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I'm just browsing, tooting my on horn on newegg by reading all the positive reviews for this thing when I see this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834989204
The official Samsung book case and its only 40$ shipped..
I hope this hasn't already been posted and hope it helps someone.
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They really messed up when making this case . It could have been amazing except for one huge flaw, the flap folds over the back camera. It is impossible to take a picture unless you have 3 hands lol.
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flex3269 said:
They really messed up when making this case . It could have been amazing except for one huge flaw, the flap folds over the back camera. It is impossible to take a picture unless you have 3 hands lol.
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Yes it's a design flaw, but one could try to use the camera in portrait mode. It would be kind of awkward though.
Just pulled the trigger and bought this case from newegg. I signed up for the free trial for free 2day shipping from shoprunner so it came out to $37 bucks. Then I went to shoprunner to cancel my free trail before I FORGET to cancel (as well all do from time to time) and they gave me a 90 day free trial where they WON'T bill me after the trial is up! Plus if I use shoprunner three times before the 90 days is up they give me a year FREE!!! Can someone say "WINNING!!!" Lol! Thanks op for posting this! I should be getting the case by Thursday the latest, so i'll come back with pictures!!!
flex3269 said:
They really messed up when making this case . It could have been amazing except for one huge flaw, the flap folds over the back camera. It is impossible to take a picture unless you have 3 hands lol.
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and no magnets holding the cover. The cover will be flapping around if you hold it the wrong way. The earphone cut out maybe useful, but ugly in my personal opinion.
its $35 now...just an update
TonyBigs said:
Yes it's a design flaw, but one could try to use the camera in portrait mode. It would be kind of awkward though.
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You can actually stay in landscape, but hold it upsidedown . Just tested and pic is just fine.
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and no magnets holding the cover. The cover will be flapping around if you hold it the wrong way. The earphone cut out maybe useful, but ugly in my personal opinion.
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There's magnets on the back to hold the flap when it's opened and when it's used as a stand. They could not use a closure magnet as there isn't a bezel. I suppose they would have had to design the tablet with a closure magnet in mind like Apple did. Of course then they would be sued.
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Just pulled the trigger and bought this case from newegg. I signed up for the free trial for free 2day shipping from shoprunner so it came out to $37 bucks. Then I went to shoprunner to cancel my free trail before I FORGET to cancel (as well all do from time to time) and they gave me a 90 day free trial where they WON'T bill me after the trial is up! Plus if I use shoprunner three times before the 90 days is up they give me a year FREE!!! Can someone say "WINNING!!!" Lol! Thanks op for posting this! I should be getting the case by Thursday the latest, so i'll come back with pictures!!!
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Newegg is always winning.. glad it helped tho.
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flex3269 said:
They really messed up when making this case . It could have been amazing except for one huge flaw, the flap folds over the back camera. It is impossible to take a picture unless you have 3 hands lol.
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Who uses the camera on a tablet anyways?
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younix258 said:
Who uses the camera on a tablet anyways?
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Exactly my thinking
Bought my phone yesterday at BestBuy....I let my friend borrow it and she scrtched with her bag....a small scratch on the left side....ohhhhh myyy goossshhh I feel so horrible now....anyway to fix it?
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The side where? On the screen, the front bezel, the battery cover?? If its on the case of the phone somewhere i suppose you could find replacement parts online and swap all the internals if you were so inclined. If the screen itself is scratched, other than some hair brained schemes like blow torches and sand paper i would say you are stuck with the scratch. The good news is a decent screen protector film should disguise anything other than a major disfiguring.
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Bought my phone yesterday at BestBuy....I let my friend borrow it and she scrtched with her bag....a small scratch on the left side....ohhhhh myyy goossshhh I feel so horrible now....anyway to fix it?
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Return the phone? Buy Black Tie Protection and swap it out?
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The side where? On the screen, the front bezel, the battery cover?? If its on the case of the phone somewhere i suppose you could find replacement parts online and swap all the internals if you were so inclined. If the screen itself is scratched, other than some hair brained schemes like blow torches and sand paper i would say you are stuck with the scratch. The good news is a decent screen protector film should disguise anything other than a major disfiguring.
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Right on the left side where the screen starts....next to the white...mmm
Okay guess I gotta get a screen pro
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Return the phone? Buy Black Tie Protection and swap it out?
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Seriously? I'm about 99.999999% sure scratching the phone is not covered by any sort of warranty, not only is this terribly unhelpful it is unbelievably preposterous.
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Seriously? I'm about 99.999999% sure scratching the phone is not covered by any sort of warranty, not only is this terribly unhelpful it is unbelievably preposterous.
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I worked at Best Buy. If you are within 30 days they will probably take it back. Also, Black Tie is a protection plan that covers everything but lost and stolen. I will be sure not to help out in this thread any more though.
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I worked at Best Buy. If you are within 30 days they will probably take it back. Also, Black Tie is a protection plan that covers everything but lost and stolen. I will be sure not to help out in this thread any more though.
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I apologize if i came off as being forward, but 'just take it back' is pretty lame advice for user error, regardless if it is possible or not.
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I apologize if i came off as being forward, but 'just take it back' is pretty lame advice for user error, regardless if it is possible or not.
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I had people bring back phones that had water damage. Half our managers would say take it back and the other half would think about it and then may or may not do it. If he just got it yesterday he could reason that it was too easy to scratch since it is supposed to have gorilla glass. I've returned more with less reason because the customer was nice.
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I had people bring back phones that had water damage. Half our managers would say take it back and the other half would think about it and then may or may not do it. If he just got it yesterday he could reason that it was too easy to scratch since it is supposed to have gorilla glass. I've returned more with less reason because the customer was nice.
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So can I just exchange it? Like next week-?
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VeryCoolAlan said:
So can I just exchange it? Like next week-?
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I stated that I wasn't going to help because my advice was disliked. But, if it was my store I'd give you some Crap then help you out if you were nice and reasonable. You could also get the protection plan. I'd be tons more likely to help you if you had that.
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I stated that I wasn't going to help because my advice was disliked. But, if it was my store I'd give you some Crap then help you out if you were nice and reasonable. You could also get the protection plan. I'd be tons more likely to help you if you had that.
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I have the geek squad plan thing...
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VeryCoolAlan said:
I have the geek squad plan thing...
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Then you should have no trouble.
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Then you should have no trouble.
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Do I have to unroot and such? Or iust wipe?
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VeryCoolAlan said:
Do I have to unroot and such? Or iust wipe?
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You don't really have to do either one, but if you are trying to swap it in store I would, and you have to have a reason other than the scratch. If you are using GSBTP you need to break something on it so they'll send it off. If you use GSBTP you don't need to unroot because that doesn't matter.
What if I just brick my phone on purpose?
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VeryCoolAlan said:
What if I just brick my phone on purpose?
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Would probably work. I have taken more than one brick back.
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Bought my phone yesterday at BestBuy....I let my friend borrow it and she scrtched with her bag....a small scratch on the left side....ohhhhh myyy goossshhh I feel so horrible now....anyway to fix it?
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Find a less clumsy friend.
Clumsy people can be a pain
would it be bad if you just swap it out saying you actually want the blue one but buy the screen protector to hide the scratch, and then a couple days later just go back and switch to a new white one saying you actually preferred the white one to the blue one?
Get Ghost Armor installed on it. It will fill in the scratch and protect it from now on.
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Get Ghost Armor installed on it. It will fill in the scratch and protect it from now on.
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I ordered a mirror one. A generic one. And a matte anti glare/ fingerprint one... which should I choose?
Btw thanks to all you guys helping me and not being like (**** this guy and his problem lol)
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Ok so me and my fiance went on a road trip to visit my family for New Years. She accidentally dropped it when getting out if the car. It hit on the bottom right corner and dented it forcing the bottom plate up. I was gonna try to fix it DIY style like I fix everything but I want a few second opinions... I was gonna use a press or something to press it back down. Lol any other ideas?
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Well...personally I would heat that one up and remove it to be replaced by a new grill. Google the part and also check out a couple teardowns. You might be able to reshape that white plastic once the grill is off too. Good thing she didn't get the glass !
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I would take a look at a teardown guide. See if you can get a busted htc one on ebay to replace the back part or just try and bend the section that is bent.
There are some tear down guides on iFixit and also on youtube. Would post links but I don't think that is allowed.
the same exact thing happened to me. Dropped the phone, dented the upper right hand corner. What i did was buy one of those invisible body shield cases and put it on.
I've taken apart a fair number of phones,etc, but after seeing how almost impossible this thing looks to dismantle? Nope. I'll just pay the deductible.
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mmuzzy said:
I've taken apart a fair number of phones,etc, but after seeing how almost impossible this thing looks to dismantle? Nope. I'll just pay the deductible.
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Yeah it looks like a mess. I even watched a video and I would never even attempt to do that, way too scary.
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I'm pretty sure you can't take a one apart without causing damage to the metal. It requires a special tool that only HTC has as far as I know.
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The one got a 1 out of 10 for fixability on some blog Lol I know not to take it apart since it's mostly glued together.
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It's not glued. Just press fit. It has a series of tension clips on the inside and separating them is near impossible without causing damage.
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It's not glued. Just press fit. It has a series of tension clips on the inside and separating them is near impossible without causing damage.
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Actually I think it's both. Every teardown guide I've seen mentions having to heat up the phone to soften the adhesive. Here is someone on XDA that braved a teardown before sending the phone back for replacement anyway:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2353895
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Actually I think it's both. Every teardown guide I've seen mentions having to heat up the phone to soften the adhesive. Here is someone on XDA that braved a teardown before sending the phone back for replacement anyway:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2353895
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I saw one where the dude pulled it apart without heat, and showed there was no adhesive at all. Someone said something in the comments about how it'd be easier to use heat, and apparently this guy had done it both ways and the only difference is that using heat makes it hot as balls and hard to handle.
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Either way I don't want to dismantle this phone.... Lol glue or tension. U think I found the one downside to this phone...
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johnrevival said:
Either way I don't want to dismantle this phone.... Lol glue or tension. U think I found the one downside to this phone...
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You're right ...weddings off!
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Unfortunately because I'm a complete tard I have managed to obliterate the screen on my 2 week old M8. Basically left it on the roof of my car and drove off. 30mph later and a loud bang on the rear windscreen leaves me with a smashed screen. Not happy as you can guess.
Has anybody got any idea of how much Regenersis will charge to replace the screen and body to make my baby look new again? Also what sort of time scales in the real world do these chaps work at? Is the workmanship up to oem standard?
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Unfortunately because I'm a complete tard I have managed to obliterate the screen on my 2 week old M8. Basically left it on the roof of my car and drove off. 30mph later and a loud bang on the rear windscreen leaves me with a smashed screen. Not happy as you can guess.
Has anybody got any idea of how much Regenersis will charge to replace the screen and body to make my baby look new again? Also what sort of time scales in the real world do these chaps work at? Is the workmanship up to oem standard?
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With the M8 you automatically get HTC advantage. The will fix your screen for FREE one time in the first six months. Call them, it's completely free. My brother sent this in a about a week ago and got it back yesterday.
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Is that with every m8? I didn't get told that or have any leaflet about it in my box
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Rotten Ross said:
Is that with every m8? I didn't get told that or have any leaflet about it in my box
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Yes call HTC and ask. Or go to HTC website. Here's picture of what I had in my box. Check your box as well,you may have missed it because every M8 gets it.
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Mine has no such leaflet, maybe they didn't put it UK Carphone warehouse ones
On the UK advantage site it says coming soon so maybe it's not in the UK
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Yes call HTC and ask. Or go to HTC website. Here's picture of what I had in my box. Check your box as well,you may have missed it because every M8 gets it.
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Maybe for u lucky Americans, but us over here in little ol' UK aren't worthy of such a warranty.
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Maybe for u lucky Americans, but us over here in little ol' UK aren't worthy of such a warranty.
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Have you called and asked? When I spoke to them they said they covered all M8 purchases.
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If you'll look at this screenshot the small print at the bottom says all bought after Feb 18.
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Have you called and asked? When I spoke to them they said they covered all M8 purchases.
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Yep I'm afraid its only a US thing and nobody else
Even HTC have told me so.
I'm sorry to hear that.
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If you'll look at this screenshot the small print at the bottom says all bought after Feb 18.
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Feb 18th - that would be pre-order. Over in UK it didn't release until April.
On the down side, just checked my box, no 6 month warranty leaflet (Vodafone UK purchased 26th April)
Just found this
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/127...replacement-for-htc-one-family-other-benefits
US only . Utter bullsh**
Well the screen replacement parts is updates and cloud storage are all round I believe
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Oh cripes, is it true that all UK HTC ones get shipped to Poland for repair?! WTF? Will I ever see my One again? I sent it to HTC as I assumed it would be a high standard repair with genuine parts. Now i feel like I'll never get it back and it'll be a shoddy repair if it does. :crying:
EDIT: According to UPS HTC have had my device since Friday Morning, but the HTC tracker says awaiting device?
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Unfortunately because I'm a complete tard I have managed to obliterate the screen on my 2 week old M8. Basically left it on the roof of my car and drove off. 30mph later and a loud bang on the rear windscreen leaves me with a smashed screen. Not happy as you can guess.
Has anybody got any idea of how much Regenersis will charge to replace the screen and body to make my baby look new again? Also what sort of time scales in the real world do these chaps work at? Is the workmanship up to oem standard?
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Monday i know how much it cost.. let you know. HTC advantage is a pilot in the US. Other regions are watching closely..
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Monday i know how much it cost.. let you know. HTC advantage is a pilot in the US. Other regions are watching closely..
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In other words... "Let's see how much this costs us before we dive in worldwide and completely screw ourselves"
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In other words... "Let's see how much this costs us before we dive in worldwide and completely screw ourselves"
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Or, because the US is the land of Lawsuits (no offence to anybody from the US ) HTC decide that maybe it is cheaper to replace screens for free and covers their a$$e$ rather than have people bring lawsuits against them for not fit for purpose screens. (I am in no way saying that the screen is not fit for purpose by the way lol, it's my own stupid fault.)
Well, I finally got my M8 back from Regenersis HTC repair centre and I'm very surprised.
The total cost of repair was £103.31. I was expecting at least twice that amount as the phone is good as new especially considering the difficulty of the repair.
They have replaced the LCD, the bottom speaker panel, the middle assembly and the back cover. I'm quite impressed really as HTC were quite helpful whenever I contacted them and the whole thing has been pretty painless. It took less than 3 weeks from sending to receiving. Thumbs up for HTC :good:
The breakdown of parts:
LCD & touch- £43.06
Bezel pre assy - £5.58
deco plate upper assy - £1.17
Deco plate bottom assy - £0.89
Labour - £22
Shipping - £11.29
VAT £19.32
Not sure which one of those is the back cover, but it's been replaced!
That means that HTC charged about £50 +VAT for the actual repair. The parts themselves cost double that. No point in buying insurance at that cost.
The LCD is only £43 what's that close to $80??
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The LCD is only £43 what's that close to $80??
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Around $75 at the current exchange rate. There is a seller selling just the touch screen and LCD for $190 on eBay. The part I have been charged for is a complete assembly including the housing.
It seems maybe HTC are only charging cost prices for the parts. Maybe this is so as not to discourage people from buying the phone because of scary repair costs.
I honestly can't complain about the repair cost or the service. After reading some dodgy reviews I was expecting a worse experience.
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Has anyone else noticed any sort of scratch or crack in the back of their watches by the area where the plastic back meets the strap? I haven't exposed the watch to any force or stress (no, I haven't tried to replaced the band) so I'm wondering how the hell I have that big crack all of the sudden. It doesn't affect functionality or charging and it doesn't hurt my skin as it isn't raised but I'm just concerned about the durability of the back and if the band is putting some sort of pressure on it while being worn. I tweeted the photo to motorola and they asked me to email their support department as they want to look into it.
I can't attach the photo as it is too big so a link would do. This was taken yesterday and today I just noticed two tiny cracks in the bottom part where the plastic back meets the edge of the band.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmpoh6y71q81d19/IMAG0159.jpg?dl=0
If you're having a similar issue, it'd be helpful to tweet at motorola so they can look into it and perhaps send us a replacement.
No permission to view photo.
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I've already contacted Motorola about my cracked back and I still haven't heard back from them. I cracked mine myself so not sure what they will do.
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There shouldn't be any tension from the straps on the back of the device. I have yet to witness any crack on any part of my watch even though it has had some rough dealings within the first week itself. The durability of this watch is quite amazing! I sweat in it every day after school due to sports and it dries the leather strap very quickly and I have also banged it against some hard surfaces including splintered wood and no scratches/cracks yet. So my conclusion is: there is no stress applied by the band at all and your case should be a factory shipping problem which you can get replaced.
I already have a light scratch on my black one. It was from bumping into a door with my wrist.
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have you heard back? mine also has a crack on it...
Nothing yet.
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here is mine
they replacing mine with a brand new one 4 days, system down right now tho they gotta call me back in about an hr to finish the process
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they replacing mine with a brand new one 4 days, system down right now tho they gotta call me back in about an hr to finish the process
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I'll have to call them back then. What number did you call?
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they replacing mine with a brand new one 4 days, system down right now tho they gotta call me back in about an hr to finish the process
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So you broke it putting on a watchband and they are replacing it? Pretty generous of them.
Just got off the phone with Motorola. They said it would be $100 to get a replacement due to physical damage. Not sure what else I can do. I guess I'll sell it locally.
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tauzins said:
here is mine
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Yeah I'm going to say you cracked it changing the band.
That's on you.
Ichibahn SLC said:
Just got off the phone with Motorola. They said it would be $100 to get a replacement due to physical damage. Not sure what else I can do. I guess I'll sell it locally.
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That's ridiculous! I tweeted at them again and sent a follow up email because I got two more cracks at the bottom of the device and they are getting bigger each day. This is definitely a manufacturing defect as I have only wore it like any other watch. In fact, I've been babying the thing and been very careful about not to accidentally hit it or drop it.
Where did you get yours from? I'm thinking about just going to best buy for an exchange
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That's ridiculous! I tweeted at them again and sent a follow up email because I got two more cracks at the bottom of the device and they are getting bigger each day. This is definitely a manufacturing defect as I have only wore it like any other watch. In fact, I've been babying the thing and been very careful about not to accidentally hit it or drop it.
Where did you get yours from? I'm thinking about just going to best buy for an exchange
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Bestbuy as well. I will try the tweet route.
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Ichibahn SLC said:
Just got off the phone with Motorola. They said it would be $100 to get a replacement due to physical damage. Not sure what else I can do. I guess I'll sell it locally.
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I saw your ad on KSL. LOL small world.
D1G1N1XY said:
I saw your ad on KSL. LOL small world.
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Indeed it is. Throw me an offer if interested. I'm willing to loose money for a fellow XDA member.
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i got the same crack with the original band so WTF is going on with the back plate?
Are these cracks appearing upon initial inspection/first couple of days?
Or are these cracks in watches worn for weeks