This is going to be a small book, but if I didnt think it was a story worth sharing, i wouldnt be trying to warn people.
my phone is a Pixel 3 XL. ive had it for a few years and it had finally gotten to that point where the charging port was getting a bit wonky so I took it in. I had been putting it off for a few weeks now because I work IT service desk and my phone is ESSENTIAL to accessing half our systems. So i went ahead and waited until my weekend started and ran my phone over to the shop to make sure they had plenty of time to get it right.
I turned it in to them, they told me since my screen was cracked, they would have to replace it, but they offered me half off on the charging port replacement since my screen really did only have 1 hairline fracture in it. Damn shame, but I know thats just how the phone is made, oh well. Total cost around $200, but they easily did it in under 24 hrs. Good Deal.
I get my phone back, take it home, and i noticed a problem. No cellular service. check the SIM card, its in right, and the phone can see its AT&T, but still no service. Oh well atleast i have the ubreakifix warranty. So the next day I run the phone back over and hand it back over to them.
a day or two goes by and now i've got problems. Work has started back up for me and I cant even log into my laptop without my cell phone to authenticate my login so now im missing work days. Worse I cant get in touch with anybody at my work because (you guessed it) I dont have a cell phone.
Thankfully after missing a full day of work, I find an old laptop still logged into my work email (cant access that without cell phone authentication either) and I go ahead and let my work know whats up, but now ive got another problem. Thanksgiving is coming up and im leaving to see family in Alabama come Wednesday. I stop at the shop end of day every day leading up to wednesay just looking for any update, but theyre still troubleshooting (they think it something with the motherboard) and Wed is coming up fast.
Tuesday I tell them "Hey even if I have no cellular, I still need my phone for this trip so go ahead and give it back to me Wednesday"
Technician: "Sure no problem, come by for 12:30 and we'll have it ready for you"
3:00 comes around (ive just gotten off work) and I head over to the store only to be told my phone is STILL disassembled in the back and it'll take half an hour for them to get around to putting it back together. Too late, im out of time, no cell phone for thanksgiving. Fine, Whatever. I tell them to give me my sim card so i can stick it in an old phone and I leave. it sucks but I can live.
So here comes the Monday after thanksgiving, they tell me my phone is fixed and I can come pick it up. I head on over, sure enough its fixed and it didnt cost me anything because of the warranty. But ohhhhh they got me one last time.
See to fix the problem they decided they had to replace my motherboard. Which they went ahead and did. What they never told me though was that replacing the motherboard meant I lost the harddrive and EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON THE PHONE. Contacts, Photos, Videos, Files, all my credentials on it just gone.
I asked them if they back anything up, they told me they dont do that.
They didnt warn me, they didnt try and let me know. They just went ahead and burned 4 years of family videos and pictures.
Dont go here. They are sloppy, careless, and just assine.
I wish i had just kept my crappy charging port and never given them my money in the first place. Not even slightly worth it. read more