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O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:00:36 GMT

Hi,

I sent my Nokia Lumia 930 in for repair as after the windows 10 update the phone rebooted and just got stuck in a boot loop of turning its self on and off.

after waiting 2 weeks i contacted them to ask what was happening with my phone they said they have sent it to nokia for repair and Nokia have sent it back and as soon as they recive it they will post it back to me and i can expect it to affive on wednesday the 11th (yesterday) the phone didnt arrive so today i called them only to be told they have a quotation to repir my screen?? (How can it be on its way to me one miniuet and then a broken screen the next??) i told them there was nothing wrong with my screen and they must have the wrong phone details but they are adament that my screen is broken and its not coverd under warranty.

I know 100% that they phone was fine when i sent it to them and i more than enough made sure that the packaging was fine so i dount it got damaged on the way to them, they said after reciving the phone they sent iot to nokia to be fixed so im guessing that it got damaged then somehow?

But to make things worse they want £230 to fix my screen!!?? Thats more than what the phone costs to buy new!

I have said i refuse to pay for damage that i didnt do and i also refuse to execpt my phone back with damage that wasnt there when i sent it to them.

What rights do i have and what can i do about this horrible situation im in?

Thanks in advance.

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

jonsie — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:07:18 GMT

Another horror Anovo experience. Obviously you have been lied to and the phone wasn't sent to Nokia. Demand the phone back for inspection or ask them to send photographic proof of the cracked display. If indeed the screen is cracked it has been done by their hamfisted cowboys.

Shame you didn't take photos of the phone before you sent it off.

Complain here : http://www.o2.co.uk/how-to-complain

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:13:24 GMT

Thnaks for the reply!

i have asked them for proof of my broken screen and and breakdown of the quotation to justify the £230 to repair bill...and they refused to do so. 😞

I feel gutted that they would do this to me.

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

jonsie — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:19:46 GMT

Truth be known, this excuse for a company don't care whose money they try to fraudulently take (allegedly).

They are the reason we always advise to deal directly with the manufacturer.

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

PhoneDoc — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:20:14 GMT

Welcome to the community @Anonymous!

If there's any physical damage to the handset, this would have to be repaired before any issues could be fixed under warranty. Is it possible that there could be a minor fault with the screen or display that you were unaware of at the time of sending, or thought may be insignificant? Such as ghosting, displaying inappropriate colours, or a small chip in the screen?

Another possibility is that there was a breakdown in communication and the quotation was generated because of another out-of-warranty issue with the handset.

The only way to be certain would be to examine the device upon return and read the accompanying engineers report. If there is damage to the phone that did not exist before it left your care, O2 will investigate when reported to customer services on 202. It might also be worth phoning in the meantime to get more details on the issue.

From experience though, one of those first two eventualities would be the most common.

Hope this helps

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:32:56 GMT

No the phone was fine, i had used it to install the update and all was working fine untill i rebooted it and that where the problem started.

There never was an issue with the screen at all, i feel they have damaged it their end and they are just trying to con me, i mean they wont even send me proof that the screen is damaged. Surely they cant legaly do that?

Im going to conatct the ombudsmen tomorrow and raise a case againts them.

will that help?

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:34:07 GMT

lesson learned the hard way for me then!

In future i will go to the manufacturer!

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

adamtemp64 — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:36:42 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
No the phone was fine, i had used it to install the update and all was working fine untill i rebooted it and that where the problem started.

There never was an issue with the screen at all, i feel they have damaged it their end and they are just trying to con me, i mean they wont even send me proof that the screen is damaged. Surely they cant legaly do that?

Im going to conatct the ombudsmen tomorrow and raise a case againts them.

will that help?

No you first have to follow the full complaints process as in the link at the bottom of this page http://www.o2.co.uk/how-to-complain

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

viridis — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:41:51 GMT

This thread scores 0% on my surprised scale

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:42:27 GMT

I have sent an email about what is going on. Hope fully they will resole this but i doubt it by they way the repars team where talking to me as he said there is no way i can prove that they broke it so they would never take responsability for it. 😞

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:45:41 GMT

Also sorry for all the spelling mistakes i am dislexic and i type way faster than my brain can think lmao!

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

viridis — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:51:25 GMT

Always, always, ALWAYS.. Take pictures of a handset before sending it in for "repair"
That's what I did.....

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

MI5 — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:56:17 GMT

Speak to CAB and look to taking them to small claims court.
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

Cleoriff — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:56:20 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Also sorry for all the spelling mistakes i am dislexic and i type way faster than my brain can think lmao!

Hey @Anonymous no worries about your dyslexia at all. You are doing just fine.

Getting your phone sorted is our priority. Once you get the phone back (and you know the condition it was in) then follow the complaints link as given previously.

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

PhoneDoc — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:58:29 GMT

I can see on the surface it doesn't look good, and the way it's been handled has certainly been a poor experience for you. From that one short phone call you probably (and quite reasonably) have an image in your mind of the screen smashed to pieces, knowing that you weren't the one responsible. There are quite a few other possibilities though, and to be honest, some of them are a lot more likely:

Damage to the screen does not necessarily mean damage to the glass, it could also refer to the light-emitting display underneath. Diagnostic tests could have shown non-manufacturing faults with this, that may not have been apparent from normal use, and that may not be covered under warranty;
The Advisor has access to limited information from the repair agency and may have misinterpreted their findings, there could be another problem entirely with the device that isn't covered under warranty.
A processing error somewhere down the line, inappropriately assigning a quote to your repair in error, or assigning the wrong category of chargable repair.

The only way to know for sure is to receive the phone, examine it, and read the engineers report, at which point all of this may be moot.

If it turns out there is damage to the handset, the process would be a complain to customer services, escalated to the complaint review service within O2, escalated to the ombudsman, and escalated to small claims court (although in all liklihood it would be resolved by the review service or ombudsman long before this).

None of this is an excuse by the way - you shouldn't be in this position, I just thought I'd share some more likely alternatives from my own experiences that would hopefully bring some peace of mind.

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

MI5 — Thu, 12 May 2016 19:03:03 GMT

or Anovo are cowboys, possibly?

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

viridis — Thu, 12 May 2016 19:05:04 GMT

I never received any engineers report with my returned phone.

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

viridis — Thu, 12 May 2016 19:29:14 GMT

Oh that, yeah it simply said "your handset has been repaired"

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

viridis — Thu, 12 May 2016 19:32:40 GMT

If it's sent to a store you can go and inspect it before signing off on the repair.

Re: O2 Repar, Damaged theri end! HELP?

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2016 19:51:57 GMT

I cant see how they can even justify £230 to fix the screen anyhow!? thats a ridiculus price to fix the screen, i mean i could buy one on ebay for £50 and im sure with o2/anovo buying power they are paying farless than that, and i know its a differnt phone but i fixed my own samsung s3 screen and it took me about 2 hrs so im guessing it would take them with all their tools and knowlege about an hour!

il see what the complaints team have to say about exactly what the damage is when they investigate.

Il keep you all posted on what the outcome is!

Thanks for all your guys help so far!