Yup, if you break it and can't sbf it, you deserve to pay, not VZW.
bUT THEY KEPT HIS PHONE!
What xelhandroid is describing is aka LLPOF...Ok Brochachos,
I am going to call shenanigans on that tale. Just like the posters who come on here with the fear mongering in regard to pirated tethering.
I have absolutely no inside scoop, but I will lay money Moto, Samsung, etc have factored into their pricing a bit for warranty returns and sending you a refurbished replacement model doesn't hurt their profit margin in the slightest. However, If you do send back a bricked phone, you deserve to be manhandled.
If there is any modicum of truth to this claim, I will wager this individual has made MANY warranty returns or sent in a unit he purchased off the internet or via a private sale under sketchy circumstances. Otherwise, a long term customer with a history of paying through contracts is going to get warranty replacements every time a legitimate claim is made.
Let's keep in real in here.
Ok Brochachos,
I am going to call shenanigans on that tale. Just like the posters who come on here with the fear mongering in regard to pirated tethering.
I have absolutely no inside scoop, but I will lay money Moto, Samsung, etc have factored into their pricing a bit for warranty returns and sending you a refurbished replacement model doesn't hurt their profit margin in the slightest. However, If you do send back a bricked phone, you deserve to be manhandled.
If there is any modicum of truth to this claim, I will wager this individual has made MANY warranty returns or sent in a unit he purchased off the internet or via a private sale under sketchy circumstances. Otherwise, a long term customer with a history of paying through contracts is going to get warranty replacements every time a legitimate claim is made.
Let's keep in real in here.
In case no one has seen it on twitter, user Miami1683 made a warranty claim on his device with Verizon and got backcharged today. He was charged full retail price and won't be getting the phone back -- AND he flashed it back to stock settings! Be careful, folks...