Verizon Begins Charging Full Price of Warranty Phones if Rooted?

[pc747]

I think that is part of the problem people are so quick to root and jump on every rom with out reading, backing it up, or knowing how to unroot. In the end we bought the phone and if in the 14 days I have it if I don't like the way it is stock then I should get a phone I like. I am not against rooting intact I like teaching it. But the problem is we do not have a RESPONSIBLE rooting community. Its the same community that think its OK to burn through crazy amount of data via unauthorized tethering apps because they have unlimited data. I am not trying to sound righteous because I been there and know how it feels to panic. But I admire the people willing to fix their mistakes. And over the past 2 years I only saw 2 phones that were truly bricked and it was hardware related. I am a fan of the community but I think we need to be smarter. Why are people taking rooted phones to Vzw in the first place. And if you did rsdlite and a factory reset the only way he can tell if you were rooted is if you had rooted apps on your phone. If he went through your sdcard then I would have called a manager because he have no right going through your sdcard intact that is why they tell you to take your sdcard out because it have personal info. Point being is if you going to root be responsible enough to make sure u can fix it.

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[justin82]

I think that is part of the problem people are so quick to root and jump on every rom with out reading, backing it up, or knowing how to unroot. In the end we bought the phone and if in the 14 days I have it if I don't like the way it is stock then I should get a phone I like. I am not against rooting intact I like teaching it. But the problem is we do not have a RESPONSIBLE rooting community. Its the same community that think its OK to burn through crazy amount of data via unauthorized tethering apps because they have unlimited data. I am not trying to sound righteous because I been there and know how it feels to panic. But I admire the people willing to fix their mistakes. And over the past 2 years I only saw 2 phones that were truly bricked and it was hardware related. I am a fan of the community but I think we need to be smarter. Why are people taking rooted phones to Vzw in the first place. And if you did rsdlite and a factory reset the only way he can tell if you were rooted is if you had rooted apps on your phone. If he went through your sdcard then I would have called a manager because he have no right going through your sdcard intact that is why they tell you to take your sdcard out because it have personal info. Point being is if you going to root be responsible enough to make sure u can fix it.

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bigger question is once you root why would you bring it back to Verizon wireless? You KNOWINGLY VOIDED YOUR WARRENTY.. it theft and fraud..

 

[NeoandGeo]

I do agree with that. Buy insurance if you are doing anything besides using your phone the way Verizon wants.

But to add to that, if your phone has a true malfunction that is not related to root, Verizon should be responsible because they sold you a bum phone.

 

[bplewis24]

I don't think the argument is that if you go to your local verizon store you will be shunned because you're rooted. I think it's saying that they can do it if they want to. Whether or not they will is up to them.

It may have been in one of the other threads on this topic, but some were confused as to whether or not rooting voids your warranty if Verizon isn't checking for it and if people are in fact returning rooted phones under warranty. I'm just trying to point out that, as you said, they can void it if they want to under the current terms of your contract. Maybe they wont in individual cases, but there is always the possibility of it.

Brandon

 

[jrracinfan]

Unless its a broken keyboard,earpeice,volume rocker etc. I agree. If its a software issue due to rooting then yea You the owner of the device have to correct the issue


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[Jeffyo]

Good luck to them if they can tell. I would flash to stock before they could tell.

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[NeoandGeo]

Unless its a broken keyboard,earpeice,volume rocker etc. I agree. If its a software issue due to rooting then yea You the owner of the device have to correct the issue


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What if it's a software issue that is not related to root, but the phone is rooted? Should the user still be responsible?

 

[Wonmotyme]

Amen! I went from day one OG Droid and just now rooted for the first time. (my thunderbolt) partly pushed because of faulty OTA update and not willing to wait for VZW and HTC to come up with a fix so I can use my phone again without worries.
I read and educated myself as much as I could and went into it with the understanding
- no this is not against the law
- it does go against the contract I sign with my provider and that deviation has caused my warranty to become void.
So now I will have to hope no other issues that are covered under warranty arise because it became voided the moment I rooted. (Scenario: you get a piece of electronics, you fiddle around with it by taking it apart, you put it back together and it still works perfectly fine. One day shortly after it stops working because of manufacture defect, you take it in to be replaced they don't honor the warranty because it has been tampered with. Even though it worked fine after it was tampered with)


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[justin82]

Unless its a broken keyboard,earpeice,volume rocker etc. I agree. If its a software issue due to rooting then yea You the owner of the device have to correct the issue


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What if it's a software issue that is not related to root, but the phone is rooted? Should the user still be responsible?

voided warrenty is just that.. VOIDED

 

[Wonmotyme]

Not a matter of intellect! Just one who knows what it means to be responsible for ones actions. Of which it seems you are not that caliber of human. Done with your idle antics, thanks for the amusement while it lasted. You bore me.

Suffering from a severe case of GINGERVITIS

 

[Erock13]

Wouldnt it be alot cheaper and easier for both moto and vzw if they just had vz sbf phones in-store? i mean, im sure that would solve alot of problems ppl have that cant be solved by a factory data reset.. especially with the fact that the stock software on these phones suck after awhile and alot of ppl send in their phones simply because they end up so slow or have so many problems after awhile of just too much clutter.. just like most pc's that need a fresh install of windows every now and then, android and moto software needs a fresh install from time to time to keep it running properly..

 

[justin82]

Wouldnt it be alot cheaper and easier for both moto and vzw if they just had vz sbf phones in-store? i mean, im sure that would solve alot of problems ppl have that cant be solved by a factory data reset.. especially with the fact that the stock software on these phones really suck and alot of ppl send in their phones simply because they end up so slow or have so many problems after awhile of just too much clutter.. just like most pc's that need a fresh install of windows every now and then, android and moto software needs a fresh install from time to time to keep it running properly..

agree with that ..SBF would seem to be a smart thing to have.. they may have them .. but if you are rooting a phone that has an SBF file .. you should already have the SBF on your computer and you should know how to use it.. again just my opinion.

 

[NeoandGeo]

Wouldnt it be alot cheaper and easier for both moto and vzw if they just had vz sbf phones in-store? i mean, im sure that would solve alot of problems ppl have that cant be solved by a factory data reset.. especially with the fact that the stock software on these phones suck after awhile and alot of ppl send in their phones simply because they end up so slow or have so many problems after awhile of just too much clutter.. just like most pc's that need a fresh install of windows every now and then, android and moto software needs a fresh install from time to time to keep it running properly..

They should do this, and charge $30 per SBF. $$$ Would benefit everyone.

And this way they could root (teehee) out what problems are caused by rooting, and by manufacturer/software defect.

This is a lot better than the stupid notion that if you root, even if the manufacturer is at fault you are SOL. I'm glad that I am not oblivious like justincase up there.

 

[Juicemane]

The amount of mis information floating around in this thread is epic.

All of you are spewing out "facts" that you have been told by other people on the internet or who are mis informed.

Show me in my contract where it says "rooting" voids my warranty or in the TOS.

Show me one piece of proof that Verizon will charge you for a rooted device, other then some random blog or person saying it happened to them.

Right... Didn't think so. Have a great weekend guys, try to not take this so seriously. Root away if you want, or don't, either way, grow up guys.

 

[czerdrill]

The amount of mis information floating around in this thread is epic.

All of you are spewing out "facts" that you have been told by other people on the internet or who are mis informed.

Show me in my contract where it says "rooting" voids my warranty or in the TOS.

Show me one piece of proof that Verizon will charge you for a rooted device, other then some random blog or person saying it happened to them.

Right... Didn't think so. Have a great weekend guys, try to not take this so seriously. Root away if you want, or don't, either way, grow up guys.

Come on man...its been shown a million times that its in the warranty. Look it up yourself. You can't sit here denying its in there. You really think vzw wouldn't have a provision like that??