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New to Verizon, is this cammon?

stephen5688

May 7, 2010, 10:20 AM
So I have a 6 week old HTC Droid and it has a few problems so I take it back to the Verizon store and they tell me that they are going to send me a replacement. A few days latter I get a refurb phone to replace my brand new six week old phone. I dont like having bought a brand new phone to have only had is six weeks and now get stuck with a refurb. The worst part is that the phone they sent had way more problems than the one it replaced and yes they are going to replace it again with another refurb.
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stephen5688

May 7, 2010, 10:28 AM
Yes I know I miss spelled common. 🤭
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Jayshmay

May 7, 2010, 9:44 PM
They're real sticklers about spelling here on PS!
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sunilsonia

May 7, 2010, 10:37 AM
stephen5688 said:
So I have a 6 week old HTC Droid and it has a few problems so I take it back to the Verizon store and they tell me that they are going to send me a replacement. A few days latter I get a refurb phone to replace my brand new six week old phone. I dont like having bought a brand new phone to have only had is six weeks and now get stuck with a refurb. The worst part is that the phone they sent had way more problems than the one it replaced and yes they are going to replace it again with another refurb.



This is not just with Verizon but with any carrier. Had you taken it back before your 30 days remorse with the assumption in mind that the problem was prevalent since then, then I'm sure th...
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Jayshmay

May 7, 2010, 9:48 PM
Aren't you usually in the IT&T forum?
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texaswireless

May 7, 2010, 12:31 PM
It is common with all carriers.
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Jayshmay

May 7, 2010, 9:57 PM
Aren't you usually in the IT&T forum? Are you lost? 🤨
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texaswireless

May 8, 2010, 12:32 AM
I own Verizon stores so no. I used to own AT&T stores so I wander. In 18 years I sold everything so I am a gypsy.
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Jayshmay

May 8, 2010, 12:36 AM
Oh. . .interesting!
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Sigma1570

May 7, 2010, 12:38 PM
Industry standard.

I love it when customers tell me that at&t is screwing them by doing this. Welcome to america!
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ArmySF

May 7, 2010, 1:30 PM
It sucks OP but it is what it is...because of it often times if I pay full retail for a phone I'll keep it despite some of its hiccups. I want the one that's mine, but I get weird that way.
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Jayshmay

May 7, 2010, 10:02 PM
Ah, that's not weird. I paid full retail for a Nokia N95 a while back, and I put up with it's hiccups, sometimes it would completly turn off and restart completly out of no where, but I still put up with it, cause it was an all round ahead of it's time phone.
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