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LostFool
18-07-2012
Originally Posted by Eston Bleu:
“Breaking after 18 months means they are supplying shoddy goods, IMO. You could have sued them in Small Claims, I'm sure.”

They offered me a replacement for £50 (a saving of £100 on a new one). I really can't be bothered to go through the Small Claims Court for the sake of 50 quid.
rjb101
18-07-2012
Originally Posted by alan1302:
“Amazon are not trying to get off scott free though - they have offered £50”

As we are in the EU isn't everything covered by a 2 year warranty?
mac2708
18-07-2012
Originally Posted by rjb101:
“As we are in the EU isn't everything covered by a 2 year warranty?”

From: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...php?p=35819249

"A spokeswoman for the DTI says: "There is a common misunderstanding that the EU Directive requires a two-year guarantee to be given, but that is not the case. UK law in practice provides better protection for consumers than the two-year minimum required by the EU - consumers are able to pursue relevant claims for up to six years (five in Scotland)."
Gormond
18-07-2012
Originally Posted by Eston Bleu:
“Yeah - and regardless of what people say - batteries still have memories - it's just a little less noticeable than it used to be. If you keep topping up a battery instead of letting it go flat every month or two, your battery will degrade a lot more quickly - it'll 'think' it has less capacity than it actually has. It's like the build-up of sediment - the bottom level keeps on nudging upwards.

What I do when I get a new device: fully charge before using it then completely flatten it. Repeat once. And then let the battery flatten completely as often as possible after that.

Modern smartphones kinda do this automatically, since they're so power-hungry they sometimes barely last a full day.

My Kindle gets topped up only when the warning message becomes ridiculously annoying (I wish I could do something about that, actually).”

This is not true there is no memory effect and letting a lithium battery go completely flat often can actually damage it.
rjb101
18-07-2012
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“This is not true there is no memory effect and letting a lithium battery go completely flat often can actually damage it.”


I concur
GetFrodo
20-07-2012
Originally Posted by tanstaafl:
“Revenue related to 3G wireless access and delivery and software upgrades is amortized over the average life of the device, which is estimated to be three years.”

Originally Posted by Gooby:
“That is a financial term and nothing to do with the expected lifetime of the product.

All financial gobbldygook and nothing to do with expected lifetime of the product.”

Hello? They say that the average life of the device is estimated to be 3 years and you say that the average life of the device is not related to this? McFly??
Gormond
20-07-2012
Originally Posted by GetFrodo:
“Hello? They say that the average life of the device is estimated to be 3 years and you say that the average life of the device is not related to this? McFly??”

I think he said this because the likely reason that Amazon say three years is due to the battery which can be replaced.
spiney2
21-07-2012
a restart can help with charging issues but not guaranteed.

before giving up try a factory reset. best to copy folder contents onto a pc first .........
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