by "Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
Published 03/17/2017 at 13:14
by "Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
Published 03/17/2017 at 13:14
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Been having issues with my s7. It’s ten months old and wouldn’t hold a charge. I sent it for repair and they said the USB port is damaged and it isnt covered by warranty. Ridiculous. The USB port 100% failed due to their poor quality as I never did anything beyond normal plugging the charger into it. I wasnt rough with it at all. The quote is over £200.
My gf had similar issues with her s4, I shouldve known better.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/17/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 0
Huh. That sucks. I haven’t had any issues with my S6 fortunately
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
03/17/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 1
I bet you can fix it yourself with a soldering iron. It’s not like a chip failed.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
03/17/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 1
This is stupid...ironically, I bet one of those aftermarket/extended warranties would have covered it. I don’t want to get on a Apple soapbox because they confound me and I don’t have the first clue about Photostreams, iCloud, Airdrop, Dropbox, Airbox, Boxbox, or any of their other ancillary services. But the phones just work, and on more than one occasion I’ve had one replaced, no questions asked.
"itschrome" (itschrome)
03/17/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 2
Have had a Galaxy s2, s4 and a s6 with no issues what so ever. Sorry to hear you got a turd.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
03/17/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 0
I had a battery inflate and break the display on my s4. CS was less than useless. They probably should’ve taken their battery issue more seriously in hindsight.
"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
03/17/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 1
I had an S3 for years before i got my current iPhone. The only issue it gave me was the power button would act up from time to time. I mainly switched to iPhone simply to see what it was like as I’d always been with Android, but I like it.
"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection)
03/17/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 1
Wait, only ten months old you say? I thought the two year warranty would cover shit like this. I’m wrong apparently.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
03/17/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 0
Nvm, fix looks like a pain in the ass. doable though.
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"fintail" (fintail)
03/17/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 1
I miss my Note 7, best phone ever (other than the fire risk thingy).
On an S7 now, not as wowed, the USB port does look kind a little odd as i am gentle with my things, but I won’t have it forever anyway.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
03/17/2017 at 13:25, STARS: 1
I’ve honestly been spending some brain power on whether or not I can just get by without a cell phone of any type. They’re all garbage, made haphazardly to leverage the market for ‘new’ and ‘shiny’ with almost no value 6 months after purchase.
I hate them all and want to walk away. I set my phone to silent on Tuesday, and only check it a couple times a day. So far, I’ve missed essentially nothing. Next week I may try to go the whole week without checking.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
03/17/2017 at 13:26, STARS: 1
I have an iPhone and I don’t use any of that shit, well I have iCloud I just dont actually use it. When you set it up you can choose not to do it. I’ve been thinking about switching to android because I hate having to use itunes to load music onto my phone. But I keep hearing about issues people have with androids.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
03/17/2017 at 13:26, STARS: 2
Pictured: Awesome Samsung phone.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:27, STARS: 1
Youre right, my girlfriend had battery issues with her 6s and they repaired it no questions asked.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
03/17/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 0
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S7+Teardown/56686#s122943
“Display needs to be removed (and likely destroyed)“
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
03/17/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 1
the only issue i have with my S6 is that the battery runs down quickly but thats probably my own fault
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 1
Yeah the annual release cycle seems to guarantee most of them are unreliable nonsense. This was an expensive flagship phone thats not useless. Luckily im experienced with repairing them so i can do the work myself, but I still have to source the parts.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:29, STARS: 0
The service has been a disgrace start to finish and the quality of the phone is awful. The camera lense cover broke one day. No drop, no temperature extremes, it just broke.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 0
Im capable enough to do the job, I used to repair phones as a side gig. I shouldnt have to though.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 2
Ive complained and asked why the warranty wont cover it, havent heard back yet.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
03/17/2017 at 13:32, STARS: 1
No, you really shouldn’t. Just wanted to save you 200$
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/17/2017 at 13:33, STARS: 3
That’s bull shit. It’s not like you are sticking a screw driver into the charging port, or ARE YOU?
"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
03/17/2017 at 13:35, STARS: 0
I haven’t a clue why Samsung is so popular, I’ve had nothing but terrible experiences with their stuff...and Touchwiz is awful.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:37, STARS: 0
I think its partly that they have sch a marketing presence. I went for mind because the s7 seemed like a great flagship. It was... briefly. Ive had quality issues with it even before this.
"DynamicWeight" (dynamicweight)
03/17/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 0
Meh, you can find just as many stories of people’s iPhone’s not “just working”. Also, phones get replaced no questions asked because of extended warranties (apple care).
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:39, STARS: 0
Yeah thanks. Ill probably tackle it myself, sell the thing and just buy the iphone 5c im borrowing from my gfs parents for cheap. Ive found i dont need the fanciest phone going, this 5c has been completely fine over the time ive used it.
"Probenja" (probenja)
03/17/2017 at 13:39, STARS: 0
Advertising, I agree their stuff is terrible but they are everywhere so people keep buying them. I got a cheap Alcatel phone a couple of years ago and it’s still going fine and it was half the price of a Samsung and a quarter the price of an iPhone.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 1
No im not haha
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 13:45, STARS: 1
Don’t buy Samsung Android Phones.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:47, STARS: 2
I had a moto G and HTC One S that were flawless. Luck of the draw i guess.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
03/17/2017 at 13:48, STARS: 1
I’ve repaired my LG G4, but it’s still not 100% reliable. Unfortunately, I think to properly fix it, I’d need to reflow the entire main board, which I haven’t got the materials to do.
"Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
03/17/2017 at 13:48, STARS: 0
Man, Samsung has been getting hit lately - you’d think they’d go above and beyond to improve their image. Right now, I’d never even consider one of their phones, just because of their negligence in design and self-immolating feature. I’ve also heard nothing but bad experiences about their appliances - my realtor went so far as to say at one house with new Samsung appliances, “you’ll have to replace all of these soon because they’re Samsung and won’t last five years.”
With that kind of feedback from two product lines, I can’t say I’d consider their TVs anymore either.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 13:49, STARS: 0
Maybe for Android phones but I know people that still rock an iPhone 4S and iPhone 5S. And an iPhone 4S is around the same age as a Samsung Galaxy S2 , let that sink in for a moment.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 0
You shouldn’t have bothered getting a Shamsung then if you had two devices that worked perfectly though.
"Leon711" (leon711)
03/17/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 0
I’ve had a note 4 for the 2.5 years now, only issue is I had is that I needed to replace the battery like 3 months ago for 8 quid.
"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection)
03/17/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
I forgot to add that after six months of ownership you have to proof the damage was not caused by you. Maybe I’m wrong though.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:58, STARS: 0
They have all the power in that case because theres no way for me to prove anything. Sucks.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 0
Shouldn’t the proof lie on the manufacturer?
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 0
A friend of mine still uses a 3gs. Im currently using a borrowed 5c thats over 2 years old and in perfect order.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 0
Can you name ANY Android phone from 2011 that would still be working just as well? I definitely can’t and the Galaxy S2 was a piece of shit even when it was released.
"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection)
03/17/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 0
That’s fucking fucked. Did you buy the phone at a retailer or provider?
"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection)
03/17/2017 at 14:04, STARS: 0
Either in the first 6 or twelve months of ownership I believe according to EU law.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
03/17/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 1
But Windows mobile is close to death and Apple stuff is Apple stuff. What’s left?
Nothing inherently wrong about Android by the way, some manufacturers simply misuse their inflated market share by peddling products with subpar quality for the price. I’d include Apple to those manufacturers by the way.
I bought a Samsung once and haven’t repeated that mistake again. I have bought and used multiple other phones by other manufacturers though, and except for the iphone 4 all of those were close to flawless for the first few years.
"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
03/17/2017 at 14:15, STARS: 1
I bought a 5C last year and haven’t had any issues with it.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
03/17/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 0
Really? I absolutely love my S7 Edge. I have never been happier with a phone. After having iPhones and windows phones, this is by far the best Android I could have gotten.
I love my Note 4 and wanted a Note 7, but alas that didn’t happen. I really miss the pen, but Note 8 I will have.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 14:18, STARS: 0
I have NEVER been satisfied with the build quality of android phones. I guess like Kia, they are feature packed and look nice on the outside but once you are past the surface the problems are there. Ms. Mercedes just made a post about how her 4 month old Nexus 6P shit the bed, that shit is unacceptable.The only Android phone I would even consider is a Pixel which, surprise suprise, is an iPhone in Google clothing.
Samsung, full of half baked ideas and forgotten products. Remember when their phones had a feature that would follow your eyes then pause videos if you looked away? Not even Samsung remembers.
"Mr. Plastics powered by GreyGoose" (greygoose)
03/17/2017 at 14:18, STARS: 0
Can you just buy a wireless charge pad? Not worth the 200$
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 14:20, STARS: 1
My HTC still works actually. Cant remember when i got it but its fairly old now. I just dont like using it anymore.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 0
I have a 5C for work. In a vacuum it’s a fine phone that does what it needs to do, but side by side with my iPhone 7 the differences are more apparent.
That said, still works better than any used Android phone from 2013 that’s for sure.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 0
Got it from my network, ordered it over the phone.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 0
It was a great phone when it worked, but it had other quality issues and im just tired of it.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
03/17/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 0
I just do all my music via streaming, I don’t download much of anything, so I’m sort of bypassing the whole download thing. Amazon music and Google Play’s catalogs are pretty thorough, but not perfect.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 0
Im reluctant to do that, in case their diagnosis is wrong. Then im out a phone and the cost of the pad.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
03/17/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 0
I’ve never had AppleCare or phone insurance - one was replaced within 6 months, another at the 13-month mark just as a sign of good faith. It was shocking...I’m also an Apple shareholder, so I’m not sure I love the idea of them just handing phones out to everyone like that.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
03/17/2017 at 14:24, STARS: 1
I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. My former employer had me use an iphone for a while and it felt like a My First Sony toy to me and I literally laughed out loud when I found out how much it had cost. I found it very frustrating to use. It looked nice though (it should for the absurd price), but was rather fragile. It just wasn’t for me, to put it mildly. I realize not everyone shares my opinion.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
03/17/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 0
Hmm, weird.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
03/17/2017 at 14:26, STARS: 0
I’m not a big fan of streaming services, I do use amazon on occasion since it comes with prime. I also have the cheapest data plan possible so I don’t stream anything unless I’m connected to wifi.
"cbell04" (cbell04)
03/17/2017 at 14:26, STARS: 0
Work provides me with my phone so I can’t really complain but I’ve went though 6 Samsung s5 actives in a little over a year. One I dropped ( my bad) 4 were charging port related and one was an instant return because the warranty replacement they sent me was rooted and that’s a no no with some of my company’ssoftware we use. To be completely fair I’m what I’d call a extremely heavy user and basically have to keep it on a charger at all times as I never know what my next job will entail. Long story short micro usb is shit. Phones should really move away from it.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0
Of course, everyone likes what they like. Some like PC some like Mac. Some like sushi some people hate it. Some people want to solder their usb ports back onto their phones motherboard and some don’t. Some people want to spend time flashing custom roms and others just want a phone that works.
When I had an Android phone that was all the rage and I had so much free time on my hands I would flash Rom after Rom from XDA, trying to tweak it and mess with it. Didn’t matter that on this rom the camera didn’t work or on that rom bluetooth didn’t work, it was just fun to see all the changes I could make. Now, I just need something that works great out the box without much tweaking and I know everytime I unlock it it will work as expected.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 14:35, STARS: 0
Its odd that through similar use ive never had an issue with my last few phones that were all micro usb though.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
03/17/2017 at 14:57, STARS: 1
FWIW, Prime Music now allows you to download to the device (with some restrictions, I
’
m sure). They just added that with a recent update.
"Khalbali" (khalbali2)
03/17/2017 at 15:01, STARS: 0
This just happened to mine too, also seems to be another very common issue, and once again Samsung refuses to fix it.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
03/17/2017 at 15:07, STARS: 0
Yeah its a real shame, I was happy with the phone before this and would likely have bought another had they fixed it without too much hassle.
"Khalbali" (khalbali2)
03/17/2017 at 15:19, STARS: 0
Yeah I’m pretty worried now this was supposed to be a phone I could keep for a few years.
"Mr. Plastics powered by GreyGoose" (greygoose)
03/17/2017 at 16:09, STARS: 0
Maybe borrow one from a friend to test it? Or go into a cellular store and ask them to use the demo pad to see if it works?
Just trying to save you money! I’d assume you could send it back to them and still repair it if you wanted. Also, people sell broken phones on ebay all the time if you truly get stuck.
"NJAnon" (NJAnon)
03/17/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 0
I hope you can get your phone repaired.
BTW, the Twingo isn’t the Renault Megane T Race car. take it easy on those curbs. :P