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kennyidaho WOW. Don't know what you are talking about much? Bootloader is commonly used to install customer ROMs and Androids do not have a way to repair the OS from a PC like win mobile or the iPhone. (And I've wiped it 4 times. Bootloader and safe mode are still intermittent.)
Again with my finance, I am very financially stable, I just used the new year and the fact it is a 3 pay period month to get ahead on bills. Again, thanks for the financial advice. If you must know and people will continue to grill and harass me about this I gave a sizable sum of money to 2 charities I support. That's why I am broke. Not playing the sympathy card, not trying to look like Mr. Perfect, but I had some "extra cash" or so I thought, and now I'm short.
It's like you didn't even read my posts. Do you work for HTC or T-mobile? I don't think so because your phone knowledge is questionable at best, but American culture is not ready for the shock of the full cost of unsubsidized devices, (Especially the carriers as they do not have sufficient "no contract" plans in place to handle unsubsidized handsets) and this was the first intentional launch for that very purpose and Google had a responsibility to prove it could be done and it could be done well and it failed.
I know there have been others for hardcore phone nerds like myself, but actually this is the first time one has ever been pushed and marketed heavily and it was a failure... by consumers complaints, by sales trend, any way you look at it....failure.
I am not angry they put my money on hold, I am angry because it is a one way transaction. What's protecting me from some 18 year old dip saying "he messed this phone up" and charging me for the new phone when I know for a FACT I did not. Like I said earlier, a paypal type "protect both parties" situation is practical. Your western Digital argument is irrelevant. We are discussing the way it should be and you are talking about the way it is..... while then talking about the way it should be with the unsubsidized handsets issue. You are picking and choosing what you think is fair and just based off experience and not common sense.
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digdug Well said and a more rational resposne by
kennyidaho finally. Sounding like less of a troll.
Again, Great phone, the right idea, an innovative way to bring American culture up to speed with the rest of the world annnnnnnnnnnd...... FAIL!
My friend in England informed me today the manufacturers over there offer insurance and not just a warranty. Now THAT makes sense, but again.... both parties must be protected. Right now, HTC has me by the balls and that's not fair. I shouldn't have to make 4 phone calls and jump through hoops because the sold me a faulty handset.
This post was to bring some first hand experience of what the process was like to other N1 users and possible customers, not as a sob story. I hope it has been informative, although it has gotten OT about my finances so many times it's not funny, and I hope to keep everyone updated. As crappy as this experience has been, I expect the best from HTC and hope the swap is painless and fair.
I just can't wait to get a fully functional Nexus one back. Best.Phone.Ever. IMHO.
Sorry and Thanks!