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Hello Guys,

what do i do here...

I owned a Tecno poviour 2 lap7 which has issue with the mic, and i needed to get it fixed so i made a reservation for repair service and a code and date was given to me.
However, before the date a call comes in from the carlcare customer service from this number 09099367640 requesting for further details about the phone which i gave and i equally told them that the phone still has warranty on which she agrees with me that it will cover the mic problems. 
Moreso, she suggested that since that i am in VI and their office is at Ikeja maybe i should used a pickup delivery service to come pick it up which i agreed on, the delivery services was sent to me and i called and they billed me N1000plus fees and i agreed and came picked up and sent to Carlcare services in ikeja as agreed.
This is where the story change from Carlcare people, this number i believed must be from the repair department 08169052904, the guy said he has seen my phone and that my touch pad and one other are bad and need to be change too and that will cost me N14,600, i expressly rejected it telling to please leave that as far as i am aware the phone only is the mic. he said i cant do along the others MUST follow suit but to explained to him that i dont have that kind of money with that he should please repair the mic since the warranty covers it, but insisted i must do the what he say or should be up my phone from their office, and drop the call on me. This is after paying N1K plus for pick up.
i demand justice to this ill treatment as this phone has my major banking app and other sensitive documents and information with security as they demand that my phone comes in unlocked.
Name of the phone is TECNO POUVIOR LAP2 L7.

hahahahahaha..... see wetib happen now?

carlcare "premium" services which our dear tecno marketers advertise here is a sham and a scam

CARLCARE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS
1. YOU KEEP COMING BACK
2. THEY KEEP EXTORTING HUGE AMOUNT OF CASH FROM YOU
3. THEY COLLECT THE PHONE AND MAKE YOU BUY NEW PHONE (ALL INVOLVES THEM COLLECTING MONEY FROM YOU).
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AT ALL. I'LL HIGHLIGHT WHAT THEY USUALLY DO

edunwosu:
Moreso, she suggested that since that i am in VI and their office is at Ikeja maybe i should used a pickup delivery service to come pick it up which i agreed on, the delivery services was sent to me and i called and they billed me N1000plus fees and i agreed and came picked up and sent to Carlcare services in ikeja as agreed.
This is where the story change from Carlcare people, this number i believed must be from the repair department 08169052904, the guy said he has seen my phone and that my touch pad and one other are bad and need to be change too and that will cost me N14,600 i expressly rejected it telling to please leave that as far as i am aware the phone only is the mic.

Lol. see another encounter with carlcare

fratermathy:
I have read some negative experiences with CarlCare online that I wonder why the company has refused to change its ways. Many of the negative experiences are with their Opebi branch in Lagos. Below is my own experience with CarlCare, Uyo Service Center, No 18 Ikot Ekpene Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. This post is not intended to ridicule the company or discourage genuine warranty holders from using CarlCare. I am sharing this because other people need to know what to expect with CarlCare and for the company to get its acts right. The experience below happened this month (August 2017).


At first, my device (Tecno PhonePad II) touch screen stopped responding on its own just a few months after I bought it from Konga (it was still under warranty). I took it to CarlCare, Uyo Center, and I expected that it would be fixed free of charge based on my warranty. On getting there, a plump, saucy and impatient lady called Grace examined the device and said I have to pay 15k for repairs because she could see some specks of sand between the screen guard and the LCD (which wasn't cracked in any way). The sand must have been stuck there when my screen guard was fixed. I even told them to remove the screen guard so that the sand would leave but they refused.

I was filled with utter dismay. I tried to stand my ground but the lady insisted that what happened was physical damage (even though I know NOTHING damaged the device physically). So I had no other choice than to pay the 15k (I couldn't take it elsewhere in Uyo because there are no other genuine Tecno repairers around that I know of, apart from the untrusted and untested road-side technicians). I had to get the money and pay.

After paying the 15k, I was told to come back for the phone in a week. I returned to pick the phone and truly the screen seemed changed. Fast forward a few weeks after the said change, my phone suddenly stopped charging. I tried several chargers and it didn't work. The chargers all worked in different phones but not mine. I knew the problem was from CarlCare because they were the only ones that have opened the phone so far.

I took the device back to CarlCare Service Center, Uyo. This time I was welcomed by the anti-customer face of Innocent, one of their male staff. Innocent is not someone anyone should put in front of customers at all. He examined the phone after I told him it stopped charging and that I had repaired it there before. I was billed N400. I paid N1000 and they didn't have complete change so I was owed N400 (I never got the balance). Innocent asked me to return the next day for the phone.

So I returned the next day and was asked to come the day after. I did so and was asked to come by Friday (this happened on Wednesday). I returned there on Friday and was told that my phone has been sent to Port Harcourt for repairs because they couldn't do it (which I suspected as a lie to buy themselves more time). I was yet again asked to return the next week. I was not supposed to remain in Uyo beyond that week but I stayed behind because of the device. I returned on the day they stipulated and this time I met Grace, the plump female worker. She said that my device is taking too long to repair (after Innocent said the week before that it was sent to Port Harcourt) and that they want to swap it with a new device for me. My goodness! I was elated! I never knew she kept a whole lot about the said swap from me.

I brought my receipt as Grace requested and she said that she would apply for the swap. I was asked to return the next day. When I got there on the next appointed day, I was then told the truth about the swap. Grace (the CarlCare worker) said that I have to choose between L9 and L8 Lite and PAY THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE. Firstly, both of these devices were far lower than Tecno PhonePad II both in price and functions. Secondly, my choice was limited to ONLY both devices (even though I wanted other choices). Seeing that I had no other choice, I settled for the L9 which was higher than L8 Lite.

Grace then made it more complicated by saying that I have to pay another N13,000 for the swap difference. My PhonePad II was bought at 40k last year, the price is currently 55k in Slot. L9 is sold at 36k everywhere. So I wondered why I should pay a difference of 13k? She said the money covered both the swap and the failed attempt to repair my previous phone's damaged board. I was disappointed again. It should be noted that I didn't have any other phone to access the internet with at this point and I was basically frustrated with everything.

So I had to pay another 13k to complete the said swap for a LOWER ranking device without even 4G (which my previous phone had). After payment, I was told to wait or to go and return because their server was down. I collected Grace's number so that I could call her to know the updates but she didn't pick up all through except once when she said she would check and never returned the call or picked up again. I even sent a text but had no response.

I had to return to CarlCare office again that day to know the update. Immediately Grace and Innocent (CarlCare workers) saw me, they seemed uncomfortable. I smelt something fishy. I was asked to wait yet again. Probably frustrated by my own frustration and impending anger, Grace went in and brought a Tecno L9 device in the following conditions:

1. No pack or carton
2. No accessories, including charger
3. No receipt for the new device
4. Device looked more refurbished than new
5. She declined to help me setup the phone and insisted I do it on my own (WHY?)
6. My N400 initial change wasn't returned
7. I didn't even get a printout for the transaction

I had no other choice than to accept the phone. I took it knowing that it was the only choice I had (she had said its either this or I pay for a new board amounting to over N20k). I have the new device with me now and I am not happy with its performance so far but I have no other choice, CarlCare made sure of that.

This is an experience I wouldn't want another to have. I have resolved to avoid anything that takes me to CarlCare at all costs and if something should ever take me there, I will take ice and fire along with me and give them a terribly cold hell. I advise everyone to avoid CarlCare, and in fact, if you can, Tecno products entirely (I have another Tecno 8H wasting away in my room because CarlCare couldn't repair it - barely a year after I bought it). I have seen a number of Tecno flagship devices go bad "all of a sudden" without any hope for repairs and even if they can be repaired, it'll be at exorbitant costs. Their swap deals are no better (run away from them if you can).

Read more reviews of CarlCare here: https://www.reviewnaija.com/reviews/carlcare-centre-ikeja

how does this portray the "excellent" carlcare services these yeye marketers advertise here?
carlcare na scam
tecno/infinix/itel na scam

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these are the guys that have the solutions to your problem

That's their M.O.

Ordinary faulty speaker or headphone jack they will tell you panel is bad.

edunwosu:
Hello Guys,

what do i do here...

I owned a Tecno poviour 2 lap7 which has issue with the mic, and i needed to get it fixed so i made a reservation for repair service and a code and date was given to me.
However, before the date a call comes in from the carlcare customer service from this number 09099367640 requesting for further details about the phone which i gave and i equally told them that the phone still has warranty on which she agrees with me that it will cover the mic problems. 
Moreso, she suggested that since that i am in VI and their office is at Ikeja maybe i should used a pickup delivery service to come pick it up which i agreed on, the delivery services was sent to me and i called and they billed me N1000plus fees and i agreed and came picked up and sent to Carlcare services in ikeja as agreed.
This is where the story change from Carlcare people, this number i believed must be from the repair department 08169052904, the guy said he has seen my phone and that my touch pad and one other are bad and need to be change too and that will cost me N14,600, i expressly rejected it telling to please leave that as far as i am aware the phone only is the mic. he said i cant do along the others MUST follow suit but to explained to him that i dont have that kind of money with that he should please repair the mic since the warranty covers it, but insisted i must do the what he say or should be up my phone from their office, and drop the call on me. This is after paying N1K plus for pick up.
i demand justice to this ill treatment as this phone has my major banking app and other sensitive documents and information with security as they demand that my phone comes in unlocked.
Name of the phone is TECNO POUVIOR LAP2 L7.

did they tamper with your phone?

Op from your description I think I will back you on this. They didn't try.

Next time take it up

selfdefence:
Op from your description I think I will back you on this. They didn't try.

Next time take it up

take it up to where?

SweetBuns:
take it up to where?

No brand likes being called out especially on Twitter.

The Op has a good case.

Sometimes workers will actually spoil the name of a brand by their over "zealousness"

So carlcare na scam? U don min eet