tempted to go to Samsung UK directly and ask politely but firmly for a little compensation for all this crap. Maybe one of those Galaxy S3s.
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Drafting the letter in my head, it seems a bit weedy if I tag along the sentence, "and in return for my troubles I'd like a Galaxy S III please, otherwise I will sue you!!!" It would just sound like an opportunist geek trying to get the phone that all his friends have.
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even though i really understand your feelings and frustration i wasnt able to stop my slef from laughing lol... anyways i guess you shoud do as "Angewg" said .. talk.to the right and higher authority in Samsung first and keep the threat at court part for the end or if i may say you can argue first and threat/sue later on .... but you cant threat/sue first and then try to argue ... always play the "BIGGEST CARD/ACE" in the end .... good luck and do let us know what happened in the end .... if they gave you an S III too lol
even though i really understand your feelings and frustration i wasnt able to stop my slef from laughing lol... anyways i guess you shoud do as "Angewg" said .. talk.to the right and higher authority in Samsung first and keep the threat at court part for the end or if i may say you can argue first and threat/sue later on .... but you cant threat/sue first and then try to argue ... always play the "BIGGEST CARD/ACE" in the end .... good luck and do let us know what happened in the end .... if they gave you an S III too lol
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My objective is not to get a Samsung Galaxy S III per se, but my thought was that I deserve not just my phone back but a little compensation. And I feel like it might be a stretch to ask for straight up money. So what could I realistically ask for? A superior phone. S III was the first that came to mind, and I think I am right in thinking it's the best smart phone that Samsung are producing right now.
I'll write the letter today. Thanks again everybody
hedgehog90 said:
My objective is not to get a Samsung Galaxy S III per se, but my thought was that I deserve not just my phone back but a little compensation. And I feel like it might be a stretch to ask for straight up money. So what could I realistically ask for? A superior phone. S III was the first that came to mind, and I think I am right in thinking it's the best smart phone that Samsung are producing right now.
I'll write the letter today. Thanks again everybody
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I think the £400+ price difference between the two models makes it a bit of a stretch!
You could try asking for
a replacement phone with either a higher specification or a more recent model bearing in mind the inconvenience all this has caused you.
The ball is then in their court.
It might be a stretch... but not as much as a stretch as you suggest. I've just checked and the price difference is actually about £270.
I could argue that the trouble this has caused is about £270... Maybe?
I'll be phoning up the call centre at around 2 PM, explaining all this crap once again (taking names this time), and once and for all asking what's happened and what they are willing to do to help me, because this phone has well and truly been lost IMO.
Yeah there in the wrong but,
Am I the only person the doesn't like the American sueing thing. I just think that people make mistakes. Never see the need to sue anyone.
I thought most people in Britain thought the same way.
Sent from my GALAXY Ace.
I'm pissed off. Here's why:
I've just posted an extremely detailed letter explaining everything, along with copies of emails, pictures, screenshots, etc.
It took ages to write and compile all of this together.
I showed it to my Dad (who is well educated on legal matters such as this) and he told me it was a brilliant letter.
I wrote it on Friday, but didn't want to post it before checking that it was okay with my Dad, so that meant I had to wait til Monday.
At the end of the letter I requested a superior replacement phone as recompense (Galaxy S III), but if they didn't resolve the matter or they didn't reply within 14 days I'd take legal action as they were in violation of my consumer rights.
After posting this letter, I was told by a family member to try phoning the customer service 1 more time.
So I did, and then I was passed around several times between different operators, but I was eventually told this:
My phone was in repair and I should have it back shortly. I think they said 7 days, which would make the entire process a total of 25 days.
I was given the repair centre's phone number so I can track the progress.
So, it actually looks like I will be receiving a phone back...
This doesn't actually please me. I've been under the assumption the last few days that I have a very solid case against Samsung.
I believe that on receiving my letter I may just get what I want.
Would a company like Samsung prefer I took them to a claims court? I doubt it. I think they would probably sort me out with what I wanted before it would get to that.
But now that my phone is apparently safe and sound on its way back soon, I doubt my letter will be taken very seriously.
If they don't look into it and just throw a phone my way willy nilly, then I'd be very surprised, and i don't really consider that a possibility.
Now all I've got to complain about is the massive repair time and the time I've wasted on phone calls, research, emails and one long-ass letter.
In my eyes I still deserve compensation for this, and I probably still could say that I will consider legal action if they don't compensate me in some way, but the lack of a phone sure made it a lot easier to argue my case.
I'll report back in a few days.
Imo, too stupid samsung solve this problem at the court. They can replace your unit than repair because unit defects, in 5 minutes at samsung store.
Just got a phone call this morning. I should have my phone back before the end of the week.
This sucks. I bet they're not going to acknowledge my letter and I'm just gonna have to let all this **** go.
hedgehog90 said:
Just got a phone call this morning. I should have my phone back before the end of the week.
This sucks. I bet they're not going to acknowledge my letter and I'm just gonna have to let all this **** go.
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Ask for compensation from them.
It's Monday, I haven't received a repaired phone, I haven't got a phone call, I haven't received a written reply.
Nothing.
I hate this.
Dummy question.
I just recorded some video on my DNA.
Nice video! No audio!
Does that mean that I had accidentally turned down the volume rocker before recording and therefore no sound was recorded.
Or is the audio really there but I don't know how to access it?
I know.....but hey!
There are no dumb questions, right?
Dan:crying:
There is something I have been curious about relative to this site.
When a simple question is asked by a non expert like myself: the chance that it will be answered is slim at best.
1. The question is so basic and asinine that 99% of the members here dismiss it as to not want to be associated with it.
2. Those who read one of these basic queries really don't know the answer and don't want to offer a suggestion so as not to be thought "foolish" to the forum.
3. I am leaning toward number one.
To update:
The volume on my DNA is not muted and was instead ticked to full on.
The setting in the video recoring software is set to "record at stereo". It was not set to off.
I reshot another video today and for some very simple basic reason when I play the video back there is no audio.
If someone knows (and is not afraid to publicly admit) what I am doing wrong.....I would be very grateful.
It is true that the answer to this will be very embarrassing to me ....but so what.
Anyone care to help a total newbie?
Dan
I have't seen this issue before, so probably others are the same.
Usually if I don't know the answer to an issue, I don't reply. Which I think most do.
Otherwise the thread would be nothing more than a bunch of "I don't know" replies.
I would suggest to try an audio recording app to see if your mic works there. If it does, then it has something to do with your camera/rom.
If it doesn't work, then it could be your rom or a hardware issue.
nunyazz said:
I have't seen this issue before, so probably others are the same.
Usually if I don't know the answer to an issue, I don't reply. Which I think most do.
Otherwise the thread would be nothing more than a bunch of "I don't know" replies.
I would suggest to try an audio recording app to see if your mic works there. If it does, then it has something to do with your camera/rom.
If it doesn't work, then it could be your rom or a hardware issue.
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I very much appreciate your quick response.
However, it did take a rather sarcastic and unfriendly reply from myself before someone (you) stepped up and offered some much needed advice.
I will say (as above) that this site for any new smartphone users who accidentally stumble upon it: this is basically a developer web site and is not meant to be inviting to those of us who are not at a very senior level of smartphone design and software development.
I was trying to sneak in here under the cloak of darkness ( the Devs might even smile on that turn of a phrase).
However that never works.
That is like knowing a little French and then going to a French restaurant and pretending that you really speak French.
In two minutes they will make you look like the fool you are. And you will be out in the street.
There are other web sites for inexperienced users of smartphone technology to search out where their newness will be more welcomed.
xdadevelopers (a wonderful place for the experts)........is not one of them for the uninitiated.
Dan
It isn't about people not wanting to help, or that your question was too basic for the "experts" to respond. You asked your question on a weekday night and expected it to be answered before the end of business day the next day.
You only had 85 views of this thread (as told by tapatalk) I bet dollars to donuts that 90% of those views were from people like me. And the remaining 10% is possibly from search engines from their daily bot to log for searches.
I just got off work, but check unread threads while at work when I have a quick minute. I can't go through all that troubleshooting while at work.
Now to the subject of OP:
What ROM are you running? Is it stock? Is it stock rooted or a custom ROM? All these are steps to find out why this happened. It could have been a bad flash, it could be a rogue app hogging the mic driver and camcorder couldn't access it. There is quite a few things it could be and you gave us nothing to work with.
Sent from my Rezound
ScreenSpace said:
I very much appreciate your quick response.
However, it did take a rather sarcastic and unfriendly reply from myself before someone (you) stepped up and offered some much needed advice.
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Well. You won't be getting my two cents as I didn't see this thread until now due to being busy at the studio.
Go **** yourself.
The DNA's mic sucks for recording audio. In the past when i've recorded videos the audio is almost not even there it's so quiet. It's a shame that this phone (some, not all) have mad mics.
Faulty hardware. Replace device.
Also, being a **** after not getting your question answered fast enough isn't going to get your question answered usually.