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Reviewed Sept. 3, 2016
August 23th - I issued the order of 01 S7 mobile phone (got 1 Gear watch as a courtesy. I paid from my checking, so Samsung got money at same time. Shipment was estimated within 3 days. August 26th - I received the Gear Watch and the S7 was not been received. I contacted Samsung by phone, stay waiting more than 20 minutes, after that "surprise!" They informed this may take more 3 weeks to happen. Prevision was to ship at September 9th. August 26th - I sent an e-mail asking some answer about the shipment (maximum time was to be 1 day to answer). August 31st (5 days later) - Samsung answer: "We have been provided with an ETA restock of 09/19/2016 from our fulfillment center. We are only provided ETA restock dates and this is what we give our customers. Please know the ETA restock date can change if the fulfillment center is not provided with enough units to fulfill the order."
August 31st - I answer to Samsung that it was not acceptable - I sent a complaint about 3 weeks and the answer is that the time will increase for 4 weeks and even they cannot guarantee that will be shipped within this time? Today Sept. 3rd (3 days latter) - Nobody answered the e-mail - I'm trying to cancel the order... Guess why? 30 minutes on the line and nobody attend!!! MY MONEY IS GONE... I HAVE NO PHONE AND NO FEEDBACK FROM SAMSUNG. Just a maybe...
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016
I buy Samsung s6 on 19 Feb 2016. Now phone is not working due to phone wet in rain water. I send phone Samsung service center, they ask to pay for repair. It's not under warranty because phone is damage with water. Then what for Samsung say phone is water resistant. If can get problem if wet in rain water. What I do. Please advise where I need to complain, how to complain in court.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2016
My son woke up to his phone extremely hot - hot enough to burn his hand. I cannot get through to anyone at Samsung. Multiple phone calls, emails and perpetual hold. He is away to college for the first time and now has no access to phone. The phone warranty expired June 30th. I now see online there have been numerous complaints about this issue - some leading to actual fires! This sounds eerily familiar to the Segway battery fire incidents. What can we do to stop this from happening!!???
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016
On August 5th, Samsung created ticket for me because my screen was going blank randomly and the phone would power off and on of its own accord. Samsung paid for me to send my phone to the Repair Center in Texas. I did so, which took a total of 11 days. It came back with a letter stating "We've performed a thorough examination of your device, and it has been determined that the unit is beyond economical repair. The unrepaired device has been returned to you." No information about replacing anything. That was it.
I contacted Samsung via phone. The agent I spoke with on the phone for about 30 minutes spoke limited English, AND after 30 minutes on the phone, he never answered my original question ("What will Samsung do about my phone?"), kept asking me if I wanted him to troubleshoot my device with me, and would not transfer me to his supervisor even though he said twice that he would do so and put me on hold. I then tried online chat. After speaking with the Nadeem ** through Chat, she finally said that there had been an unauthorized repair and that there was a different cover on the back. I bought the phone new!! I'd never had it repaired before, and the cover is what came with the phone. Samsung is trying to get out of honoring their warranty. This is no way to treat a customer, and they've just lost one.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2016
I purchased a cell, it broke within 4 months and would not hold the charge. I spent countless hours on the phone with them. I returned the cell for repair 3 times. I paid 550.00 for a defective phone. After over one year, they have now said the warranty has ended. No crap genius, you started 4 months in and still haven't fixed the phone... stay away, their customer service is so poor, their product is of low quality. Run fast run far.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2016
My wife had a Samsung Rugby with zero problems for a few years. The first one I bought, I had problems. It was replaced with a rehabbed one. That only lasted about 2 years. So October 2015, it's time to get another phone so I chose the Rugby because it is supposed to be military rugged. In May 2016 it deleted my entire address/contact list. I took it to the AT&T Device Support Center. They couldn't find the list. So they copied the address/contact list from my wife's XTE. In a few days it again deleted the entire address/contact list. We went back to the AT&T DSC who repeated the process. In a few days, the Rugby again deleted the list. I called the customer support center who admit they might have issues with their cloud. In June they sent a refurbished phone. It did it again. So I called Samsung who denounce their phone is an issue. They suggest we input the list manually. So we did. About 10 a week.
Last week, viola, the Samsung has deleted the entire list. We have saved the list to the phone, to the SD card, & to the AT&T cloud to no avail. Each time the list is deleted. This may be the last Samsung phone we ever purchase. We stay with AT&T because we live in a very rural area, & do a lot of traveling. They have more cell towers than Verizon. We chose the Rugby because my husband needs a cell phone, not a smartphone. The Rugby is the last of the kinds of non-smartphone on the market. Please help. I can't find my invoice at the time, but we are long time customers of AT&T & they should be able to provide the information. I do have a Case number from Samsung # **, from AT&T Case # **.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2016
Have this phone almost 2 years and loved it until Samsung's latest update. Horror begins. The phone doesn't recognize the Verizon network so it doesn't back anything up. Going on for many phone calls to tech support, trips to the store. They finally said it was the device and sent me a refurb. Had to set everything up from scratch, lost all my calendar entries, contacts et al. Managed to get my photos to the cloud, I had to buy more room too. Second phone gets the Samsung update and now this phone is messed up the same way. Been buying Samsung and even love their TVs... but when my contract is up in October, I'm running as far away as possible from Samsung mobile phones.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2016
I purchased this phone a month after it was released and had issues from the first day. I'm in my 4th month now and I keep getting a black screen. This is my 3rd Samsung purchase and I will NOT buy another Samsung phone. What a waste of money!!!
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2016
Over a period of 8 months my screen has been cracked twice. The first time occurred when it dropped screen side down in a parking lot and landed on a piece of gravel. The gravel punctured through the glass and of course the LCD display stopped working immediately. Honestly this could have happened to any phone but the fragility and design of the entire exterior of the phone, being that it's all glass, made the repair process a nightmare.
First, the LCD display is bonded to the glass and so even if you only broke the glass, leaving the LCD still functioning and intact, the entire display would need to be replaced at a cost of around $350. On top of that, most likely the back cover will also shatter (glass), and that will cost you around $75 to replace. In my case the repair shop broke the back glass while attempting to repair my front glass. While they absorbed the cost of that, it took several more days to get my phone back. In total it took 12 days to get my phone repaired.
More recently dropped my phone again or actually it fell off the counter which was a little more than 2 feet off the floor. The front glass cracked in one corner and the back glass completely shattered although is intact. Knowing that even fixing it myself would cost nearly $350 in parts alone, I will live with it. In hindsight even though I have the phone in a protective case, I could have purchased a case with a little more cushioning but the phone is so large that its hard to find a case that adds minimal bulk.
I am also not used to having such a fragile phone as this phone was my first venture outside of iPhone territory. I have always owned an iPhone and in fact everyone in my family has always had an iPhone and there are 6 of us so the durability of the iPhone was seriously tested in my house. We have probably cycled through 30+ iPhones over the years and while I'm not here to sell iPhones, it's the only phone I have used that I can compare to the Note 5.
I understand why people don't like Apple's tightly controlled smartphone experience and that's why I wanted to try something new. However, I have to give props to Apple, especially for the newer iPhones because over the years, we have had very few problems with their products. As far as cracked screens go, we have only had 1 screen crack from a drop over the last 10 years and that phone had no protective case at all. My kids and my wife drop their phones all the time. Actually, water damage accounted for most of our repairs.
My Note 5 is almost a year old and I'll have to live with the cracked screen and cracked back cover at least another year. I wanted to keep it 3 years before I bought a new phone but we'll see if any more damage occurs between now and then. I seriously doubt I will buy another Samsung phone unless they do a major redesign or create a phone that has a proven record of durability. Part of the problem is simply in the design. In the rush to create a better looking phone than their competitors, thoughtful consideration was not given to the impact on the consumer.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
Samsung S6. Had this phone from new May 2016 and had nothing but trouble. The phone crashes, freezes and overheats every day and has done for the last two months. The EE store I have a contract with have been receptive and sent the phone off to a so called technician only for it to return and crash within 15 minutes. I have had the Samsung galaxy s2 for years with no issues which is why I went for another one. I know of numerous people who are also experiencing these problems. I do not play any games on the phone or have any long running apps so these cant be blamed for the problems. This phone is poor quality and I am in the process of trying to recoup my losses. Do not buy this phone at any cost.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
I have been back to Verizon 4 times and made 5 phone calls trying to get the ISSUES with this terrible phone resolved. My battery lasts me about 4-5 hours. People cannot hear me and I cannot hear them. On the last visit to Verizon the manager turned off a number of features of the phone and told me try that. I have a few less problems but now I have a phone that I cannot use 1/2 the features that I bought it for. Then they sold me a wireless charger that only works 1/2 the time and the other half the time I go to get my phone and it is not charged. I don't know if I just got a real lemon or if the Samsung phones are just bad. I am so sick of dealing with this. I work and I need to be able to count on my phone. This is so unreliable it is useless. I will cancel with Verizon as soon as I can and get an iPhone!
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2016
My mom bought me an S7 edge for my birthday in February. I love my phone! It has a good battery life. Usually lasts me around 14 hours and I use it for Spotify, emails, setting events in my calendar, Snapchat, and lots of texting. People really need to give Samsung the credit it deserves!!!
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
I bought Samsung A5 from Dubai... It was working fine in Dubai but after coming to India it started giving network issue... I tried in other places also but the problem is same and battery drainage is also more compare to before... I have visited Samsung service Centre in Marathahalli and BTM Bangalore... but they are not ready to do service or update software as it was purchased in Dubai. I am Samsung customer from last seven years and never had such bad experience. Why you are international brand if you cannot update software in other country?? I tried to call Samsung care but it's of waste as nobody responds... Can anyone reply to me??
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
Because of Samsung I lost all of my work texts, personal texts, a good portion of my photos and contacts. Why? Because the phone for some strange reason would not let me use my password or fingerprints (which I had set up) to unlock it. Instead it insisted on me entering a pin number that I had never set up so did not know. Because I did not know it, my phone was locked and the ONLY way you can unlock your phone is to factory reset it - you lose all your apps and any other content on the phone. Obviously you can download what you've backed up on the cloud but your texts any other non-backed up info is gone forever. Most programs allow for you to reset passwords etc if you've forgotten them or in my case never had it. Samsung sucks. I will NEVER buy another one.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016
First Samsung phone coming from Apple. Bought S7 Edge from Best Buy and screen started flashing/flickering randomly after 20 days. Brought back to Best Buy but they only have 14 day replacement policy so had to go through Samsung. What kind of policy is that? Apple will replace defective products. Will never buy Samsung ever again. BEWARE Samsung will not replace their defective products. If you buy a Samsung and it is defective they will not replace!!!
Reviewed July 28, 2016
I couldn't afford to pay 400.00 for a new phone so I went to Best Buy. Could have paid a 1.00 but I paid 100.00 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 had 3 weeks. One day it went berserk, started rebooting itself over and over. I went to Best Buy, they said because it had been longer than 2 weeks they wouldn't do anything. I had to send back to Samsung, got it back and it was even worse and they are saying they can only repair, they can't replace.
Reviewed July 28, 2016
7 28 2016. I am going to skim past and over my disappointment with replacing a Galaxy 4 with a Galaxy 6, whose screen shattered within 3 days when it fell less than 20 minutes, leading to maybe 30 hours of calling/writing. AT&T, Asurion, both of whom found it acceptable to replace my 3 day old phone with a refurbished one… BBB, and Samsung. Samsung advertises, "presents Skills Workshops - all at Best Buy."
I signed up for one at 1 pm Sunday, on July 24. I was in that store 5 days before, and ad was up. I got not one but two confirmation emails, 2nd on Saturday. I arrived to find the Samsung vendor packing up, said no workshop, he just lost his job. 4 hours later I got an email - from Samsung, letting me know, unfortunately, the skills workshop I had signed up for was going to be cancelled, but there will be more. The Samsung Skills workup site is still advertising multiple upcoming classes in the Seekonk MA store. I think this is Samsung’s problem and Samsung’s website but once or twice they tried to dump it on Best Buy… Best Buy also very difficult to get thru to --anyone who can understand, and help.
This is the 2nd day I have worked on this, 3 hours before and today 3 hours, trying to contact Samsung. I called, and indeed the Seekonk Best Buy Samsung section has been closed, vendor has left, and no more workshops. I asked for Best Buy Corporate - 1800bestbuy. Was bounced thru 8 people all of whom I had to try to make understand the problem, one sending me to a line that you need a 3 digit code for, in and out of the US. "No, I am not trying to get a workshop, no I am not trying to complain about the Seekonk Store (although the manager was rather snippy ) - you obviously don’t understand , please kick me up to a supervisor."
Finally I was sent up and got a woman who promised to notify “the back office“ that the Samsung vendor at one of their stores no longer will have skills workshops and coordinate with Samsung to remove/update the ad ASAP - after all, this is making Best Buy look bad. This took 40 minutes, but I think may accomplish something.
Back to Samsung. Over these days, I have been given multiple numbers - from technical support, or from the chat line, for customer relations, customer support, customer complaints: ** and two more. Everyone ends up forwarding to, the same line a woman you "can speak to like a human." She proves it by making fake typing sounds (Who thinks this is cute? IT'S STUPID) and she send you to Samsung “customer support.” If you use a number to Sales, you end up at the same place. You know you are in trouble because you have to choose a product - why? Because, you are going to be sent, mainly to the Philippines, to a technical support person, who has no idea or desire, to get you to anyone who can handle a non-technical, website advertising, mysamsung.com complaint.
At least 20% of each call is wasted by these people using my name -- my first name even when I ask not to use that, before each sentence, and reiterating time and time again platitudes of “I’m sorry you are experiencing inconvenience yada yada." Cut to the chase! This constant obsequious chatter does not help. It makes me feel even more abused. As does repeating 5 times, he is going to “fortify” my problem.
I tracked down, thru “get human” a number for Corporate - should be in Ridgewood NJ or Atlanta. 201 229 4000, is answered as "Samsung Corporate Offices". A real NJ guy voice gives three choices - only two make sense, the first “Consumer support“ sends you to typey lady. The third, I got the same girl 6 times - “Who do you wish me to transfer your call to?" First time she transferred me to - typey lady - tech support. The only other alternative was I would have to give her a name, that she could put in the directory. Looked up who are listed as CEO, CFO and COO IN THE US - all very Japanese names - not in the directory. I found the head of US - Gregory Lee. His number doesn’t take direct calls -- not surprised but -- does he have a secretary? Nope. I am unable to find corporate listings for Atlanta or Ridgewood with more names to try that she might recognize and who take calls!
Between the phone itself and need for actual technical support (because - as with most devices ad computers now, they ruined it adding bells and whisks no one wants and removing things many do want, they created a Cinderella slipper which is too fragile for everyday use) - and this - that SAMSUNG HAS NO ACCESS TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT - who do not know where or hot to get anyone to complaints/customer help so Samsung has moved up to my most hated company. The others in the running are AT&T and Asurion and Caremark - the competition is stiff (Asurion is off the list, but barely). This makes me not want to proceed with using Samsung for my phone insurance.
I finally started asking “what if I was calling because a Samsung vendor caused me to slip and fall - would they ask which phone I was buying?” After all this, I still cannot notify Samsung, or speak to anyone regarding Samsung website offering and advertising skills workshops at a Best Buy - that doesn't have anymore. And I do not think if I ever have any problem no matter the gravity, Samsung offers anything except, offshore, technical, non-support. Beyond the pale, ridiculous. I am so sick of companies which are “The Great Oz.“ I try to email this to any address in Samsung, and post at any review website I can.
Reviewed July 23, 2016
Samsung Galaxy 7 edge - Poor service drops calls, have to try 2 to 3 times to place a call. Cannot hear when talking. Put it on speaker and have to hold it to my ear. Trying to text is a nightmare - spell check just adds words, I don't want in there. Won't post to Facebook. I went from 5s iPhone and regret it every time I try to use this one. My Verizon carrier where I got this high dollar phone said I couldn't return it to them. I will never buy anything from Samsung.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
This is my 2nd Samsung phone. Both have hanging battery issues. While servicing the phone will be alright and 3rd day issues back. I heard Samsung making money on service. Samsung dont have any quality as earlier.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge in Dubai when I went there for a visit. But before buying it, I asked the sales rep about warranty since I am working in Qatar and the phone will finally end up with my wife in the Philippines. This liar of a sales rep made me believe that the phone will be covered by international warranty. Three days later I noticed dead pixels on the bottom left corner of screen. I never noticed if it was there or not from the day I bought it and searched online if this was a feature or some sort of shortcut menu. Then I learned that this was one of several cases of dead pixels on S7 phones.
No problem I thought since mine was covered by international warranty. It was even neatly packed and sealed. I remember the sales rep telling me never to open it coz it should only be opened by the service center when claiming for warranty. But the authorized service center in Qatar never recognized this and was charging an insane amount to have my phone fixed. I called Eros in Dubai Mall (the place I bought my phone from) and they told me they never said that the phone was covered by international warranty. Now the same store lied to me twice!
I sought help from Samsung's online chat help center but the agent just reiterated that Samsung only covers local warranty as a policy. This is so infuriating after buying a premium-priced phone that already has problems less than a week after it was bought and they cannot even give consideration to a customer who's been lied to by their certified sales representative!!! There must be something we can do about this. This is not right! I hope Samsung will do something about this. Both your front- and back-end customer services suck big time!!! But you can still change this. Help us your customers have a better customer service from your ** end!
Reviewed July 21, 2016
Battery goes out very early. You could be working on something and all of a sudden phone is dead. When you hook it up to charger takes a long time to turn on even at 50 percent in life. New battery does same too. They need to update their software and hardware system. I have read on DroidForums about hardware issues. Sometimes phone freezes, gets very hot to touch... So much for one year old phone. Never buy.
Reviewed July 20, 2016
I have purchased your newly Galaxy Note 5 mobile phone but now it's creating issue. When I am connected my charger with my phone after few minutes charger cable burned automatically. Then I rejected the cable. After half an hour in the bottom right corner of my phone I have seen a dark spot and it's growing minutes by minutes, and your so called customer service center said that I have to waste 10000/- more to fix the same. I have already wasted my 46000/- for your mobile phone and now do I have to waste 10000/- more. If you required pictures also I can share it. I want my entire money back. Your company is CHEATER. NO HELP, NO SUPPORT FROM SAMSUNG SIDE. I will file police complaint also that in warranty you guys has denied to fix the headset.
Reviewed July 19, 2016
Daughter purchased this phone for me Nov/2014. After 7 mos phone became extremely hot, battery would not hold a charge. Notified Samsung, sent it back to them in June/2015, they returned it July 7/2015. They did not state what the problem was. It did work. June 20, 2016, my phone is once again having the same problem. Heating up/battery loses charge quickly (minutes even when not in use). I asked Samsung for a replacement upon the first repair and they denied me. Now once again, this expensive phone is not functioning in the manner in which it is intended. I need a phone as I am a senior for emergencies, etc. I will never purchase another Samsung product! They are not worth it!
Reviewed July 11, 2016
I have a 2-year-old Samsung model SM N-910A. As expected, the battery is losing its ability to hold a charge. There are many negative stories about third party battery replacements from Amazon etc. so I decided to call Samsung to purchase directly form the manufacturer. I was shocked to hear that Samsung lists the replacement battery at two different prices. $24.99 for web sales and $54.99 for warehouse sales. Naturally, I said I would go for the website sale. At this point, I was informed the $27.99 price product is not available on the website! I had to purchase the $54.99 version from the "shop". I decided I will not be buying a Samsung again. How can this company, a major global supplier of cell phones, that advertises its phones batteries are "replaceable", insult its customers by having a two-tier price system and then only offer the replacement battery at the exorbitant price of $56.99! Is this even legal?
Reviewed July 5, 2016
I brought a new phone Samsung A7 from your Chandigarh authorized Samsung store, Elante mall on 22nd June 2016. Once I started using my phone it's touch was not working properly but I thought maybe it's because of scratch card but suddenly it's screen went off. It turned total white and phone restarting after every 5-10 mins automatically. Can you understand the frustration and sadness of the person who bought a new phone 10 days back only and it stopped working? Still keeping faith on brand such Samsung. I went to service center, Okhla Delhi and there I got the punishment of buying the Samsung phone.
After waiting of 5 hours they assured me that if I get the box of phone they will give me dual letter and I can ask the same store to replace my phone with new phone. They talked to Chandigarh store also and confirmed me same. I went back all the way to home and got box of phone and this is what was their statement, "We can't replace the phone, it's not our company policy." Can you please advise me what should be my behavior of a person who is sitting here from last 5 hours with her 2-year old baby who is crying with hunger? This is what my mistake that I have bought a phone paying my hard earned money of 23K from Samsung. Am I getting punishment for the same.
It's not the end, the story is still going on. When I shouted because of their behavior they asked me to submit the phone and committed me that "please give us 2 days time, we will replace your phone." I have done the same, I again believed on the commitment made by Samsung representatives. I submit the phone (attached prove of the same). Now the hilarious point of the story is: I am calling to Mr. ** (Centre in charge) to ask when I can get my phone, and his reply is "I am on leave, call to Mr. ** to know the status.." Ok.
I called to Mr. **. His reply "Ya I heard about your case, do whatever you want. We will not replace your phone, call to CEO or MD of the company or go in media. We don't care." I am regretting to buy the phone. I would request you to help me the same, please look into the matter and do the needful. Looking forward for your prompt and positive response.
Reviewed June 29, 2016
It took a month after I placed my order to finally receive the product. It was working fine until this week (7th week). The Fast Charge is supposed to charge up in 30 minutes. I charged it for 5-6 hours and only get about 50% charged. I send an online inquiry and was told the Technical Group can provide me with the best information. I called the Tech Group and explained everything to Maria. She kept asking for my phone’s IMEI number. I kept asking her why she would need the IMEI number if I have the order number and the product number I am calling about. I even asked here where can I find the IMEI number.
First she asked if I still have the box (I had already told her I was calling from work) so I told her I don’t carry the box around, especially not to work. Then she asked me to put our call on hold and open the back of the phone… (she assumed I was calling from my cell phone) and I told her I already told her I was calling from work. Then after about talking around like this for 10 minutes, I am still asking her why she needs to know my phone’s information and she said “didn’t you get this together (the charger with the phone)?” Again she assumed. I told her I never told her that. I clearly stated I had purchased a fast charger and I never mentioned about my phone. Then and only then did she begin to understand what I was calling about. I was told she cannot assist me with the problem and had to transfer me to the Accessories Dept.
I was transferred to Shay who first told me I can return the item, get a refund and then repurchase the item. I told her I had a discount code when I made the purchase so this would mean I have to buy the product again at full price and that’s not right. She said that’s the only way (there is no exchange). That is not fair to the customer since the product is defective. The worst part is then she told me I actually cannot do a return since more than 30 days had passed. And my option is to purchase a new one. Why would I want to pay full price to purchase a product which is not working or living up to its claims? I am very disappointed with Samsung. I will not purchase Samsung accessories again. And I will for sure tell all my friends and post on media sites that Samsung is unreliable and they just leave the consumer high and dry.
Reviewed June 27, 2016
I am an expat living in the Philippines. I bought a Samsung S6 at the airport in Abu Dhabi as I was travelling between London and Manila less than a year ago. I still have the official receipt and went to get my phone repaired in the Philippines as I had an issue with downloading pictures from my phone to PC. They told me that Samsung warranty was invalid as I bought the phone in Abu Dhabi even though they could fix the problem at the service centre. Additionally they quoted me a ridiculous price which made it impossible for me to accept the situation.
I am extremely disappointed that Samsung would not honour the warranty worldwide and that the sales people working in Samsung phone stores at airports do not warn customers on the pitfalls of buying a phone at an international airport. Not in a million years would I have bought the phones if I had known their warranty would come to nothing as I caught my connecting flight. I have tried to speak to Samsung but common sense has not prevailed and they like to think it is just bad luck. My advice is to stay away from Samsung Mobile - they are thieves and rip off artists.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
My experience with Samsung repair center in Texas was awful. Not satisfied and was not given any options other than it's not their problem. STORY... Purchased a upgrade S6 phone about Christmas time for my 22-year-old son. The phone started having a charging problem and then would not come on. So went to Sprint. They said it was the battery and they did not see any water damage indicators. Which it has not ever been water damaged. Perfect condition on outside and never around water or out of the case. Sprint said it would be $75 to repair the battery, but told me it was under Samsung warranty. So I sent it to Samsung to replace the battery for free. I just got the phone back with a letter that on states that the device is beyond repair. WTH does that mean?
So of course I have to call them and to find out why it is not repairable. They informed me that it had water damage to the motherboard? Hmm really, complete BS but I explain how Sprint tech told me there were no signs of water damage (they told me the Sprint guys don't know what they are doing and didn't matter what they said). So how does the phone get water damage to the motherboard but nowhere else? Anyway I begged, pleaded, and hoped that since I was telling the truth that they would do something for me. No way... Once they claimed it was water damaged that is it (btw their letter said it was beyond economical repair... not water damaged). So if it was not my fault and it was beyond economical repair would they find a reason why or replace it? What do you think? Their word against mine and no proof of the water damage... just their word.
I have had 15 Samsung phones in my family and we have jumped in the water and dropped them in the water before and knew why they quit working and the battery and all the other indicators turned damage color. But this one was never near the water, had none of the water indicator shows water damage. In the case in perfect condition. Kind of strange. So Samsung customer service guy begins to insinuate that the phone showed signs of abuse, like there was a scratch on the camera and on the screen. I looked at the phone and got really aggravated because the phone is in 9.5 of 10 cosmetic condition. Unreal so I lost it and gave them both barrels.
So the final word is so sad too bad SUCKER. I will not be buying another Samsung phone in the future after this experience. It is so sad that these companies do not stand behind their product and provide customer service to their customers. I will be taking the phone to a repair shop to have the water damage investigated. To be continued... See pics of "abused" phone. This phone was not water damaged and Samsung's service center is running a fraudulent or incompetent service center.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge back in November of 2015 from Best Buy. Everything worked fine up until last May, when it started intermittently rebooting. I called up Samsung Customer Support, and they said that if I sent it in to them, they would repair it free of charge because it was still under warranty. I sent in the phone to them on 5/18/16, and after a few days they contacted me to notify me that the Power Board Assembly had been replaced and it was about to be sent on its way back to me... or so I thought. Turns out, the address on my file had been changed to some random address in Maine. I live in Indiana, so Maine is quite a jump. I immediately called up Samsung Customer Support demanding answers for what had happened. After hours of trying to explain my issue with the Tier 1 Customer Support, I was finally forwarded to the Executive Customer Relations Department.
The person in the ECR department told me that they had a glitch in their system which messed up the address in my file. They told me that they were going to perform a package intercept with UPS to get the phone back. The next day, I check the tracking number for the package only to find that it had been delivered to the address in Maine. I called up Samsung Customer Support again, and after dealing with multiple people who couldn't understand my issue, I finally got a hold of the same person from the ECR department that I had previously spoken with. They said that the intercept had been sent in too late for them to do anything. I contacted Samsung Customer Support immediately upon seeing the incorrect address on the label, but due to the lack of comprehension from their Customer Support, they were unable to file the intercept in time.
The ECR department told me that they were going to launch an investigation and claim for the package with UPS to try and retrieve it. This process would take "8-11 business days", I was informed. By this point, I was completely done with Samsung and their products. I just wanted to get back what belonged to me. After waiting out the long process of what I thought was getting my phone back, they finally informed me of what I already knew, that the phone had in fact been delivered. Furthermore, they didn't get the phone back. I had to call up Customer Support, yet again, to demand that they give me my property back. About a week later, they finally came up with the decision to send me a replacement device of the same type. I had been without my cell phone for a month at this point, and they were offering me nothing to compensate me for the lost time other than a "We're Sorry".
I emailed the ECR representative that had contacted me regarding the replacement device, asking that they either send me a newer phone to make up for losing my property and wasting my time, or pay off my Verizon Device Lease for the phone so I could leave Samsung for good. The ECR representative stopped responding to me after I sent that email, so I called up Customer Support, for what seemed like the hundredth time. I asked them to send me to the ECR department, because the rep I had been emailing wouldn't communicate back to me anymore. The rep I got on the phone told me that the person I had been emailing had seen my email and would get back to me in the next day. To this day, I still haven't heard back from the representative.
I argued with the representative I got on the phone about upgrading the device to compensate me for the problems Samsung has caused. She told me that it is against their policy to give a customer a newer device, even in my special situation. Clearly they are capable of breaking their policies, considering that they lost the property of a customer and offered no compensation for it. I kept pushing and pushing for a newer device, and finally the rep told me that they could put in a request for an upgrade on my file, but it wouldn't be guaranteed. I thanked them for doing this, and they said that I should hear back from them by the end of the week regarding the shipping. Come today, my doorbell rings and I find a UPS man with a package from Samsung that needs a signature. Having heard nothing from Samsung yet, I signed for the package and opened it to see what it might hold.
The package had a new replacement version of the same phone that I had sent in a month prior. An hour after the package had been delivered, I received an email from Samsung notifying me that a replacement device had just shipped. I've still yet to receive any form of compensation from Samsung for all of the troubles they have caused me over the past month, from having no phone to losing my property and giving me false answers. I am writing this review because I have been wronged by Samsung as both a customer and a previous supporter. I plan on filing a Small Claim in court against Samsung Electronics America in the next week to seek compensation for the troubles Samsung has caused me. Hopefully they will respond to my requests this time.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
I purchased a new Samsung Galaxy S7 from Best Buy. I had it 2 months and kept it in perfect shape, mint condition. After 2 months I noticed that there was a defect with the heart rate monitor/flash screen. I called Samsung and sent it back to them. They were going to fix it for free. I took it to Staples and took pictures of my phone to prove it was in mint condition. Staples professionally wrapped it for me. I sent it to Samsung and found out that they must have dented and scratched up my phone. They then wanted $70.00 to fix it. I spent the next 4 or 5 hours on the phone arguing with them and offered to show them the pics of my phone we took as I wrapped it to prove it was in mint condition. I even offered to get the surveillance video from Staples to prove it was not damaged.
Samsung finally gave in and said they should fix it at no cost, but then sent me a bill again demanding payment. I had to get corporate customer service involved 2 times. I am still waiting on my phone. When I do get it back I am going to sell it and get the new Apple i7. Samsung's customer service is terrible. I will not buy their phones ever again.
Reviewed June 1, 2016
At 5 o'clock 30 May 2016 I took my Samsung S4 that is still in an immaculate condition into the Samsung Century City, Cape Town, South Africa branch. You see since the morning my phone just started switching on and off by itself, it wouldn't stay on for longer than 1 minute. At arrival I was told that I had to pay R 228 for them just to look at it. That's fine, I paid and asked how long it will take since I am leaving town shortly. The lady said somebody will look at it the next day since it was already 5 p.m. and that they then will give me a call to let me know what's wrong. 31 May 2016 NO ONE CALLED TO LET ME KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. So at 5:15 p.m. I gave them a call. I spoke to a lady by the name of Ariel. She told me that nobody look at my phone yet, because the cashiers didn't give them the message that it was urgent, but that she will have a technician have it assessed and will call me back.
Lo and behold about 10 minutes later she called back and said it was the motherboard that's faulty and it will cost R 2850 to fix. When I asked her what was the cause she could not answer me. So I told her I want to fetch my phone immediately and I would like an explanation from the technician. When I arrived I asked for Ariel, since she is the one that I was talking too. Well Ariel didn't come and neither the technician. So the manager came out explaining that the technician who assessed my phone was off for the day and therefore he will explain what's wrong with the phone. I said to him, "But at 5:15 p.m. I was told by Ariel that it wasn't assessed yet and now you are telling me that it was already done yesterday?" He ignored me and said "Well the bottom-line is your motherboard is faulty."
When I asked how something can just out of the blue become faulty, he said he can't really say it might have been a power surge to which I replied it wasn't even plug in to charge when it started happening. It is ridiculous that they couldn't tell me why and I wonder (due to the level of dishonesty I was treated with by Ariel and the manager he started trying to cover for her) if they even really looked at it or if this is this Samsung way of forcing you to buy a new phone. I am DISGUSTED!!! Thanks to your staff you are now represented as a DISHONEST company that should NEVER BE TRUSTED!! LIARS = CORRUPTION. Like we don't have enough of that in South Africa. Will never ever use your brand for anything again!!!
Reviewed May 22, 2016
Don't like Android and never will. Let me be clear by saying that my opinion of Samsung and Android in general is strictly based on my personal experiences with these devices. My most recent Android experience was with a Lenovo and I hated it with a passion. But even before I became a Windows phone user for life, my very first smartphone/tablet experience ever was with a Samsung. A Samsung Galaxy Tab to be exact (OK. Technically it's not a cell phone, but close enough.).
I was never impressed with Samsung, even during their early days when they were just starting to dominate the smartphone market. My tablet was laggy and I always had to restart it. Screen brightness was nothing to write home about. And the app store that Android boasts so much about? Meh. I don't really need so many apps and games anyway, so I've never really been impressed with that. I just need my smartphone or tablet to be efficient and lag-free, and Samsung is neither of those two. I play all my games either on my laptop or my Nintendo, and do most of my internet browsing on my laptop. I only need my smartphone or tablet for texting, calling and instant messaging in social media sites.
So my advice to you all is: Leave Android and give Windows a try. But only if you're like me and you're not really into collecting apps or customizing your phone to make it look like a toy. Or if you really can't help but use Android, don't go with Samsung. Completely overrated in my honest opinion. Personally I'd go with either LG or ASUS, but that's just based on what I've heard from other Android users and the reviews I've read.
Reviewed May 21, 2016
I am not happy with my samsung phone at all. I got a galaxy s6 about 4 months ago and my phone the back of it has somehow bent because of the battery in my phone and as a result of the bending my front screen has began to pop out. So I was told to send it into samsung and they would send me a brand new phone. I will note that verizon was also on the phone at this time and heard the same thing I heard. Only to find out according to samsung there is nothing wrong with the phone and they cannot provide a new device at this time.
I have brought the phone into Verizon and they looked at the phone and said the same thing; it is all bent out of shape and overheating because of a battery problem. Samsung says its because of the update. I doubt that very much. I have never had this problem with any other phone. According to them they fixed the front screen and sent a new charger. What is that going to do when that wasn't the problem in the first place. I spend a lot of money on this phone. As it was I guess I have to make an insurance claim and pay yet another 200 for the phone.
The person I spoke to was very rude and not the least bit helpful. She kept saying "well what would you like me to do" when I so clearly said "I would like a new phone". They told me "well if you keep having this problem you can keep sending it in and we will fix it". That's a waste of my time and I'm paying for a phone I dont even have while they have it for weeks at a time. I will never get another samsung product. Honestly I should of known better. My daughter has a samsung tablet that we've also had a ton of problems with and have had to send that back at least 4 times in the year that we've had it.
Reviewed May 19, 2016
I got my Samsung Galaxy S5 in 2014. I love that it is waterproof and the battery life is very good. The camera resolution is superb. I don't use my compact camera anymore as my S5 takes quality images already. Plus it's more handy! I updated the OS from KitKat to Lollipop sometime in 2015. Unfortunately, after the update, my camera stopped working. I had to restart the phone every time I use the camera. I updated the phone again and fortunately, it went back to normal. I can now take pictures again! Been using it for 2 years now and still lovin' it! :)
Reviewed May 12, 2016
Worst. Phone. Ever. Only a 14 day warranty. 15 days later, it would not download my photos and videos for work on my PC. I was told by my Verizon salesperson that there was a code I needed to put in. Except the phone hides from my computer, so I couldn't put in a code. When I tried to get assistance from their website, they sent me back - two days later - an email from AN OFFICE IN INDIA that acknowledged that "you have a number of problems with your device." BUT GAVE ME NO SOLUTIONS!!! So I tried emailing the photos to my email address...and they arrived 21 HOURS later!!! Horrible phone, beyond horrible service. I would never buy another Samsung product.
Reviewed May 8, 2016
Way too many problems with a brand new S7 smart phone. Samsung fix is to restart - what??? Myself all these companies that build these phones all have problems to start but yet these companies keep putting out damage products like it no big deal. Here my deal now. I will just go back to flip phone. Never a problem like I have seen these smartphones have. The biggest complaint they have and they will not address is the batteries.
After the initial start up and downloads of apps all these phones do not do the job for the customers. As you know these companies will not talk about the battery. They keep clear of this very subject. This could be address by the customers by not buying any new product from these companies and tell them why once their stock prices tumble downwards and lose just to start 10 percent of value this will change their tune about address the batteries. Me for one I am taking this smart phone back and getting a refund.
Reviewed April 24, 2016
Before, I didn't like Android phones. I just didn't like them. I'm more of a BB and Sony person. I like BBM and the battery life is better. Torch was my dream phone before. For Sony, my first experience was amazing and I didn't want any other. When I started on my new work, they gave me an Android phone. It is necessary for my position. I had to check emails every now and then. I had difficulties using it at first because I have never used one before. But as time goes by, I learned how to use it. I learned to enjoy and love it. The apps are amazing. Also, the camera is very very amazing! It has a retouch and slim face feature! Hahahah! No need for Camera360. I can also create GIFs. I just found out about this lately.
There's a lot of useful features. Maybe there are more that I haven't discovered yet. My only wish is that, just like Sony, they make waterproof phones. I love going to the beach and swimming in the pool and take pictures, especially underwater. Bringing another gadget for taking pictures underwater is a hassle. I hope they create a phone design for people who loves taking pictures in the water - shower, beach, pool, falls, rain, etc.
Reviewed April 24, 2016
Samsung smartphones are great. Their cameras are awesome - it's so clear. However, I experienced a slow loading when I opened their app. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a high-quality smartphones and you can't buy iPhones, I would recommend Samsung. :)
Reviewed April 22, 2016
I bought my first Samsung Note 5 at Best Buy. I was very excited because I pre-ordered it. It was working good for 7.5 months when suddenly it started to freeze and then it would not respond to my finger sliding on the glass. After a day it started turning colors like blue, black and pink. I took it to a Sprint store where the rep said my phone was bleeding. I still do not know how this problem could have happened. They said perhaps it was a small break on the glass or it could have heated up. Anyway I didn't have insurance so the rep said the phone was not repairable and I would have to purchase a new one. I am on a lease plan so they said I had to pay $200 plus so I could get a new phone. I was very sad and disappointed because this also happened to my Samsung 5. I think once my lease is over I will not buy or lease another Samsung phone. I do not recommend this type of phone to my family or friends.
Reviewed April 18, 2016
I purchased my phone on 12/22/15, S6, inc mo Geek Squad protection. My first smartphone. Purchased it through BEST BUY. No problems, very kind Samsung reps in store, very helpful, etc etc... Let's cut to the chase. On March 29th, barely 90 DAYS IN MY PURCHASE my phone started shutting itself off and getting very warm. I turned it back on, it kept repeating this. I was on vacation when this started so once I returned home, I promptly went to BEST BUY where I purchased it. They removed the sim card and thought that might be it but it wasn't. So I got the email and phone number of Samsung Customer Service... Let the games begin...
My phone is barely 90 days... I explain this multiple times to various agents in various countries. I finally did a couple of "live chats" - at least I could make sense out of the misused words. They did send a shipping label for UPS, I removed the sim card as instructed. I actually put the phone back in the original box, wrapped that in bubble pack and put that into a slightly larger box. I tracked the pkg because I wanted to make sure it got there. After I saw the pkg arrived, I waited "patiently".
You can imagine my surprise when I got an email saying the "phone was damaged and couldn't be repaired" AND the warranty was voided due to the: "misuse and damage". I should also note here that the condition of my package was noted as "fair". REALLY... It's your box... "Fair". They also noted they received it a day AFTER UPS says it was there. When I purchased the phone, I had a screen protector put on. I'm not even sure this is my phone. I paid over $600 for this phone. I have no intention of paying for a phone that doesn't work at all.
I intend to go back to BEST BUY and see what they will do. I am expecting nothing. They noted I had "motherboard" issues due to "misuse". In reading other reviews it seems this is "normal" for Samsung. They are telling everyone to go back to their carrier (they are a service provider ONLY) or back to the POP. What exactly are these vendors supposed to do when SAMSUNG doesn't back up their own products? I can assure Samsung that I don't abuse my equipment - I'm A 64 YR OLD lady just experiencing her 1st smartphone - that's why I still have my Samsung Brightside that I'm currently using thank you very much.
Samsung returned my phone wrapped in bubble pack in a UPS envelope stuffed in a box (not even in my box). They were actually surprised I wanted the phone back. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES PURCHASE A SAMSUNG PHONE. If you do you'll be adding comments to this page rest assured!!! iPhone HERE I COME.
Reviewed April 14, 2016
I am fed up with Samsung cells and their customer service. I had an S3 in 2014. Right around the holidays, I got a message that my cell needed an update. I went ahead and accepted the update. Next thing I know I have a dead android man lying on his back. I lost every picture I had. Customer service basically told me that that happens at times - glitches cause the updates not to correctly update. No apologies or request to send in the cell for possible repairs. I was without a cell until July 2015. I got an S5. I had had a few issues of it turning off and rebooting. It would normally fix itself. This issue began to occur more often. A few weeks ago it kept happening. 1 day it rebooted over 20 times! It also kept getting really hot.
Last week, while it was on a table, I looked over to see an android man with a message not to turn it off since it was updating. After 20-30mins, nothing happened. I chatted with a Samsung rep. He tried to have me do things to the cell - nothing worked and he said I should sent it in for repair. I sent it last Friday, got a message that they received it this Monday, and ended up getting it back today with a note saying that it was not repairable. The reason given was that it was Rooted. I would have NO IDEA how to root a cell. I fully suspected that they would say this. I have read numerous stories of how people send their cell to Samsung only to have them say they can't do anything since it had been Rooted. It seems Samsung is using the "We can't do anything since you rooted the phone and voided the warranty" as the cop out excuse that they give their customers to pretend to care.
The rep told me that once they "see" that a cell is rooted they do not touch the cell and return it to the customer. What a rip off! This is my 2nd Samsung cell that becomes unusable. Towards the end of my conversation with the rep, I don't know if he believed me that I did not root my cell but he claimed that he would turn in a request to override the restriction of it being rooted so they could look at the cell. Honestly, I won't hold my breath of them contacting me to get the cell again to take a look at it. If they actually do let me send it back I won't count on it being repaired. Samsung should be ashamed to sell cells that mess up so frequently. I will never purchase another Samsung product again!
Reviewed April 13, 2016
My Samsung Galaxy S4 had an update that was the whole screen yesterday so I updated and it shut my phone down and now I have to get a replacement, which cost me $99, thankful I had insurance. This same thing happened to my son in law last weekend and his phone was only 2 months old. I believe this is a money maker for AT&T and Samsung. We should not have to pay for a replacement phone at all since it worked perfect before the update. So frustrated!
Reviewed March 31, 2016
I purchased the phone 10/2015. Good phone but then the speaker phone stopped working. Went to AT&T and they reset and upgraded phone then told me to call Samsung and get a replacement. Called and was told they were a south korean company and they do not offer the exchange or loaner like Apple does. "If I read the warranty it says parts and labor only, sorry you were misinformed by an ill-informed att rep". I understand the fact that we should have read it but the supervisor, Frederick was so absolutely arrogant it made the whole experience incredibly insulting.
MY POINT TO ANYONE WHO OWNS OR IS THINKING ABOUT BUYING SAMSUNG PHONES AND RUN YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH THAT PHONE... don't! You have to send your phone into repairs and they say 7-10 days for repair and return. They have 6 repair centers total in USA and I live in a top 5 populated city and there is not one here. Big mistake buying and customer service on the supervisor level like Frederick give Samsung a terrible image. (Frederick take note. You can deliver bad news to the consumer without arrogance and joy).
Reviewed March 10, 2016
I called T-Mobile and they ask me to do a factory reset because they believe that was one of the applications but after all was erased the problem was there. They transfer me to a Samsung tech support and they said that the issue was known issue. That is truth because a Google and was a lot complaints about it. Vanessa from tech support told me that nothing I can do other than send the phone to Samsung and will be a repair fee. I owned another Samsung phone in the past and they fail just after the warranty expire. When I ask her about that she started to act stupid and telling that she did not hear me or understand me. I think Samsung should fix all those phones. One is a software issue--not a physical issue.
Reviewed March 2, 2016
I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S5 in April of 2015 and here we are less than a year later when the phone radiated high heat and began turning itself back on after I turned it off. It did this repeatedly (on its own) even though I checked the button for anything jammed, removed the outer case and tried powering down several more times. I brought it into Verizon to ask what the problem might be with my "possessed" phone and they had no answer. I'm sorry to say that this is not the first time this has happened. I'm not sure if it's an intentionally bad product (built in obsolescence) to get you to upgrade and spend more on the latest devise, or if it's just a bad product, but it's frustrating.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2016
I purchased my galaxy edge in April 2015. Was a great phone till one day in January 2016. Opened the case it was in and noticed a spot on the screen. I tried cleaning it, looked a little closer and noticed the screen was cracked. Took the phone into a Samsung repair center and was told to send the phone to main repair center because they would open it to find the problem. Well I got a email from them 4 days later stating it was abused, and I would have to pay $137.00 to repair it. The phone would get hot at times and maybe got a little too hot this time.
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2016
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 active that is supposed to be waterproof. Well I dropped it in the snow and now my mic quit working and all anyone wants to do is make me pay money to get a new one. In my opinion, they are false advertising their products and should be held accountable for it.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2016
This is my 9th Samsung portable device and it's by far the worst. All my other products were great. I'm still using my Verizon I-605 Note 2. However, this Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 is a pain in the back side! I had it for 4 months and it starts shutting down when it has 33, 57, 83% battery life. Then once it's off and the charger plugged in it says it only has 5%, then 18%, etc. etc. So... I call Verizon and we troubleshoot it via phone. Nothing worked so and they send me the postage paid box to ship it to Samsung in Texas the 6th of Dec. 2015. It was only gone for 10 days and on the 17th of Dec. 2015 it was returned. But, it wasn't my tablet. They shipped me a new or refurbished tablet. I can tell you that when they send you the box to ship it to Samsung, gave specific directions not to ship ANY accessories with the tablet, i.e. charger,cord,case or cover.
What it doesn't say NOT to send is the S-pen. I believed its part of the tablet since it's electronic and it could be part of the underlying electrical problem. When I got my new tablet. NO S-PEN!! I called Samsung. I called Verizon. They sent me back & forth to the same numbers. I was relentless but they wouldn't send me one because they state that it's an accessory. I debated it but I'm just the little guy/consumer. So, they NEVER sent me one. 22 days after I received my new tablet which has Android 5.1.1 (my original had 4.2.2.), the screen starts flickering. And today 04, Jan. 2016, it's shutting off again. I realized it maybe the firmware. Never had a problem until the Lollipop update on my original. A warning comes on notifying me that the charging has been ceased due to battery overheating. It's shutting down every 10-15 minutes like clockwork.
I'm sending it in again and I'll see what transpires. I'm about to tell Verizon that I no longer want the 12.2 because I feel it's unsafe because it's a Lithium-Ion battery. I would like to swap it for the Apple iPad Pro 12 inch tablet. Apple products or the customers don't put up with type of product. So when purchasing a tablet, do yourself some diligence and look into the consumer report about it. I'll keep you posted.Thank you.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2016
I switched from US Cellular to Sprint in Oct of 2015 and within a week the phone burned my ear while using it. It's so bad that I have to use the Speaker on the phone. I called Sprint and they gave me number to Samsung because Sprint stated that it was under a 1 year warranty. I contacted Samsung and they said that since it's a refurbished it doesn't have a warranty. I called Sprint back and Sprint again stated I had a 1 year guarantee. We then went to a Sprint store and they were very nasty to my mom and so we left and called Sprint again. This time the customer service rep set it up for us to upgrade early and for us to get phones to replace the burning phones and sent us a mail back kit. We went online and found out we would have to pay a huge deposit to get new phones. So we called back and got the runaround for almost 2 hours!
They kept changing the terms of the agreement and kept switching me from department to department. I gave up! Basically Sprint lied about the warranty and Samsung could careless about the burning and injury to my ear! What I don't understand is why Samsung doesn't want to replace its phone that's burning its customers? Does anyone know of a department I can call to remedy the situation or perhaps an attorney?
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2015
I bought a Samsung Galaxy 3 phone and I had the phone maybe a year if that long. I believe I paid around hundred and seventy four dollars for the phone. The phone worked good for a while and then it got to where it would not hold charge. I thought it was the battery so I bought a new battery and that was not the problem either. I was talking on the phone and it just went dead and would not come back on. Took it somewhere to be looked at and I was told it is where you plug in the phone at was the problem. I feel like Samsung should replace people's phones for I have heard there has been a lot of complaints about these phones. I had not had this phone very long at all and I take very care of my things.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2015
I bought Samsung J5 on Nov 30, 2015 and a few days ago my touch screen wouldn't work. Took it to the centre, they said come back in 3 hours and I went after 3 hours. They told me there is liquid problem and would cost me rm640. I bought the phone for rm 740. Even though I was shocked, how can there be a liquid problem coz I never got my phone wet? I only had the phone less than a month! The worse part is even after waiting 3 hours the guy at the service centre said my phone wasn't repaired yet 'cause wanted to make sure I'll agree to the cost. Those idiots had my other number and should have called me and asked me about that. Imagine people dealing with phones don't know how to make a call to confirm? I have always been a loyal Samsung user... NEVER again will I buy a Samsung phone.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2015
I bought Samsung Galaxy J5 on Nov. 6 2015. After 7 day of my purchase the touch pad wont respond to my fingers. I wonder why. I send it back to the Solidmark company where I bought it but they said they are going to send it to a Service Center and expect 1 month to deliver the item. I said What the!!! I bought it so I could use it, right? I paid for it so I can use it but waiting for a month is a ridiculous idea. Until now I am waiting. What kind of products do Samsung are making. Can you at least think of your customers' satisfaction?
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015
I have owned 4 galaxy phones (s1, s3, s4, s5) over the years and I love Samsung products, don't get me wrong but every single one of my phones have stopped charging correctly because the piece where you plug the charger in becomes loose or something idk. But Samsung says I'm the only one that has ever complained and I know FOR A FACT that's a lie. I know several people who have dealt with this. They offer no help every time and pretty much tell me it's wear and tear. BS. I take very good care of my devices.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2015
IT IS TO BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD. This device, SAMSUNG GALAXY S6, shows to have a manufacture malfunction, period! The defect appeared after only 3 weeks from the date of purchase made on May 30, 2015 by phone through my service provider AT&T. This unit has gone through 2 failed services under the manufacture warranty. The first service was done at SAMSUNG service center in Plano, Texas back in July 2015, released on July 20, 2015. The package received back from Texas showed no damages whatsoever, including its content. The very next day I used the device to take a picture, and as per the original and persistent malfunction, once the picture has been selected from the gallery file, if turned while viewing it, the unit shuts the power down automatically.
I immediately reported the problem to the services center once again with the request of an exchange with a new one. The request was denied because the problem needed to be reevaluated only by a certified SAMSUNG technician. Some time passed due to my busy schedule, while patiently dealing with the problem. Finally on November 9, 2015, I personally went to the corporate service center, SAMSUNG GALAXY STUDIO located in Manhattan, New York. At this point the device will shut the power down frequently even if in the process of answering a phone call.
The technician verified the problem and suggested that all my data needed to be saved prior the service. Apparently he did so. Soon after, they proceeded to perform the service while I was patiently waiting. This time it was suggested that the device had to be wiped clean, restored to its original state in order to make sure that no apps or any other file would have been the trigger to the problem. Well, meanwhile, somehow, somewhat, just about all the data such as: photos, videos, memo, downloads and audio recordings, instead of been saved on my Google account, was lost. This process was performed by a SAMSUNG employee prior the service while I was waiting.
Once again, after the service, the same problem reappeared. Won't the service performed by a series of computer codes be followed by a human verification? If the problem is persistent, it appears to me that none of both times the technician proceeded to check if the device was fixed. Now, because the unit has been opened more than once, shows what is determined by SAMSUNG a physical damage which compromises its warranty. Who is responsible for it?!? I have made several calls to explain all of it. I have spoken to everyone available from both SAMSUNG and AT&T from which I was advised that, due to the nature of the problems, including the controversial manufacturer warranty, AT&T has nothing more to offer to solve the problem. Now only SAMSUNG service center in Plano, Texas can decide how to solve this mess.
Thereafter, I was redirected by phone to the corporation executive customer relations group representative Mr. Julio ** with whom I had the only phone conversation on Wednesday November 11, 2015 past the hour of 11pm local time in New York (after been put on hold for a long time, several times at this point!!! I was on the phone that day for well over 4 hours continuously). Mr. ** told me that he was going to take this matter personally and that he would have called me the next day on November 12; furthermore, I should receive a prepaid self returned address UPS label for the shipment of the unit back to service center in Texas for verification, and a reimbursement for the screen saver which cost me $23.99 removed at the service center the first time.
Thursday the 12th passed, no one called me from SAMSUNG. On Friday 13th of November, I made more phone calls to SAMSUNG service center in Texas trying to get in touch with Mr. **. Finally after more than a couple of PLEASE HOLD, I was able to speak to Mr. Ralph who told me that Mr. ** was on the phone with someone else, so Mr. Ralph was instructed to tell me that the case was now elevated to a higher level of service. What this means is unknown to me still! I was told that the device needs to be serviced once again by the service center in Texas.
This time I am told that the motherboard of the device will be replaced, this furthermore will inevitably make the unit a refurbished one and I am paying a full price in the amount of $744.07 as if for a NEW ONE?!? I am still debating whether I should be dealing with a device that is defected, eventually downsized to a refurbished one, or that my original request should have been fulfilled even more so due to the extended nature of the problems. Need to say more? An obsolete unsatisfied consumer.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015
Samsung galaxy S5 - This phone had a great battery life and wouldn't need to be charged every day. However, after owning it less than a year the phone overheated while charging and melted the mini USB and the charger. The phone now doesn't work. Samsung says that I have to send the phone to them to see if it is even able to be fixed. I need a phone now. This phone overheated, lit on fire, I could have died and all they can say is to send it in to them so they can see if they can fix it??
11/28/2015 - Finally got thru to someone about sending my phone in next day service. Once I sent it in the Repair shop email tracking said that I turned my phone in because of a "loose charging port and connection loose" and that it was out of warranty so I would have to pay $70.31 to get it repaired! I immediately replied to the email, again, called and live chat. No replies about the fee. I asked to talk to a supervisor and was "hung up on" twice. I am active duty military and am pretty patient when it comes to most things, but seriously, this manufacturer issue could have burnt my house down. Thankfully I only had it plugged in for 4 hours because I had to work early.
The next day, I finally received a call from the repair center asking me to pay the money to have it fixed. I replied that I didn't feel I should pay because it was a safety issue. After holding for another 10 minutes or so, he finally said that it would be fixed. Free of charge. Yesterday I received my phone, it looks new. However be aware that Samsung did NOT put that the reason it was sent in was because it melted and about lit on fire. They said, "charging connection loose".
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2015
Tired of constantly getting updates. Updates make it worse not better. Last upgrade 5.1 lollipop did nothing, now my Google search does not work right. I get my question in and I get the display showing possible answers but I can't open them with a tap, or a double tap or anything else that frustration provokes. This touch screen is over sensitive one day then it won't respond at all the next day. I refuse to give it 1/10th of a star. The only other smartphone I owned a iPhone is looking way better and I may go back to it even though it made me upset. It's way better than this junk. More than very dissatisfied, another problem with computer experts. You must fill out or do or answer. This is a con man's way of shutting people down so you don't have to listen to your shortcomings.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2015
The fingerprint locked me out of my phone, not recognizing my finger anymore after 6 months of having the brand new phone. I did hard reset based on the Sprint rep and then we called Google and they said I needed to call Samsung. It is terrible the way these companies getting over on the consumer after we pay $600 to $700 dollars on the phones and then monthly bills each month. Stealing our money and no one to have our side.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015
I am simply saying that the new galaxy s6 closely resembles an iPhone. The galaxy s5 is by far in my opinion the best phone you guys have come up with. With it being waterproof, removable battery, removable storage and the functionality that you would expect from a galaxy. Being able to check my heart rate was one of the big reasons why I purchased this phone. I have to say that I and many others whom I know were extremely disappointed when the galaxy s6 came out.
So it has some pretty awesome features. Not being able to upgrade your battery or remove it was strike one for me. You took a waterproof idea and went backwards when you got rid of it. The waterproof idea is great for a lot of people that work around water so having a waterproof phone was amazing. Removable storage is nice. Not everybody wants to put all of their information on the internet or in the cloud. It is nice to have a hard copy. Not being able to have that in my opinion is another step backwards. I believe that an Android phone is a lot like a Swiss Army knife. You get the knife because of all the cool things it has on it and that you might someday have to use that toothpick. Same with a Samsung phone. Having a phone with no limitations is the most amazing thing I think you guys can come up with.
When you take away features personally I think it ruins the phone. Especially for the people that love the features that you're taking away. I believe that the galaxy s6 is a lot like the iPhone and if I wanted an iPhone I would have bought one. I love galaxies and I hope you guys can make the s7 with no limitations. Being able to customize everything on your phone I think would go further than most things that you guys come out with. And be more simple such as being able to change the colors of the toolbars, your apps or widgets - lot like what the themes come out with now - only not happening to download something. Thank you once again this is just my personal opinion
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2015
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 in 2014. So far, so good. I have never had a problem with it. I love the quality of pictures it takes and its long battery life.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2015
Samsung support is an absolute joke! These people don't even try to help. The Samsung Galaxy is a piece of junk. Do not buy this product. The phone gets so hot it bubbled the glass. It wasn't plugged in nor was I talking on it, was just on the counter. Locks up all the time. Samsung hasn't a clue.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2015
After purchasing my new phone an exact year and 1 day it was doing an update and while rebooting itself, it froze and would never get passed the logo section. I contact Samsung who said they would look into the issue but would charge me $70. The company was unwilling to do anything about the charge because it was 1 day out of warranty. After I did pay for the issue to be fixed not even 3 months later I experienced the same issue. I feel like the problem was never fixed and the money and time I used to get the item working was just for nothing. Still they are unwilling to help me with my issue. The issue had to do with a chip being replaced.

Reviewed Oct. 18, 2015
I bought a Samsung S4 in 2012, and after 10 months, the screen could no longer accurately respond to my typing, which makes writing messages so hard. I was sure that the problem wasn't caused by external factors as I have not dropped the phone yet, nor have I done anything that could have damaged it. I called customer service and they suggested to send it in for inspection. Although they kept my phone for 2 months, I was happy 'cause they replaced the motherboard and the screen for free.
Also, initially, they said that I would have to shoulder the cost of sending the phone back to me after they fix it, but I wasn't charged for it anymore when it was returned. Despite the long wait, I am pleased with the way they kept me posted and the way they dealt with the problem. My mom who also had a Samsung phone had hers repaired in 2014, also within the period of the phone's warranty. She wasn't charged for any at all too. They have gained our trust.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2015
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 from Sky at Target. My 2nd Galaxy. He sold the black version and said go to Target Camarillo, they had 4 white in stock. Told to go home, sign into Google and all my info would be transferred to new phone (lie). Went to Camarillo, they said hadn't had any in stock for some time. Stuck with charcoal black. 16 days after purchase daughter noticed what she thought was a hair across screen, when she tried to brush it away, noticed scratch from side to side. No big deal, don't care about a scratch. I had kept the phone in a pocket of my purse, never in pants pockets, never dropped or damaged it. Then I saw it was actually a hairline crack.
Called Target. Cell manager said he would contact head office to see if it could be reversed in system. 2 days later got call saying they couldn't help, put insurance on phone and contact Verizon. Called Verizon. Told to call Samsung. Called Samsung. They told me to call Verizon. Went into Verizon where tech confirmed that the phone had not been damaged, no sign of shatter or point of impact, looked like factory defect. He called Samsung in store, spoke with Cristelle, explained what happened, got ticket number and said to contact them to get address to mail phone - where tech would determine IF any charge (but probably not as apparently factory defect) but let me know first.
Yesterday I called Samsung and gave ticket number to Ryan who said nothing was noted on ticket. Explained again what happened, but told I had to give credit card # and pay $70.31 up front then I would be billed whatever else was charged. Refused - put on hold which turned into auto message that Samsung office was closed - left message. No call back from Samsung. Today called Samsung again - told I needed to pay $100+ up front to get screen replaced. I told them I was going to upgrade my phone to Apple. I'm tired of getting the run around between 3 different companies, each telling me something different.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2015
Problems with Customer Service at Samsung. Not one customer should have to be put through the hoops you 'Samsung' are putting your customers through! Poor quality and customer service is unacceptable. I will be contacting Consumer Affairs regarding this as I am sure that not only problem, but the documentation on the Internet regarding the problems other customers have experienced with this particular Galaxy s4, will more than warrant an investigation. My warranty for this faulty product will be up next month and I will not continue to accept your delaying tactics regarding Samsung Galaxy s4 issues. I want a replacement.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2015
I called about my device being unrepaired and sent back to me after 10 days. The associate and their supervisor was unable to solve my issue. I asked for the supervisor's manager. They put me on hold but then hung up on me. It was ridiculous. My S6 screen start peeling off after I got the phone for 2 month. It's a product defect and they will not send me a new phone while my phone is being repaired. It wasted my time. If I choose to send this phone back to Samsung, I will be without a phone. They keep telling me I need to check with service provider, but the phone's physical defect has nothing to do with my phone service.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2015
I have a Samsung Galaxy 5 phone. Samsung puts the phone mic under the phone due to the glass front. This produces a poor voice quality. Often when you call someone they say "I can't hear you" or "are you on cell phone." I like the except the poor phone quality. The problem is you are buying a phone. It is a good computer but because of the placement of the phone mic it becomes a poor phone.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2015
Complained to Samsung Customer Service about phone with low signal, and ram overload/phone lock up. They had me ship it to Plano, TX for repair. The repair center had my phone over a week, and returned it saying no issues found. Now it's doing the same things it was doing before I mailed it in. Very low signal... I can hold it side by side with an LG Tribute, and the LG will display full signal on signal strength, while the Samsung Prevail will display one, to none, signal bars. The Prevail continuously gets overloaded ram and the only solution has been to take the phone out of the case, the cover off and remove the battery resetting the phone. The phone will not multitask easily, and there are just many many issues.
The phone will often lock up or freeze up, and the only cure is to remove the battery. It is just a real inconvenience having this phone. I purchase this phone paying $130 approx + another 30 some dollars for the protection plan through Best Buy. I purchased it because of Samsung's good reputation for high quality products and great service. At the current time I probably would not purchase another Samsung product because of the problems I've had with the product and with the service department of Samsung. I read many reviews on the Plano Texas center, some good, some bad but my experience was definitely bad. So here I am two months out from purchasing this phone and it's basically worthless to me.
I am a disabled person and I need this phone to utilize public transportation and to get me to and from where I need to go, and often it has left me stranded or definitely in a jam. My last option now has to take the phone back to Best Buy and to hope that they will allow me to exchange or upgrade either to assembler product from a different company or upgrade to a better product. I would advise anyone against purchasing the Samsung prevail phone with boost mobile service.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2015
I bought my Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition in November 2013. Early this September 2015, 10 months after the warranty expired, the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and SPen stopped working. I had a horrendous experience with Samsung tech support both online and on the phone. After I paid for diagnostic I was told that the hardware has failed and the main board needs replacing. The repair would cost $320 more than half of what I paid for the tablet. Is 22 months an acceptable life span of a product of this cost ($600 retail) and level of sophistication? Many would agree with me, but not Samsung! Had it been 4 or 5 years, I would have gone back to the store and purchased another, newer model. Are we expected to buy a new one every 2 years now?!?
When I asked them to fix it at their cost, as it's evident that it was a poor parts quality they used, I was told that nothing can be done. They don't care about customer satisfaction, standing by their product, or quality of service. Only profits and their shareholders count. I've seen this type of arrogance in the past. They will go into oblivion soon enough, the way other companies did when they failed to appreciate the return business of well served, satisfied customers. I will never buy another Samsung product and I think in the long term I will be better off without the hustle and aggravation. I'M DONE WITH Samsung!!!
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2015
I purchased a Galaxy Note 4 in November 14. In June of 15 I had to send the phone in for repair. It was holding a charge, not getting texts messages, etc. I am now having the same issues with the phone. The phone is my husband's. He's on call 24/7 and cannot be without his phone. Samsung wants me to send the phone back again... to try and be repaired but my husband can't be without a phone. The first time we had an extra phone, now we do not. The first time the phone was repaired they stated that if it didn't fix the problem they would replace it. So now I've paid 700 for a phone that works on a part time basis... and can't get a replacement phone!! I'll never buy another Samsung!!
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2015
I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S5 11 months ago and it just completely stopped working for no reason. I brought it into a local Verizon store where the employees confirmed it was "pristine" and "looked brand new" etc... They said I had a 1-year manufacturer’s warranty and that I should receive a new phone since the phone clearly was not damaged. They then called Samsung who said they would send me a new phone, but that I would be charged $300 since they didn't believe that I didn't damage the phone myself even though the Verizon employees told them the phone was perfect. I am furious. Samsung does not offer any warranty. They just charge you to replace the phone and claim you damaged it when clearly the issue is with the phone itself. Lesson Learned. I will stick with iPhones from now on.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2015
Galaxy S5 - I lost my cell phone in just over a foot of water with muddy bottom while kayaking. Searched over 2 hours on 2 separate days. Bought a metal detector in hopes to locate it which I did. This phone sat in the water about 5 inches into the mud for 9 days. I turned it on an hour later it still had 7% battery life and the phone worked as if it were out of the box. Only issue was some sand in the earphone and speaker ports. Once that dried everything worked 100%. GREAT JOB ON THIS DESIGN.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2015
So about 3 months ago I was playing ultimate Frisbee on a school trip with some friends with my S5 in my pocket. After about 30 minutes of play I heard my phone making a strange noise. I pulled it out and realized I was operating in Chinese on a screen that was seemingly a setup screen. All my phone data had been lost due to a factory reset. I was pissed but it wasn't that big of a deal because I had gotten the phone a week earlier. So I reinstalled the few apps I had, re-downloaded my contacts, and didn't look into it much. But today, four months later, I was doing the same exact thing, playing ultimate Frisbee with some friends, and it happened again. But this time I had a 32 GB SD card in that was nearly full of important pictures, videos, files, folders, documents and schoolwork.
What I now know is those retards at Samsung made it so the phone thinks the SD card is part of the phone and it permanently formatted it. I was am and still livid that those ** have no way to fix this problem whatsoever. The phone has a defense mechanism that resets the phone after too many incorrect password attempts and the phone against my leg in my pocket did the ** trick! Me - "So there is no way to recover the data?" Dumb Samsung ** - "No it's a permanent reset that protects the phone from intruders." How stupid do you have to be to create something like that, that can be triggered by so many other means than an intruder, and have no way to fix it. I am now ** by Samsung and never purchasing a phone from them again. DON'T BUY SAMSUNG THEY ARE **. And don't buy Apple either because they are worse. Hopefully this helps someone hate Samsung a little more because I'm screwed.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2015
A few weeks ago my husband's Samsung Galaxy s6 stopped working out of nowhere. It would still ring and power on and off but the screen had stopped working. I called Samsung since it was still within the warranty to have it fixed by them. After trying to fix issues over the phone they emailed me a shipping label to send them the phone. Since they needed two weeks to fix it. We decided to take it into a corporate Sprint store to have it repaired. Which they did. It was repaired in less than an hour. I didn't feel I needed to call Samsung and tell them I won't be sending it in for repair after all. A few days later I get an email from Samsung saying that they received my device to have repaired. I still didn't call them.
A few more days later they call and say they can't repair my phone because of liquid damage to it. At first I went along and said "okay so what now?" They said they would send me back the damaged device. I then told the rep "that's weird because I never sent in my phone in the first place. So what device are you sending back?" The rep was silent and then said "well I was just told to call you and let you know we cannot fix the device because of liquid damage. And we will be sending the phone back to you."
Two days later UPS leaves a package on my door. I open it and it's a damaged Samsung Galaxy 6 from Samsung. I call them up and try to tell them that's not my phone. They ask for the DEC # on the device, I read it to them and they argue with me that it is the device I sent in. I explained to them that there is no way that phone is mine and that the DEC# from my device does not match the DEC# from the one they mailed me. The customer service rep kept arguing and saying that it is my device and they would call Sprint to verify the imei number and prove it is the phone I sent in.
After arguing with the rep and telling him I had proof that was not my phone, I told him I wanted to speak to a supervisor. I spoke to the supervisor who then again confirmed it is the phone that I sent in. I told him how could they be so sure if I never sent it in my original device!!! He then tried to apologize for the mistake. I told him them what they were doing was wrong! If I would have sent in my phone I would have gotten this crappy scratched phone in return! Seriously Samsung?!?! I can't imagine how many people they have done this to!!! I told them I didn't have time to go out of my way and ship it back. And they are now trying to sue me for not sending it back. When they clearly tried to screw me over in the first place!!
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2015
My Samsung Galaxy s5 burns my ears when I try to talk on the phone. I took pictures of the burns and send them to the president of Samsung and they sent me another phone that does the exact same thing. That Phone was damaged and I called Verizon and the insurance sent me a new phone which does the same exact thing. Something is wrong with the Samsung Galaxy s5 state and need some type of radiation or something that burns your skin. I contacted Samsung and they will not return my calls or email.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2015
Samsung galaxy s5 active sucks. I got the phone new from AT&T. First problem happened about 1 week, it started to overheat. It got so hot it cracked the screen. The replacement was worse, so #3 the warranty phone is now starting to overheat, phone's junk.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2015
Caveat Emptor: Apparently, waterproof and water resistant are absolutely meaningless terms! Case in point: My fiancee and I went to an outdoor concert, I with my Samsung Active and she with her iPhone. Unfortunately, it rained - hard - so hard that her "H2O Proof" North Face jacket did not keep her phone dry. The results - dead iPhone. So much for "H2O Proof." Needless to say, we had to buy a new iPhone, but they don't make any waterproof / resistant claims, do they? But North Face printed it on the sleeve! I was a bit cocky at the time as my S5 Active was fine...that is until about a week later when the screen stopped working. After arguing with AT&T and Samsung customer service for two hours, I sent the phone in for repair, but it was deemed "uneconomical for repair due to liquid." They would neither repair the phone or replace it.
Long story short, neither AT&T nor Samsung stood behind their product nor their claims of wanting to provide good customer service. When pressed that the phone should be able to withstand rain while in a pocket, especially given their aggressive advertising campaign touting the phone's water resistance and durability - representatives from BOTH companies denied that the commercials were theirs and blamed the other. Shameless! In my opinion, all three companies (North Face, AT&T and Samsung) should be held accountable for false advertising!
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2015
Have had a Galaxy S6 for 2 months and it shut down. Rebooted it 4 times and did not fix it. Took it to customer service in Plano TX and they said it might be a week. Left them a call back # and they never called. Tried to call them the day. They said it should be ready, but they keep hanging up on me. Tried the next day same result. So went there in person to find out what the deal was, they told me the Motherboard was bad and they was waiting on one to come from Vietnam. That is BS just give me a new one. I will NEVER buy another Samsung product again. I am also putting my washer/dyer, 2- flatscreen TV to the CURB because they are Samsung JUNK.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2015
I use my phone for business which requires I leave voice messages. Consistently either it cannot be heard or is so garbled can't be understood. It is not a case of no towers. I went to Verizon where I purchased my contract. Explained what is happening and the representative used my phone to call hers and left a message that was clear. Nothing I could say would change her opinion. So here I am still without a phone that allows me to leave a voicemail. If I cannot text the person I am out of luck and it is costing my business money as my clients do not get my message if left on their landline. I am so looking forward to being done with Verizon, but I have at least a yr and a half.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2015
I had AT&T service upgraded to Samsung Galaxy S4 new smartphone. I notice the phone was getting very hot when charging. Called AT&T couple times, they said it's normal. Halfway into the year I began noticing phone is shutting down and turning on now and then. But towards 9th month more frequent auto restart. Then towards 11 to 12 month it was unbearable. It auto restarts that I wasn't able to use phone to make at all. Called AT&T and Samsung several times, they don't know what's wrong with it. Waste some hours with them rebooting, troubleshooting. I finally fed up and search online and found Samsung had defective Battery for the phone and was exchanging w/ customers who complained. And no recall. I called AT&T & Samsung, they both said there was no recall and was only aware of exchanging batteries for those who know the problem. That's why they never inform me when I call with the problem.
Now 1 month past warranty, they told me I have to pay for battery because expires after 1 year. I had called them months ago with its problem. I bought a new battery and worked fine. The old battery had blow up inside. Just a month ago, my Samsung Galaxy S4 screen went Dim after AT&T did an auto software upgrade. I was aggravated because I never gave permission to upgrade, it did by its own. Spend a day on phone w/ AT&T, Samsung, and Android rep from Samsung, same problem they can't fix. Had to spend $265 to get a new phone from AT&T because screen is too dim for my eye to see.
Again I searched online and found I am not the only one. AT&T, Google Android, and Samsung put out a defective software update. Their technical support always act stupid like they knew nothing of the problem. I asked them to reinstall my old original software back in. They said they can't because they don't have it. What a BS. These companies should be more responsible for putting defective products out to American consumers. It seems like there's nothing we little consumers can do against these giants. It helps if more consumers can submit more reviews as warnings to help other consumer's awareness of the problems.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2015
Samsung should not have taken away SD card option from the note 5, and removable battery. Not everyone likes iPhone models. I was just about to buy a note 5 until I heard it doesn't have a SD card slot. Next time don't change what people like in a phone.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2015
I purchased my phone in April 2014 through Metro PCS. In June of 2015 my phone started to freeze, lag, and turn off on its own. At first I thought it was an one-time issue but to my dismay, the issues have gotten worse; intermittent volume issues, phone turns and stays on the Samsung white screen, the SD card unmounts on its own, and the home screen goes black. I have deleted the cache and did the factory reset. I took my phone to Metro's service center to only be told the warranty expired in April 2015 and to replace the phone through the insurance is $200. I don't have $200. This is a hardware issue...Samsung should replace the phone for free. This is outrageous. Clearly, I am not the only user experiencing these types of issue with Samsung phones. I expected to have a phone with little to no hardware issue, considering I paid over $500 for this phone.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2015
Up until just a few days ago, I have been a very loyal Samsung and AT&T Customer. Both my husband and I have Samsung phones, Samsung Tablets, and have been customers of AT&T forever. I was EVEN thinking about purchasing the Samsung Smart watch. Not anymore. It is beyond comprehension to me at this time that NEITHER AT&T NOR SAMSUNG will apparently stand behind their products! Although BOTH AT&T AND SAMSUNG advertise that the Galaxy S5 Active devise is "rated IP67 using the Ingress Protection rating system"! As the Samsung user manual AND the AT&T commercials state: "The dust rating is 6 (highest level of protection), and the water resistance rating is 7 (WATER RESISTANT UP TO 1 METER for UP TO 30 MIN). Watch their commercials... but don't be fooled.
The phone turned on for a few seconds... then went off... Then an hour later turned on with a green screen... then back off and was totally dead. Samsung service said yes, it was under warranty and to send it in. IF they couldn't repair it, they would send a new one. Guess what!? They lied.
I just received my original phone in what looks like worse damage than I sent it and I have been told that the motherboard is fried.. (NO DUH!) And that voids the warranty? Not the face the phone itself is defective and does not perform as stated? My mind is spinning. And to think I had been recommending this phone! I posted the above complaint to Samsung's Mobile Facebook page and immediately got a response to private message them. I don't know if there is anything more I can do at this point. I may as well go bang my head on a wall.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2015
I have Samsung J5 and been using for just 4 days. It automatically updated the Skype against my will and when it open it starts to hang the screen and worst the screen flashes many times (like a detonator waiting to explode)... I restart the unit and try to open another apps but the same problem happens. I try to restart it again but it won't shutdown this time so I am force to remove the battery. On that day I went to Samsung store and they refuse to replace it even if it's still covered for 7 days replacement. Funny thing is that they made me buy defective Samsung J5 which is the latest so far for only 20mins but now we have wasted 3hrs for a nonsense conversation and still refuse to fix nor to replace for which the warranty says. I am a Samsung user for 4 years and encounter minor problems like the battery heating issue but this time is the worst ever.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2015
After four months my S5 kept losing battery power quickly then 5 months went to Vodafone shop who informed me the battery was expanding. They looked at my phone and could see a small hairline crack from one side of the screen to the other but could not feel anything when touching it. I went to another shop who told me where the battery was bulging had caused the crack in the screen and when you look from sideways on you could see where the screen was lifting up. Samsung looked at it and after all my explanations (4 times) then sent me a bill for a free battery and £150 for the screen even though it was the battery that caused the problem and this is hardly rocket science.
Spoke to repairs who could only take a message. Spoke to customer services who can only put comment on the system. I am not covered by warranty but why not the phone is clearly got a problem but soon as they see a crack they almighty blame the customer. Any other product would be covered but not when it comes to phone companies. Is anyone going to listen to me as I have been pushed from pillar to post over a week now without a phone? So looks like warranty means as long we don't have to stick to ii.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2015
I have received 6 replacement devices only 1 being of my fault. Have had overheating problem with Galaxy S4 so replaced with S5 then S5 headphone jack didn't work. Then to receive another S5 which had overheating issue for another replacement with brand new one to have screen ghosting. Fiance has S4 mini and had to have 1st replacement because of charging port going bad and 2nd replacement due to screen ghosting.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2015
I have been having problems with Samsung Galaxy multiple times and this time it has been the GPS problems and the headphone volume problem. At the T-Mobile store they sold me a new head set but it didn't solve the problem, and I asked T-Mobile to fix it and they say if there is a crack, the warranty that I have been paying is useless and they won't replace the phone! The only option they gave me is to reset the phone and if that doesn't fix the problem neither Samsung or T-Mobile won't fix it. All the insurance that I have been paying is useless!! To me that is stealing from customers.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2015
Samsung advertises it's S5 Active cell phone to be capable of taking pictures for up to 30 minutes under less than 3 feet of water. Our grand daughter followed ALL instructions and had the phone under approx 1 foot of water for under 5 minutes. Within a few hours the phone screen went black. The sounds of the phone turning on and even receiving texts, could be heard... but not seen. We contacted AT&T and were told that this was such a huge issue with this particular phone, that after spending 2+years repairing them under their warranty - they no longer cover it and send this issue to Samsung instead. We contacted Samsung and were emailed a return label in order to have the phone evaluated. The records show the phone left the technician in a very short matter of time as "Liquid damaged on PBA components." "Solution: BEP."
After some research, I found that this meant that the phone was "Beyond Economical Repair" and thus was being returned as received!!! This is a blatant refusal to stand up to their claims or to support/repair/replace a product that failed to perform as promised! I will be sure that I contact every consumer agency as I possibly can in hopes that even one person will hear me and not fall prey to this hoax!
Reviewed July 29, 2015
I have a Samsung GS4 that had an audio failure. The phone could not be heard by the receiving phone on a call. It has been to Samsung's repair depot in Plano three times in the month of July. It came back today... Guess what? It still will not function as a phone - all the other crap works, except for the phone part of the phone. I went through three tiers of service support and am waiting for what I hope is a replacement S4 and not another trip to the repair center. Samsung, if you cannot repair it with three attempts -what makes you think a fourth will have a different outcome?
Reviewed July 29, 2015
I updated my cell phone with the new lollipop update and my cell phone and 4 of my family members' phones as well did not work. Samsung refused to fix or replace our phones causing us to terminate our contract early and pay cancellation fees of over 1000.00 on all lines. The provider told us that they could not help and we needed to contact samsung or buy new phones.
Reviewed July 17, 2015
I purchased the Samsung Note Edge for me and the Samsung 4 for my mother. Neither phone works properly and now. AT&T will send me a used phone for my purchase of a new phone that doesn't work. I dislike both companies and will do what I can to ensure people are aware of their lack of customer service. Their smugness that they know there is absolutely nothing we as consumers can do short of not having cell phones in this day and age.
Reviewed July 14, 2015
My Samsung Galaxy S3 takes forever to charge and gets really hot. Half the time it stops charging due to overheating, then once charged, only holds its charge for 2 hours if I don't use it. If I do use it, it's dead in an hour. Been like this since day one.
Reviewed July 14, 2015
Samsung Galaxy S6 - First the barely month old phone was having reboot issues so I went to Samsung's Kiosk at Best Buy. They reflashed it, was still having the problem. So I was told to send in the phone. They said there was nothing wrong with the phone and that it passed quality control twice. Well I received the phone back and first thing was it restarted during boot up. Then a couple more times throughout the day. But suddenly after I recharge the phone it said I had an unauthorized software on the device.
I went to my provider then who told me to go to the Best Buy Samsung Kiosk... Who then told me to send it back to Samsung and they should fix it, no problem. Well, they sent it back to me saying they can't touch the phone as it was "rooted". I spent hours on hours on the phone with one manager to the next and no help was given. I emailed their CEO office form and all they could offer was a reflash and if anything else happens they are no longer responsible. Well now I have a broken phone that I didn't cause and have video proof of this. Samsung is responsible with their warranty policies.
Reviewed July 6, 2015
I keep changed my email and password most every week. On June 14, I tried to pay my bill, and cell phone clearly said someone paid already. Since that day, I can't even make any call out call in and I had another Galaxy S6, only 1 month old - they damaged it. It kind they abuse me in the last 17 months...I need to talk to anyone can help me about.
Reviewed June 25, 2015
I got an S3 mini and after two months it kept freezing up, overheating while on power saving mode, being unresponsive, and calibration issues. So I went my cell phone provider and upgraded to a S5. Several weeks later not only was all the issues in the s3 still there but the phone would also freak out and start hitting random keys on its own if I was texting or going on the internet. WTF Samsung I thought your phones were supposed to be high quality.
Reviewed June 23, 2015
Issues started 3 weeks after purchasing Samsung Galaxy 6 phone. A page titled "Enhanced Features" continuously pops up trying to get me to agree to upgrading the profile sharing capabilities built into the phone. This is not a 3rd party app, it's a Samsung upgrade. The terms of agreement are horrendous. They want you to allow Samsung access to your messaging, contacts, call logs, authority to make changes to your phone as needed, a urine sample and your first born child. (Ok, maybe not the last two) but you get the drift. Of course I hit decline every time but the page pops back up 10 seconds later! It's very aggressive, acting like a virus.
When I'm in the middle of a phone call, this page will pop up and force my call to drop. It even shows up when watching netflix or listening to music and cuts off your program. Now here comes the really fun issues with this phone! Milk radio turns itself on at full volume whenever it feels like. Netflix pops up in the middle of phone calls and takes over your conversation with dialogue from whatever show you were watching last. The phone gets extremely hot when charging, playing a game or watching netflix. It won't hold a charge for a whole day. The touch screen is lousy and doesn't always work. Last but not least, this phone drops calls every 2-3 minutes during a conversation. You can have full range and a strong signal and it will still drop calls. I've made many calls to Samsung and the carrier trying to fix these issues.
Samsung is telling me the only option I have is to send the phone into them, at my expense, and they will diagnose issues and try to fix the phone or send me a new one. Here's the kicker, my husband's galaxy 6 is doing the exact same things! I did some research and discovered Samsung knows there are problems with the Lollipop software on these phones and they're "working" on solving the issues. Apparently these flaws have been inherent with this software dating back to the Galaxy 4S!!! So, let me get this straight. I'm supposed to send a defective phone back to Samsung so they can send me a defective replacement?!
They launched these phones knowing fully well there were flaws and sold them to the unsuspecting public but magically if I send it in to be repaired they can fix it now. What??? Does that make sense to anybody? They couldn't even sell me a phone that worked in the first place but now, all of a sudden, they can fix it. OK sure. I told them I want to trade these in for two iPhone 6 phones instead. The carrier is going to charge me sales tax on the new iphones plus I will lose the deposits and taxes I paid on the Galaxy 6's. Total, I will lose $440 to switch phones. The carrier is not willing to let me do a straight swap, even though the galaxy 6 phones I bought are more expensive than the iphones. This is unacceptable.
I'm not trying to switch phones just because I changed my mind, there are serious issues with the Samsung phones! Samsung is not standing behind their product at all and their "customer service" is appalling. At this point I would like to run the phones over with my car, they're completely worthless and only work 20% of the time. So I guess I'm stuck paying all of the extra fees to get rid of these horrible phones. My advice, never buy any products from Samsung. If I could have given them no stars I would have.
Reviewed June 17, 2015
I had Samsung Grand (when they initially launched).... However it was failed product. So, I upgraded Samsung S5 and had issue since I bought it. I did many complains and follow-ups, however service center team was not ready to accept any issue ‘till I pointed exact cause of issues. They tried to fix them... However they created other issues instead of fixing reported one. Now they're not ready to accept issues created by them. I did complain to CEO office, however their responses are very pathetic. I strongly recommend not to buy any Samsung product. Their after trade service is worst... If you get faulty piece then you'll not get any support.
Reviewed June 15, 2015
Samsung Galaxy S3 - Don't get phone calls all the time when and if there was ever an emergency!!! Camera doesn't take clear photos!!! The wifi signals don't work giving me too much of a hard time getting on the internet. It cost $500 in December of 2014, a lot of money for something that doesn't work properly. I have only had this phone for 4 months straight!!! Auto correct is extremely aggravating!!! Will not be buying another one!!!
Reviewed June 11, 2015
The port on my phone discontinued charging twice in one month. Samsung fixed the same problem twice. Now it's my audio. All in a month’s time. Customer service says send it in. Really!! I'm fed up. I lost $300. I purchased another phone and all the service, turning on my phone, paying $100 to Boost for one month service. My tablet’s port discontinued working. I also have a Samsung Smart TV. I'm staying away from Samsung products.
Reviewed June 6, 2015
I had purchased samsung grand neo plus on 11/4/2015. From the day first I am facing network dropping and touch panel stop working. Within the two months of purchase I visited service center more than 6 times But didn't get any solution of my problem. I'm having videos of the problem facing by me.
Reviewed May 27, 2015
DISGUSTING CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM SAMSUNG. Up until now I have sworn by my Samsung phone. Until my mother's stopped working. Still in warranty, we sent it off to be repaired. According to Samsung, my 70+ year old mother has hacked and maliciously adjusted the operating system of the phone. Hmmmm.... after much discussion (most very heated) they stand by their claim. Well... last Samsung product I will ever purchase. Shame on Samsung Australia. I have now sent letters of complaint to the CEO of Samsung, and the office of fair trade. We do not want a replacement. JUST RESPECT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HOW DISRESPECTFULLY THEY TREATED A 70+ YEAR OLD WOMAN.
Reviewed May 16, 2015
Two weeks ago I bought Samsung galaxy note 4 from authorised Samsung smart phone cafe. Handset having a camera issues so I contact to Samsung authorised service centre and they told me that it's a hardware problem and they will replace a new camera in my handset.... They accept that it's a manufacturing defect. So I told them I'm not agree to repair my new handset... I almost spent 50,000 rupees. I request them to replacement of handset. I also complain to Samsung customer care. Suffering since last two weeks they clearly denied for replacement. I really disappointed with Samsung company's policy. Though I spent such a big amount on handset, they sold me a defective piece.
Reviewed May 16, 2015
Samsung galaxy s56 - I bought a phone in March of this year. I have had nothing but issues with it, and Samsung has a full record or issues and dates. Today I was told that Samsung has a 'policy' - a policy that I have never seen, that is NOT online, that was NOT given to me in small print when I bought my phone, and that I am not allowed to read, but a policy nonetheless. This policy says you have to have your phone sent into a 'repair' shop 3 - yes THREE times - before they will consider replacing it. If anyone asks me for a recommendation for Samsung, it is NO, don't go near them.
Reviewed May 4, 2015
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have had problems since I had it. I was told by friends and colleagues that they have been calling and sending texts and hadn't returned their calls or messages. Sprint is my provider and my area is a strong 4G according to their service area maps. I brought this to the attention of Samsung and was told to send my phone in. They sent it back stating the phone was in perfect working order. They said it was Sprint's sim card not the phone. They also broke off my invisible shield glass screen protector and said it states on their form "do not send back cover, battery, sim card, sd card etc". When I asked them to replace my screen protector they told me "it clearly said in the submission form not to send anything other than the phone. The screen protector is covered under etc." Sprint sent me a new sim card and it made no difference to the reception.
I sent the phone back in to Samsung and once again they said, "There is nothing wrong with the phone." Meanwhile I was using an Apple Iphone 4S with 5 bars of service, same provider, same location. Samsung said they would change the antenna and sent it back to me. No change in reception. All I get from the tech and reps there is "I understand your frustration and is there anything else we can do?" They will not replace the phone or my screen protector. This phone is still under warranty and they are just stringing me along. Each time I send the phone in the turn around is at least 2 weeks. The phone is received per tracking and 5 days later I get an email stating they just received my phone. Within 24 hours I get a call from the repair dept. stating my phone is fine.
I've noticed that I am not the only one having these problems and I believe they are just trying to get the money they spent on this piece of garbage and go on business as usual. I was just about to buy a Samsung Ultra HD television and I have already bought the Galaxy S3 (which I never had a problem with) and the Samsung Note 10.1 tablet, which is another piece of garbage. I don't know what I'm trying to get out of posting this but I'm fully disable and living on a fixed income and I feel like they just don't care. I will never buy or recommend a Samsung product ever.
Reviewed April 26, 2015
I recently sent in my Note Pro 12.2 for repair due the notorious blue screen issue. I'm happy to say that they did successfully fix it, however the overall process of getting it repaired was incredibly irksome due to Samsung's lack of attention towards providing efficient customer service. First, when using both their chat and phone services it becomes obvious fairly fast that most of the employees have no product knowledge. When paying 500+ for a product, it gets old dealing with representatives that aren't aware of basic features affiliated with the device. Conversations went awry often as I got put on hold so that the employee could look up basic guidelines that didn't even relate to my issue.
Second, there is an evident lack of communication between the departments when they transfer you (even during chat sessions). In my case, often the initial employee would get started on the issue after I gave them clear details about my problems. Instead of taking the initiative to transfer me to the appropiate department, they would waste time by acting like they can help. Then after 10 minutes of giving me cut-and paste responses they would figure out that there is a department that is more eligible to help. Of course, after the transfer I would have to repeat everything. Frustrating! Samsung really needs to up their game in customer service. Their products work very well most of time, but once you have an issue with one - good grief it's a pain dealing with them...
Reviewed April 24, 2015
In November 2014 I bought a Samsung Galaxy Light. It was a fairly inexpensive phone. I was happy with it etc. However, in six months time, April 2015 the phone has crashed on me twice. The first time I was able to format and restore it. Then in a week's time, the second time it simply stopped working period. In the six months I've had it, its operation has been iffy and it's often been slow at best. I went to my mobile provider, MetroPCS to see if there was something I could do about my phone and they told me because it was scratched on the bottom which was basically normal wear and tear when I put the phone on a charging dock that the phone was physically damaged and that voided the manufacturer's warranty. What a bunch of **!!! I walked away from my MetroPCS store with an LG phone. Never again will I purchase a Samsung phone and I will warn friends and family to stay away from them.
Reviewed April 14, 2015
Samsung Galaxy Exhibit II 4G = worst phone ever. The phone is extremely slow. It takes two minutes to dial calls once the phone is powered on. T-Mobile won't let you disable any of their services and the phone only has 356 MB of RAM and 1 GB of storage. It costs $369! What a rip-off! The phone froze up on me constantly because it kept running out of memory. It only has Android 2.3 and the firmware cannot be updated. To make matters worse, the phone rebooted by itself. I should have thrown it in the trash. What a horrific monstrosity it is. The phone also has to be rebooted daily which is a major inconvenience.
Reviewed April 11, 2015
I purchased this device in July 2014. Within a few months the phone started to switch itself off and sometimes would not switch back on for days despite removing and replacing battery and going to 'factory default reset'. This problem continued randomly until eventually I contacted Samsung Uk who sent me post packaging to return the device for repair. When I returned the device I informed them that the problem seemed to occur more often when you tapped the phone or put it down on a hard surface which indicated to me that there must be a loose or dodgy connection in the phone.
After about a week the phone was returned to me with a short note and an A4 size photo copy of a photo of what I assume is the inside workings of the phone. The note, which was not signed & was finished off with 'Kind Regards, Samsung Electronics Uk', stated that the phone was not working 'because it has come into contact with liquid causing severe ingress and contamination internally'. Liquid ingress is understandably not covered by warranty & the cost of repair would exceed the cost of the handset. As soon as I read this I realised that Samsung were attempting to weasel their way out of their warranty obligations. Suspecting that I probably would not be the only person that this ploy would have been tried on, I checked the internet & found people who had experienced the same problems & been given the same reasons for the problem by Samsung.
I know that my device has never come into contact with liquid and I never took the phone into the bathroom when bathing or showering because of condensation. It has also never been dropped or treated roughly. My intention is to have the phone checked by an independent expert... although it is possible that the device has now been 'doctored' to give the appearance of 'liquid damage'. Either way I will be taking Samsung to the Small Claims Court here in the Uk as I strongly suspect something underhand is occurring here.
Reviewed April 9, 2015
I don't have a complaint about my Samsung phone itself, but rather a complaint with the company and the privacy issues I have encountered. I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. My mother has a Samsung Galaxy Note. We also have a Samsung Smart TV, along with a Samsung Galaxy 5 tablet. I love the products themselves, they work great and they are cool and fun, but there are some MAJOR privacy issues that come along with the products that I have encountered myself, as well as read about online. It started out by me reading a news article on CNN's website about Samsung smart TV's and a MAJOR privacy issue.
If you have a Samsung Smart TV, there is an option of voice commands which gives you the option to talk to your TV and tell it what to do instead of spending time looking for your remote. The article stated that if you have voice commands enabled on your TV, Samsung CAN listen to everything you are saying when your TV is on, and that they have the right to send those recordings over the internet for processing. This is a MAJOR issue for me because of two big reasons.
One, when I bought this TV, I agreed to buy a TV---NOT spyware. I didn't sign any form saying that it was Okay for Samsung to listen to my conversations all day long and then process them over the internet. I was not even informed about this when I bought the TV. That is invasion of privacy. Two, if they do end up sending the recordings over to get processed via internet, there are so many things that can happen through the internet... for example, a hacker could hack into the recordings and listen to them.
After I read that article I started to pay more attention to my Samsung devices and their "privacy rights." I noticed on my phone every so often that a little eyeball icon would start to show up on my notification bar. My mom has the same thing on her phone along with our tablet. I looked it up, and multiple sources claimed that when that eyeball icon shows up it means that your phone is detecting if you are looking at your screen or not by using the front camera on your devices, and if your phone detects that you ARE looking at your screen, your phone is supposed to make your screen brightness go up so you don't have to keep tapping your screen to keep your screen lit.
The problem is, I see that eye icon show up on my devices every single day at LEAST ten times a day, and every time it does show up, it never brightens my screen, even if I have my brightness turned down or on auto. This bothers me a lot and this is a huge privacy issue for me and my family. This is NOT okay. Once again, I agreed to buy a phone, or a tablet, I was NOT given any paperwork to sign saying that it was okay for Samsung or whoever to look at my front camera whenever they wanted to, and if my screen is not brightening when that icon shows up, why exactly do they need to see if I am looking at my phone or not?
Again, this is an invasion of personal privacy. Samsung does not have the right to invade my privacy in any way shape or form such as listening to me, or look at me to see what I am doing through my front camera on my phone or ANY device, especially WITHOUT my consent, or even making me aware of it. If Samsung is going to do stuff like that, they need to make sure that their customers are aware of it, and they should be having them signing a form that specifically and clearly states that Samsung can hack into your camera whenever they want or listen to you through your TV whenever they want, and if the consumer wants to give consent to those terms, then so be it, but it should be the customers decision, and it is our RIGHT to be aware of this issue!!!
Doing cannot just decide for us and not tell us. This is not a minor issue, this is huge and this is definitely not something that should be printed in Samsung's terms and policies in fine print. This is a huge privacy issue that should have its own consent form and something that should be made aware before the consumer buys the product. I do NOT like this AT ALL and this is an invasion of my personal privacy. Even if you can change the settings so this doesn't happen, it shouldn't even be an option without the consumer's consent.
Samsung, you really need to CHANGE these terms and at the LEAST, you need to make your customers aware that you can do this, but you should ONLY be able to do this with the owner's consent. Please fix this, Samsung!!! I love your products, but this is not okay with me especially since I was not aware of this. And if this is an issue that was printed in fine print in the terms and policies when I bought my 4 devices, then THAT needs to be fixed... It should be on its own consent form, NOT in fine print.
Reviewed April 6, 2015
I think Samsung is doing wrong policy practice. I went here last Saturday to ask fixing my 11 month old Galaxy S5 with its battery charging port getting damages thus it's not charging. First of all, the first impression of getting there and the employees greeting was so poor and unprofessional. As soon as I explained the problem one Korean guy told me that if the problem is wearing off I must pay $65. I was so surprised because I believed the 1 year warranty would cover. Before this phone I used to use iPhone and never had this kind of problem. After all I had no choice but pay $70 (including tax). I hate now all Samsung products and its services.
Reviewed April 5, 2015
Well the cellphone I have is the galaxy S5, outstanding, and has so many options my computer pales by comparison. My son had to show me a lot of the features and I was impressed. My carrier on the other hand said it would be 60 bucks a month. That changed to 70 a month even with my employer discount and they billed me 218 instead of the 149.00 which was originally quoted. Not too happy with that. Bait and switch. And you have 72 hours to get the employee discount which if you purchase on the weekend you can lose. Otherwise though, I am very happy with this smartphone.
My computer can collect dust as far as I am concerned. Fast, smooth, and seamless is all I can say about this. I would recommend the Samsung S5, very customizable, but the only downside is you want to use it all the time and it is a battery hog. Unless you limit it which isn't a real problem. And they have gadgets galore, thermal imaging, 12x telescopic lens, extended battery pack with cover. All you have to do is look. A great handheld device. Can't wait to see the galaxy 6. Hopefully mine will support the 256 gb micro sd card I purchased. A little cool machine.
Reviewed April 2, 2015
I have had the Samsung Galaxy 5 for nine months and in that time both the charging cord and the adapter are no longer working. Today the cover for the charging area fell off. I'm also having problems with people losing my audio although I can hear them. I am also having strange roaring or buzzing noises at times. The carrier AT&T deny that this is their problem and have referred me back to Samsung despite having a repair contract. Very frustrating as I am continuing to pay monthly for junk.
Reviewed March 23, 2015
This person writes that the power usb port has separated from the phone. I too had that happen but you can buy the port and even install the fix yourself!
Reviewed March 20, 2015
The Samsung S phones definitely have many manufacturing defects. I realized this over the last 5 years with my friends' experience, my children's experience, and my own. The models change over the years but the problems don't. The first problem I have encountered is the screen shattering with no force on the part of the owner. It just happens. This is problematic because the manufacturer will not replace it, as they won't believe such a thing. The second problem is how the phone shuts down and turns on by itself, all the time, even on a fully charged battery.
I just got a new family plan for 2 years for 5 people. My son has the same problem with his phone. It is only 3 weeks since we bought it, yet this has happened to one of my older Samsung S phones. We tried to exchange the phone because the screen was cracked without dropping it or without applying any physical force. The person from the store told us it would cost $149 to exchange it. This is wrong, but I don't how to prove the screen broke by itself.
Reviewed March 16, 2015
The home button on my brand new Note 4 started showing a hairline crack. The only way to get Samsung warranty repair was to send in my phone. (Yes they expect you to be without a phone - no loaners). To make it worse the free shipping label you get it's for 2nd day! Really not even overnight. Again say good bye to your phone for longer than a week. Once they processed my phone 3 days later they wanted me to pay 70 dollars to repair the home bottom. Brand new $900 phone I have to pay $70 so I can get my phone back. There is no damage at all to the phone just the hairline crack in the home button. I called to complain about the charge and a supervisor was supposed to call me back and never did. I will never buy a Samsung product again. No customer support.
Reviewed March 15, 2015
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I've used it for like 3 months. I noticed something new when booting my phone - before the Samsung logo comes up, a Vodafone logo displays and switches off my phone. I thought it was a battery problem but I've replaced the battery but it still behaves the same. When I connect it to a charger directly, it boots up well but turns itself off after 15 minutes. What might be the problem with this phone? Please help.
Reviewed March 9, 2015
I had a Samsung cell phone for 1 year before the battery started dying. I've replaced the battery and it now refuses to charge. What a POS. Need to wait till July before I can upgrade without a fee. Never buying a Samsung phone ever again. Probably will never buy a Android either.
Reviewed March 7, 2015
I also pre-ordered the Note 4 phone (9/28/14), purchased it the day it was released to the public for sale 10/17/14. Filed for the rebate online (registration 10/19/14) followed by mailing all the receipts and forms to the Prizelogic Rebate Center (third party administrator). I filed a claim online with the Prizelogic Rebate Center and they informed me via email that I wasn't qualified to receive the rebate... which is absolutely not true. The offer date is from 10/17/14 through 10/31/14. You must also post your claim with Prizelogic postmarked NLT 12/1/14 - I am in compliance with both requirement.
I tried Samsung customer service again on several occasions and was given the royal run around. Samsung customer service say the only recourse I have is to go back to Prizelogic. The only reason I paid $720.00 for the phone was the promise to receive the $200 rebate. Samsung and Prizelogic has perpetrated a SCAM. I will never buy another Samsung product and will spread the word!
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2015
Last Saturday, my son's 5-month old Samsung Galaxy Note 4 went to a black screen and would not display anything though the phone itself seemed to power on, and you could actually still type numbers into the touchscreen to "unlock" the device (so that I could backup his data using the Samsung KIES app suggested by their telephone support person). They also sent me a postage-paid 2-day UPS voucher to return the device to their Plano, TX repair facility. They told me to box it up and wrap it in bubble wrap to send it back. I complied with all of their requests and shipped the unit out on Monday, February 23rd. They also provided me with a repair ticket # and a website where I could follow up with the status of the repair once it reaches the repair facility in Plano.
I followed up with the ticket # and was shocked to discover that the status listed "Liquid damage to the PBA" and "BER" which means "Beyond Economical Repair". The long and short of it means basically, 'You're screwed! We're voiding your warranty and shipping the device back to you'. I tried calling the repair center Friday, February the 27th to discuss their findings and managed to get connected to someone in the Philippines who could barely carry an unintelligible conversation in broken English and when asked to speak to her supervisor, I was put on hold. She came back on and said that her supervisor was unavailable and that she would have to call me back within 24 hours. I still have not received a call back as of this posting on Saturday, the 28th.
I did call them back and obviously spoke to someone in the US just now and they stated that the technician's finding are "final" and that I have no recourse. My unusable phone will be returned to me by Tuesday, March 2nd. After googling the terms in their ticket description, a clear pattern of redundancy emerged. I found this sort of "canned response" commonplace from their Plano, TX facility, based on all of the other almost verbatim complaints submitted to this site and others by people just like me. I find their stance quite peculiar and ludicrous that such a multi-national and product-diverse company such as Samsung would shoot themselves in the foot like this to basically abscond from their responsibility to cover their products warranty.
They would rather basically say, "tough **...it's your fault, have a nice day" rather than do the right thing and cover the repair and or replacement of the device. Needless to say that I will never be purchasing another Samsung product ever, and will be starting my own website to alert others of this shifty and sad customer service experience.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015
I purchased a Samsung galaxy 3 cell phone at Wal-Mart, Rolling Meadows drive Fdl WI 54937. I used it for a month then purchased a 1-year minutes card. After that I discovered that I could not use the phone to call out or receive calls. My voice would not be heard, I could hear people talk but they could not hear me. I called Samsung and let them know, they said they would replace the phone and gave me a "ticket number" ** , it was never shipped. I called a second time and was given the same #. I asked for the FedEx # and was told just call them so I got suspicious and checked with FedEx who they said had tried to send the phone the first time.
FedEx checked and said no shipment was scheduled and also checked my address name and home number as well as my cell phone - it was all a hoax and a big waste of my time! It was also a lie. I have to take the battery out any time I want to make a call to reset something so it works and it doesn't always work if I use the speak and text - it doubles the text. I do not know why this is happening - the phone doesn't work well. I paid $350.00 +$500.00 for a year of monthly usage. I have never misused my phone - I bought a soft rubber protection with a screen protection. This was a major investment and Samsung treated it as though I paid $5.00 for junky. Have sent a complaint to executive resolution dept. 9700 nw 112th ave., miami florida 33178.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015
We have 5 S5s on our account and we have had no issues with the phones. I have had LGs, iPhones, HTC's, etc. Most have been pretty good, sure some of them - EVEN THE iPhone had issues here and there with lockups / etc. The S5 is a solid phone - Some of the reviews on here are from blatant iPhone people who say the ideas are all taken from Apple. First, look in the mirror at iOS, the last two revs had FEW Apple ideas in them, most were from Android (Love your new Notification Center?? Thank Google) - Took them long enough to do over the air updates as well (2-3 years after Android). So look - The phones are all the same overall, some will have an issue from time to time - they are electronics. People who have issues usually are the loudest and it can suck when an issue comes up. Tell me one phone that hasn't had an issue? On this site the iPhone has 300 reviews and a 1.25 star from issues.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2015
I purchased a Galaxy 3 nine months ago. It came with a 1 year warranty. I mailed phone to Samsung, they sent phone back saying it cost more to fix phone than phone itself. They said the charging port was separated from phone and they don't know how. Well guess what Samsung neither do I. They refused to accept the fact that they make inferior cell phones...I own Samsung televisions as well as cell phone but as of this writing I will never patronize this company again. My advice to anyone looking for a cell phone.... stick with Apple, whom I had prior to this unfulfilled experience. I will definitely go back to Apple, their customer service is absolutely unmatched by Samsung or any other cell phone manufacturer.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015
Every time I turn on the phone it sends a message saying "Can't download at this time. Retry." I'm not even using anything on the phone. Every time I'm on Internet it just kicks me out of it. Happens all time. I've asked and report to be fixed.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2015
Galaxy 3 cell phone - The phone cost $300 - it's paid off each month with $5 on your bill. My phone does things on its own, it even talks when it's switched off. It does not come with any tutorials or any kind of instructions. It can run up bills because it's using something you don't know about. I hate the thing..can't get rid of it.
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015
I upgraded my daughter's phone (in my name) on 10 January 2015 to a Samsung N910T Galaxy Note 4 at T-Mobile in San Pedro, CA. There is a promotion offer of 1 year free Netflix for buying this model phone. The T-Mobile rep (Rudy) attempted to apply the promotion while my daughter and I were present at the T-Mobile store and the Wi-Fi MAC address would not register. According to the Terms and Conditions the receipt was to be photographed and uploaded to the Samsung website at samsungpromotions.com/netflix which was attempted.
Once I returned home I attempted to enter the samsungpromotions.com/netflix website to register and the site wouldn't allow me to. It kept redirecting back to start again. This is a clear "bait and switch" from Samsung and my complaints will continue beyond BBB because I know this is a recurrent problem with Samsung. I attempted to call the customer care (service) at 888-795-6442 and the recording mentioned problems with promotions/rebates. Obviously, Samsung cares nothing about its consumers only their money. I also called customer care/service at T-Mobile (Hope # **) and addressed this issue since they sell Samsung products and should be able assist customers with these kinds of issues. The promotion conveniently ends on 17 January 2015 as to block consumers from receiving this "bait and switch" promotion from Samsung.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015
I have been a Samsung customer for 19 yrs. My home is filled with their products. As of 3 weeks ago I purchased a Sprint S5 Galaxy my 4th such purchase of the Same series phones from Samsung. I bought Samsung's inherent problems & in all that time were exposed upon the initial release March 2014. This phone lags so bad it's almost impossible to use. There is no notifications for receiving text or phone calls. You can not hear the person who is calling you and if you turn the phone off it will sometimes not power back. Again these sames issues are 10 months old and there has been no corrections from Samsung. For skittle over $700 I purchase the flagship phone from Samsung and it's almost useless. Samsung you are fired. Never again will I spend with you and folks anyone thinking about buying the S5 I would rethink your decision.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015
Samsungs aren't known for making the best phones as we all know. They copy all of Apple's awesome features in their phone and implement it into the galaxy; except much worse. I could go on for years about how badly they copied Apple but that would take much too long. Let me get straight to my point, Samsungs are complete **. Not only are they a terrible replica of the iPhone but they also are much slower, have less features and do an awful job at fulfilling a cell phone's needs. It is complicated for those who aren't very good with technology and the interface of the phone is disgusting. As with the iPhone, everything looks smooth, nice and welcoming. Samsungs glitch all the time, move very slow and often do things you don't intend it to do. You can't join group conversations, and the built in texting app is old looking and god awful. The company has never came up with their own idea, they just cheat off of Apple for everything.
My final statement about the galaxy series is: Don't buy it. You will not be satisfied, and they just keep coming out with new crappy phones. You are better off buying an iPhone that functions fantastically, rarely glitches, operates smoothly, and never freezes. I'm not surprised at all that the overall rating for this phone is one star.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
After my Samsung Galaxy S5 froze unexpectedly two weeks ago, I mailed it into their repair center after a hard reset and attempted firmware flash through ODIN failed to unfreeze the phone. It's insured and under warranty. I'm being billed $161.29 to repair the cracked screen before the techs even touch the software issue and they can't even look at the software issue until the screen is replaced. The LCD was cracked, but this detracted 0 from the functionality of the phone and the floor supervisor Colin could not say whether the software issue was related to the cracked screen.
I only want them to fix the software, not replace the screen, but they can't or won't. Why do warranties and insurance fail to cover the most easily breakable part of a phone? I feel like they won't fix my warrantied and insured device until I pay their ransom. But I'm just a little fish in a big ocean, a single consumer among millions of others who are willing to shell out to get screwed. Guess the 23% of the South Korean economy that Samsung generates isn't big enough. Guess Lee Kun-hee needs new golden toilet seats for his mega yacht. I won't help him pay for them.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015
On Dec 29th I sent the message below to Prizelogic, the vendor Samsung employed to process rebates. I also sent an email to Samsung customer service. I have not received a response to my inquiry from either source. I feel as though Samsung and Prizelogic are acting fraudulently. Can you assist me in any steps I can take to resolve this issue. Thanks in advance.
I registered for the rebate October 19, 2014 and mailed the documents to the W. Bloomfield Mi address. I received the following registration confirmation number: **. My address is **. My email is **. The IMEI # **. It's been well beyond the 6-8 weeks and I still have not received the rebate.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014
My son has a Galaxy model #SM-G870AtseaTT, that has water damage. He took a shower with it (so he could listen to music) - it got water damage. A waterproof phone got water damage. Now AT&T and Samsung both refuse to warranty the phone. They said they don't warranty water damage to a waterproof phone, and laughed at my husband when he complained about this.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
I prefer ordered the note 4 at the Verizon store. It was within the allotted dates. I submitted my forms online, within the allotted times. 8 week later, no money. No way to track it. Supposed to get 200.00 back. I guess they needed my money for xmas. My receipts prove I paid big bucks anticipating my money before now.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2014
Purchased new S5 three weeks ago through my provider, T-mobile. Every Saturday like clock work the message center crashes. The first time I went to T-mobile to have them fix the problem. The "repair" is to reset the phone. That's fine except that if you upload or save anything, it's gone after the reset. Probably going to give T-mobile a chance to replace the phone. Will know this afternoon.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
Plugged new phone in to charge. Screen went blank. Sent it off to repair centre who sent it back with smashed screen. Obviously damaged in transit. Samsung refuse to put a claim in against royal mail. Very rude. Haven't responded to messages. Now stuck with a broken 6 week old phone on a 24 month contract.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
I have purchase Samsung S3 neo model GT-I9300 PRICE $17500/. Purchase date 28/11/2014. Running my phone but Wi-Fi on in date 14/12/2014 demanded software update command. I accept command software update. Complete ok process. Restart my mobile and not on mobile error device memory damage. I contact nearest Samsung care. Problem is motherboard. New requirement but not solve my mobile problem. Please help me. My contact is already save in 1500 contact and my business data is loss in loss is 500,000/. Please my demand is replace mobile so needful.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
Purchased my phone 5 weeks ago and cannot get the phone to swipe to unlock. It won't swipe or turn off. I cannot access anything on the phone. Contacted Samsung @ 1-888-987-4357, went through steps, as advised, to reset my phone (literally resetting to factory settings). This did not work. Technical support said to send phone back to company. They would send an email with ticket/conformation number to be put on outside of shipping package and inside envelope. USPS said the form they gave wasn't a shipping label. I paid for shipping even though it was supposed to be free. Called technical support when I got home. They informed me the second email with the shipping code hadn't been sent. I also found out the battery and sim card shouldn't have been sent. The first tech never said as much. When paying $300.00 for a device, you expect it to work, not stop in 5 weeks. The technical support could care less. You're another number and next caller. I expected better from Samsung.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
Samsung Galaxy SIII - I bought my 17 yr old daughter this phone for Christmas in Dec 2013. The warranty is good until Dec 2014. Shortly after I got it, it quit holding a charge. I called Samsung and they had me send in the battery and supposedly fixed it. It was not fixed so the they asked for me to send the phone in so they could fix the input because supposedly that was the problem. I got the phone back the other morning and started charging it at 7a.m. And by 6p.m. it was only at 20%. I have called and sat on hours of phone calls and been transferred over and over. The phone is NOT fixed! They claim that their warranty is to fix the phone, not replace it in. I said that would be great if you would fix it but obviously you cannot fix it so you should replace it with a new phone. I have told them that I am DONE and will never ever buy another Samsung phone again. I'm going to Apple only and Apple will replace it if it breaks because I know several people that have had theirs replaced with brand new phones. This phone is a lemon and a piece of junk. I am very unsatisfied and they are the worse and sorriest company out there!!!
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
Well basically my problems started with T-Mobile and Samsung going back to October 10th, of 2014. Well I will start off with a little bit about myself. My name is Amber **, and I am 26 years old. I am the full time caretaker of my service connected permanently disabled veteran fiance. SO see we have enough on us, as it is... I am writing this for some kind of HELP, and to let the people who use Samsung products know what could happen to them. See, I was always very happy with Samsung products, until our lives were turned completely upside down. I hate to say this, but our lives have actually been made a living hell. I have always been a Samsung/Note Phablet person, starting with the Sll years ago. Then I decided I wanted a Note 2, last May in 2013. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. So June 22nd, 2014, I decided to upgrade to the Note 3, which I paid full purchase price for at my carrier's (T-Mobile) store. For which I still have the original purchase receipt. But, I started experiencing a magnitude of problems, starting Oct. 10th. I noticed unauthorized charges and changes to my T-Mobile account info on my Note 3. I also noticed unauthorized charges and rentals to my Google Wallet.
I contacted T-Mobile, they changed my data plan back, and fixed the unauthorized charges, but the problems didn't end there. I demanded answers, "how could this happen." I also demanded that an investigation be done, which they said they escalated it to the fraud center. I contacted Google Wallet which they did replace the money from unauthorized rentals, but informed me that my device had been breached (hacked) by cyber criminals. Google wallet advised me to change my debit/credit cards I had linked on my phone, which I did immediately. Then I called T-MOBILE back because, I was still experiencing more problems.
After them digging deeper they told me my IMEI number (serial number) was being rerouted as a non t-mobile phone, and said also my device had been breached and they deemed it defective immediately. I received another Samsung note 3, replacement device but yet days after receiving it the same problem. My IMEI number again, was not showing up as my phone. But it gets worst, after talking with professionals and doing research, these cyber criminals are gaining complete remote access to my device and to me, my identity, my intellectual property, my debit/credit card information. And, they are doing so through vulnerabilities of the Samsung devices and the default apps on their devices. SO, because of Samsung vulnerabilities, they should have made sure was secure.
I have lost everything, all social media and recovery options, all intellectual property, but have been told that these criminals have complete remote access to my device. They can make the device do whatever they want. There are pictures and audio I didn't take. I am in the age group of the millennials, the age who invented social media. But yet I have had all my accounts stolen, can not recover them. At a time when your cell phone is an extension of you, and a major life line, having THIS product has me, in constant fear and anxiety of everything that's going on. These cyber criminals know my exact GPS location at anytime, I am in fear for my safety constantly. My identity and all my intellectual property has been stolen along with my financial property. I am scared to use my phone period. NOW when I connect to the WiFi at home it tells me "Error missing 911 address," and to make that worst my address is showing up in Chicago, and I am a NC resident, never been to Chicago.
Since all these has happened there have been several burglary attempts at my own HOME! I HAVE CONTACTED SAMSUNG, BEEN TO SAMSUNG SERVICE CENTERS, AND contacted my mobile carrier multiple times and all they do is send me replacement Samsung Note 3's, that have the same vulnerabilities in all their devices that has allowed this to happen. So I am writing desperate for help, and to inform the millions of consumers that this could happen to them. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP US!
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
COULDN'T WAIT TO GET ONE! Researched beforehand, confident galaxy s5 was for me! Opened account with Verizon, was shown cheaper, free as well! However, they only had black one there, was tempting but, I held out for white! 2 weeks in, I started having issues with it! Chargers would not be detected, wasn't charging, it took 2 days to get 30% battery life! Sometimes the keypad would not work! Everything was tried! I want the phone, a better working one, not used, that's not fair given I only had it for 3 months!
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2014
So my Samsung Galaxy 4 stopped charging. The battery was fine and just the port was broken. I looked at my warranty for the phone I had bought in December 8th, 2013. The problem had started mid October 2014. I was still within my warranty so I soon called Samsung's customer service. After determining they needed to fix my phone and by the way this was 45 mins after I first called, the Samsung rep tells me my phone is not within warranty because it had been purchased over a year ago. I then stated again no I purchased it in December. I was then told I needed to fax my receipt to the warranty department. She gave me that number and my ticket number, then did not tell me what would happen after I sent my receipt in.
So I asked, "Well do I call you after I send it in or will I get a call...?" She goes, "Ummm, you call back after 24 to 48 hours. It should be processed in then." So I call back 3 days after to give adequate time to process. I give the next rep my information including my already made ticket number. She says she sees nothing about then getting my warranty and then proceeds to ask me all the questions that I had answered in my first call and tell me I need to again send in my receipt. By now I'm pretty upset. She tell me she's going to start a new ticket and that I should put it at the top of my receipt that it should make the process go faster and that the other lady told me wrong that Samsung would call me once processed.
I send it in again and wait a week and a half, never get a call. I call back for the 3rd time. I give the rep my new ticket number and it is under an entirely different person and I need to start a new profile! I said, "No, I'd like to talk to a manager. I'm not doing this whole process again." She said her manager was in a call and they would call back that day... Needless to say that was over a week ago. I since just took my phone to my Carrier AT&T and they had me in and out of the store with a new phone to replace my old in a half hour!
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
In short my very upsetting story: We have 4 contracts with Vodacom. For almost 3 years we have had very little networks available in the area, very hard to get 3g online, slow connection etc. 18 months ago I bought a Samsung S3 phone from Vodacom. After a while it started losing signal, dropped calls, did not dial, speaker giving trouble, calls don't come through etc. I took it in for repair 4x. During this time the motherboard was replaced. It came back with the same problems though but Vodacom stated nothing was wrong with it. Vodacom suggested a mere 10% discount on our bill for the inconvenience but up to date I have not received anything.
I took my handset to a Samsung repair center for replacement of the motherboard again, as the problems got worse daily. It came back with more problems nl, the clock wont set correctly, the dial disappears, the software is older than the previous version, plus all the previous problems. I need to say that I am running a business from home and my internet and phone connections are vital for business.
IMPORTANT: AT THE SAME TIME I HANDED IN MY SAMSUNG TABLET FOR ASSESSMENT ONLY as the letters scrambled when used the internet. The repair center decided to upgrade my software- WITHOUT MY PERMISSION...... LOSING an unspeakable amount of information that I saved on the tablet plus ALL WORK DONE ON MY TABLET in over 3 years.... PHOTOS...... MUSIC ALBUMS.... CONTACT DETAILS... Study notes and assignments! During the past week I have spoken to the repair center's CEO, the national repair center of Samsung (3 people) and NONE of them had any suggestions except for an oral apology (for my study work?!?) and asking me to take my phone in for repair again (my petrol and time again, and leaving me without a phone again, really?!).
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
Purchased this phone 2 weeks ago today because it was advertised to be more rugged and durable. This is not true! Very false advertising! When we purchased it, we were told no need to purchase a case or protective covering as the phone was its own case. Yesterday, it was dropped and shattered. We called Samsung and they said physical damage is not covered. Really? Then why say it has its own protection? We would have purchased a case and protective glass just as we have with every other cell phone we have purchased. When I posted this on Facebook, several friends chimed in with their own horror stories including the fact they don't cover it for water damage when they advertise it being water resistant. Major fail Samsung!
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
We got a brand new S5 for our business under a contract from a local service provider 2Degrees. Within one month of its purchase, the phone literally died. The phone battery was about to go flat that night when I decide to have it charged overnight. Next day morning when I try to switch the phone on, the phone wasn't turning on, it was dead. I immediately take the phone to the local retail outlet of the service provider in New Lynn. The salesperson at the counter tried to swap battery from his shop's phone stock to check whether phone battery was the case, it was the phone that had died without giving me any notice. I did see the red LED light blinking when the phone was being charged the previous night.
Now the salesperson says he needs a proof of purchase for him to book in the phone for fixing. In fact at that point in time they could have tracked the phone details from within their systems which would have helped in solving the issue impromptu. But the salesman doesn't like to service their customers during weekends because the shop sales might reduce if he tries to. Also the salesman says his shop wouldn't want to fix the issue he decides to say as they are all franchisees. It would be better my business deals direct with the shop I drew the contract from.
Now I book the phone in with the person I drew the contract with. He says it will take Samsung around 10 days to fix the phone, Samsung doesn't like to replace high end phones as it costs the company too much to replace hence they decide to fix my phone. Reason for phone to die is "VF - Replaced Sub PBA (why the heck do they build high end phones if they can't promise to what they commit).... Sorry to say Samsung sucks. We would have been better off with buying iPhones instead.....
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
SAMSUNG - GALAXY S5 - October 27th AM - phone worked fine. By 10am - everything was gone. Photos, videos, even SD data. It factory rebooted itself. Google helped recover some, but everything from 6/14 and now is gone. Verizon thinks it is a glitch. No other reason.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014
I bought a brand new S5 brand new cash 4 months ago. Very happy up to 6 weeks ago. My cell won't receive or make calls although it shows full signal. I can use data. After I have been to many Samsung shops including Nicol Mall, DionWired and Samanganese Sanction City and 2 SIM swap, the same problem. The cell can take Vodacom and MTN SIM cards, no problem. I feel like throw this phone in a fire or commit suicide. I have drove from Ellisras today to fix my cell in Santon, no luck.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014
I upgraded to a new Galaxy S5 yesterday. I woke up tonight with my phone beeping. When I looked at it there was a message or notification on the screen in small letters stating that the phone was hot and overheating. I then removed the charger from the phone. I then tried to use it to see if it was ok. It kept saying that internet and service in general was unavailable. I popped the back off to remove battery and to see if phone was hot and the phone was very hot. While the battery was out I noticed the water marker inside phone was red as if it were wet at one time. The marker on the battery was white and showed no damage. NOTE… I just purchased phone a day ago and have not been any place near water at all. Was I sold a phone that had been used before or was damaged since battery strip was fine and phone strip was not? Why did the phone get so hot?
This was an absolute fire hazard! I was either cheated at the AT&T location I bought it from and sold a bad phone or there is a definite safety issue with the product. Tomorrow I will see if AT&T makes it right or if I have to fight for them to make it right. The customer service representative assembles the phone at purchase so the customer never sees the water strip before purchase. I never would have questioned it but I have only had the phone brand new for less than 24 hrs and it has not been near water at all. If AT&T tries to not make this right then I will lean on my friends and family in law enforcement to make it right. I’M NOT HAPPY AT ALL. THE PHONE IS A FIRE HAZARD AND I THINK THEY RESOLD A RETURNED ITEM. BAD, BAD, BAD.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014
I am so upset with both of these companies (Samsung and Verizon). I already heard back from Samsung their same old song and dance about me sending my phone in. After reading all the reviews about people getting their phones back not repaired and some being told it was water damaged, what little hope I had left for Samsung taking any responsibility and helping its customers has faded.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014
My phone screen cracked without any physical contact at all. While working out next to my phone and listening music on the phone, suddenly there was a little bang out of the loudspeaker and the phone screen was slowly cracking. Phone was only two weeks old and now my provider "Swisscom" tells me there must have been a physical influence and I need to pay 200 Swiss Franks to repair it.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2014
I got the S5 the day it came out. I regrettably went from Apple to Samsung. Within the first week I needed to replace the phone because it stopped making calls and taking pictures. Brought it in to verizon, got it swapped out which was a hassle but more on verizon's end. Next phone stopped making calls again and the person at verizon was able to solve the issue. Now about 5 months later my phone has broken once again. This time it no longer takes a charge and will not turn on. I am now far beyond going back to verizon to solve the problem.
I use the phone for a multitude of things including business. I contacted samsung and their response was for me to ship it back to them (about 5 days), they will look at it and MAYBE fix it. But from what I've read, they try and make every excuse to charge the customer for it (another 5-7 days), then they will ship it back to me (another 5 days). My gripe is that first of all a $700 phone should not do this. Second, when I had an issue with my iphone whom samsung constantly trashes, it was resolved same day, no problem. And are you kidding me? I need my phone, it's 2014, it's pretty much my personal computer and I'm suppose to give it up for almost a month without the promise it's even going to be fixed.
So I contacted samsung through a live chat. Their response was to go to verizon and ask them to lend me a phone. Verizon does not do that and this has nothing to do with verizon. So I sent an email to customer service to see if I could do anything to get my phone back later. I can't tell if a human responded or a robot because it was "sorry to hear that blah blah blah, here's a site with an FAQ regarding your phone blah blah blah, here's a link if you want to view more of our products (yes they did include this), if you have any more questions email us back (it was a no reply email address), have a great day", thanks samsung.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2014
Samsung Galaxy S5 - I bought the product after watching several advertisements on the telly. What caught my interest was the water resistance. I purchased my mobile through the company. When I received it, a blue screen appeared. It said to close the bottom piece where the charger goes. I had dropped my mobile in the basin when the tap was on. The water came off in a moment. I am pleased with the product.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014
My Samsung 5 is a new phone from Verizon. It was working perfectly until last night when I charged it after use. It didn't fall or get physical damage of any kind, ever. When I got up this morning and went to use it, the inside screen showed a crack and there is no picture. I called Verizon and they told me to drop dead because they said if the screen is cracked they don't stand behind the warranty. Now they want me to buy another one... I will switch services before I do that.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014
My Star Pro device network did not fixed after review and checking from Samsung care then what I do now? My 6000 rupees lost for buy Samsung Mobile. I want to refund.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2014
I accidentally dropped my S5 in bucket of water (was reaching over sink to get something and had phone in hand). The phone was barely 2 seconds in the bucket before I pulled it out. Needless to say I took the phone into warranty cente where they tested phone and said it sustained water damage. The phone was barely 2 months old and had case properly installed. Their response, $650 to repair phone. My beef is DON'T advertise a phone as water resistant if it can't resist water.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014
My screen apps seem to take their selves off my Samsung Galaxy 4 zoom phone. I get a black screen in corners of my phone and Where the app was!
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2014
I purchased the Galaxy 4S from best buy last year on Black Friday. The phone never really worked quite right, example: shutting off, freezing, overheating, but I lived with it. On Friday September 26th I was at a conference all day sitting at a table with my phone next to me. At the end of the day, I put my phone in my purse and went to my car. I have a blue tooth connection in my car, so I can answer on my steering wheel. The phone rang and I answered, but I looked to see who it was and the screen was blank. After the call, I could hear text message alerts, but the screen was still blank. When I got home I called Samsung warranty and the technician ran me through the standard tests, then told me to send it in for repair since I was under warranty. On October 6th, a technician called me and told me that the LCD was broke and that I had to pay for it because I damaged the phone. The cost $160! I never damaged the phone and proceeded to argue with the technician. It appears to me to be a scam. The warranty only covers what they feel like covering. I did not pay for the phone and will never buy another Samsung product again.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2014
Samsung Galaxy 3 Exhibit - Purchased Feb 15, 2014 as part of the Walmart Family Mobile plan w/ T-Mobile as the carrier. I had to do Factory Reset after 3 months and around the same time began having battery problems. Problem got so bad I began receiving notices that the phone was overheating. Finally sent it to Repair in Texas Sept 4th. Came back w/ same battery (they told me they were going to replace it) and reconfigured to a MetroPCS. So, sent it back... again. Came back today with same old battery and still configured to MetroPCS. So now I have a phone that doesn't work with my carrier. Samsung hires idiots and obviously thinks they're too big to keep to their warranty. DON'T BUY SAMSUNG PHONES EVER!!!
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2014
I've had an S5 for under 6 months and it generally has been quite good. I generally use a USB 3.0 cable to connect to my laptop to charge and transfer data when required. Around a month ago, I woke up to find the phone had not charged over night. I thought nothing of it. Around the same time, I noticed that when trying to use the phone when charging the phone would give me the warning to ensure the battery cover was closed (as it gives when you disconnect the cable), or to plug the phone into a charger ASAP as the battery was almost dead. This has got worse and worse to the point where I need to balance the phone and cable in weird positions in a place where it will be 100% undisturbed to guarantee it will charge/connect.
Samsung told me to go through the company I got the phone off (Telstra) about repair/replacement. The first Telstra store "expert" told me that clearly I have poked something in their and broken it, so it's not a warranty issue. I asked him why I would do that. He changed his story to "you must've put the usb cable in upside down". I told him that it is physically impossible to put a USB 3 cable in upside down, which is all I've been using. Regardless, his conclusion was that I would be liable for all repair charges. Telstra store expert #2 told me it was clearly water damaged, look at all that corrosion! The phone has not been in water, let alone in water with the battery port open. The corrosion is, I don't know, non-existent? Regardless, it is not water damaged and the water damage indicators have not gone. But still, I will be liable for any costs involved in repair.
I will be going direct to Samsung this week. Under Australian law (not warranty), the device should be repaired or replaced as it has failed under normal use. However I know Samsung will tell me it has been misused and make me pay. Complete rubbish. I have only plugged a cable in and out of the port as expected and the connection has broken. Yet they can claim I've misused it and get away with poor manufacturing. And there is no way to prove otherwise. Totally unfair. His conclusion.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2014
I bought my Samsung Galaxy S4 about 9 months ago. The day I bought it, I noticed it got really hot. I called US Cellular where I purchased the phone & signed a two year contract, they didn't believe me. I should have taken the phone back but I didn't. I went to buy the iPhone 5 but let the sales clerks talk me out of buying that one & getting this one. It was ultimately my decision but I did let them influence my decision. Shortly after that, the phone started turning itself off & on & programs started freezing. The last straw came last week when my picture gallery froze & would not respond. I ended up having to turn the phone off & took out the battery out. I replaced the battery & turned it back on & then it came up that my sd card was blank or corrupted.
I called US Cellular customer support & was told to take the sd card out. I did that & put the sd card in another phone that I have & thankfully there were all of my pics & videos. So I was able to get them off the card & onto my pc. They told me then to take my phone to the USCC store & have it wiped clean & that would fix my problem. That was a week ago today. First thing I notice is phone is not charging, it was plugged into wall charger. I finally noticed it said it was charging via USB, it was charging via AC. I unplugged it several times until it finally said charging via AC.
Last night phone froze up again on a program. This morning, I get a black screen that it won't let me get off of without turning phone off & back on. I call USCC yet again. My only option now is to send my phone in for repair or send them $35.00 for a re-certified phone. After reading all of the complaints on this site, I'm scared to do either! My phone has never been dropped or in water but I'm reading on here, that's what Samsung is telling everyone. So what do I do? I did email CNN & NBC & told them they are quick to point out problems with iPhones but what about Samsung. This needs to be on the news so everyone will be informed BEFORE purchasing Samsung. I don't yet know what I'm going to do. I can't afford to buy another phone!
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014
New S5 has I-67 rating for water resistance for a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes. Unfortunately, the plug that is supposed to seal the charging port is made out of very cheap material so after charging the phone every other day, the charging port stops sealing. Phone fell in water and stopped working because of this seal so it was sent to Samsung. Just found out that Samsung won't repair the phone because the phone got wet. Samsung has a nice little con running here.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2014
Had my Galaxy S2 1.5 years. It kept shutting off opening apps. Contacted Samsung. They blamed it on moisture. Phone was in an Otterbox - did not have moisture problems. They advised me to get a new phone. I went out and got S3 - having the same issues. The service department is horrible.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014
Samsung Galaxy 3 - My Samsung gets hot & makes my fingertips "NUMB" after texting for a short time (not a teen)! There's a problem with VOICE CLARITY when on a call, kinda 'GRAVELY', often I must end call! The battery life is short! It constantly tells me NO MEMORY & only 523 photos, Pinterest & search internet for info only! For price NOT WORTH! Tells me
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2014
After never having a problem with my S3, I get an alert saying my software was ready to be updated. After the Update, my phone began to shut off and turn back on repeatedly till eventually it wouldn't go past the Samsung screen. Samsung said the phone was out of warranty and I needed to pay for a new driver to be installed. Why? Obviously this is not MY problem. This seems like a Samsung software problem. After countless calls and getting the run around at the Samsung store I was told, "Well obviously there's nothing we can do for us to come to an agreement so we'll just send the broken phone back."
An "Agreement" meant that I would put up the money to fix the phone that seemed to be a problem on their end NOT MINE. Also, I took my phone to the AT&T store by my house and was told I was the THIRD person in 2 days to come in that had issues with my Galaxy after a software update. These kind of situations make me realize there really is no such thing as Customer Care anymore.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2014
I bought Samsung Tab 4 7.0 235Y. I've been using it for less than a week. I bought it on Saturday and it hanged Thurs night. The earphone also isn't working well. There are some other sounds I could hear. Can I bring back my Tab to the shop for replacement?
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2014
The most ridiculous company for cell phones... It's not even 1 year for my cell phone from the day I buy and it has started to trouble me... The data isn't showed on the device although it's on the device... Having some benefit from the phone it's completely impossible.... You only have to visit customer care again and again to make Samsung cell phone to work.... SUGGESTION FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING OF TAKING A NEW PHONE!! DO NOT EVER BUY A SAMSUNG CELLPHONE.... Will cost you the double the price on servicing for the price you buy.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2014
I purchased a Galaxy S3 mobile phone on last January 12th 2013. The handset shows the problem of long duration of charging in the first week itself. Service center people do many things such as software upgrade, repairing etc. On my next visit they replaced the battery charger. It has no problem for charging for a month. It becomes faulty again. Also it has screen hanging and data network problem. During this period I wrote 3 letters to Samsung customer care. They informed me that Samsung escalation team will contact. I was waiting for a week. No one contact me. After some effort I got the Samsung Kochi office phone number and cell no of Service Manager. Another 4/5 days of continuous attempt I got Samsung Service Engineer (Mr. **) and communicate. I understand that he already have details of my interactions with Samsung customer care. He promised a call back within minutes. No one call me. I tried him many times on his mobile and office no.
Again after 1-2 months same problem repeated. (Battery charging issue, Data network problem, etc.) This time service manager of Samsung Service center manager asked me to meet BSM of Samsung in Kochi (He informed me that there is a chance of getting refunded because of repeated complaints). I went the Samsung office (Kochi) and met him (Mr. **). I explained the complaints and issue history. His reaction was very bad. He seems hesitated to hear. And he try to pretend that he could not understand what I say. Also he argued that time duration for charging the battery is not a problem. (It takes 7- 9 hours in switch off mode). He shouted me. Why all this happened in Samsung. Why the company encourage such irresponsible approach of your Franchisee service centers, company branch manager, experience care center.
It is quite natural that any device becomes faulty during its functioning. But this is repeated complaints. I have lot of experience with other companies like LG, Nokia and Sony. But the approach from Samsung is very strange. Please check repairing history of my handset in your Service Centers. I received four charger from Samsung Service Center. And they inform each time they replaced motherboard or software. My S3 phone kept nearly one and half month in Service center in different occasions. Please tell me that whether you can compensate or not for my inconvenience caused? During my business traveling I hang up many hours due to the battery issues. Are you willing to compensate for that? I fed up by all means. Please go through the previous communications had with you. I expect a responsible and ethical move from your side. I thought Samsung mobile India received a notice from Consumer court - Kochi in connected with my complaint.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2014
When I use my phone, it just turns off on me. I have not even had it for more than 6 months. My phone has been in an Otter Box since I received it. This should not be happening. I would like it to be fixed at no cost to me. I am very upset and the phone was almost 600 dollars. This is ridiculous.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
I have had 3 replacements of the Samsung Galaxy 3 and 4 Mini. People that I call still miss conversation. They say I sound underwater, they're losing me, or they only heard 1/2 of my sentence. I hear them just fine. #1, 2 and 3 all have the same problem. I've already been inconvenienced, lost business, and have had to move all of my information from one phone to another 3 times. I am at my wits end. AT&T will only replace and give me the same phone (that I'm still paying for) over and over again. Now they expect me to go to a service center to re-flash my phone. I don't have any more hours, time or gas to jump through their hoops. Or, they want me to purchase another phone and still pay for this phone too. When I go to a store and something doesn't work I return it and get something else. I get my money back then make a decision on a new item. I've had it with them. I will go with another carrier after 18 or 20 years. I will not continue paying for something that doesn't work.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
My S4 mini developed what my sales rep called a ghost or glitch and the phone was sent to Samsung Canada to be fixed. There was no water or other damage to the phone when it was sent. Almost 3 weeks later, I am told there was evidence of corrosion and I would have to purchase another phone. If there was evidence of this, why did it take so long for them to find it and where did it come from? Maybe there is something wrong with their packaging or something else is going on. I would have liked to get my phone back, working but now I can't afford to take it to an independent company to try to fix it or purchase another phone. I have no land line, this is my only phone. What can I do? You can't fight a big company, they always win. I just want my phone back working.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2014
My daughter's phone was so hot it burnt her. We returned it to Samsung who text saying the phone would cost £150 to be fixed. I refused this as the reason the phone was burnt out was because of the faulty battery. The center wasn't given the reason why the phone was in for repair. I was then told it had to go to the product liability center who took a week to return an email from myself who then said that the phone was in good working order but the genuine battery was faulty! They sent it to a 3rd party repair center without my saying, so but why when it was in good working order? It's now been 6 weeks my daughter being without a phone. After 27 mails to PL center and 30 voice mails with no reply whatsoever, my phone bills over £200 because apparently Samsung don't have call back facilities! And now not heard from them since I called 5 times to different departments.
AGAIN the phone has been sent to 2 different addresses? I was then assured 100% I would receive the phone the next day but guess what?? The phone got lost, they were arguing over who was going to replace the phone and now it's been located but in NORTHERN IRELAND! I've been reassured I will receive my phone within 2 weeks. I've had to no communication again. I've called today, was again put on hold and reassured I'd be called back with a reasonable explanation! But again no call back after being on the phone for 47min and still no further on to where my phone is? SHOCKING, I NOW FORWARDING THIS TO WATCHDOG AND THE PRESS as it's a complete disgrace and this is my ref number.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2014
Warranty repair on Samsung Galaxy S4 - Garbage!! Sent in my phone because the display is blank. Touch screen still works but no display. Samsung claims that the phone had water damage which caused the problem and puts it outside of warranty repair. They wanted to charge me $365.00 USD to repair. I told them the phone was never exposed to "moisture" as they claim. They said the indicator points on the phone indicated it had. Since I was an Air Force trained Electronics Technician for 12 years, I asked what indicator points are they talking about? They claimed the battery showed corrosion--impossible because they had me remove the battery from the phone before sending in! Then they recanted and said the motherboard had indicator strips showing moisture contact..again complete BS as there is no such thing! Any case they returned my phone unrepaired. What a joke! They routinely claim all warranty repairs are moisture related...such poor poor customer service!! I will never buy another Samsung anything again!!
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2014
I was so excited to get my Samsung Note 3. I really was trying to hold out for the Note 4. But I could not take my Iphone 3 any longer. As of now I have had the Note 3 for 43 DAYS. On day 4 the phone would shut on and off randomly a few times a day. This lasted for a few weeks. I read that this happens due to apps updating. Then on Day 29 my voice mail complete stopped working, then the phone kept alerting me every 15 mins to update the voice mail box. After fighting with the update for a week, I finally call customer service. They were not helpful. Then finally on day 42 I called one last time and the problem was able to be fixed. DAY 43, I have had phone calls all morning up till 10:30am. Around that time I walked away from my phone to do other things at work. 12:45pm the phone was dead, no big deal so I tried to charge it. Nothing, blank screen, no blue light, nothing. So after 6 chargers I decided to take it to the store. Come to find out the MOTHERBOARD went bad. I lost everything. ** you Samsung - not happy at all, $750 buck for nothing but aggravation.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014
When viewing my repair status I saw BER and Googled it, as I did not know what BER stood for. I was stunned to see the countless number of complaints and posting with the exact same message from Samsung, from the "BER" to the "pack condition" to the "Liquid damaged on the PBA component" messages. Looks like to me that my phone along with the majority of Samsung owners all received the same copy and paste message.
My Phone was never in water. One day it stopped working. I am very ritualistic in the manner I treat my property especially electronics. I feel that Samsung warranty is extremely misleading simply due to the numerous responses that so many people received especially the same exact message. My phone in my option was never looked at and could have been repaired. I paid 300 dollars for this phone only 6 months ago. I will never recommend Samsung to anyone. As a major corporation, Samsung should be ashamed of themselves. The name Samsung will be associated with horrible products from a company that will not back up their merchandise. Samsung will become synonymous with overpriced products not worth buying. What a disgrace of a company Samsung is. I'm appalled and will never purchase another Samsung device again. I can't wait for my I-phone to arrive.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014
I had bought Samsung Galaxy S2 on 5th Oct 2012. After using it for 6 months, one fine day it went dead. At customer service center they told me the problem is with motherboard. They replaced it free because it was under warranty. Last week same fault occurred. Now they say it will cost Rs7K to replace the motherboard. No guarantee for the replaced motherboard too!!! When I asked the service engineer why the same fault occurred again, he told me the problem is with my SIM card. But I still using the same SIM card in my Nokia and it works fine. Quality of Samsung products are below average and service is very poor. So my advice - don't buy Samsung products.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014
Samsung galaxy s4 - I have had the phone for less than 3 months. Had it replaced 3 times. Samsung "fixed" it and sent it back to me with all the same problems and it almost burnt my house down twice. Also takes 10 hours to charge.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2014
Purchased Galaxy S4 January 2014. Problems with it turning off by itself then few minutes later turning on by itself. It also gets very hot especially when charging. Sent to Samsung repair ctr in Texas. 14 days without phone to get it back. Have had for 2 weeks & now it’s starting to do same thing. Very disappointed.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2014
Samsung galaxy lll - I had problems with my charging port after eight months of use.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2014
I purchased subject cell phone (Samsung Galaxy III) in Feb of 2014, and thus still under manufacturer warranty. The cell phone would not charge and I called Samsung and was told that I would need to send it in to their repair center in Texas; I sent the phone in, followed up a week later for status. Was told the phone had been repaired and send back via UPS. When I received the phone back, the invoice stated, "Your phone is beyond repair / corrosion and liquid damage." I know there is no "liquid damage" but of course my word against theirs; much worse is that I received no courtesy phone call. Very disappointed in this company, and now have to recourse but to have to go purchase another phone.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2014
I bought the Galaxy S5 phone. It started locking up on me after 2 weeks. Screen goes black, so I returned it. 1 mo. later, the new one is doing the same. Let's see how Costco handles it. I wonder what the problem is?
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2014
My S3 is about 9 months old. The phone got a purple screen after unplugging from the charger. I rebooted and the screen came up normally. Two weeks later the same problem occurred, but this time it won't get away. The phone LCD went dark blue and died soon after. Thinking the phone is still under warranty I went to the shop where I bought it to get told that there is no warranty on Samsung LCD screens and I had to pay around $150 to get the phone fixed. I quote the shop owner saying, 'You don't use it it won't break'. I went to the local Samsung service center where I got told that even if the phone was sold one floor below it wasn't a local market phone thus no warranty.
When I asked how they could identify this they told me 'because there is a recycling logo on the label'. Anyway even if the phone were from here they told me the LCD is broken thus not the warranty is voided. Repair cost would be around $175. I always had the phone in a leather case. It had not been dropped and there is no physical damage to the outside. Weeks before the screen died the phone started to get very hot while charging and did reboot frequently when in use. I did not have the phone repaired but decided to buy another brand phone and will avoid any Samsung or other Korean products in the future due to their bad warranty service and would like to warn everybody about their attitudes...
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2014
You bought three of these phones and they all do same thing - they shut off by themselves. They get so hot, you can't hold them in your hand. They don't ring half the time a message that would be sent to me. I get three days later or not at all. Message that we send are only half of it delivered, it's just a mess when they are plugged into electrical outlet they get very very hot. I'm scared of a fire.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2014
Phone started high pitch sound. Went to AT&T - worked on phone. OK for 3 days, started up again. Called customer service, sent me new phone. Then when making a call no one could hear me. Back to store. 4 hour ordeal. Now high pitch back ugh... Back to store and call customer service!
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2014
Look, you guys need to be fair with your warranties. It is, however, that you will not honor your commitment to your PAYING customers who buy YOUR phones. So if you mess around, people are 1, going to stop using your appliances and you WILL go out of business, 2, people are going to SUE you and lose multiple businesses. So if you mess around any longer, you will lose freaking business. And this is america, we are capable to bring you to your KNEES.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2014
I so regretted to switch from iPhone to Samsung. I was a bit disappointed when I first took out the Samsung Note from the box as the product seems very plasticky, but that was ok and I thought as long as the phone has a big screen and run smoothly. Initially phone was OK, but after a while problems start to emerge. The battery life runs out quickly, can't even last half a day. It also gets heated up easily. You can actually feel the heat if you use it for a longer time. After a while the phone becomes extremely lagged too, and even cleaning apps can't help boost the speed. Probably the heat already causes the hardware to deteriorate. Overall, it's just a piece of crap. It's definitely overpriced for this kind of crappy quality. Think twice if you are getting one.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2014
I recently purchased the tab listed above and it is not holding a charge worth nothing.. I called best buy and told them the problem, and the guy on the phone told me to take it back to the store.... Problem is I had to wait for like a week to pick it up and then I have to wait for about a week to receive another one since there are none at the Aberdeen location.. Then the guy tells me I can go to the Fayetteville store to pick up another one.. Cannot do that because it's thirty minutes from where I live... To make a long story short, I am not pleased at all.
Reviewed July 31, 2014
I've had my phone for less than 90 days. My Galaxy S4 slipped from my shirt pocket while bending over a lawn sprinkler. It fell approximately 20 inches to the lawn. The weather was about 98 degrees, if that matters. When I next went to use the phone the screen looked like alligator hide with no discernible visuals. Samsung rep at the Best Buy could find no apparent damage to the case. She thought it would be a warranty issue. I sent it to Samsung, they refused to warranty the repair, $161. They said the lcd was broken.
I am writing to warn people that if you are active and take the phone off your desk, this may not be the phone for you. My daughter's iPhone has been man and child-handled and still works perfectly. In contrast I think the samsung is poorly designed if it can't take slipping out of a pocket. I am definitely going to get a shock resistant case which I am sure will make the device much less handy to use. I am sorry I got the Galaxy now. I don't feel it is durable enough for everyday use.
Reviewed July 31, 2014
Samsung Galaxy S2 frozen and not opened after that. It is totally Samsung's fault. And they do nothing for that. According to the maintenance the logic board is not working and they cannot do anything for the logic board. And Samsung does not care about the problem. I heard that Apple is very good at this kind of problems. I'll never use Samsung again.
Reviewed July 31, 2014
I purchased a Galaxy S4 for myself and my wife from Radio Shack December 14, 2013. My phone got so hot in my pocket the day after I bought it that I felt like it was on fire. I took it back to the shack and they replaced the battery and everything was ok for about 1 week. 1st it started freezing up at least 4 or 5 times daily. Then I could not swipe it to answer calls. So then I took it to the Sprint store 4 times in which they notified me to contact Samsung. I called Samsung and they had me do all kinds of over the phone self help option that didn't help in fact when they told me to take it to BestBuy to let their technician look at it and re-install the same software that sprint had already installed twice.
After that visit to Bestbuy the technician set it up for me to send it to Samsung's Plano, Texas repair facility. The phone was sent back in worse condition. (The screen would turn black and the only icons that would light up was the menu-return-time buttons. The last repair it started back getting hot again and freezing up, not letting me answer call and turning back to a black screen. I sent it back to Plano, TX on 7/24/2014 and I saw where the UPS Tracking stated that the phone was signed for on 7/28/2014 @ 10:18 am.. However Samsung website states the phone only arrived today. Whoever it was that said that a class action suit is necessary is sounding like a Genius. I will keep you posted as to my next outcome from Samsung.
Reviewed July 30, 2014
I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S5 Active on 6/18/2014 on the next plan (monthly payments). The phone was sold to me as being water resistant and the most rugged phone available. I did ask if I needed a water proof case and I was told that I did not because this phone was water resistant and would not get water damage. Not even 24 hrs that I had the phone, my phone got wet while washing dishes. It was not dropped into water. The phone did not work after this. I went straight to the AT&T store thinking they would replace the phone being I just got it less than 24 hrs ago. I was mistaken. They told me they would not replace the phone due to water damage, they suggested that I make an insurance claim which would cost me another $200 or to send the phone back to Samsung, so I did send it back to Samsung and after 3 weeks Samsung sent me back my broken phone stating it was water damage and they would not replace it.
Reviewed July 28, 2014
I bought an S4 and less than 6 months after having it, it is over heating to the point I burn myself or an item it is sitting on. My phone locks up so I can't make a call or answer a text. I contacted Samsung on multiple occasions and they won't honor the one year warranty. Their solution is to send in my phone pay for the shipping wait at least 4+ weeks for them to repair and get the same old phone back. In the mean time I would be without a phone and they said I would have to go without or purchase another one to get me by.
I am looking into further issues with the over heating and the burns it is causing me and hope a class action lawsuit is in the works. It is awful, consumers are given such a terrible product and now are in danger of serious burns and with a phone that won't work all the time. I will never ever buy another Samsung product ever again. The products are crap and the customer service and warranty is even worse if that is even imaginable. Before you buy a Samsung item I would shop around other manufactures and warranty options otherwise you will be stuck spending a ton for garbage products and not have any help from Samsung.
Reviewed July 25, 2014
I brought a Samsung Galaxy TAB3 T211 on September 2013. But on 18th July 2014 my tab got switched off suddenly, I don't know how. On 19th of July, I went to Samsung service center, but replied me that I have to provide 5000k due to my motherboard damaged. I don't understand why should I pay? But they replied that they have found liquid in it. But I stored the tab into my home only. How they find any liquid. Then I have searched google and see Samsung already applying this trick to many people. Please help me to solve the issue.
Reviewed July 21, 2014
I called Samsung, got a ticket # and sent my phone in to be repaired as it was under warranty. Had to buy a back-up phone b/c I was told it would be up to 3 weeks to get my phone back and it's my only phone! I sent my phone and got it back in a couple days. I was very excited to have it back as I adore my phone. I got it as a birthday present b/c I don't have $250 to spend on a phone! Needless to say I took VERY good care of my phone! There was not a scratch on it. I had a protective case for it, didn't let anyone else use it, because I know I cannot get another if anything happened to it.
Well I open package take my phone out and go to charge it. It still would not charge. Samsung didn't fix it or send a different phone as it says in warranty! I called to tell them my phone wasn't fixed and I was very upset and wanted to know why it was sent back not fixed!! I was told first by the customer service rep that I dropped my phone in water and that voids the warranty. I told him my phone has NEVER been dropped in water I take very good care of my phone there's not a scratch on it! Besides that's not even close to the problem. My phone still works!! It just will not charge and I believe it's the charging port! He now proceeds to tell me oh! Well you pushed the charger in too hard causing the damage and Samsung does NOT cover damage caused by you!
Now I'm upset because clearly they just do not want to fix the phone and honor the warranty since I caught him in a lie when he said it was water damage! So I asked him why is there over 4000 complaints on Google from customers having the same problem with the same kind of phone!?! Obviously there is a defect with the phone! And how can you tell me it's broke because I pushed my charger in too hard? How can you determine if it's that or a defect? He said our tech made the determination you caused the damage to the phone and your warranty is now void!! I am very sorry but this is what our tech determined. The only thing I can suggest is buying a battery dock charger.
I asked for a supervisor and got Phil. Phil told me the same as the rep and was kind of rude. Told me again I caused the damage and they don't cover damage caused by you. I also told him I know I did not cause any damage to my phone as I take very good care of it. I am not a child! I would not jam the charger into the phone when I don't even let anyone else touch my phone and don't have a scratch on it and have had it almost a year! I also told him about the 4000 other complaints on Google with the same issue and them not honoring the warranty! I said that's a lot of phones with the same problem and people jamming the charger in breaking their phones! I told him there will be another complaint on Google and I will also be going to Facebook and twitter regarding this! He told me okay ma’am is that all? Have a nice day and hung up!
This had to be the worst customer service! Please don't buy from them unless you don't care about a warranty or your phone breaking before it's a year old! Because obviously Samsung blames damage on their customers so they don't have to honor their warranty and fix the phone or send a new or refurbished one. Also when I got my phone back it has a couple scratches on the screen now! I know for a fact they were not there before because I checked it before sending it to Samsung!! I would like to know what happened to good customer service? And making the customer happy!?! I guess Samsung doesn't care being such a big company now! It's really a shame how horribly you get treated by this company! I have been a Samsung customer for years - all my phones, TVs, DVD players... almost all my electronics. Needless to say I will no longer buy Samsung!
Reviewed July 20, 2014
I have purchase s5 before 15 days and from that it get too much heat and I have called in to company for more than 50 times to replace my mobile but the Samsung is really unethical....I was the user of apple and apple is the best. Now my phone is getting hang....Really it's ** of Samsung.
Reviewed July 15, 2014
Took Samsung mobile 28.6.14 to Mtn shop MyMall Limassol for repair under Warranty as purchased 24.12.13 speaker problem. After 8 days Mtn asked for EUR80 - once to fix it, the next to give us a new one almost what it cost to buy it. After complaints, they said SAMSUNG representative alleged the warranty seals were violated. No one but Mtn guy touched it when he opened it up. I was asked to take this up with Samsung representative who said to take it up with Mtn. I appeal to Samsung abroad for a new phone or get it fixed free of charge.
Reviewed July 8, 2014
Got new Samsung note 3 in November 2013. Around a week later, it got yanked out of my hand when walking dogs the screen broke. $175 we will replace it, ok got replaced. About June 2014 the only way it would charge is if I put the charging wire in a bind or it would not make contact. Sent back only $5.00 for shipping, this time got replacement. About 2 weeks later, July 2014 was at the ocean, had it in an otter case this time and accidentally dropped in the ocean. For about 2-3 seconds, already ruined junk. I have a yeasu handheld ham radio for at least 8 years, never had any problems with it. Same battery but Samsung's phones cannot even make it for 1 year?
Reviewed July 7, 2014
Since I bought my Samsung Tab 3 I've been having problems syncing the unit. So finally I called customer service at Samsung and they made me delete all my apps & reset the tablet to the factory settings. Then they determined that the unit needs to be shipped in for repair. Samsung claims that the unit was received damaged due to insufficient packaging which I don't believe it wasn't sufficient. I had the unit packed with shipping peanuts, papers and plastic wrapping.
I'm not sure if the people at the Samsung customer service repair center damaged my screen or actually it was damaged in shipping, regardless the customer service rep asked me to take pictures of the unit before shipping and I did which I forward it to Samsung that the unit was not damaged as they claim. Now the unit is still under warranty. Samsung determined that the unit is out of warranty because of the insufficient packaging. Well I will never buy anything made by Samsung. They have the worst customer service.
Reviewed July 3, 2014
Same issues as others. My Samsung 5 is only 1 week old, started turning off, going black, battery does not last very long. It also will all of the sudden start playing one of my notifications while being black. Try to stop it and it won't. It has major issues. Went to Sprint only to have them tell me that I had a virus. They then asked if I had downloaded any apps from Google. Duh, you have the play store installed on my phone, why wouldn't I? I then informed him that they were the same as what I had installed on my Galaxy 4 and that I had a virus app that always tells me if they are safe didn't have anything to say then informed me that Google has know about this going on.
I then told him well they should warn people before they download. But the more I read and so many others are having the same problem, way too convenient I have come to believe that we had a problem even before we got the phone and Samsung needs to do right by their customers. As for Sprint they are all about getting your money. You know as well as I do they could very well could have help us because all they have to do is write it off and send it back to Samsung. BUT BOTH SPRINT AND SAMSUNG HAVE GOTTEN THEIR MONEY. SO THEY FIGURE SCREW THE CUSTOMER. WELL I WILL NEVER DEAL WITH THEM AGAIN.
Reviewed June 23, 2014
A friend of mine bought me a Samsung Galaxy S4 during the month of December 2013. About three months later the screen digitizer stopped working. I went to Best Buy without any luck. I was told by Samsung USA that this phone couldn't be repaired here because it was manufactured in another country. I registered my phone in South Africa via their website. Once they realized that I live in the USA, I was told I had no international warranty.
After months of back and forth, I was told by Best Buy to contact Idolian. After a few weeks of contacting Idolian, they accepted to repair my phone. It has been over two months since I sent it. Every time that I call, I receive a different answer. Three weeks ago, I was told that they couldn't even find this order number. Idolian found out that the phone is not even theirs. This was after over a month after receiving it. At this moment, I feel powerless without any rights at all.
Reviewed June 21, 2014
Galaxy S4 - My phone is less than 2 months old and it has a mind of its own. The settings button and the back button don't work when I try to use them but will all of a sudden start closing programs and apps on its own. I have read that it was an update issue but I have tried to correct it with the suggestion of a soft restart which ultimately did not work. Just another junk phone as far as I am concerned!
Reviewed June 17, 2014
We purchased this phone 2 weeks ago. It worked when we went to bed and didn't when we woke up. We found cracks in the screen, but the phone is in an Otterbox and has never been dropped. We contacted both Samsung and Verizon and was basically told, "Too bad." After searching the Internet I found I'm not the only one with this issue.
Reviewed June 12, 2014
Getting stuck when making calls. Every call would take ten seconds after dialling before appearing as dialling that ten seconds. Mobile used to get stuck. There were many problems with this ** company and its handsets
Reviewed June 9, 2014
My Samsung Galaxy GT7562 is not picking the charger. There is no problem with the charger or port because I have checked it by attaching it with PC. PC shows the message, "Device attached is malfunctioned" so please tell me how to solve the matter. Thanking you all in anticipation.
Reviewed June 6, 2014
I owned the phone for 20 days. My office manager asked me why the charger cover was not staying closed on my phone. I figured it was something I was doing wrong. We look at it and the phone is missing a stopper that makes the battery charger lid stay closed. How long had this stopper been missing or had it ever been in place - I have no idea. My phone went in an Otter Box before it left the store. I take my phone to ATT that same day. Spend over an hour with a salesperson. He calls ATT bosses, he calls Samsung. Essentially the issue is my fault and I must either pay for its repair (and have a loss of my phone for about 2 weeks) or they can sell me a refurbished phone for $580 as a replacement. The attitude is that the dysfunction of the phone is my fault????????
I write (email) Samsung, no change in their response. They are willing to repair the phone, but I will need to send the phone to them and turnaround time is roughly 2 weeks. If the dysfunction is found to be my fault, I will be charged for the repairs. No exception, refusal to provide me with a "loaner", and no acceptance on their side of responsibility. I mention in my communication with them that I am a physician in a rural community. Still no changes or flexibility.
The phone has some snazzy features, but customer support is lacking. You may never have an issue with a Samsung product, but are you willing to take the chance dealing with a merchant that refuses to take responsibility? The day I purchased my phone, I also bought a Samsung watch, an otter box, and I purchased a Samsung 3 for my Mother. Those will be my last Samsung purchases.
Samsung Cell Phones Company Information
- Company Name:
- Samsung Computers and Monitors
- Year Founded:
- 1938
- Country:
- Korea South
- Website:
- www.samsung.com
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