Moto doesn't give a damn. - Nexus 6 General

On December 2nd I purchase MotoCare for my Nexus 6, since then.
December 5th - I put in an RMA for a bad screen and told it would ship in 3 days.
December 9th - I call them having received no info from them or Fedex on a shipment. I am told it will arrive the 12th.
December 12th - I call again as there is no new word, I am told a person will call me back in 24-48 hours. 4hrs later I get a shipment notification, but no one ever called.
December 15th - Phone arrives, it is for AT&T I specified T-Mobile many times.
December 15-16th - Many calls to Moto to get this sorted. I was told it would be 2 weeks to get it shipped due to 0 in stock and then later another rep says they can ship next day due to 500 in stock. Told I would get shipping info and a call back in 24-48 hours. I also had 2 reps hang up on me while I was explaining the story.
None of this happens, I rant in a thread and Moto_Wendy_W helps get the ball rolling, and in under 48 hours I have had a call, and shipment info for a phone 2 days out. Finally.
December 19th, Phone arrives, due to weekend I get returns sent out with Fedex labels provided on the 22nd. Should arrive on the 26th (due to holiday).
January 1st I am notified the devices were never returned and I will be charged. I check with Fedex and they show no delivery after the 26th and no update since. I call Moto and they call Fedex and verify it was returned the 29th, so now I have to watch my card to see if it is charged or not.
During all of this:
December 26th - while Moto Store had stock I ordered a 64GB White for my brother's birthday, Est Delivery the 6th, his birthday is on the 8th. Perfect. Moto charged my card for the full amount that day.
December 28th - Told there is a hold and to call them. The hold is due to "to many recent orders, which is ONLY the Moto Care I ordered on the 2nd of December. It will take 24-48 hours to review.
December 31st I email asking status - Still waiting for decision on it
January 2nd I am told on the phone it was approved and I should get tracking shortly.
January 3rd I am emailed and told that it has been approved but it is out of stock and I have to wait for new stock.
At this point there is no way I will get the device by the 6th, and I have NO idea when they will get more stock and they have had my money since the 26th of December.
Motorola is the WORST company with the WORST support I have EVER dealt with and having worked in IT for over 12 years I have dealt with a LOT of companies.
They NEVER call you back when they say they will, and they NEVER do ANYTHING to actually do their job properly unless someone lights a fire under their ass.
I am done with them as a company. At this point I actually feel pissed that I own one of their products even. I am debating selling the phone i do have for an LG G3. At least LG has never ****ed me over for 30+ days straight.
EDIT: Yesterday I was told that it was just a hold up with Fedex and I would get a call back by 4PM to confirm any updates.
Today after receiving no call back I am told the phone is out of stock with no ETA. I have canceled the order. I will not be buying anymore phones from Motorola after this experience. I am also fighting being charged $530 for an RMA I returned.

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I have seen more complaint about moto customer service than the phone itself. Seems google really dropped the ball on this partnership with a bad company.
Should keep an eye out for sure, seen two incident like this where moto "never receives" the phone and the people got charged anyway! Had to fight with their banks to get it sorted!

My experience with Motorola was very pleasant.
Dec 16th - Advanced RMA Created
Dec 21st - Received Replacement Device
Dec 26th - Return shipped defective unit
Jan 2nd - Signed and Delivered at Motorola
They give you a tracking number on the return label. It's also found if you go to Motorola contact us and put in your RMA #.

I'm sorry, but, I felt the need to jump into this as well...
I purchased a Moto360 from Motorola, and when I received it, it wouldn't charge... so, Motorola sent me the replacement with the prepaid envelope, I shipped the original out 4 days later. Living in Alaska, they only pay for the cheapest/slowest shipping, so, it made it back 2 days after they were expecting it. It took me 6 phone calls, 2 managers, and 3 weeks for them to refund my money they charged me AFTER they sent me the email stating the watch arrived and they had it in their possession. It was, by FAR, the worst experience I've ever dealt with, and a part of me wanted to give up on the Nexus 6 in fear if something went wrong, it'd be a repeat experience.

mgbotoe said:
I have seen more complaint about moto customer service than the phone itself. Seems google really dropped the ball on this partnership with a bad company.
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Actually Moto Mobility (the Motorola cellphone division) was once a good company that GOOGLE itself acquired and owned. Then they gutted it for the patents corporate raider style and sold it for a loss to Lenovo. Welcome to Lenovo customer service.
Brilliant bit that.

I'm going on two weeks now that they have received my phone waiting on a replacement. I usually do advanced replacement but was told when I setup the RMA that everything shouldn't take more then a week. Now I get the run around that they have no stock and at one point the RMA got closed for some reason.

mgbotoe said:
Seems google really dropped the ball on this partnership with a bad company.
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Once upon a time, when the Nexus 9 was on the drawing board.....

For me is T-Mobile the WORST CS EVER and plus bought my LG G3 from them by phone and is a PAIN IN THE AZZ to send it back (phone restarts itself) and that people is the HELL in the earth.

Mervingio said:
For me is T-Mobile the WORST CS EVER and plus bought my LG G3 from them by phone and is a PAIN IN THE AZZ to send it back (phone restarts itself) and that people is the HELL in the earth.
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Go to a store to do your business. You will have a completely different experience
Plus if you buy in store you can exchange in store for defects within 14 days.. None of the calling and shipping and crap
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clninja said:
Go to a store to do your business. You will have a completely different experience
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Yup I will do it when the G3's get it back!

venturizhou said:
My experience with Motorola was very pleasant.
Dec 16th - Advanced RMA Created
Dec 21st - Received Replacement Device
Dec 26th - Return shipped defective unit
Jan 2nd - Signed and Delivered at Motorola
They give you a tracking number on the return label. It's also found if you go to Motorola contact us and put in your RMA #.
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There is something seriously wrong with this... I had an RMA since 11/24/14 and just got my replacement on the 12/28/14.
Obviously color/size may be the reason for this. Mine was a 64GB Blue.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus6/comments/2psjjg/terrible_motorola_support_possibly_worse_than/

What forum?
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joderme said:
There is something seriously wrong with this... I had an RMA since 11/24/14 and just got my replacement on the 12/28/14.
Obviously color/size may be the reason for this. Mine was a 64GB Blue.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus6/comments/2psjjg/terrible_motorola_support_possibly_worse_than/
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Was your replacement brand new? Also are there any issues with it?

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PunishedSnake said:
What forum?
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https://forums.motorola.com

I know it's not extremely wise of me, but the BEST phone experience that I've ever had was when I bought a used Moto X from a guy on Craigslist. I bought it, and took it to the at&t store, and they activated it, no problems whatsoever.

knitler said:
On December 2nd I purchase MotoCare for my Nexus 6, since then.
December 5th - I put in an RMA for a bad screen and told it would ship in 3 days.
December 9th - I call them having received no info from them or Fedex on a shipment. I am told it will arrive the 12th.
December 12th - I call again as there is no new word, I am told a person will call me back in 24-48 hours. 4hrs later I get a shipment notification, but no one ever called.
December 15th - Phone arrives, it is for AT&T I specified T-Mobile many times.
December 15-16th - Many calls to Moto to get this sorted. I was told it would be 2 weeks to get it shipped due to 0 in stock and then later another rep says they can ship next day due to 500 in stock. Told I would get shipping info and a call back in 24-48 hours. I also had 2 reps hang up on me while I was explaining the story.
None of this happens, I rant in a thread and Moto_Wendy_W helps get the ball rolling, and in under 48 hours I have had a call, and shipment info for a phone 2 days out. Finally.
December 19th, Phone arrives, due to weekend I get returns sent out with Fedex labels provided on the 22nd. Should arrive on the 26th (due to holiday).
January 1st I am notified the devices were never returned and I will be charged. I check with Fedex and they show no delivery after the 26th and no update since. I call Moto and they call Fedex and verify it was returned the 29th, so now I have to watch my card to see if it is charged or not.
During all of this:
December 26th - while Moto Store had stock I ordered a 64GB White for my brother's birthday, Est Delivery the 6th, his birthday is on the 8th. Perfect. Moto charged my card for the full amount that day.
December 28th - Told there is a hold and to call them. The hold is due to "to many recent orders, which is ONLY the Moto Care I ordered on the 2nd of December. It will take 24-48 hours to review.
December 31st I email asking status - Still waiting for decision on it
January 2nd I am told on the phone it was approved and I should get tracking shortly.
January 3rd I am emailed and told that it has been approved but it is out of stock and I have to wait for new stock.
At this point there is no way I will get the device by the 6th, and I have NO idea when they will get more stock and they have had my money since the 26th of December.
Motorola is the WORST company with the WORST support I have EVER dealt with and having worked in IT for over 12 years I have dealt with a LOT of companies.
They NEVER call you back when they say they will, and they NEVER do ANYTHING to actually do their job properly unless someone lights a fire under their ass.
I am done with them as a company. At this point I actually feel pissed that I own one of their products even. I am debating selling the phone i do have for an LG G3. At least LG has never ****ed me over for 30+ days straight.
EDIT: Yesterday I was told that it was just a hold up with Fedex and I would get a call back by 4PM to confirm any updates.
Today after receiving no call back I am told the phone is out of stock with no ETA. I have canceled the order. I will not be buying anymore phones from Motorola after this experience. I am also fighting being charged $530 for an RMA I returned.
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Was your original faulty phone an AT&T phone? I believe they match up the IMEI and send out accordingly. I had a bad AT&T one with the IMEI reflecting such and got a replacement one with the AT&T tramp stamp. I requested a non AT&T one but that did not work. Just curious what your experience was.
Thanks!

No it was not. I bought it at the T-Mobile store in my area.

joderme said:
There is something seriously wrong with this... I had an RMA since 11/24/14 and just got my replacement on the 12/28/14.
Obviously color/size may be the reason for this. Mine was a 64GB Blue.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus6/comments/2psjjg/terrible_motorola_support_possibly_worse_than/
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I believe that color and capacity do play a factor because mine was 32GB CW.

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Anyone else waiting on a warranty replacement?

Well I am still waiting on mine. I was told it would be 3 days and well its been a week.
After I called to get my tracking number I was told it was still pending so they were going to fill out a a recovery form to contact the warehouse to find out what the problem was and I should get an email after 24 hrs. I didnt. Called again was told that it usually take 72 hrs. No dice. Called again guy told me that they are having problems with the forms lately and its been taking 8 days... WTF!?I was also told that my order has been put in backorder status with no way of knowing when it would ship. But the guy didnt understand why the Vibrant wasnt on his backorder list. So we sent an email escalation to the warehouse which I am currently waiting on which he said would take 24 hrs.
This is just mind numbingly insane to me. Why cant they call the warehouse to figure this crap out. I have a phone sitting here that their update broke that I havent even finished paying off yet that Ive had for about a month and a half and they are telling me i have to wait to hear from them when it will be shipped. I left Sprint to get away from this kind of crap.
Call customer care back & say CANCEL. That will get you the customer retention dept. I filed my claim on the 14th after the OTA update bricked my phone & they couldn't get it to come back up. Expected it to take maybe 3 days. After the phone had not arrived Tuesday I was PO'd yesterday morning & called. They told me it was on backorder and I probably wouldn't have it until the 25th. Wrong answer. Got to customer retention and they took $20 off my bill for the inconvenience and supposedly overnighted a phone to me. We'll see if it arrives today.
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Call customer care back & say CANCEL. That will get you the customer retention dept. I filed my claim on the 14th after the OTA update bricked my phone & they couldn't get it to come back up. Expected it to take maybe 3 days. After the phone had not arrived Tuesday I was PO'd yesterday morning & called. They told me it was on backorder and I probably wouldn't have it until the 25th. Wrong answer. Got to customer retention and they took $20 off my bill for the inconvenience and supposedly overnighted a phone to me. We'll see if it arrives today.
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Ive been on the phone with CS multiple times and they have credited me back my shipping fee and my date usage for the month i will give them a call this afternoon again. I got an email address from the Live Chat person of soemone higher than them so hopefully I will hear back and let me know if you get your phone.
Also howd you get a date out of them they just keep telling me they have no idea.
That sucks, mine bricked with the OTA and they said it would be 7 days to get my phone, well it showed on the 18th (I must of called on the 8th)...
What is dumb is they sent text messages to the bricked phone letting me know (HA, I ODIN'ed back to stock and applied the update and my phone worked fine).
So now I have a replacement phone and my original phone - I need to goto the store or something and return the replacement phone, right? Or will they charge me $100 bucks for the replacement and if they do, and I keep it - am I able to get another replacement if it breaks?
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That sucks, mine bricked with the OTA and they said it would be 7 days to get my phone, well it showed on the 18th (I must of called on the 8th)...
What is dumb is they sent text messages to the bricked phone letting me know (HA, I ODIN'ed back to stock and applied the update and my phone worked fine).
So now I have a replacement phone and my original phone - I need to goto the store or something and return the replacement phone, right? Or will they charge me $100 bucks for the replacement and if they do, and I keep it - am I able to get another replacement if it breaks?
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You should send it back I dont know if they would let you keep it they may charge you.
same here they credited me my data for the month, but still i want my phone back...i was thinking of odin back and recover but if they're sending me another phone i dont want to send them back a good phone...i guess ill just wait
CS is different from Customer Retention and you have to say cancel to get to them. Their job is to keep you as a subscriber. My guess is they have their own stock to pull from. The stupidest part of all this is there's a corporate store blocks from my house with a bunch of Vibrants in stock. Why Tmo won't give me one of those phones & replenish their stock is beyond me.
Send your phone back or they'll be sending you a bill for the retail price of the phone. When you got the replacement it should have included details on how to send the other back. If not, call.
I actually sent an email to the CEO with my complaints and they are assigning someone to my case. Waiting to hear back. But I will be calling when I get home.
I had to replace mine due to overheating, shutdown thermometer icon, said 7 days, came on 7the. Day. Call 611 ask for customer loyalty.
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Same sinking boat...
I am actually in the same boat...I ordered an exchange back on 10/14 after my Vibrant went belly up after the update, ordered 3 day express shipping which should have arrived no later than Tuesday 10/19 and when I called to check the status they said it was on backordered status even though it wasn't officially backordered...until today that it. Samsung Vibrants for exchange have been backordered for replacements ordered 10/13 or after, and this information was just made known today...1 week after the fact! Submitting research requests will have no further luck as the shipment date is to be determined. It will simply arrives, when it arrives. Needless to say, I got the shipping charges refunded!
bretjrodgers said:
I am actually in the same boat...I ordered an exchange back on 10/14 after my Vibrant went belly up after the update, ordered 3 day express shipping which should have arrived no later than Tuesday 10/19 and when I called to check the status they said it was on backordered status even though it wasn't officially backordered...until today that it. Samsung Vibrants for exchange have been backordered for replacements ordered 10/13 or after, and this information was just made known today...1 week after the fact! Submitting research requests will have no further luck as the shipment date is to be determined. It will simply arrives, when it arrives. Needless to say, I got the shipping charges refunded!
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My stock vibrant went belly up after the OTA update on Oct 12. I asked for an expedited replacement. I was actually given the expedition for free.
Oct 12 - OTA kills my stock Vibrant. I ordered a new replacement phone at the store, and expedited shipping was free.
Oct 15 - phone was supposed to arrive. It didn't, so I called and asked whats up. I was told Oct 16 was the new date.
Oct 16 - Phone didnt arrive. I asked what's up. I was told Oct 21
Oct 21 - phone didnt arrive today. I called and was told Oct 25. I asked for some kind of credit to my account. Since I'm vibrantless for 13 days, they credited me 13 days of service. Definitely call customer service, ask for a supervisor, and explain you've been inconvenienced by not having a smartphone. they will credit you for the days you've been dicked over.
Oct 25 - we'll see what happens.
If I get a refurbished phone, I'm going to get that replaced too.
It took 9 days - including weekend - to get my replacement.
There is no way to know if you get a refurbished. And if you call in and say you dont want redurbished they will just tell you they have requested a new one for you but they cant control it. I am unsure if mine is refurbished or not. The plastic cover that came with it made it look like a refurb but it was manufactured in 10/10 and the sliding door.at top feelings like no one has uses it before.
Mine had the damn bootloader locked unlike my original so I had to do all this fevered reading about adb that I didn't have to do first time around, then BING, OTA and unlocked sbl,rerooted and back in the ballgame. I'm getting a refund for lost service and that cockamamie mobile TV charge which I never used.
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I got mine, and it was not a refurb. I don't think there were enough defect returns because the phones on been on the mass market a few months. I got mine from a guy off of cl and I still got a new warranty replacement from samsung via tmo. It even had a manufacture date more recent than the date I bought the original! Just slapped my batt in and snapped my old cover and I was good to go.
Oh and btw, it does take them a week or two to get the replacement approval processed.
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ensonnosne said:
I got mine, and it was not a refurb. I don't think there were enough defect returns because the phones on been on the mass market a few months. I got mine from a guy off of cl and I still got a new warranty replacement from samsung via tmo. It even had a manufacture date more recent than the date I bought the original! Just slapped my batt in and snapped my old cover and I was good to go.
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Did it come in the original packaging with all the accessories or just the phone itself? I ask this because I've never had an exchange before. Thanks
(they told me mine would just be the phone and to keep my sd card, battery and all the accessories)
No is just the phone with out the cover or batt.
I think they only give you the whole box if you report it stolen.
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Okay. Thanks for your (quick) response. Much appreciated!
ensonnosne said:
I got mine, and it was not a refurb. I don't think there were enough defect returns because the phones on been on the mass market a few months. I got mine from a guy off of cl and I still got a new warranty replacement from samsung via tmo. It even had a manufacture date more recent than the date I bought the original! Just slapped my batt in and snapped my old cover and I was good to go.
Oh and btw, it does take them a week or two to get the replacement approval processed.
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T-mobile is giving me hell about my phone since it was giving to me as a gift and the OTA screwed my phone up. They say my phone doesn't have a manufacturers warranty.
I paid for overnight on a sunday I had to cal back thursday and threaten a company switch, phone arrived next day at 1:40.
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[q] Anyone order a replacement phone? How long did it take to receive?

Hey all, this is for those who had a defect with their first Nexus 4, and had to call Play Support and request a new one.
When you call in, you place the order while on the phone, they e-mail you while on the phone. How many days between that and actually receiving a notice that Google is shipping it out?
I placed a replacement order 4 days ago and have heard nothing since..
Just curious, and also might help others that are curious, thanks!
Considering that 4 days ago was a weekend, and they won't ship anything on weekends + 2-3 Business days to process your order, you will probably get shipping details on the 6th or 7th (could be tomorrow.)
And I don't think the DC knows whether your order was for a replacement or not since you had to order the replacement from the play store, so it might get shuffled behind those that have place orders ahead of you.
I was going to process a replacement (RMA/Shipping Label email is sitting unread in my Inbox); but decided to wait to see if others are experiencing the problem first. To find out its a mass issue or just related to my device.
I placed an order for an RMA unit Thursday night after calling Google and having the RMA link emailed to me. I received an email the following morning with a notice that the replacement phone had shipped and a tracking number was provided. The UPS tracking page just displayed a yellow box that says "A UPS shipping label has been created. Once the shipment arrives at our facility, the tracking status--including the scheduled delivery date--will be updated."
I just checked again and the yellow box with the above message is still there. I'm thinking that the tracking number should have updated information by Friday. Ideally, I'd like to have the new phone by then but at this rate I'll just be happy to have it by this time next week.
I ordered the replacement and received it 5 days later. Unluckily, I got a defected replacement and I have to called CSR again. Ordered 2nd replacement on Dec 2 and still waiting for taking number.
What email did you guys first get? The RMA email?
I placed one today and have only gotten an RMA email, nothing about a new phone being shipped...
They state it will be here 3-5 days, I leave the country saturday so I may be out of luck..
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I placed an order for an RMA unit Thursday night after calling Google and having the RMA link emailed to me. I received an email the following morning with a notice that the replacement phone had shipped and a tracking number was provided. The UPS tracking page just displayed a yellow box that says "A UPS shipping label has been created. Once the shipment arrives at our facility, the tracking status--including the scheduled delivery date--will be updated."
I just checked again and the yellow box with the above message is still there. I'm thinking that the tracking number should have updated information by Friday. Ideally, I'd like to have the new phone by then but at this rate I'll just be happy to have it by this time next week.
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What shipping method did they use? Can you tell based on the tracking number
Ordered a replacement on Nov 28, 2012 4:20:48 PM PST
Received the RMA email.
Order confirmation email said Estimated Ship:Less than one week
No shippnig/tracking number email yet
ntt1409 said:
I ordered the replacement and received it 5 days later. Unluckily, I got a defected replacement and I have to called CSR again. Ordered 2nd replacement on Dec 2 and still waiting for taking number.
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Unfortunately, I'm already expecting the RMA unit to be defective as well. The more I read the more it appears these phones all seem to have at least 1 thing wrong with them.
jmejiaa said:
What email did you guys first get? The RMA email?
I placed one today and have only gotten an RMA email, nothing about a new phone being shipped...
They state it will be here 3-5 days, I leave the country saturday so I may be out of luck..
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Yeah, I'd be amazed if you receive the phone by Friday. I ordered my RMA unit last Thursday and don't even expect to receive it till next week.
sn0warmy said:
Unfortunately, I'm already expecting the RMA unit to be defective as well. The more I read the more it appears these phones all seem to have at least 1 thing wrong with them.
Yeah, I'd be amazed if you receive the phone by Friday. I ordered my RMA unit last Thursday and don't even expect to receive it till next week.
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Oh well, I may have to keep both and sell the extra when I get back then.
I'm sure the speaker noise will be there in the replacement...
So where do they pull these replacement orders from? Do they have a stash of Nexus 4's solely just for replacements separate from the regular orders?
And what's the guarantee the replacement unit won't be of the same "batch" and have the same issues?
Just curious because my earpiece is buzzing and I'm not sure if I should bother exchanging or not... You also lose out on the screen protector and have to get a new one.
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jmejiaa said:
Oh well, I may have to keep both and sell the extra when I get back then.
I'm sure the speaker noise will be there in the replacement...
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If you decide to keep both, will they add shipping and tax to the AUTH charge? Because if not, isn't this a sneaky way of getting a 2nd Nexus 4 for cheaper? Or likewise, a Nexus 4 way earlier than folks ordering normally?
Got mine in 5 days after ordering a replacement
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Called on the 28th got confirmation on same day with all the links got shipping notification on the 30th, received it Tuesday the 4th very positive expirence.
also i sent a support thingy via the website didn't hear anything for 24hours so i just called and got everything instantly. so yeah if you need to RMA and want it fast just call and do it on the phone with the rep
called the night of 29th for RMA, got confirmation e-mail right away, but nothing since then....called google on 3rd and 4th dec, apparently it's still being processed...go figure. Not too happy right now.
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called the night of 29th for RMA, got confirmation e-mail right away, but nothing since then....called google on 3rd and 4th dec, apparently it's still being processed...go figure. Not too happy right now.
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We are in the same boat.
Ordered the night of 28th, got RMA and order confirmation email. No shipping email yet. I would like to receive the replacement asap since I have to return the device in 21 days. On the other hand, there is a chance that the replacement might be from a newer batch so I don't mind waiting.
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So where do they pull these replacement orders from? Do they have a stash of Nexus 4's solely just for replacements separate from the regular orders?
And what's the guarantee the replacement unit won't be of the same "batch" and have the same issues?
Just curious because my earpiece is buzzing and I'm not sure if I should bother exchanging or not... You also lose out on the screen protector and have to get a new one.
If you decide to keep both, will they add shipping and tax to the AUTH charge? Because if not, isn't this a sneaky way of getting a 2nd Nexus 4 for cheaper? Or likewise, a Nexus 4 way earlier than folks ordering normally?
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Yes, they have a seperate stock for RMA's only. Which explains why they can be sent out right away.
There is no gaurantee that these replacements didn't come from the same batch at the defective units. In fact, more than likely they are the same batch. I remember when I RMA'd my Galaxy Nexus last year the rep told me that the RMA units are hand inspected to ensure there are no defects, which I believed at the time. But after all this N4 shipping craziness and lies I don't believe a word any of those people tell me.
As far as I'm aware they will only charge the "auth" amount in full if you fail to return the device. So for me the $349 charge will hit my card and I COULD turn around and sell the other phone if I wanted. However, I'm just going to send it back.
np231 said:
We are in the same boat.
Ordered the night of 28th, got RMA and order confirmation email. No shipping email yet. I would like to receive the replacement asap since I have to return the device in 21 days. On the other hand, there is a chance that the replacement might be from a newer batch so I don't mind waiting.
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Yeah, this makes me nervous as well. I ordered on the 29th and received my tracking number on the 30th. However, the tracking status is still just the yellow box saying a shipping label has been created as of 12/5. I'm afraid that I won't get the phone until I have like 1 day to return the defective unit within the 21 day period.
Time will tell I suppose.
Another person on the same boat. Called on the 28th forgot to click the link to reordered till the 1st. Still haven't receive any tracking info.
Ordered replacement on 28th and got a shipping notice just after midnight of the 30th. No movement on the tracking number even though I got a useless My Choice notification that it was going to be delivered yesterday. Nothing arrived . Awaiting a reply from my CSR.
tysj said:
Ordered replacement on 28th and got a shipping notice just after midnight of the 30th. No movement on the tracking number even though I got a useless My Choice notification that it was going to be delivered yesterday. Nothing arrived . Awaiting a reply from my CSR.
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Keep me posted. Looks like myself and others are in the same situation. Just about the same dates and everything.
Here's my complete experience with my first RMA...
I called them a few days after i received my N4 (i was a first batch buyer) and noticed on the back i had a crack and scratches, despite still having the back film on there, so i took the film off thinking that was scratched but it wasn't, it was the phone out of the box so i called Google on Wednesday before Thanksgiving, they couldn't match my imei so they sent it to a "higher up" and then i called again Monday because i had heard nothing and the CSR said the RMA was ready and i started the process on Monday afternoon! I got a shipping confirmation the next day at about 6 pm Tuesday, i clicked the tracking number and to my surprise, my phone was already in my state ready for delivery! I received the phone at about 7 pm Wednesday! Now my replacement had no scratches or anything, however, it had the fu**in deafening screeching sound when in a call so i called again this past Sunday and got another RMA set up...but this time i haven't gotten a shipping email yet, just a "ship within a week" notice! I don't mind it since i already have the device, but here's hoping it doesn't have the sound! If it does, ill milk the RMA until i get a device without that sound! Its unbearable! Anyways, that's my story!
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Hey Guys, This is gonna be a bit off topic, but don't take it wrong.. i am thinking about ordering this phone from germany (my friend does live here so he will order it then he will send it to me to slovakia),, but as i see this,, it's really not worth of it as i see dozens of problems with this phone,
So my question, IS it worth to get this phone with that so many problems?
11/29 - RMA order placed
11/30 - Confirmation email with UPS tracking number received. Email says that the phone will be delivered within 3-5 business days
11/30 - UPS Tracking page says, "A UPS shipping label has been created. Once the shipment arrives at our facility, the tracking status--including the scheduled delivery date--will be updated."
12/5 - UPS tracking page still says the above with no additional tracking info
Today is the 4th business day since receiving the email with the tracking number so I figure that there should definitely be at least an origin scan on the UPS tracking page by now. Since there does not appear to be an update to the tracking progress I decided to make some calls and see if anyone could shed light on where my RMA unit is. I called UPS first. They told me that the label has been printed but the seller (Google) still hasn't given them the phone to ship out. This was precisely what I figured the case was because Google has just been so fantastic about shipping these N4's out.
Then I decided to call Google for some sort of an explanation (optimistic, I know). I talked to a CSR who gave me the same BS others have been getting who also have the tracking number with no tracking updates. He said this situation is "very strange and rare" then said he would forwarded my issue to a "shipping specialist" (yeah right) and told me he would email me back within the next 2 days (again, yeah right).
So here I am with absolutely no idea where my replacement phone is. I suppose I could be worse off though since I already have an N4 in my possession. But now I just want one that isn't defective out of the box.

Long delay for replacement devices

I'm sure its no surprise, but just wanted to post my experience as an FYI.
I filed an RMA on 12/2 (my screen has a small row of dead pixels)
I have yet to get any shipping info as to my replacement , even though their policy is within 4 biz days.
I've escalated my case several times, and all they tell me is, "We don't have any of these devices"
Strange that they didn't keep a few behind for defect replacements, oh well.
Why do they never make enough Nexus's on launch?
same issue. i waited over a week (9 days) b4 ot was overnighted via fedex
Cybertronicz said:
I'm sure its no surprise, but just wanted to post my experience as an FYI.
I filed an RMA on 12/2 (my screen has a small row of dead pixels)
I have yet to get any shipping info as to my replacement , even though their policy is within 4 biz days.
I've escalated my case several times, and all they tell me is, "We don't have any of these devices"
Strange that they didn't keep a few behind for defect replacements, oh well.
Why do they never make enough Nexus's on launch?
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It would be helpful if you mentioned who you purchased from/RMA'ed with.
And you can thank people who frivilously exchange devices because there was dust in the box when they unsealed the box, or a fingerprint on the screen
I purchased and filed RMA though Motorola.
I would hope that Google Play support would be better, but who knows.
Cybertronicz said:
I purchased and filed RMA though Motorola.
I would hope that Google Play support would be better, but who knows.
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I would think that it would be better with Motorola, since they make the product and ship right from the factory. You could literally end up with a device that rolled off the assembly line within hours before.
Cybertronicz said:
I purchased and filed RMA though Motorola.
I would hope that Google Play support would be better, but who knows.
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Did Moto keep a pending charge on your cc that whole time? I filed an RMA with them yesterday because of a large strip of fading on my screen, and they pended a charge to my cc instantly but that was the last contact I had with them.
If you have pending charge then you did the advanced RMA. I did that the night of the 16th around 9, it shipped out today and will be here Monday. So it's only going to take 4 business days from when I placed RMA to receiving a replacement. Once they receive my device the hold of $557 will be off. I purchased mine directly from Motorola's website.
What version of the device you got may also affect the turn around. Mine was a 32GB CW
Also just FYI you technically won't be getting brand new devices. They are in Like New condition.
Just filed an RMA this evening with GPS. Expected to to leave warehouse on the 23rd with overnight shipping. We will see if it arrives on Christmas eve. Seemed easy enough with one quick call and a follow up e-mail. I'm assuming my pending charge will arrive once the device ships. Keep you updated when I receive tracking.
I didn't have a problem exchanging a blue 32gb nexus 6 under warranty with Google Play store. Received in two days after the phone call.
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If you have pending charge then you did the advanced RMA. I did that the night of the 16th around 9, it shipped out today and will be here Monday. So it's only going to take 4 business days from when I placed RMA to receiving a replacement. Once they receive my device the hold of $557 will be off. I purchased mine directly from Motorola's website.
What version of the device you got may also affect the turn around. Mine was a 32GB CW
Also just FYI you technically won't be getting brand new devices. They are in Like New condition.
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I did do an advanced RMA. I ordered from Moto and I bought a 64GB Blue. I was assured that my device would be brand new unopened, non refurbished.
The only reason I purchased from GPS is cause of the warranty and RMA...Google always sets aside units for RMA even my zen watch that showed OOS on play store that I rmaed got shipped a new replacement within a day.
Shattered my preoder N6 in Japan with an unfortunate drop. Assurian warranty services via ATT just replaced it in less than 24 hours. N6, 32gb, blue.
Well.. my camera started doing double exposures -either focus or optical stabilization is wonky, started getting bad around dec 18, and it has gotten worse since then. Clearly a hardware issue, after wiping/resetting- and some really funny pictures sent to Motorola. Their level 2 support was very reasonable, and I finally setup rma for advanced replacement on 30-dec.. and 7-jan I have not heard back yet. We'll see how long it takes. I'm hoping it is not too much longer.
I originally ordered a 32 gb Midnight blue direct from motorola on 12-Nov, received on 25-Nov, then RMAed with Motorola directly on 30-Dec.
We'll see how long it takes....
With Motorola selling a Moto X Pro that is basically the Nexus 6 I could see the replacements being delayed.

Nexus 6 Repair experience: SBE Ltd UK

Not sure where to post this as I'm still getting my feet on XDA. Sorry for any wrongdoing.
Last Saturday I was playing with my Nexus 6 (Got it on the Thursday) and ended up trying to flash a new ROM, LiquidSmooth I believe. I followed all of the procedure etc, however it unfortunately hard bricked the device.
Obviously, with a two day old phone, this wasn't ideal. I contacted the person I bought the phone from and got the receipt and then immediately phoned Motorola. A friendly chap agreed that this shouldn't have happened and said they'd happily take it in for repair, an hour later I received a confirmation email.
I followed the instructions in the email and sent off the phone well padded last Monday, two days after bricking it. I expected the worst, assuming the warranty had been voided and expecting to pay for the repair, so included necessary contact details etc.
The phone arrived on the Tuesday and initially showed the status 'Out of Warranty'. I phoned SBE to confirm and ask about charges etc, however I was then told that this was just the default status and that I shouldn't worry.
The statuses quickly changed over the following days until it, on Thursday evening, showed 'Electrical fault: Unit replaced'. The phone was quickly dispatched yesterday morning and arrived promptly this morning. A brand new, flawless and fully working Nexus 6.
I honestly couldn't be any happier with SBE Ltd's service. With a turnaround time of a mere 5 days including shipping to/from, I can't help but write this with only the highest recommendations!
I used to work for them. Based in Ashford Kent.
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I used to work for them. Based in Ashford Kent.
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Any tips for dealing with them?
I've just sent my Nexus 6 back for warranty repairs (screen burn-in), and they claim that my warranty expired on 3rd December 2015 but I didn't contact them until 7th December 2015, so (for the sake of 4 days) they want to charge me £120 to fix or £15 just to return my phone to me.
Unfortunately I can't find my original paperwork, but I'm sure that I bought the phone in January 2015. I didn't think that 64Gb models were even available for sale in the UK on December 3rd 2014, so I don't know where that dates comes from.
I'm not a happy bunny.
Philip said:
Any tips for dealing with them?
I've just sent my Nexus 6 back for warranty repairs (screen burn-in), and they claim that my warranty expired on 3rd December 2015 but I didn't contact them until 7th December 2015, so (for the sake of 4 days) they want to charge me £120 to fix or £15 just to return my phone to me.
Unfortunately I can't find my original paperwork, but I'm sure that I bought the phone in January 2015. I didn't think that 64Gb models were even available for sale in the UK on December 3rd 2014, so I don't know where that dates comes from.
I'm not a happy bunny.
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I got one of the first batches of 64gb stock via Carphone Warehouse. It was delivered to me on 8th Dec.

Terrible Ordering Experience

I pre-ordered the new Samsung20 Ultra and was supposed to have it March 13th. I started receiving all the bonus items on that date, but no device. I started trying to call baout this on the 16th and was given at 3 different stories about where my order was, but never a real explanation as to why it was being delayed. New delivery dates promised, an email from someone at Samsung saying they showed a had already received it which was completely false so I had to call and argue about that as well. Finally 2 weeks later I get an email with a tracking number. I was supposed to get it yesterday. I check the tracking and find out that it is in town at the local center at 7am. So I am finally feeling some relief that I am going to receive my device. Nothing shows up. I track again this morning and find that it was returned to Samsung. Then I got 2 different stories, one from FedEx and one from Samsung. FedEx says that Samsung requested it be returned and Samsung says it shows that I refused delivery. I get 2 FedEx deliveries each day for my business and I accepted both of them yesterday personally and neither had the device. When I call Samsung they say they can't do anything and that I have to place a new order and wait another god know how long before i get the phone. I can tell you that I have had something similar like this happen with an Apple order and they took full responsibilty from the word go. They immediately arranged to overnight me a replacement and I had it in my son's hands the next day. So sorry Samsung, while I prefer your devices to Apple, your customer service stinks!
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I pre-ordered the new Samsung20 Ultra and was supposed to have it March 13th. I started receiving all the bonus items on that date, but no device. I started trying to call baout this on the 16th and was given at 3 different stories about where my order was, but never a real explanation as to why it was being delayed. New delivery dates promised, an email from someone at Samsung saying they showed a had already received it which was completely false so I had to call and argue about that as well. Finally 2 weeks later I get an email with a tracking number. I was supposed to get it yesterday. I check the tracking and find out that it is in town at the local center at 7am. So I am finally feeling some relief that I am going to receive my device. Nothing shows up. I track again this morning and find that it was returned to Samsung. Then I got 2 different stories, one from FedEx and one from Samsung. FedEx says that Samsung requested it be returned and Samsung says it shows that I refused delivery. I get 2 FedEx deliveries each day for my business and I accepted both of them yesterday personally and neither had the device. When I call Samsung they say they can't do anything and that I have to place a new order and wait another god know how long before i get the phone. I can tell you that I have had something similar like this happen with an Apple order and they took full responsibilty from the word go. They immediately arranged to overnight me a replacement and I had it in my son's hands the next day. So sorry Samsung, while I prefer your devices to Apple, your customer service stinks!
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If I'm you I'll cancel the order and get refund. And you'll get to keep the freebies that was shipped. Then go buy the phone if you really like it from retail shop.
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