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Samsung Galaxy S4 thread - See Mod Warning in Post #1
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im a dairy farmer and i want something that will take a bit of hardship, not alot but a small bit
. What are the nexus like. Im using alot of farm programmes on the computer and these programmes now have apps for your phone out for Android phones but cant get for my nokia
an honest opinion, id find the Nexus better built than the S4 but id keep both in cases (ive an outdoors job too) the upside to the s4 is if you wreck it you can pull the SD card out and have most of your files where the nexus is all internal memory so it can be hard to recover files if there is big damage. I use cloud backup services like dropbox and Google drive to help with that problem.
Have you looked at the Sony Xperia z1? might be worth a look with it being dust and waterproof might suit farm work plus its a beast of a phone spec wise.0 -
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Thanks alot. I think ill be going for this phone. Im reading about how to get it alright lot of work to get it, but it should be worth itprojectgtr wrote: »Thats the only thing about the Nexus, if you want it at the proper price you buy direct from the google play store but there is a little messing about as its only on the UK store (see the Nexus 5 thread on here) tbh for the money nothing touches it, theres just a few hoops to jump through to order it. 0 -
Looking at getting an S4 myself, but stuck now wondering should I buy online or buy in shop, PAYG. When I get it, im going to want to get insurance on it, but im wondering do most places accept the online invoice as a proof of purchase or do they want an actual receipt? Anyone have any experience on it??
Looking at ordering on pixmania, working out about 450-475 but thats off a french company
Then theres amazon too. Carphone warehouse is 530 atm so im wondering would i be better off just paying the extra money, to have an actual receipt and god forbid something happened, bring it back if still in warranty. 0 -
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evolutionqy7 wrote: »You all do know Samsung backs up your SMS with the Samsung account...
I didn't know that. Handy if you're going to stay with Samsung forever
If I lose my phone I'm not automatically going to buy the same model or brand again. It probably would be Samsung but maybe someday HTC will bring out a better phone.
I haven't even logged into my Samsung apps in ages. I find them too bloaty so I stay with the Market apps for most stuff.
I find it handy to use SMS Backup + to have my SMS available on Gmail. Easy to search and accessible from everywhere. They're viewable on my tablet in my Gmail app without any faffing about.0 -
I bought a brand new S4 in carphonewarehouse with 24 month contract on September 10th. 2 months later and the phone refuses to charge one day after going dead. I handed the phone into the shop and they sent it off on 16th November, heard nothing at all so rang today and they did have an update which was the USB port/system is dead and that I was the cause of it so its not covered by warranty therefore I have to pay €160 to fix it.
The phone is immaculate and never been dropped ! I'm stuck for a remaining 21 months on a high package with no phone unless I pay €160 to fix a phone that went faulty by itself.
Anyone come across similar or have any ideas if I could do something ?
Furious isnt the word
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I bought a brand new S4 in carphonewarehouse with 24 month contract on September 10th. 2 months later and the phone refuses to charge one day after going dead. I handed the phone into the shop and they sent it off on 16th November, heard nothing at all so rang today and they did have an update which was the USB port/system is dead and that I was the cause of it so its not covered by warranty therefore I have to pay €160 to fix it.
The phone is immaculate and never been dropped ! I'm stuck for a remaining 21 months on a high package with no phone unless I pay €160 to fix a phone that went faulty by itself.
Anyone come across similar or have any ideas if I could do something ?
Furious isnt the word
If your not happy with that, send it direct to Samsung or an authorized repair shop.0 -
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But carphonewarehouse sent it to Samsung and Samsung want €160 to fix it, I'm failing to grasp what a warranty is for when I still have to pay, especially with the phone being less than 2 months old.
Double check, id say they sent it to fonefix Same happened with my old Galaxy Nexus, seems to be a samsung issue tbh, and its well documented, Fonefix said the same to me, i refused and showed meteor all the similar problems across the net that were fixed under warranty and asked for the phone to be sent direct to Samsung, it was and the USB board was replaced under warranty you need to push it, even contact samsung direct. 0 -
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evolutionqy7 wrote: »There are far too many cases where a phone falls on the ground with the charging cable inside and breaks the USB port,but leaves no external damage
If there's no external damage I'd be arguing that I didn't drop it
Anyway small claims is worth a try. I doubt it's an exact science. The USB could have been imperfect at the start and plugging in and out the 50 or 60 times over a couple of months could have been enough to push it over the edge. Devices can be sold faulty. It happens all the time.
Either the OPs lying and the phone has been dropped or CarphoneWarehouse are looking at the phone, seeing a problem with the USB port and assuming it has been dropped. They probably see phones coming in all the time that have been abused and erring on the side of blaming the customer.0
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