[Resolved]  HP / Deskjet Printer F4288 All - in - One — Black Ink does not last even 10 pages

I bought HP Deskjet F4288 All-in-0ne printer Sno CB[protected] on 5-3-2009 for Rs. 3850. The two 818 ink cartridges black and tricolour given with the printer produced about 30 pages before it emptied out as against HP's claim that 168 pages would be give. Complained, chatted with rep and he could not identify any fault.
Therefore on his say I ordered new set of cartridges for Rs 1800/- . The black ink emptied out after 10 pages
as I use only black print. Hence I sent a complaint to HP. After hearing my complaint I was asked what I wanted to do. The least they could do was to show that 168 pages can be printed as claimed. The company
is indulging in malpractice by selling their printer cheap and hiking up ink renewing costs. This is the second time for Epson did the same and replaced it with HP on the common view that it is company that follows fair practices. I have bought a third black ink cartridge today for 815/- and am afraid it would run out after printing 10 normal pages of text.

These companies must be made accountable.
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Aug 14, 2020
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mat industries — hp printer

i have two hp officejet all in one printer but always they have problem,
it had shown allways paper jam message
one is in warranty period three times it will be repaired from
local hp dealer we are not satisfied about Your services .
so what should i do ?

our contact no[protected]
[protected]
mob- [protected]
hello sir
my case id-2295886 & svc id inin[protected]
my complain date is 19/8/08 but this time not receive my printer so i request you pleas find the problem
and slove this .
Thanks you

HP — HP Printer cheated

I Have brough a HP Colour Laser Print 2605 on Feb 2008. and i have a problem in printer on 20th October 2008. and i have lodged a complaint and they came on November 3rd and they told there is some problem in printer we will replace a new printer and they came on November last week and they replaced the printer which was old and physically damaged also. And the executive have told me that this is new priter and he cheated and gone. but by taking the test print i came to know that this printer they have taken already 4300 copies of print. but in my printer i have taken only 400 sheets and i have complain within half an hour to them. and i ask the manager he telling like that only they replace the printer. i asked my old printer itself he told that we cant give the old printer. but my warranty will be over within 2 months the printer they have given is already physically damaged also.
'Hi Sri, efficient ink usage is not about the type of cartridge be it (individual or tri-colour), but rather about the design and performance of the printing system. I encountered this msg on a forum stating,
"SpencerLab's research shows that tested against comparable HP tri-colour-cartridge printers, competing-brand printers with individual ink cartridges used twice as much ink to print the same number of pages*!" Here's the link to the website http://alturl.com/2uej
I also bought the same printer F4288. And to my surprise the Black cartridge got empty in just 35 pages. On contacting i was told it is an introductory cartridge with new printer and it will not give the full 168 pages as claimed by company.So i bought a new black cartridge at Rs 750 from local dealer. And this one ran out in 55 pages nearly 1/3 rd of what Hp was claiming and on contacting i was told that the cartridge output depends on individual use and Hp only gives estimated pages.But I only used the cartridge for text printing and nothing else still such a low ouput.

Hp is giving printer cheap but making the regular use expensive as cartridge cost is very high.. I had buyed this printer going for Hp brand value and reliability. Now i regret i should has buyed cannon MP145 which was better in print quality and gives higher print pages and was cheaper too.


Also i noticed somethng that the HP818 Cartridges only come in India (i may be wrong). Because you can't find this cartridge anywhere else in world websites. So i think only HP India i cheating people in this cartridge scandal.

I am now refilling these cartridge as buying them again and again is very expensive considering the print output.

In the end i would say

GO FOR Cannon MP145 which is cheaper than this printer and better in terms of overall package.

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damn this stupid printer, i bout many ones and still not work, only work at the first time and wont work again, this stupid thing is rubbish, i bought it because of emergency and i cannot find any other kind but this is pissing me off. i have fail many times on my projects because of this fcking printer. now im about to fail another... DAMN!

hP original ink 818 black — Hp

I win one HP printer K209a all in one printer on 01.07.10 with the spin and win offer on hp. I'm waiting for it. They offered me to get the gift within 21 working days through courier, It is not delevered till today.I have called so many times at the customer helpdesk but there is no one to attend those calls

Sujesh ks, kerala
ALL of you guys are quite right that HP is becoming a bu*lsh*t company. They are soon gonna be out of the market if Cannor or Epson are going to improve their product and service a little better, just little better. HP has inserted Time duration limit of Cartridges, Page printing quantity limit as they have used some kind of memory storage in printers, which monitors cartridges' serial numbers and date of manufacturing. My F4288 is causing color printing problems and I had just printed 3 or 4 color text pages when I bought my printer, since then I tried to print after 6 or 7 months later, now printer shows 3/4 level of ink and when I try to Print colour page; it stops suddenly and shows that color cartridge is empty. Moreover, by observing the cratridges, the ink flow is perfect and Most importantly that cartridge worked fine in my office printer. This show that HP is gonna get out of the market soon as they are practising inferior trade practices

HP PRINTERS/ CC640Z — CARTRIDGE NOT WORKING

Have Bought a new catridge For Rs 800/- from A dealer autorized showroom.
After putting the catridge in more than 2 printers nothing seems to be working.
I would definifely not be using HP Services in the future...
I purchase a HP Black Print Cartridge on Dated- 25 September 2010. but it is not responding or accepting for printing any page.
Cartridge Details -
CC640Z
[protected]
2012/06/03 S

Note - If you will not solve my problem then I will go to cunsumer forem so Please I request you urgently action for this my problem

thank you-
DHIRAJ KUMAR SRIVASTAV
MUNGRA BADSHAHPUR
JAUNPUR
CONT. NO.- [protected]

H.P printer — print quality very poor and uses of cartridge very fast

i have purchase a h.p. printer photo smart B 209A all in one. date of purchasing 21.8.2010.

sir the quality of photo very vast (poor) and leakage ink very fast within three week i have change caritage (ink) two time. i had been register's complaint many time in H.P printer service center but no body solved my problem. h.p engineer came home to see printer but does not solved problem after this instant engineer and h.p officer cannot received my phone also not answering in e-mail. hp photo smart B209A totally fail printer . when i was ask costumer care of h.p. before purchase printer he said number of printing paper is very large as compared to any other printer and i believe it to purchase pinter.
At last i have purchase epson printer it very good quality printer as compared to h.p.

i will have attached pinter bill.

my contact no. [protected] and E-mail id [protected]@indiatimes.com

HP printer cartridge 27 — no proper printing

I purchased HP printer cartridge black 27 using my credit card. The cartridge prints in red and pink. My attempts to book complaint through the website of Hp failed.

HP — poor print quality

purchesed new printer (HP DESKJET INK ADVANTAGE K209a)
its printing hazy photos
please send one authorised person to check
thanking u
pratik
mail add - [protected]@rediffmail.com
finally i got it after a long period about one year, any way thanks for the gift
New 818 cartridges for Hp 4288 give only 30 to 35 pages as against any of the company's tall claims. Black is much worse, it lasted for only 15 pages in my case. It is all great cheating. There should be a way to legally catch them and penalize for the mischief. Someone will find it one day or other. One can safely assume that Customer Care Center is full of staff with fake degrees and fake certificates, since they know nothing. Try them and you will get all funny evading replies!

deskjet 1000 printer — not working

My printer is not working in waranty peried .
Purchaise date 6.09.2011
Serial no. CN14S25KCX
Regards
prabhakaran pk
Rajesh bhavan
ramallur
mankamkuzhy po
alappuzha
kerala
[protected]
I also was foolish enough to buy this HP F4288. I am continuing to get problems with my cartridges. The problem is that the original hp cartrideges gives me only about 10 - 15 pages and then the cartridge ink levels start blinking indicating that the cartridges are empty and it refuses to print anything. This after I spent around Rs. 1000/- for the cartridges. Now having this printer is totally useless as hp cannot expect me to spend Rs. 1000/- to print only 10-15 pages. This is a scam. I advise people to please stay away from all types of hp products. The company is already in trouble in the US and I wish they go bankrupt soon. Serves them right, for they are fleecing, cheating, and defrauding people with exorbitantly priced cartridges and very poor print productivity. Soon it shall be RIP hp.

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