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How Xiaomi has taken me for a ride (an expensive one)
After much research I ordered a Redmi 2 Prime from the Mi India website on 1st Nov.
I was a little hesitant because I read online that their customer support is one of the worst in the cellphone business.
But since I had seen many friends using the phone in China, I decided to go for it.
Also, I needed the phone asap so I didn't opt for the discount scheme (500 off Diwali sale) or any other E-com website
I was pleasantly surprised when it was shipped and delivered on 3rd Nov.
Immediately after opening the box, I found the speakers to be non functional. I.E. no sound of videos/music/ringtones etc. That is when my surprise turned to horror and shock.
So, I sent them an email immediately on the 3rd November stating the problem. I received no reply and every single email bounced back.,
Finally, the next day I was able to get through to the helpline number after trying atleast 70-80 times.
The call center employee, Ms. Shivani, directed me to do various hardware tests and concluded I had to go to the service center.(Complaint No. 707815)
My wife had to skip work and had to travel to the call center and spend 4-5 hours commuting and waiting in line.
The gave me a copy of the work order which I had to scan and email them to get a replacement.
Again every single email bounced back.
That's when I got miffed. I facebooked and tweeted Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi India and every single Xiaomi person I thought would help.
No replies!!
Then I called up the call center on 7th Nov and they said we will email you with details about the replacement.
Still nothing!!
So, this is what i felt happened here.
Xiaomi, for blocking my order in the higher price category, immediately ships me a faulty phone.
Their "policy" only guarantees a replacement if there is a complaint within 10 days.
So, now they are sitting pretty with my money and I am sitting furious with a phone that I can't use.
Taking into account the time and costs I spent emailing/writing/calling these guys and my wife skipping work, travelling and wasting a day, I would not recommend anyone to buy a Xiaomi product.
You would be better off going for a better, more well known brand.
Because If its Xiaomi, its all BUYER BEWARE!
This is Kapil.
I bought Xiaomi Mi 4i phone on 13 Oct 2015 from Amazon
and received on 15 Oct, 2015. After that there was problem is display and I
told customer care about the problem and they replaced it with the new one. I received the new one on 23 Oct, 2015.
And the same problem occurred again.
And after that I tried reaching them but no response from there. I didn't
get anything from there because whenever I called them they are not
receiving my call and I also mailed them at service.[protected]@xiaomi.com but no
response from there also. .
Problems which I am facing right now:-
1. Display: There is a big difference in the display quality of my
brother's phone and my phone. As my brother is also using Mi 4i. He bought
it in Feb, 2015.
2. Camera: There is also difference in the camera quality when I compare it
to my brother's phone. My brother's phone camera is much better than mine.
And I am talking about both(front and rear camera).
3. Touch issue or hang problem: Now touch of my phones is creating the
problem because sometimes it start working automatically and sometimes it
doesn't work. Even sometimes back, home and third button stops working. Then I have
to reboot this phone to solve this problem. After that it start working but
the same problem occurred again and again.
4. Heating problem: whenever I used to play any game for 5 minutes or surfing internet then it heat up.
So these are the problems which I am facing right now. May be many new
problems will come in future.
I want my phone replaced or refund. I don't want it repaired because I was tried reaching them from the next day on which I received the replaced phone.
So please help me .
Really appreciate your quick reply.
Thanks and regards
Kapil Gupta
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