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lotherius
25th August 2009, 11:28 PM
If you've got a silver dash (not sure about black) that is still under warranty and have been putting off an exchange for any issues it has had - now is the time to call. Some customers may be able to get an alternate exchange for the dash 3g at no cost or contract, plain and simple exchange due to the low supply of refurb dashes. An alternate exchange is a new phone not refurb as well so this is awesome if you still have a warranteed dash. A little birdie told me this. No word on if this is a permanent or temporary alternate.

slipknotfn
26th August 2009, 12:36 AM
Actually it is for a $50 minimum rebate on a new HTC device. And it ends at close of business TODAY! I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and they said as long as your old HTC device is not broken, damaged, the screen works, not leaking, no water damage, no corrosion and the hinge still works you can trade it in for money towards a new device. But it ends TODAY, 8-25-09. So that kinda bites the big one. This is according to someone I spoke to at T-Mobile about 5 minutes ago. If it were true I was gonna go trade mine in asap. But like Grandpop always said, "If it's too good to be true........." Hate to be the one to burst anyones bubble. I just burst my own. :(

lotherius
26th August 2009, 04:11 AM
Actually it is for a $50 minimum rebate on a new HTC device. And it ends at close of business TODAY! I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and they said as long as your old HTC device is not broken, damaged, the screen works, not leaking, no water damage, no corrosion and the hinge still works you can trade it in for money towards a new device. But it ends TODAY, 8-25-09. So that kinda bites the big one. This is according to someone I spoke to at T-Mobile about 5 minutes ago. If it were true I was gonna go trade mine in asap. But like Grandpop always said, "If it's too good to be true........." Hate to be the one to burst anyones bubble. I just burst my own. :(

Different deal. Basically I'm talking about warranty exchange - you're talking about a trade-in program. Basically older devices at end of life, can often get alternate exchanges for a newer device. But you do not call up for the alternate exchange - you only get it if you've got a technical problem that requires an exchange, when they pull up the exchange form it will show "alternate exchange" in some cases. If you called up T-Mobile and asked them straight up to send you the dash 3g, of course they'd send you the upgrade path :)

slipknotfn
26th August 2009, 05:53 AM
So basically you have to have a Dash that is still under some kind of warranty and has an 'issue'. Then since there aren't anymore of these to offer they have no choice but to offer you a new Dash 3G. Is this the basic idea here? Well mine is a little over 2 years old so I would not qualify anyway. I do carry insurance but yeah no more warranty from the manufacturer I am sure. Too bad.

ookba
26th August 2009, 09:45 PM
If you've got a silver dash (not sure about black) that is still under warranty and have been putting off an exchange for any issues it has had - now is the time to call. Some customers may be able to get an alternate exchange for the dash 3g at no cost or contract, plain and simple exchange due to the low supply of refurb dashes. An alternate exchange is a new phone not refurb as well so this is awesome if you still have a warranteed dash. A little birdie told me this. No word on if this is a permanent or temporary alternate.
Nice! Then you can go run my new ROM in the Maple Forums. :)

returnofsid
1st September 2009, 07:11 PM
This does work!! I recently received my second Dash (silver) as a warranty replacement. The new one had a separate issue. While on the phone with handset warranty replacement, I asked about the G3. I was told no, but when she entered it into the computer as an option, it was accepted. Just received the Dash G3 yesterday and am loving it. Only issue I'm having is that the old dash screen is blank and I have no way of getting my contacts off of it, so far. Mobile Device Manager won't work, as I don't have Outlook. Still looking for options to retrieve contacts off of old dash.

phatmanxxl
2nd September 2009, 02:16 AM
I have warrenty replacement of a dash 1 on the way because some of the keys stopped working. They didnt offer the D3g but said I could get a new g1 through my insurance if I wanted to. So do I have to ask? What do I say because they told me the warrenty only covers the same phone?

LiverpoolFCfan
2nd September 2009, 02:10 PM
This is exactly how I got my first Dash. I had the SDA, and it had a reception issue around where I lived. They sent a replacement - same issue. Then I asked about an alternate exchange for the Dash instead, and they said they could do it.

IfYoureFeelingSinister76
3rd September 2009, 08:20 AM
Hmmm, I will have to check that out! I have the black Dash though so not totally sure if it will work the same way. Many thanks for the helpful info!

phatmanxxl
4th September 2009, 10:28 PM
I got the alternate exchange but they only one they offered was the 09 shadow brand new in the box. Its for my daughter anyway. I think shell like it better, it seems more girly than a dash:p.

yggdrasil
10th September 2009, 06:35 PM
Just called them up for my boss whos dash got dog chewed and they said they would send a regular old dash :(.
oh well.

rrgongora
11th September 2009, 04:19 AM
Have had a problem with the phone randomly turning off. Called for a replacement and they offered the same DASH or a Shadow. Stuck with the DASH. Should have it in a few days...maybe in a few months I can get the 3g when it's time for an upgrade.

lotherius
11th September 2009, 10:28 AM
These offers change all the time.... glad to see it has worked for some.

phatmanxxl
11th September 2009, 02:40 PM
I had a dream last night I got the 3g in the mail. I was so happy.