Oh, the Irony

[Baffles]

I suppose I'll call the corporate store tomorrow and tell them whats up and see what they say. My MEID falls within the range of that supposed memo for chrome issues = replacement, so hopefully it's real.

[Spr0ckEt]

Lol, that sucks man. I dropped my 6800 the DAY I took it out of its case to breathe and get a cleaning. Never fails. Lets see a pic... I wanna see how bad it is.

[t1tt910]

Originally Posted by blue4shizzle

dude.. compared to the touchpro (sprint) that omnia is garbage. but it is a nice phone, but i dont blame you since you got a gimped tp on your network anyway

I agree the Sprint TP is better than the VZ Omnia, the oversight was on my part I did not look to see his service provider.
If I had to the shell out the 300+ beans and / or signed some binding 2 year contract I would have gone with the Sprint TP on the VZW net... But since VZW gave me a choice of any phone they carry I chose the Omnia prior to the release of it.

[jason25]

Originally Posted by Baffles

I suppose I'll call the corporate store tomorrow and tell them whats up and see what they say. My MEID falls within the range of that supposed memo for chrome issues = replacement, so hopefully it's real.

mine was flaking off and I called a repair center and they said that they were aware of the range, I told them my number and they said if I had any trouble swapping it at Best Buy to have the BB rep give them a call. (I had to do the swap at BB since I got it from them.)

[cforster]

Originally Posted by Baffles

I'm past my 30 days, and I don't want an Omnia either. :P

Anyway, the chrome is actually flaking off some. Is Sprint still replacing them for screwed up chrome, or did that end up being false? I'm kind of afraid of the new devices anyway with the complaints on them.

I have to tell you, I just got my TP replaced under the 30 day exchange yesterday (was on backorder for 2.5 weeks).

This replacement is absolutely great. Build date 11/19

Keyboard/Screen gap is minimal, back is snug (no tape needed), screen is perfectly flush, and so far it has not stopped charging while using wmwifirouter. Still gets very warm, but not as bad.

This is my 2nd replacement and there is absolutely no reason to send back. Great device.

Just an FYI on the latest batch. I might have just got lucky? Who knows?

[p-slim]

I can't lie, my techs can change the case. I drop my phone all the time, actually until yesterday it was pretty ugly. I use to be a tech for sprint, I quit but of course I know everyone at my store still. My homie was able to change the case on mine. He took out the inside and put it in the inside of a return. So basically I have my same phone but it looks brand new. We use to do this for the mogul and the apache I was just waiting for them to do this phone. Now they do. If your techs are savvy like us they can change the case for you. The reason I waited so long is because I know I can't go in there after every single drop so I wait till its real beat up then they swap it for me. Its like when the screen breaks, we wouldn't order a new phone for that we would fix it. Baffles do you live in the Bay Area?

[dr g]

Originally Posted by Baffles

The whole case came off, not the velcro.

Ufortunately that is the risk with open-clip cases

[Baffles]

Originally Posted by p-slim

I can't lie, my techs can change the case. I drop my phone all the time, actually until yesterday it was pretty ugly. I use to be a tech for sprint, I quit but of course I know everyone at my store still. My homie was able to change the case on mine. He took out the inside and put it in the inside of a return. So basically I have my same phone but it looks brand new. We use to do this for the mogul and the apache I was just waiting for them to do this phone. Now they do. If your techs are savvy like us they can change the case for you. The reason I waited so long is because I know I can't go in there after every single drop so I wait till its real beat up then they swap it for me. Its like when the screen breaks, we wouldn't order a new phone for that we would fix it. Baffles do you live in the Bay Area?

I do not. I am past my 30 days, so will they tell me to go to Best Buy anyway? I'll give them a call today and see what they say.

[rawdikrik]

Originally Posted by xunknownx

the only way the phone would come out of your pouch is if you didnt close the velcro flap properly, cause the velcro is actually pretty strong...

Actually... i wish this was true.

Ive used mine since day one... and Im always pulling the phone out.

Im gonna have to guesstimate that my velcro is about 50% less strong than it was when i first got the case. It just doesnt hold as well.

There is a plus though.... the stupid ripping sound of the velcro is sooooo much quieter now.

I will soon buy a magnetic one like I had for my diamond.

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by Baffles

I do not. I am past my 30 days, so will they tell me to go to Best Buy anyway? I'll give them a call today and see what they say.

You seem to be confused as to what I'm talking about. I know your past 30 days and your phone is scratched up. At my sprint store we WOULDN'T exchange your phone and give you a new one. We would change the casing on the phone. So basically all the scratches and dings would be fixed but the motherboard would be the same. So in actuality you would have the same phone but it would just look brand new. Thats how we repair htc out here. If someones screen were to crack, we wouldn't give them a new phone we would repair it. They would save the $50 from insurance and they would get their phone fixed for free because they have insurance. The only thing though is cosmetic damage isn't covered but if you go in there and just talk to the tech I would definitely just change the casing at my sprint store.