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Hi has anybody else had problems with this company. I pre-ordered the phone on t-mobile recommended contract on the 13th March. Pre-order deal was 4gb memory card, in car charger and £40 worth of free goodies to which I chose an 8gb card.
- 4 days after recieving the phone I found they hadnt activated my contract so had to do it all over the phone
- 6 days later still my number hasnt been ported. Called up T-mobile had to re-submit my code for porting.
- 10 days later no freebies or goodies arrived. called mpd customer services they had to re-submit my order.
- 19 days later they sent me a 4gb card not recieved anything else!
Everytime I speak to a customer rep online they dont come across friendly and never even said thanks for buying from mobilephonesdirect they just hang up or close the chat! very ignorant for a phone company I think.
Anyone else had problems?
It's a shame you're just out of the 14 day cooling off period, else you could have just sent it back.
They've been really, really sloppy with the release of the Desire. I ordered one from them, and after phoning them literally every day for 9 days to try and set up my sim card, I told them to shove it, and sent my phone back. I haven't heard from them since, so I'm hoping its all good
I had a nightmare of a time with them, pre ordered mine 1st march, cancelled 1st april but they still sent me out 2 phones attached to contracts, its taken me the best part of 2 weeks to get it sorted.
I wont be touching them anytime in the future thats for sure, customer support is appauling and i could never get through on the support line, always ended up using sales.
I didn't have any problems with em, ordered on the a Sunday and it arrived by Wednesday with the free car charger. However, I didn't pre order or take it on a contract.
its flaming annoying. Now they just sent me a bill for a 4gb sd card which comes free. Im getting very cheesed off now! Still haven't received my freebies, they told me there's a huge back order for them.
Beware MPD
Same here.
Preordered in March. Delivered on April 7th.
T-Mobile sim set up for Nokia 6700. Max connection speed 356k because of this. T-Mobile wont switch it to HSDPA speed without £5 per month extra charge.
Ordered 8Gb memory card. Delivered a 4Gb card 2 weeks later. Billed me for it yesterday.
This is the worst company I have every dealt with!
it must be contracts? I had a good experience with MPD. I was weary about ordering from them but was happy with the service for the most part. Updates on the website were not that regular.
I ordered a T-Mobile PAYG Desire the evening of the 7th. It arrived the following Monday. I was surprised considering the stock shortages. The 4GB card was already in the phone.
Based on what I read here, probably on for PAYG or SIM free only. Sounds like they struggle with contracts.
Thank god I didn't buy from them. They wouldn't confirm whether the handset was sim-free/unbranded on PAYG despite plenty of people suggesting otherwise so I went to Handtec and got it from there.
Mine was fairly smooth to be honest. A little bit of a mixup with my order but it arrived about two days later complete with free HTC car charger.
The only issue I had, which I think everyone had, is T-Mobile think you're on a Nokia N900 when you activate your contract so won't put you on the free (and apparently faster) internet tarrif.
It was quite simple to talk to T-Mobile and get this changed and there was no suggestion of paying an extra fiver and now I'm getting DL speeds of about 1600kbps and can use the booster for my text messages instead.
I was wondering if anybody had tried one of these in the TP2 yet? Do they work?
they should. its microsdhc. too expensive for me to buy right now but when they come down in price i will be buying one.
The Jack of Clubs said:
they should. its microsdhc. too expensive for me to buy right now but when they come down in price i will be buying one.
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Anyone tried one from this seller? Too good to be true at £28?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/32GB-MICRO-SD...MemoryCards&hash=item23087eef4f#ht_649wt_1137
Just bought one last week from ErwinComp, put it in my Tilt2 Friday PM. Works just fine.
wow...i hope this thread takes off, as i will be following this one intently...i hope it's true...i have just about maxed my 16gb kingston with music and i want to add movies...
i read somewhere that the 32gb would not work, so i hope that statement can be disproved...
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Just bought one last week from ErwinComp, put it in my Tilt2 Friday PM. Works just fine.
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I notice that Erwincomp are around the $150 mark, whereas the eBay seller was around $40. Must the eBay ones (there's more than one) be a complete fake??
the british listings wont ship to america but theres alot from china (charinging in aud $) that ship to america. i bought one for about $26 (usd). ill let you know if its the real deal.
yall are very braves souls...im too scared to try a cheap-o card...
well, they are labeled as sandisk cards, which are not cheap-o. they are the inventors of transflash which is the first name of microsd. ebay canceled my purchase saying its probably someone who just wants my money and wont give me the storage card. paypal contacted my bank and told them not to move any money. its no loss i guess but i was looking forward to finally having a 32gb card even though i most likely would have never gotten it. i had skipped buying a 16gb card hoping soon a 32gb card would come out and i waited forever and 8gb isnt doing it. i got the 8gb card free with my touch pro. will i ever have a 32gb card?
I just tried my luck on one of these and it was a mistake:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230496569920
The card looked fine, so I copied about 16Gb of data to it (on a Windows machine). When I put the card into the phone most of the files weren't visible. I then put the card back into the PC and they were invisible there as well.
Looks like these are fakes - oh well, let's see how I get on getting a refund....
i did buy one. ebay had canceled the account and bid but payment still went through. apparently it was shipped but i checked the tracking information and it hasnt moved in quite a while so i might just give up. if it comes in, ill let you know if its legit or not. you might want to try reformatting the card. there was a nice hp tool that does it properly. i reformat all new cards, it saves from having problems in the long run.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool.shtml try that.
eBay seller smithadamsmith has Verizon branded sealed Sandisk 32GB microSDHC's (the only sane way to buy any right now) for $105 shipped 2 day UPS.
Mine works great in my Tilt 2, speed class 2 not as underspec'd as their 16GB cards, but plenty fast enough for 1.87GB Avatar movies and running Android 2.2 off card directly.
yeah its horrible. my pics and vids were saved to storage card. almost every time i tried to save a video or take a pic it would freeze up. it was a no name so i cant speak for the sandisk but im assuming its speed class is just too low
Does anyone know of any good deals for 32Gb cards delivered to the UK? The best I can find is Sandisks on Amazon for £81.
The eBay seller I mentioned above ships internationally.
http://imgur.com/Yoatf&5DBj8 it arrived! and it works. i bought it on ebay, ebay canceled my bid, killed the auction and the seller. but i was charged and it was shipped. 2 and a half weeks later, here it is. it needed a formatting and i tried letting windows do it but i ended up resorting to the hp usb disk wipey tool thingy. but after that it worked perfectly. i was going to just dump my old card on to the new one but i actually went through and deleted old and duplicate cabs, backups, and other crap and got it down from 7.5gb to 2.5gb so i have almost 30gb free.
one thing gives me wonders. the auction and packaging says its a class 2 but the card says class 4. im not really worried though cause it works.
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http://imgur.com/Yoatf&5DBj8 it arrived! and it works. i bought it on ebay, ebay canceled my bid, killed the auction and the seller. but i was charged and it was shipped. 2 and a half weeks later, here it is. it needed a formatting and i tried letting windows do it but i ended up resorting to the hp usb disk wipey tool thingy. but after that it worked perfectly. i was going to just dump my old card on to the new one but i actually went through and deleted old and duplicate cabs, backups, and other crap and got it down from 7.5gb to 2.5gb so i have almost 30gb free.
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Have you checked that it will take 30Gb of data?
yep. i tried loading a bunch of topgears on it. but i had to stop because it was taking a while and the space never seems to run out. but if i ever have 2 days solid to watch top gear on my phone. ^_^
Filling the card reveals the TRUE capacity of cheap Chinese cards, which too often will register as claimed capacity, UNTIL their actual capacity reached shows deceitful trick with far less available.
I found that I could copy files onto my eBay card without any problems, and the card registered the disk space being used. When I removed the card and re-inserted it most of the files were gone however (although the folders were still there).
I tried reformatting the card but got exactly the same result.
My wife lovingly purchased one of the 32GB Micro SD's from Ebay as a gift for me. It was from an American seller who swore that every card was tested and verified as good. I am on my second card and I suppose Aria's just don't like generic 32GB cards made (ripped off) in China and sold in the states. Almost every file that I copy to the card (through the phone's USB) comes out corrupt....if it copies at all...I will try to listen to an Alkaline Trio song and end up with splices of Avenged Sevenfold in it. I am going to purchase an SD card reader and see if copying files directly to the card (cutting out the phone as the "middle man") will help...but I doubt it will. All I can say is BEWARE!!!
If anyone has any ideas, they will be most appreciated!
Care to link to the specific one you got, or tell us what markings are on the SD card itself?
There are a lot of fake SD cards out there. Even if it has a name brand on it, it could be fake. Usually they are functional but pretty crappy performance-wise. I would probably avoid buying SD cards from anywhere besides reputable retail/online stores.
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My wife lovingly purchased one of the 32GB Micro SD's from Ebay as a gift for me. It was from an American seller who swore that every card was tested and verified as good. I am on my second card and I suppose Aria's just don't like generic 32GB cards made (ripped off) in China and sold in the states. Almost every file that I copy to the card (through the phone's USB) comes out corrupt....if it copies at all...I will try to listen to an Alkaline Trio song and end up with splices of Avenged Sevenfold in it. I am going to purchase an SD card reader and see if copying files directly to the card (cutting out the phone as the "middle man") will help...but I doubt it will. All I can say is BEWARE!!!
If anyone has any ideas, they will be most appreciated!
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Return the 32 GB card and purchase a good card from Amazon. I recommend the SanDisk 8 or 16 gb card (class 4 or better).
When you buy from eBay, you're taking a chance. Especially if the product comes from China.
Look on the bright side - your phone is fine - SD cards can be easily replaced...
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Been there done that. Buy only from a reliable source. I bought the same thing and same place. Good music I see. My old band "already dead" played with avenged back in the day here in socal. Good luck with sd card.
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I had the same thing happen to me. I bought my card from Buy.com but it was fulfilled by third party. I ran h2testw to verify it was a hacked 2GB card to look like a 32GB card. I contacted buy.com and the direct seller and he paypal refunded me the purchase no questions asked.
h2testw basically writes verifies in 1GB blocks. the hacked card looks like it writes fine, but when you try to access the files you get corrupted data which sounds like what you had.
Buy another sd card
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well, i wouldn't go straight out and generalize all chinese made products as crappy and cheap. I mean like, 75+% of everything in your house is probably chinese made.
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well, i wouldn't go straight out and generalize all chinese made products as crappy and cheap. I mean like, 75+% of everything in your house is probably chinese made.
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I was not referring to the country of manufacture.
The product itself was shipped from China and was described as a "rip-off" type of product.
I always suggest buying products from a reputable dealer and manufacturer. You may pay more, but you will most likely have better customer service and a better product.
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Could you quote the seller's name? Hope you got it fixed by now
I'm sorry to hear of your bad experience. That is usually why I stay away from eBay and China as a lot of their products tend to be poorly constructed and have issues with operation (many are counterfeit).
When buying memory cards and batteries, I tend to side on "Name brand" and purchase from trustworthy sites to ensure my product is not a counterfeit.
Hope you got your problem sorted!
Trying to buy micro SD card online. But i don't want to get ripped off.
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Please provide more information, such as from where you are going to make the purchase and who the manufacture will be.
Sorry, I just wanted advice what's the different of a fake micro SD card and a real one.
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culua said:
Sorry, I just wanted advice what's the different of a fake micro SD card and a real one.
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The only advice you can be given is to purchase from a reliable retailer. Once you get the card, you need to check if it runs as advertised. If it is a class 10, check if it reads and writes at class 10 speeds. If it doesn't, well it is safe to say it is fake.
If the price of the card is more than 15-20% less than the average from the major internet retailers, then I would think twice about it. Also stay away from Off Brands. Stick to SanDisk, Patriot, A Data, etc. Expect to pay anywhere from $60-$100 depending on vendor and class card.
CompUSA has a SanDisk 32GB class 2 for $55. The Patriot 32GB class 10 can be had for $75 ($90 with a $15 rebate)
ONLY buy from authorized retailers, like NewEgg. If you aren't sure if the place you are trying to buy from is authorized, check the manufacturer's site.
NEVER EVER buy memory cards off ebay, even if they claim to be new. It's so easy to take a 2gb card, paint a number 3 on it, and make it look like a 32gb card.
I make sure I stay away from eBay.
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Yeah, it's really as simple as buying from a reputable source (not ebay) and following the "if it's too good to be true" principle on price.
-Brian
i fell for a fake again
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-32GB-Mi...291177?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f0d1309e9
the posting looks legit, it even comes with a package, lol
he ships fast, i ordered it friday and it showed up via usps this morning, but i was a fake.
it was a 32GB microsd card for $30
What was fake about it. Was it not really a 32GB card? There are not really any other claims (brand, class, etc) in the posting.
that's obviously a fake. It's not a name brand (and as far as I know, sandisk and kingston are the only two brands with a 32gb card right now). Its in a generic package, and there is no name labels on the card itself.
Again, do NOT buy 32gb cards on ebay, its just not worth it. ONLY buy from authorized retailers.
Just a quick heads up on the following story, I have been suffering the regularly remounting sd card and have contacted Sandisk for an RMA, the catch being you've got to return the card to the Czech republic at your own expense!
BTW to get an RMA you need the serial number off the card, if like me you can't read it without the help of a microscope just take a picture and zoom in, I know only common sense but took me a while to hit upon it.
I have one of these SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10, and yesterday I noticed it doing few rescan media for errors, but today it stopped, is it dying ??? Any page to check if my card is among those suffering from the issue? like serial check?
in the mean time, I am making a backup, just to be on the same side.
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I have one of these SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10, and yesterday I noticed it doing few rescan media for errors, but today it stopped, is it dying ??? Any page to check if my card is among those suffering from the issue? like serial check?
in the mean time, I am making a backup, just to be on the same side.
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No idea how to check or how widespread the issue is, I suspect Sandisk are down playing the number of cards affected.
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I have one of these SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10, and yesterday I noticed it doing few rescan media for errors, but today it stopped, is it dying ??? Any page to check if my card is among those suffering from the issue? like serial check?
in the mean time, I am making a backup, just to be on the same side.
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I went to their sites support chat yesterday. Mine has been throwing an error off and on since I got it. Took a little bit but they were helpful and did an immediate RMA.
The person I spoke to asked for a list of info, serial on back of card was one. Weren't too concerned as I told her I could barely see them.
Emailed me a UPS label while I was in the chat. I'll say it was worth the 20 minutes.
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I went to their sites support chat yesterday. Mine has been throwing an error off and on since I got it. Took a little bit but they were helpful and did an immediate RMA.
The person I spoke to asked for a list of info, serial on back of card was one. Weren't too concerned as I told her I could barely see them.
Emailed me a UPS label while I was in the chat. I'll say it was worth the 20 minutes.
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I'd say. Just returned mine to seller on play who says he'll replace it. Just wondering when the fix was implemented, am I going to get another dodgy card?
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Same issue with mine. Just awaiting an rma number. I will be buying a Samsung replacement.
According to an article it was "a limited run". Not sure what that means.
Since they were easy to deal with and offered to replace it I'm going to give it another shot.
If this one fails I'll look at other cards.
They are really suck on customer service. I had this same issue at the end of last year, asked for RMA on January 2013, and they got it in the first week, and then it took them about a month to replace it. And the customer support are overseas, India, and everyone will give you his/her word about solving the problem, ecpeically the supervisors, big fat liars. Oh boy, it was a really pain till I got it replaced.
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They are really suck on customer service. I had this same issue at the end of last year, asked for RMA on January 2013, and they got it in the first week, and then it took them about a month to replace it. And the customer support are overseas, India, and everyone will give you his/her word about solving the problem, ecpeically the supervisors, big fat liars. Oh boy, it was a really pain till I got it replaced.
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No problem here last time I RMA'd a card, the real headache was having to pay the postage but jfcooley got prepaid postage so no biggie there.
My personal thoughts on what maybe up with the cards is that maybe they deviate from SDHC specification, and that samsung devices are relying on spec being followed hence are more sensitive? It'd certainly explain why they where so happy to fix and replace them, Just my thoughts.
I plan on sending off tomorrow. The email I got said 7-10 days after they received it. I'll try and post actual and results with new card.
Meanwhile my no name class 4 32gb is holding up well. Slower...but this is why I kept it around.
Can you please write the model number of the one you are RMAing? so that we might have a list of models that might suffer from the issue (the code above the barcode)
mine is: SDSDQU-032G-U46A, bought from Amazon Italy
still ok, only for 1 day it gave random Checking for errors, never again.
These are the numbers I gave off back of card.
32gb Ultra HC1 from Newegg.
2476DG7AM05A
have the same problem , in my country Sandisk doesnt know nothing about this problem
what can i do ?
http://kb.sandisk.com/
Here is where I started. Don't know if region specific.
On left choose "Live Chat".
Hope it helps.
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I have one of these SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10, and yesterday I noticed it doing few rescan media for errors, but today it stopped, is it dying ??? Any page to check if my card is among those suffering from the issue? like serial check?
in the mean time, I am making a backup, just to be on the same side.
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Same card and had the same thing start to happen. More frequent errors over a few days then phone said card was removed unexpectedly. Dead. Nothing left, in a pc or anything.
SanDisk replaced it no problems. Very quick turn around
I have the 64gb microSDXC from Team and never had any issues.
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I have the 64gb microSDXC from Team and never had any issues.
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This is for SanDisk, not for Team
Sandisk sent me an rma number with no return address. Now I have another email saying my replacement will be posted today??? So perhaps I haven't got to send mine back.
I have had this card for over a year with not a single issue.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MB-MP...3856825&sr=1-8&keywords=samsung+micro+sd+card
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GiantJay said:
I have had this card for over a year with not a single issue.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MB-MP...3856825&sr=1-8&keywords=samsung+micro+sd+card
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Did you read the title of the thread? This is about SANDISK cards having issues. I myself had to send my 32GB Sandisk class 10 card after 3 months of use, dying suddenly, to Sandisk and they replaced it FOC.
DOnt mess up the thread by saying your XYZ card is fine, it's SANDISK issue.