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Old 09-09-2009, 04:00 PM
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Angry Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

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My mom has a TP that was a refurb replacement less than 30 days ago. Yesterday, she started having problems with her earpiece. Today, it was not working at all. She does what anyone with TEP would do, and swings by a repair center.

They open the phone and swap the earpiece. After they swap and test it, they tell her there was corrosion on a coil in the middle of the phone. A less than 30 day old phone that has never seen any liquid. My mother is 53 years old and very careful with her electronics. After telling her they replaced it, but shouldn't have, they re-assemble the phone and give it to her. She walks out the door.

After getting outside, she tries to send me an SMS. They keyboard was no longer working. She then realized that the hard keys on the front (including d-pad) were not working either. She immediately walks back into the store and tells them. They rudely told her it wasn't their problem, and that she water damaged the phone. She told them it was a refurb, and asked if it was possible that the supposed water damage could have been something that wasn't caught during the refurb process. The employees at the store told her that she was being rude and that they always check these things when phones are refurbed. She asked if there was anything to be done, and they pretty much told her to buy a new phone, live with it, or file a claim with Asurion.

After being insulted and disrespected, she left the store in near-tears and called me. As she was recanting the story, she fully broke down crying over the way she was treated. I've been in the same store and had 2 TP's and a Diamond replaced that were mine, and went in with her when her original TP needed replacing, and have never been spoken to that way.

What should be my next step? Both my lines are out of contract. I do not want to switch them to another carrier, because there is no way I get the as good of a deal with anyone else. The account has been open for 8 years.

I tried chatting with eCare, but that never gets you anywhere. They fed me the "I apologize on behalf of Sprint...want to file an insurance claim?"
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Old 09-09-2009, 04:09 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

i had that happen to me. don't know if you're even-twmpered, if you are, take it back to the same store. also call *2 and tell them and give the store location and or name of the tech.
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Old 09-09-2009, 04:11 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

I am to a point...putting my mother in tears doesn't do you any good if you want me to be mild-mannered though.
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Old 09-09-2009, 04:15 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

I would take it back to the store and ask to talk with the store manager. Call first and find out when he/she will be there and ask to make an appointment with the manager.
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Old 09-09-2009, 04:24 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

I think I'll give the *2 route a go first. You'll be hard pressed to get her to walk back into that store anytime soon!
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Old 09-09-2009, 05:45 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

I would feel bad for anyone that tried to do that to my mom..... she has a mean streak when pushed. Especially when it comes to someone not giving her the service she paid for.

Get the tech's name, file a complaint with sprint corporate, and file your complain with the manager.
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Old 09-09-2009, 08:24 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

Well...

Called *2 and pleaded my case. Didn't yell, didn't talk down to anyone, and didn't lose my cool. They are sending me a new phone.

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Speak firmly but politely! Yell, and you get nothing!
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Old 09-25-2009, 09:39 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

Not for nothing. But I had to take my TP in for overheating/charging issue, the repair guy took it apart, said "Yep, its broke!" and put it back together. Ok, no problem. They have to send me a refurb (bleech). The guy told me everything will be ok and I will see him again next week. I walk out. Have to race back to work. I try to make a quick call, and my phone is totally broken. I call from a landline, they tell me that is impossible. So, then I call a corporate owned store. I need a phone today. Well for $300, I can have a new working phone today. Cant do that. So, I told them I would call and cancel my account. I call to do that and they tell me to cancel my account it is $330. But, I can have a new phone for $300. So, please...Sell me the honey, so I can attract the flies, that you all did... But I promise, I haven't raised my voice yet!
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Old 09-25-2009, 10:37 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

Do you have TEP? Also, how long have you been a customer?

Both those things make a difference. PM me and we can chat further about how to deal with CS.
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Old 09-27-2009, 05:33 PM
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Re: Sprint breaks a Touch Pro and insults your mother...What would you do?

try this thread. It works, too.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=48691
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