[Q] Should I send my G2 to HTC Repair Center? (HTC Warranty Rant/Story) - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So the cable between the screen and keyboard that is exposed on the G2 is bent and the touch screen no longer works.
It bent over a period of time. It would always make a click and i thought it was normal. I guess it wore out and bent all the way inward causing the touchscreen to no longer work.
Would repair be covered by HTC warranty?
Since the cable is exposed.. would this be a common problem that affects a small percentage of users? NOPE.. I GUESS IT WAS JUST ME.. I don't know about you guys but that cable being exposed is kind of scary.. so handle with a lot of care!!
Edit: Called HTC and they said my unit is still covered by warranty until about the end of the year so as long as it is not user error, missing void sticker, or unauthorized software.. warranty should cover it.
Would the bent cable be cause of user error? Apparently since the cable is exposed, HTC most likely will decide it is a design flaw or faulty unit because the ribbon cable was never aligned like other G2's i had seen.
BTW.. no T-Mobile warranty so it isn't as easy as going back to T-Mobile and getting it swapped!
I restored to factory settings, Turned S-ON and flashed stock and finally shipped.

Reserved for Final Details!!

Normal use isn't user error. that's only if you treated it improperly.
but if your phone is rooted or has a custom rom, that's going to be a problem

It's stock! COUGH COUGH!!!
Ok well I'm sending it in tomorrow. Will be waiting for HTC's response.

Just got an email that they have sent my G2 back!!!! Repaired or not..
I'm not too sure since i wasn't contacted... meaning either they repaired it because it was still under warranty or they just sent it back unfixed without a single notice! (Which would be really messed up..and horrible Service and also Highly unlikely because they must contact you to charge and authorize a triage fee of 39 dollars to get your unit shipped back unrepaired)
So hopefully HTC fixed it!!! I sent it in on Monday, June 13, 2011. USPS Priority Mail. It got to them yesterday.. because the tracking number said they got it around 9 in the morning. It is now June 16, 2011 and this is what i received in my email! CHECK BELOW
IM HAPPY AS HELL! I was scared/worried that they wouldn't fix it or that they wouldn't return my phone unless i paid the triage fee of $39.
I read so many articles about how crappy and ridiculous HTC Repair Centers are and how long they make you wait..
Until I receive it I will know for sure.
RANT IS OVER....
Here is the email!
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for using HTC Repair Services. HTC America is committed to
creating superior products which offer the highest standards of quality,
durability, and reliability.
Your repairs have been completed and your unit has been shipped from our
Repair Center or, if repair options were declined, your unit is being
shipped back without repair.
blah blah blah.. lol well yeah thats enough of my experience. I still haven't received it yet so it is too early to be celebrating.. it should arrive either tomorrow, Monday or the latest Tuesday!

Wow congrats...score 1 for the good guys

Maybe a premature celebration but a tmobile rep told me they never ship a fixed phone back without bein paid (if that applys...which urs doesnt)

smokeuout said:
Maybe a premature celebration but a tmobile rep told me they never ship a fixed phone back without bein paid (if that applys...which urs doesnt)
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I haven't paid anything.. I guess my unit's warranty covered all the expenses
I didn't even have to pay the TRIAGE FEE ($39.00) WHICH THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID I WOULD BE CHARGED IF THE WARRANTY WAS VOID IN ANYWAY OR IF I REFUSED TO PAY THEIR REPAIR QUOTE AND WANTED MY UNIT SHIPPED BACK TO ME UNREPAIRED!!
Maybe an early celebration, but who knows! Maybe the good guys finally win one! Or maybe their repair centers got a lot better which is very likely since they have been selling devices like hot cakes and most of the stories I read were from the middle of 2010. I guess HTC is stepping their game up this year!

Ill cross my fingers for ya

Thanks!
I called HTC Customer Care today, they told me IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED!!!!! OH YEAH!!
They replaced a rigid flex board? Well thats what the lady on the phone told me lol
That my device was diagnosed and repaired yesterday. Also that it was checked once again for quality assurance (fancy term for "HOLD UP.. did I fix this **** right") and shipped back to me The lady also verified that a tracking number was available! Hurray!! It matched up with the one from my email!
Estimated delivery: Tuesday!! I am so excited!
I can't stand using the nokia 2720 flip phone any longer! Texting is a ***** lol

Alright..i love fairytale endings

I sent my G2 to them to get my Z hinge fixed, they fixed it for free but when I got it back the camera led light was broken.
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paulwoods1114 said:
I sent my G2 to them to get my Z hinge fixed, they fixed it for free but when I got it back the camera led light was broken.
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They offer a 90 day warranty for any repairs they make! You should have sent it back the minute you noticed it wasn't working.

Oh man that ship has sailed. I didn't know
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I just got my G2 back due to a busted Mic, it took exactly 10 days for them to repair a mic.... lol. I'm sad that they only fixed the mic.... and nothing extra . Was hoping they would catch the hinge problem, and tighten it up for me :\. But overall the process was smooth. They kept me up to day via Email. Also they updated to Gingerbread lol. Guess it's gunna roll out soon.

Chinam4n said:
I just got my G2 back due to a busted Mic, it took exactly 10 days for them to repair a mic.... lol. I'm sad that they only fixed the mic.... and nothing extra . Was hoping they would catch the hinge problem, and tighten it up for me :\. But overall the process was smooth. They kept me up to day via Email. Also they updated to Gingerbread lol. Guess it's gunna roll out soon.
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You serious? They updated it to gingerbread!! NOO! That is the last thing i want on my G2.. :/ i want to be able to root it!!!!!!!

tKoHaXoR said:
You serious? They updated it to gingerbread!! NOO! That is the last thing i want on my G2.. :/ i want to be able to root it!!!!!!!
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You may want to read this! http://www.tmonews.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-warranty-devices-shipped-with-gingerbread-in-error/

tKoHaXoR said:
You serious? They updated it to gingerbread!! NOO! That is the last thing i want on my G2.. :/ i want to be able to root it!!!!!!!
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Yeah, I was afraid of that happening, but hey its better to not have a root for a while than a broken mic whereas the phone is pointless other than texting lol. Just have to sit tight for a bit for a dev to create a root for Gingerbread. Unless HTC puts the unlock bootloader for the G2 with the update. Its a long shot tho...

I will be getting my phone in the mail tomorrow! Hopefully its on froyo and not gingerbread!! Will update post. In the mean time I will be crossing my fingers!
EDIT: NOO! IT ARRIVED AND ITS ON GINGERBREAD 2.3.3!!! :/
Is there any way to downgrade from 2.3.3??

tKoHaXoR said:
I will be getting my phone in the mail tomorrow! Hopefully its on froyo and not gingerbread!! Will update post. In the mean time I will be crossing my fingers!
EDIT: NOO! IT ARRIVED AND ITS ON GINGERBREAD 2.3.3!!! :/
Is there any way to downgrade from 2.3.3??
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Not at this point... Would require root in order to change the version in the MISC partition, then flash an official zip - kinda self defeating :-(

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[Q] returning evo

Hey all, I was wondering if you think Sprint would give me a hard time for wanting a replacement evo due to mine having screen separation issues? My phone was not dropped or anything of that nature. No physical damage at all.
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I doubt that they would give you much trouble about wanting a replacement under the manufacturer's warranty. You can look forward to receiving a refurb from the sprint warehouse at this point however.
remedy22 said:
I doubt that they would give you much trouble about wanting a replacement under the manufacturer's warranty. You can look forward to receiving a refurb from the sprint warehouse at this point however.
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they sent me a refurb initially only a week after release and the g-sensor didnt work. subsequently after a ***** session with assurion i got a complete brand new unopened package. ;-)
I wouldn't mind a refurbished phone as long as there's no separation. Also, would it be an 003 hardware phone? Mine is currently 002 seeing as how I got the phone on release date. And they wouldn't happen to send an already 2.2 phone cuz I want root..>_>
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The refurb I got from my sprint store this morning is a hardware version 003 running eclair (2.1). Keep in mind that it will most likely take a few days for them to get a replacement in from the warehouse for you.
t3project said:
they sent me a refurb initially only a week after release and the g-sensor didnt work. subsequently after a ***** session with assurion i got a complete brand new unopened package. ;-)
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I thought assurion only handled insurance claims?
I didn't bother to make a scene about getting a refurb since it was essentially my fault that the phone was bricked to begin with. I was happy to get a working phone without any out of pocket expense. I would have been happier if it was a brand new one obviously. My only complaint about the refurb is that the kickstand has a few scratches on it.
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The refurb I got from my sprint store this morning is a hardware version 003 running eclair (2.1). Keep in mind that it will most likely take a few days for them to get a replacement in from the warehouse for you.
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2.1 eclair, well sounds like you can at least get rooted then, lol, get to it, seriously right now.
tomh1979 said:
2.1 eclair, well sounds like you can at least get rooted then, lol, get to it, seriously right now.
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I'm holding off for now hoping that someone will buy it off me so I can get an epic. I got to play with one this morning and I think I'm in love.
Should I go to the sprint store orhave them mail me a new one? I just want to be able to get root back.
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I went to a Sprint repair center in the Dallas/FT Worth area this afternoon. I've got two bright spots on the screen itself and some separation at the base of the phone.
They didn't have any phones in stock to replace it, so they gave me the option to have the screen replaced or to replace it when they get one in stock. To prevent losing root, I opted for the screen replacement option.
While discussing the repair, the rep said that the screen replacement part includes the plastic screen cover, the LCD panel and the outside bezel. Fixes both problems.
Oddly, they would do the full replacement if the only issue I had was the separation problem. Apparently they can fix the light leakage problem, but only at another facility. To keep clients happy, they replace the entire phone.
The screen replacement is a 5 minute job, or so I was told.
Long story short, you shouldn't have any problems getting it replaced. The Sprint people are aware of the issue. However, you will get a refurb or new unit and may get a Froyo 2.2 OS build that can't be rooted (yet).
Yeah, I don't think they'd cause a huge problem. Well, I'll give sprint a call tonight and see what they tell me.
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[Q] Past 30-days, but should I ask for a replacement?

So I notice the screen lifting up on the bottom left corner of my phone, and I can feel it moving around when I push on the corners. It's starting to concern me, and well... it shouldn't be happening; I don't appreciate paying for something that seems like it's going to fall apart.
Apparently this is a common problem... which is weird since people give Samsung so much crap.
Anyhoo... I'm past my 30 days (they ran out at the beginning of the month, new Sprint customer as of early Feb '11) what would happen if I took this back to Sprint's store? Would they just give me a new one, or make me go through HTC?
Hardware version 0003.
They should give you a refurb, as you still have warranty for 1 year for hardware defect just like that. Take it to the store-unrooted and all rooting files removed, and you should be fine.
teh roxxorz said:
They should give you a refurb, as you still have warranty for 1 year for hardware defect just like that. Take it to the store-unrooted and all rooting files removed, and you should be fine.
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Basically the only thing I'm concerned about is having to send my phone into HTC and having to wait to get one sent to me. You think they'll just switch it out in the store?
Ryjabo said:
Basically the only thing I'm concerned about is having to send my phone into HTC and having to wait to get one sent to me. You think they'll just switch it out in the store?
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Yea, they should just switch it out in the store. or worst case if they don't have one in stock, they'd order a refurb and you'd have it in a day or two, but you won't need to send it to HTC.
Maybe I'll just deal with it.
The problem I have is... I wouldn't accept a refurbished phone. It's just a pet peeve... I paid for a new phone, I want a new phone. I don't like the idea of buying a new one that's defective somehow and getting given a refurbished phone as a replacement. It might not bother some, but I'm just anal like that.
Then again... I haven't talked to Sprint about it, so maybe they would give me a new one.
EDIT: I'll un-root and flash back to stock tomorrow then take it to Sprint on Monday and see what happens.
duplicate post, sorry
Ryjabo said:
Maybe I'll just deal with it.
The problem I have is... I wouldn't accept a refurbished phone. It's just a pet peeve... I paid for a new phone, I want a new phone. I don't like the idea of buying a new one that's defective somehow and getting given a refurbished phone as a replacement. It might not bother some, but I'm just anal like that.
Then again... I haven't talked to Sprint about it, so maybe they would give me a new one.
EDIT: I'll un-root and flash back to stock tomorrow then take it to Sprint on Monday and see what happens.
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I've always had better luck with calling into sprint over the phone then dealing with the sprint store people
I got a HTC hero that was a referb, worried that the phone was trash I kept waiting for it to go bad. It never did, in fact I sold it on eBay some time later. Refurbs are hit and miss, you will know within a few days if its a keeper. If not raise hell and get another one!
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[Q] Insurance Claim Replacement Phone

It came in the mail today. It came with 2.3.3 pre-installed. It seems from searching on here that no one knows for certain if there will be a root method for this. What I've gathered from the minimal time I have spent searching on here today is I might not ever be able to root this thing. Best case is that someday maybe the devs might get a root method figured out, but no one knows if or when that will happen.
My old phone slipped out of my pocket and took a spill off my bicycle at about 20mph onto a paved road. It works fine, but the glass is shattered. I've had this phone for almost a year. I rooted it the day I brought it home from the store. I have spent a lot of time trying roms and kernels and it is set up just how I like it.
I am wondering if it would be worth it to switch out the glass from the replacement phone and put it on my old phone (I'm not sure if this is possible yet, I just thought of it) and send back the replacement phone with the broken glass from the old phone. Or should I wait and see if the devs release a rooting method? I have 14 days to decide before I get charged $500 for not returning the broken phone to the insurance company. What would you do?
I'm not positive, but I think you can still RUU a 2.3 evo back to the 3.70 software and use Unrevoked from there. Good luck
I would send back the insurance replacement (saving you $100) and take it to a repair center and have the screen fixed (which is only $35). Losing root SUCKS.
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What I've gathered from the minimal time I have spent searching on here today is I might not ever be able to root this thing.
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There WILL be, just give it a week or two.
I am wondering if it would be worth it to switch out the glass from the replacement phone and put it on my old phone (I'm not sure if this is possible yet, I just thought of it) and send back the replacement phone with the broken glass from the old phone.
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That's insurance fraud. Asurion will know what phone you send back, and when they find out, they could easily make you pay the full price for it.
MicrosoftBug said:
I would send back the insurance replacement (saving you $100) and take it to a repair center and have the screen fixed (which is only $35). Losing root SUCKS.
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Exactly this!
resonance77 said:
I am wondering if it would be worth it to switch out the glass from the replacement phone and put it on my old phone (I'm not sure if this is possible yet, I just thought of it) and send back the replacement phone with the broken glass from the old phone.
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Yeah, that's definitely a criminal act. I wouldn't go that route.
Does everybody have some sort of amnesia that they don't remember when the 2.2 OTA came out and a lot of people lost root? Everybody freaked out, they had to wait a couple of weeks (gasp!) and people were all worried there would never be a root method. Bounties were placed, dozens of threads were started asking the same thing. That's what prompted my signature, in fact. There was even a sticky about it, not that those do any good.
Then, there was a root method.
Just be patient. It will happen, maybe the RUU thing will already work for you. Soon, you'll feel silly for being so quick to worry. Heed the words of Tom Petty.
I just got off the phone with the Sprint repair store. They told me that as of February, they no longer fix cracked screens for $35 if the screen has more that two 1 inch cracks. They also told me that once submitted, the insurance claim cannot be undone. I could have it fixed, but it would cost me the total for repair and the $100 for the insurance claim.
I don't remember when 2.2 came out and everyone lost root. I was still sporting my blackberry. This is my first Android phone and it came with 2.2.
I'm just going to return the broken phone and just wait it out. That is what I planned to do in the first place. The threads I read made it seem like there was a good chance that the ota 2.3 was unrootable.
resonance77 said:
I just got off the phone with the Sprint repair store. They told me that as of February, they no longer fix cracked screens for $35 if the screen has more that two 1 inch cracks. They also told me that once submitted, the insurance claim cannot be undone. I could have it fixed, but it would cost me the total for repair and the $100 for the insurance claim.
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Yup, that's the same experience I had. I went to TWO Sprint stores trying to replace my screen, no dice. So, I filed the claim with Asurion. Just got my phone today, and it's 2.3.3 with 4.22.651.2. Oh well, what can you do?
As everyone is saying, the root method will come out for this phone. Those with the newer phones (you, me, whoever else either just got a new Evo, did the OTA, or got an insurance replacement) will just have to patiently wait. I don't mind...it'll happen!
I was told by the insurance company that I COULD get the new phone, and have Sprint fix it with the new one.
Sprint was going to do it anyway, and replaced the screen on my wife's phone, but they didn't have any more EVO's in stock.
I have another question but didn't want to start another thread....
When I get my new phone, how can I tell if it's new, or refurbished?
When I get my new phone, how can I tell if it's new, or refurbished?
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New phones will ALWAYS come in the original box with all manuals and accessories. Refurbs will usually come in a plain box with no battery or anything. Refurbs also are required to have a small sticker under the battery with the date it was refurbed.
Also, to be sure, go to the dialer and hit ##786#. Scroll down to Refurbished Date. If it says N/A, then its new. If there is any date listed there, then its a refurb.

[Q] HTC Repair - US

Just wanted to get other people's experience with HTC Repair. I just sent my One in to get the bottom microphone fixed. Do they have a fast turnaround and how do they ship it back? I am suffering from serious withdrawal as I've been without my phone for nearly a week now. I chose to send the phone via USPS Priority 2-day Mail and it took two days longer to get there than it should. LOL - I sent something else to TX via first class and it got there faster. Thank you USPS
Fix the bottom microphone? I didn't know there was more than one microphone.
jpradley said:
Fix the bottom microphone? I didn't know there was more than one microphone.
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Two mics - one little hole at the bottom near the charging port. The second mic is on the back in the upper band. I believe the 2nd mic is used during speaker mode and also to assist with noise cancellation.
jpradley said:
Fix the bottom microphone? I didn't know there was more than one microphone.
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Two mics - one little hole at the bottom near the charging port. The second mic is on the back in the upper band. I believe the 2nd mic is used during speaker mode and also to assist with noise cancellation.
HTC Repair rocks. They fixed the phone within 24 hrs and it's on its way back already. Now I just hope that UPS does a lot better shipping it back to me compared to USPS getting it to them.
Just got an E-mail from UPS:
Scheduled Delivery: 01-May-2014
Now I'm doing my best Veruca Salt "I Want It Now"
Great job HTC Repair.
I loved HTC repair. They were great and fast when I needed my speakers fixed.
dagrx8 said:
Just got an E-mail from UPS:
Scheduled Delivery: 01-May-2014
Now I'm doing my best Veruca Salt "I Want It Now"
Great job HTC Repair.
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Excellent - this is good news. HTC Repair just set up an RMA for my One yesterday to fix my purple camera. Were you rooted with s-off and a custom ROM when you sent it back, or were you at stock?
I returned the phone back to stock, locked, and S-On to ensure it wouldn't impact my warranty claim. I was rooted and S-Off with a custom ROM for all of 3-4 weeks at most before the mic broke. Prior to that I was stock for about 5 months.
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I returned the phone back to stock, locked, and S-On to ensure it wouldn't impact my warranty claim. I was rooted and S-Off with a custom ROM for all of 3-4 weeks at most before the mic broke. Prior to that I was stock for about 5 months.
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Very good; thanks! I'm in the process of flashing it back to stock and locking the bootloader now. I like your thought of being better safe than sorry.
Got my phone back. Works great. For reference, the didn't factory reset the phone. It still shows the last reset as the one that I did prior to sending it to them. HTC Repair did a magnificent job. I did have issues with Verizon. I switched to an old dumb phone while I waited for the phone to get repaired. Apparently they deactivated my sim and I had to go to a store and they put a new sim in the phone. Waste of a good hour of my day
Be careful with your warranty status
I just got an email from HTC asking for $200 to repair my camera hardware because it was out of warranty. I would never have flashed it back to stock and paid to ship it to them had I known I would be on the hook for what amounts to a cosmetic repair. I'm pushing back to see what I can get, but consider this a heads-up to anyone wanting to send their device to HTC for repair. Check the warranty status with them first, because they said nothing about it to me when they set up the RMA.
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I just got an email from HTC asking for $200 to repair my camera hardware because it was out of warranty. I would never have flashed it back to stock and paid to ship it to them had I known I would be on the hook for what amounts to a cosmetic repair. I'm pushing back to see what I can get, but consider this a heads-up to anyone wanting to send their device to HTC for repair. Check the warranty status with them first, because they said nothing about it to me when they set up the RMA.
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Every M7VZW should still be in warranty since it hasn't even been a year since the Verizon release.
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Every M7VZW should still be in warranty since it hasn't even been a year since the Verizon release.
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That's a good point. They must have some other reason that they're calling it out of warranty. I'll let you know what I hear back.
So I got on the phone with an HTC repair rep, and he was super helpful. He looked into my RMA and said that the repair tech found an "Unauthorized Operating System" installed, and that is why it was out of warranty. He asked if I was aware of this. I simply said that it was a Verizon phone and that I flashed it back to factory defaults before sending it in, so it should have the Verizon OS installed.
He checked back with the repair tech and they decided that the initial observation was made in error, and they removed the repair fee. It is now at the "In repair" status, and I am a happy man.
GG HTC - I'm glad that they were reasonable with me.
NicholasFarseer said:
So I got on the phone with an HTC repair rep, and he was super helpful. He looked into my RMA and said that the repair tech found an "Unauthorized Operating System" installed, and that is why it was out of warranty. He asked if I was aware of this. I simply said that it was a Verizon phone and that I flashed it back to factory defaults before sending it in, so it should have the Verizon OS installed.
He checked back with the repair tech and they decided that the initial observation was made in error, and they removed the repair fee. It is now at the "In repair" status, and I am a happy man.
GG HTC - I'm glad that they were reasonable with me.
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In the future, don't tell them you "flashed it back to factory defaults". As far as they should know, you never left stock or know how to even unlock your bootloader.
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In the future, don't tell them you "flashed it back to factory defaults". As far as they should know, you never left stock or know how to even unlock your bootloader.
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Good point, and good advice. Thanks!
terrible experience with HTC Repair
I mailed my HTC One on 5/02 via priority Mail, USPS showed early morning delivery May 5th.
They acknowledged getting it 24 hours later asking for $200. I paid it immediately with credit card.
3 days of nothing, then yesterday, they sent a tracking number for shipping the 8th with delivery
today the 9th. All excited to get it today after no phone for 8 days.
Then this morning, another shipping notice and different tracking # for delivery the 14th!!!.
Calling HTC is useless; they don't know what is going on at all and don't know how to find out.
This has been a f--k HTC experience.
They're lame, late, and uninformed.
I am SO OVER HTC.
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I mailed my HTC One on 5/02 via priority Mail, USPS showed early morning delivery May 5th.
They acknowledged getting it 24 hours later asking for $200. I paid it immediately with credit card.
3 days of nothing, then yesterday, they sent a tracking number for shipping the 8th with delivery
today the 9th. All excited to get it today after no phone for 8 days.
Then this morning, another shipping notice and different tracking # for delivery the 14th!!!.
Calling HTC is useless; they don't know what is going on at all and don't know how to find out.
This has been a f--k HTC experience.
They're lame, late, and uninformed.
I am SO OVER HTC.
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Woah there. Generally I don't trust USPS because they suck so bad, so this might not be HTC's fault. But any large corporation has some degree of miscommunication.
The majority of feedback on HTC repair is positive, so I wouldn't worry too much.
USPS got it there in 3 days just as planned.
Problem is HTC.
HTC issues 2 different UPS(brown) shipping docs to me in 2 days after
repairs complete. That's the problem.... Second shipping info is for 5 days later than the first one.
Nobody knows how or why

[Q] Camera with purple fringing - ok to send to HTC for repair with S-off/root?

Hi guys,
So my trusty M7 finally started exhibiting the infamous purple fringing camera defect after close to two years. I thought I got lucky and got one of the original good ones, oh well. I've been busy with school and unfortunately haven't had chance to keep up with the M7 xda developments since I did S-off and root with the original exploit. I've been running the stock verizon ROM - never updated (blocked OTA update) because I need foxFi and I thought the more recent updates (kitkat) killed or crippled tether/foxFi operation.
Two questions:
1. I'd like to have send my phone to HTC to repair the camera module. A friend who did the same last fall had his phone updated to kikat and the latest official ROM. However, his was completely stock when sent in (no s-off or root, stock recovery). Is it wise for me to send in the phone as is to HTC? If not, what steps should I take?
2. I'd like to keep my existing ROM for the sole purpose of keeping FoxFi/tethering fully operational and trouble-free. Am I being completely nonsensical - do the more recent Android builds (kitkat and beyond) from Verizon really kill FoxFi/tethering?
Ideally, I'd love to have the camera repaired and keep my S-off/root status. Is this possible with sending back to HTC?
I did a search on the topic but didn't find an exact answer. If I missed it, I apologize in advance. Trying to finish grad school, and unfortunately just don't have as much free time to keep up with all the cool stuff at XDA as I used to be
I don't have any answer for you, but would like to know myself. The purple tint is the only reason I'm considering getting rid of my M7 soon.
Return to stock and lock/s-on. HTC may give you a different device, they may change the board out. If you send it in stock with s-off, it may invalidate the warranty on a worst case. If they honor the warranty, they will run their ruu and turn s-on anyway,, so just save yourself the trouble and do it yourself to avoid invalidating the warranty.
Edit: when you get your phone back, you can s-off with Sunshine and then use the old ruu's to return your phone to the old stock Rom and firmware.
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My roommate sent his phone in for HTC to repair it. The CSR said for him to send it in and if they deem the camera issue is due to H/W malfunction they would repair it at no cost. He sent it in and it took over a month for him to get contact from HTC on whats going on with his device. He tried online chat, email, phone calls, and no one could give him an answer about whats going on. Another month goes by and he gets tired of waiting so he went onto his claim ticket and checked the box saying "just return my device". This is when he started to get emails, lots of emails, that they want him to pay $250 for the repair because it is out of warranty. I had him do another online chat with HTC and tell them, on htc twitter account they posted a tweet (that is no longer available) that the fix they had for the camera was software and that it WILL fix the purple hue issue. After about an hour or so the CSR wouldnt confirm HTC would fix the device so he requested for it to come back, as is and he would get just go insurance route. Another month passes and a box showed up from htc. It was his phone, or we thought it was. He hurried up and activated it and proceed to see if they fixed the issue. Once logging the IMIE into sprint site, it came back saying the phone was a Black HTC One m7 (the device is grey). Not a big deal, and we didnt think anything of it and tried out the camera. Camera worked great, and still does but now he is seeing the screen lifting off as if they forgot to glue it back down. you can almost separate the screen from the body with a finger nail or guitar pic. HTC wont offer to repair it because in the system it shows he declined the repair and wanted the device back. (they had to do something to the device because the IMIE is for a black phone not a grey one)
now i have the purple hue issue on my phone. I dont have a back up to let them have for 3 months as they figure out what parts they can pull to put into it. so i wont be dealing with their repair center. to much hassle to maybe get the phone fixed.
@synisterwolf
I find it VERY hard to believe in your story. (Trying my best not to sound negative... lol) Because I was one of the first people people to get the M7 and I got the Purple Hue as well. From the day I sent me phone, to the time it came back repaired at my doorstep... it was about 10 days. Including shipping. My HTC rep online was so helpful and helped me send it in with ease.
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@synisterwolf
I find it VERY hard to believe in your story. (Trying my best not to sound negative... lol) Because I was one of the first people people to get the M7 and I got the Purple Hue as well. From the day I sent me phone, to the time it came back repaired at my doorstep... it was about 10 days. Including shipping. My HTC rep online was so helpful and helped me send it in with ease.
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When did you send it in? Everyone has different experiences. If you read up in the international One section, you would see his story isn't too far fetched. If you used an unlock token or sent it in s-off and/or unlocked, they can in fact deny warranty claim and try to charge you for a new motherboard. (That is where the $250 charge would come from).
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Uzephi said:
When did you send it in? Everyone has different experiences. If you read up in the international One section, you would see his story isn't too far fetched. If you used an unlock token or sent it in s-off and/or unlocked, they can in fact deny warranty claim and try to charge you for a new motherboard. (That is where the $250 charge would come from).
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I did S-On when I sent it in, I'm sure that made my process a lot smoother. This was about exactly a year ago. My purple issue wasn't horrible at first, but it progressively became worse so after like 6 months of suffering I sent it in.
im_high_tech said:
I did S-On when I sent it in, I'm sure that made my process a lot smoother. This was about exactly a year ago. My purple issue wasn't horrible at first, but it progressively became worse so after like 6 months of suffering I sent it in.
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Well,, if you sent in shortly after the m7 was realised, HTC said up and down it was software for quite awhile. You must have sent it in after they admitted it was hardware.
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im_high_tech said:
I did S-On when I sent it in, I'm sure that made my process a lot smoother. This was about exactly a year ago. My purple issue wasn't horrible at first, but it progressively became worse so after like 6 months of suffering I sent it in.
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it was easy because it was in warranty. Mine and my roommates are both out of warranty. Even though HTC did say they would fix because they acknowledged it was in fact hardware related. I was like pulling teeth to get it done. I understand they will be fast for warrantys but the could care less if you are out of the 1 year range.
My roommates phone was never S-off or dev unlocked. he still has it 100% stock (which is weird to me) and HTC still did what they did. I guess you need to catch the right CSR on the right day or you could end up like he did. I'm not trying to persuade you not to do so. i just wanted to share the experience he had. When i couldnt get HTC to tell me they would without a doubt fix mine for free i gave up. I do have bestbuys insurance and i get a NEW device if i pay the 150 delectable. So i might wait till the last month i have on contract and pay the delectable and get the new device.
Appreciate the feedback. I haven't contacted HTC yet. My phone is obviously out of warranty (got it aug 2013 I think), though I was banking on HTC taking care of the repair for free since it was a hardware defect. I don't have access to a backup phone, and at this point, I am starting to think it's not worth the trouble to send it in :-/
This is a bummer... I really like the M7.
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Appreciate the feedback. I haven't contacted HTC yet. My phone is obviously out of warranty (got it aug 2013 I think), though I was banking on HTC taking care of the repair for free since it was a hardware defect. I don't have access to a backup phone, and at this point, I am starting to think it's not worth the trouble to send it in :-/
This is a bummer... I really like the M7.
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its worth a shot if the devices isnt your main device. wait till you upgrade then contact HTC and have them fix it. i wish i could remember where i saw that they accepted it as a H/W problem so i have proof but i cant. only the part where they said S/W would fix it. :/
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its worth a shot if the devices isnt your main device. wait till you upgrade then contact HTC and have them fix it. i wish i could remember where i saw that they accepted it as a H/W problem so i have proof but i cant. only the part where they said S/W would fix it. :/
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I said it. It is in the device F.A.Q. I will look up the support call as all calls are recorded for legal purposes. I will edit this when I get home and look up my ticket number for you.
Edit: sent PMs to you both with the support numbers as these shouldn't be shared publicly.
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synisterwolf and uzephi thanks guys for the input! Got the PM uzephi. I'll definitely give this a shot whenever I do upgrade, although that might not be until August or September. The M7 is still pretty sweet even now, despite the camera issue. Honestly, if I could put in a new battery, I can see myself using the M7 as my main device for at least another year if not more.
Going on a tangent here, but it looks like I may have to with the mixed reviews of the M9 so far. I am guessing Qualcomm really messed up with 810 this time around...

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