My wife's Samsung Galaxy S2 was in a constant, but erratic, loop of turning itself on after being turned off or just showing the battery charge icon and unable to turn on.
Tonik fixed it - Very good! BUT - Tonik claimed that they had found liquid in the phone and declined to guarantee the repair. THE PHONE HAD NEVER BEEN NEAR WATER, NOT EVEN TAKEN OUT IN THE RAIN. It was not possible that it was wet inside. - Very Bad, because the guarantee would only last 14 days, if treated for liquid!
Customer service eventually agreed that it was not water inside but that it was the charging socket that needed fixing. I suspect my wife had tried, inexpertly, to insert the charging plug the wrong way up. Easily done.
I agreed to the repair on the condition that the phone came with the "normal" 3 month guarantee but when the phone was returned, included on the invoice was "treated for liquid", which would negate the 90 day warranty.
Also included on the £58.98 invoice. Reflowed PCB, replaced charging flex (No flex returned or included!) flashed software and resoldered damaged charging ic chip and components on motherboard.
I'm glad that they have fixed it, but I don't think I will have them repair anything else if they adopt this two-faced untrustworthy approach to customer service, which left me feeling distinctly unhappy.
The phone is still working after a week. read more