The Sanyo 5500/VM4500 Recall

[SooooneR]

Is this true? A certain website is reporting this can anyone confirm? :confused:

Thanks

SooooneR

[88jr]

I have no bug...ha ha! I got a vaccine when I purchased my phone. It was only $10 more. :cool:

[SooooneR]

the first that I heard of it. Just surfin the phone sites and new article on 4500 recall. So you smart ***** lurkers can kiss off!!! :furious:
New Today!! GEEEEZZZ thanks for the help!!

The Sanyo 5500/VM4500 Recall
Posted on Wednesday, May 12 @ 21:44:11 EDT

What went wrong, what is being recalled, and why we haven't reported on this until now.

I know that a lot of people read this site daily, and that I can potentially cost Sprint a lot of money when I report something. So, when it comes to reporting on a recall of a flagship product, I become very hesitant unless I not only know all the information, but the extent to which the problem is occuring. The Hitachi G1000 has a recall out currently as well, I haven't reported on it because, well, the problem is so small, and most users aren't effected. I know that if I start running headlines over every recall, there will be a certain number of users that will go to the nearest Sprint Store the same day and demand a replcement unit, even if their current handset isn't suffering from the recall issue.

That said, and I stress that you don't skip over what I said, here are the details. The VM4500, hardware revisions 100 and 101 have a recall out on them, for two issues. The first is that the handset may not receive all incoming calls. The other is that the handset may begin a constant redialing loop, making it impossible to place calls for a long period, until it breaks the loop.

While both of these issues sound like something that would be detected by the HP test, phones suffering these issues will completely pass the diagnostic.

The other reason this hasn't been headlined is that, until recently, bad batches have continued to be produced, increasing the chances of getting yet another bad unit. The good news is that a new hardware revision, 201, has been released that solves this issue.

If you have a Sanyo VM4500 with hardware revisions 100 or 101 (you can check this under phone info or by dialing ##786 > OK Key > Save Phone Number), and you are suffering from either of the above issues, take the phone to your nearest Sprint Store and have the rep check the recall notices on their intranet if they are not aware of the recall issue already.

Once again, if you are not suffering from these issues, do not have your handset replaced just because there is a recall out there. You will stress the supply of new units and there is a chance you may get an older (and potentially defective) unit as well.

[Matt]

So you smart ***** lurkers can kiss off!!!

We are hardly lurkers. We are regulars. If you had taken the time to search this forum you would have found about 30 threads about it.

[pdx77]

the first that I heard of it. Just surfin the phone sites and new article on 4500 recall. So you smart ***** lurkers can kiss off!!! :furious:
New Today!! GEEEEZZZ thanks for the help!!

Why not just post this in another thread dealing with the 5500 bug instead of creating a new thread about it?

and no I am not a lurker.


lurker

n. One of the `silent majority' in a electronic forum;
one who posts occasionally or not at all but is known to read the
group's postings regularly

[SooooneR]

Perhaps I need to make my sig. bigger

You can get a clue on how to answer a current question that is being brought up instead of giving old news and flamming someone you retard!!! How old are you 13 I'm guessing? :hee:

[Tony]

Just in case you all didn't realize, this news is from the famous hatoncat.

[pdx77]

You can get a clue on how to answer a current question that is being brought up instead of giving old news and flamming someone you retard!!! How old are you 13 I'm guessing? :hee:

How was I flamming you? I just don't understand how hard it is to do a stupid search on here and post your message in another 5500 thread instead of creating a new thread about it.

[SooooneR]

We are hardly lurkers. We are regulars. If you had taken the time to search this forum you would have found about 30 threads about it.

article today that was posted at 21:44:11? I also dont see anything in this article that says anything about a bug just a recall. Is anyone home in that marble you call a brain? :joy:

[Hte2w8]

article today that was posted at 21:44:11? I also dont see anything in this article that says anything about a bug just a recall. Is anyone home in that marble you call a brain? :joy:
Was this a recall that was announced by the AP (Associated Press)? If so, I must have missed it. Where did you get this article?

[arpy64]

...flamming someone you retard!!! How old are you 13 I'm guessing? :hee:
....Flamer.

[pdx77]

article today that was posted at 21:44:11? I also dont see anything in this article that says anything about a bug just a recall. Is anyone home in that marble you call a brain? :joy:
But why not post it in another 5500 thread.

[Matt]

article today that was posted at 21:44:11? I also dont see anything in this article that says anything about a bug just a recall. Is anyone home in that marble you call a brain? :joy:

Why do you think there would be a recall genius?

This is a repeated thread and should be closed before it gets out of hand.

Oh Mods??

[ame]

you guys are so much help! I know of the bugs, faults, redialing and bla bla bla I ask about a Sprint recall and nothing else and you guys jump on my case and start flaming about searching.

So many unnecessary threads could be prevented by searching and bumping.

Not that I have room to talk. :eyebrow:

[Matt]

So many unnecessary threads could be prevented by searching and bumping.

Not that I have room to talk. :eyebrow:

It also keeps all the information streamlined.

[SooooneR]

I searched with no results "5500 recall" no results now what Sherlock? Maybe you should search to find out what the hell you are talking about! :hee:

[jimmyjames]

It claims that the information is on the Sprint intranet as a "recall notice." Perhaps a Sprint employee could check and verify that claim. Where's Deval when you need him?

[heatblaze]

yeah id like to know if its on there so i can tell them to check on there..cuz im tired of taking my phone and just getting it flashed :(

[SooooneR]

It claims that the information is on the Sprint intranet as a "recall notice." Perhaps a Sprint employee could check and verify that claim. Where's Deval when you need him?

Well JJ atleast you can read and give some positive feed back on the subject matter. I thank you for that!! I was hoping that someone that works for Sprint would see this "Sprint intranet" and let us know this is true.

[SooooneR]

The Flaming Bunch have nothing to say now since the didn't bother to read the article funny how that happens!!LOL :hee: Guess they can't read! :eek:

[Matt]

Wirelessly posted (Sanyo VM4500: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-5500/US/1.0) NetFront/3.0 MMP/2.0)

I read it. I don't fly into a fit because of something posted on that website.

[SooooneR]

Wirelessly posted (Sanyo VM4500: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-5500/US/1.0) NetFront/3.0 MMP/2.0)

I read it. I don't fly into a fit because of something posted on that website.

Neither do I! I just get accused of not searching and a bug has nothing to do with the question. Just a question is all! Can someone that works for sprint verify there are recalls on this phone. Thank You!! Geeezz the High School BS you have to go through to get someone to help you out. :eyebrow:

[SooooneR]

I can read, and pretty much everything in that post we have talked about several times before, so why didn't you just post in one of those threads?


What more is there to say, your a lazy $$$ and not worth my time.

Were have you talked about a Sprint Intranet recall on this phone posted today! Post links Jack $$$!
:furious:

[heatblaze]

someone got a link to that article?

[SooooneR]

Just what I thought a lurker waiting for someone to post something without searching so he can use his crafty smarta-- sig!! :hee: Man your a laugh a minute! :waycool: Please!

[SooooneR]

someone got a link to that article?

Here you go Heat!


http://www.sprintpcsinfo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=482

[plik]

Interesting. I read nothing of a recall on the intranet today at work. This, in itself, doesn't mean there isn't one- just that I may not be checking all the right places.

Nothing on Pinpoint, the ROC, Retail Ops Homepage, or Wizard.

The only things I've read about it is there is a known problem and Sanyo is finishing up production of a new batch with fixed hardware.

To my knowledge, there has never been a recall of any Sprint phone. Not the N400, N240, 1010, or A460. It's all been standard warranty swaps.

[SooooneR]

Interesting. I read nothing of a recall on the intranet today at work. This, in itself, doesn't mean there isn't one- just that I may not be checking all the right places.

Nothing on Pinpoint, the ROC, Retail Ops Homepage, or Wizard.

The only things I've read about it is there is a known problem and Sanyo is finishing up production of a new batch with fixed hardware.

To my knowledge, there has never been a recall of any Sprint phone. Not the N400, N240, 1010, or A460. It's all been standard warranty swaps.

If you hear of something please let us know! Thank you for your time!!

[Zenlore1]

I searched with no results "5500 recall" no results now what Sherlock? Maybe you should search to find out what the hell you are talking about! :hee:

not to burst your bubble, but I did a quick search and got 5 links for 5500 recall :confused: so not sure what you missed, but usually I try other words when doing searches like I do in search engines not just the basic one that may not be allowing you to find it, such as ;


Trouble with 5500
bugs 5500
5500 defective
5500 returns

If this is assuming you wish to validate possible bugs you are having that others are also, other wise you could have also brought the post back up to the top, by posting in them the question you asked for if there was a recall

not much matter now though due to the post now existing

[Darkflight]

There is no VM4500 Recall. <end statement>

[side note]
Is it possible? Yes. Likely? Zero

[Matt]

and this is why that website is a total waste of time.

[SooooneR]

not to burst your bubble, but I did a quick search and got 5 links for 5500 recall :confused: so not sure what you missed, but usually I try other words when doing searches like I do in search engines not just the basic one that may not be allowing you to find it, such as ;


Trouble with 5500
bugs 5500
5500 defective
5500 returns

If this is assuming you wish to validate possible bugs you are having that others are also, other wise you could have also brought the post back up to the top, by posting in them the question you asked for if there was a recall

not much matter now though due to the post now existing

Hate to bust your bubble!! Plenty of post listing 5500 in them but nothing with recall! If you will put quotes around the exact phase you are looking for it will not just pull up everything with 5500 in it like you just explained. You copy and paste messages that talk about a recall today and I will give it up to you. Enough said!!! :confused: By the way I missed nothing you did!

[Zenlore1]

Plenty of post listing 5500 in them but nothing with recall! If you will put quotes around the exact phase you are looking for it will not just pull up everything with 5500 in it like you just explained. You copy and paste messages that talk about a recall today and I will give it up to you. Enough said!!! :confused:

so if I understand you, you want post talking about a recall? not about the bugs that you may be having with the phone to confirm others are having such? if so then the second thing I said, would have been smarter. meaning what I would have done and most likely others that have been on this board would have done is found the most recent 5500 bug thread and posted the question there seeing all those people in that thread most likely have dealt with a good deal of CS, store CS and whatever else and would be more likely to have an answer for your question of whether there would be a recall

not trying to say you shouldn't have post the question was just trying to help you find a faster answer with out so much back lash as you have receive, try to work with the people on this board then annoy them with a new thread on the same item, meaning any thing that relates to the 5500 problems and returns , seeing a recall is due to a defective problem that has been clam to occur in a percent of the item

either way, welcome to SU (seeing you said you were new)but you may wanna not jump on everyone that trys to help you find your answer a tad faster

[SooooneR]

so if I understand you, you want post talking about a recall? not about the bugs that you may be having with the phone to confirm others are having such? if so then the second thing I said, would have been smarter. meaning what I would have done and most likely others that have been on this board would have done is found the most recent 5500 bug thread and posted the question there seeing all those people in that thread most likely have dealt with a good deal of CS, store CS and whatever else and would be more likely to have an answer for your question of whether there would be a recall

not trying to say you shouldn't have post the question was just trying to help you find a faster answer with out so much back lash as you have receive, try to work with the people on this board then annoy them with a new thread on the same item, meaning any thing that relates to the 5500 problems and returns , seeing a recall is due to a defective problem that has been clam to occur in a percent of the item

either way, welcome to SU (seeing you said you were new)but you may wanna not jump on everyone that trys to help you find your answer a tad faster


did you read this whole thread and what I was asking in reference to a article posted at 21:00 tonight and a possible recall? Not one thread was posted in reference to this recent article and a recall be posted on Sprint Intranet! To say I jumped on any one tells me you did not read completely. It was only in defense of myself and I was the attacked. Most was not trying to help the only ones that tried were Plik and JJ and I thanked them kindly. Please read the thread! ;)

[Zenlore1]

did you read this whole thread and what I was asking in reference to a article posted at 21:00 tonight and a possible recall? Not one thread was posted in reference to this recent article and a recall be posted on Sprint Intranet! To say I jumped on any one tells me you did not read completely. It was only in defense of myself and I was the attacked. Most was not trying to help the only ones that tried were Plik and JJ and I thanked them kindly. Please read the thread!


ok I see your not understanding what I was saying. I could explain it over and over but not gonna go there cause we are on two trains of thought. but yes I did read it all , here is the first quote and what this thread relates to:

thread title The Sanyo 5500/VM4500 Recall
Is this true? A certain website is reporting this can anyone confirm? :confused:

Thanks

SooooneR

I was trying to help you but you have jump on me twice now I won't go anyfuther my help seems to be making you mad, seeing you don't want help just a war of words with everyone. well I am sure others will tell you what you could have done to get a faster answer but you seem to want to jump on anyone who trys to help you like I. If you still don't understand what I am talking about, no matter seeing I can understand due to you being new to the forum and we all have to learn the basics, Everyone does.

Eitherway I wish to again Welcome you to SU and not trying to jump on you but help you, sorry if you took it the otherway :(

[SooooneR]

ok I see your not understanding what I was saying. I could explain it over and over but not gonna go there cause we are on two trains of thought. but yes I did read it all , here is the first quote and what this thread relates to:

thread title The Sanyo 5500/VM4500 Recall


I was trying to help you but you have jump on me twice now I won't go anyfuther my help seems to be making you mad, seeing you don't want help just a war of words with everyone. well I am sure others will tell you what you could have done to get a faster answer but you seem to want to jump on anyone who trys to help you like I. If you still don't understand what I am talking about, no matter seeing I can understand due to you being new to the forum and we all have to learn the basics, Everyone does.

Eitherway I wish to again Welcome you to SU and not trying to jump on you but help you, sorry if you took it the otherway :(

I have been registered in this forum longer than you where are you getting I am new? As far as jumping on you haven't said anything derogatory to you, you have been reasonable just like I stated!! No apologies need!! I wasn't angry at you at all just pleading my case. It was a new article just posted 15 minutes before I asked the question and I wanted one of the Sprint guys to confirm it or not. What happens I get attacked before they read the article that I was referring too. LMAO!! Good Night!!

[franklong23]

All you guys who work for Sprint I have had my Sprint phone For Three weeks now At like 1230 am CST I broke the screen. ALL my work Numbers are in there and I don't have them any where else will i be able to get my numbers Of my old phone when i get a new one. can I go to the Sprint store to get a new one. Please help me out

[heatblaze]

cant we all just get along and wait till we hear something definate from sprint :) i know it might take years but hey if u want it, it will come.....

[Matt]

If all your numbers are still in there, and the phone data port is still in tact you should be okay.

[Zenlore1]

I have been registered in this forum longer than you where are you getting I am new? As far as jumping on you haven't said anything derogatory to you, you have been reasonable just like I stated!! No apologies need!! I wasn't angry at you at all just pleading my case. It was a new article just posted 15 minutes before I asked the question and I wanted one of the Sprint guys to confirm it or not. What happens I get attacked before they read the article that I was referring too. LMAO!! Good Night!!


lol fair enough, did miss read your older quote of saying new today geez, as below( was thinking you were saying your were new so yeah I will glady say oops on that my mistake) and Still say should have posted in previous thread but hey thats me not you, so nevermind lol

the first that I heard of it. Just surfin the phone sites and new article on 4500 recall. So you smart ***** lurkers can kiss off!!! :furious:
New Today!! GEEEEZZZ thanks for the help!!

The Sanyo 5500/VM4500 Recall
Posted on Wednesday, May 12 @ 21:44:11 EDT

What went wrong, what is being recalled, and why we haven't reported on this until now.

I know that a lot of people read this site daily, and that I can potentially cost Sprint a lot of money when I report something. So, when it comes to reporting on a recall of a flagship product, I become very hesitant unless I not only know all the information, but the extent to which the problem is occuring. The Hitachi G1000 has a recall out currently as well, I haven't reported on it because, well, the problem is so small, and most users aren't effected. I know that if I start running headlines over every recall, there will be a certain number of users that will go to the nearest Sprint Store the same day and demand a replcement unit, even if their current handset isn't suffering from the recall issue.

That said, and I stress that you don't skip over what I said, here are the details. The VM4500, hardware revisions 100 and 101 have a recall out on them, for two issues. The first is that the handset may not receive all incoming calls. The other is that the handset may begin a constant redialing loop, making it impossible to place calls for a long period, until it breaks the loop.

While both of these issues sound like something that would be detected by the HP test, phones suffering these issues will completely pass the diagnostic.

The other reason this hasn't been headlined is that, until recently, bad batches have continued to be produced, increasing the chances of getting yet another bad unit. The good news is that a new hardware revision, 201, has been released that solves this issue.

If you have a Sanyo VM4500 with hardware revisions 100 or 101 (you can check this under phone info or by dialing ##786 > OK Key > Save Phone Number), and you are suffering from either of the above issues, take the phone to your nearest Sprint Store and have the rep check the recall notices on their intranet if they are not aware of the recall issue already.

Once again, if you are not suffering from these issues, do not have your handset replaced just because there is a recall out there. You will stress the supply of new units and there is a chance you may get an older (and potentially defective) unit as well.

[franklong23]

If all your numbers are still in there, and and the phone data port is still in tact you should be okay.


thanx How long will it take to tansfar.and how long does lock lie take to send a new phone

[SooooneR]

lol fair enough, did miss read your older quote of saying new today geez, as below( was thinking you were saying your were new so yeah I will glady say oops on that my mistake) and Still say should have posted in previous thread but hey thats me not you, so nevermind lol

It's cool!! :) Take Care and Good Night!

BoooomeR SooooneR!
Its going to be great when we get #8

[Zenlore1]

cant we all just get along and wait till we hear something definate from sprint :) i know it might take years but hey if u want it, it will come.....

lol I agree

[kg4onj]

Wow - I see that tempers flared a little in the overnight hours. It didn't take long for that thread to get off topic!

First up, my off-topic reply. I didn't have a problem with the new 5500 thread being posted, in fact I appreciated it. I am fairly new here and have been guilty of starting at least two or three 5500 threads as of late. If I have new information or a question, I feel that sometimes it might be best to start a new thread for a couple of reasons:

1. Sometimes I stop reading a thread because it has veered badly off-topic (like this one!) and I imagine that others do the same sometimes.
2. Perhaps it's possible that the person that can confirm the information or answer my questions isn't reading the older thread but they might respond to the title of a new one.

It appears to me that most of the people that have a problem with this thread don't even own 5500s (don't know that for sure). This topic interests me greatly since I own a defective 5500 and haven't had much luck in getting a replacement. If you don't own a problematic 5500, then maybe don't read the thread - or at least don't complain about it. There is no rule saying that you have to read every thread. I usually don't read the 8200 threads - I don't have one and I'm just not interested. However, I don't complain when I see a new one.

The 5500 threads are going to be "hot" right now because of all the real & rumored problems - it would be the same way with any other phone in the same situation. Give it a few weeks and it will die down after Sprint/Sanyo work everything out (and I'm confident that they will). In the mean time, just don't read the 5500 threads.

Just ask yourself - was the best use of this forum made when someone posted a new 5500 thread on a rumored recall from another site, or when people chose to complain about another new 5500 thread, made fun of each other, and steered it wildly off-course?

Now, let's put this train back on the track and talk about this recall thing. I am very skeptical about this because it seems to me if SPCS were going to issue a recall that they would either do it publicly (on their website) or through the mail. It seems strange that an "official" notification would come down via an unoffcial website. It is interesting, nonetheless.

I'm sure lots of us would like to know if there is anything on the store intranet. Anyone willing to do an extensive search this morning and post their results?

[Matt]

plik and Darkflight already stated that they did not find anything, and they both work for SPCS.

[kg4onj]

plik and Darkflight already stated that they did not find anything, and they both work for SPCS.

Sorry - I guess I missed that somewhere in all the bickering. So I guess that's it then - the whole thing is bogus, unless for some reason it wasn't posted until later in the evening.

If it's anything, it's probably nothing more than a notification to the stores to just replace faulty 5500s, which may or may not have already been posted anyway. I would be surprised if the word "recall" was actually even used.

[Matt]

Well, people seem to toss the word recall around alot. I highly highly doubt it was Sprint or Sanyo. Manufacturers hate that word and it's generally only brought out when an issue is a matter of public safety ie cars, strollers, meat, etc.

[Dave]

Wow - I see that tempers flared a little in the overnight hours.
They sure did and it took quite a bit of time to get rid of all the crap posts. Users that direspect our form guidelines are not welcome to post. Respect each other or please post elsewhere.

[TechGeek]

Offical Sprint word:

There is **NO ** recall on the VM 4500s, the redialing issue is being treated like any warranty issue, if you're having it, and there is no physical / abusive damage to the phone, and it is under warranty, they'll replace it.

[TechGeek]

plik and Darkflight already stated that they did not find anything, and they both work for SPCS.

Add me to that, and some friends of mine and I work very closely to the QA department that we'd most likely be one of the first ones to hear if it ever did happen.

[TechGeek]

Sorry - I guess I missed that somewhere in all the bickering. So I guess that's it then - the whole thing is bogus, unless for some reason it wasn't posted until later in the evening.

If it's anything, it's probably nothing more than a notification to the stores to just replace faulty 5500s, which may or may not have already been posted anyway. I would be surprised if the word "recall" was actually even used.

I've noticed that SprintPCSInfo.com is not always accurate, it's extremely opinionated and the owner posts what he "thinks" should happen. He doesn't do this 100% of the time, but enough to make me think the site isn't too credible.

People preach from that site as if it were gospel, and it's far from that, even the SW version lists are behind most of the time.

He posts internal documents, gives out phone numbers that shouldn't be given out, and in the end is one of the reasons why we're not allowed to post in here, in fact that site was the flashpoint of a KC crackdown on people posting to these sites from work.

[ame]

The Flaming Bunch have nothing to say now since the didn't bother to read the article funny how that happens!!LOL :hee: Guess they can't read! :eek:

Um I went to bed because I had to be here at work bright and early. And because I don't care.

[fergie]

Just curious if the problem is regional or nationwide. I am in the Houston area and we have 3 vm 4500's. Only one of them has a problem with dropping calls. None of them have a redialing problem. They all have 0101 hardware.

[goodeye18]

Offical Sprint word:

There is **NO ** recall on the VM 4500s, the redialing issue is being treated like any warranty issue, if you're having it, and there is no physical / abusive damage to the phone, and it is under warranty, they'll replace it.

Well That screws my chances of getting a replacment. I got 4 little nicks when I dropped it last week.

[Bohemian Iconoclast]

Y'know, dropping a phone can mess with service....

[jimmyjames]

Offical Sprint word:

There is **NO ** recall on the VM 4500s, the redialing issue is being treated like any warranty issue, if you're having it, and there is no physical / abusive damage to the phone, and it is under warranty, they'll replace it.
Good info. Hopefully more techs will get the word and not send people back home with their defective 4500s after they pass the HP testing.

[kg4onj]

Well That screws my chances of getting a replacment. I got 4 little nicks when I dropped it last week.

I have a few little nicks/scratches on my phone and my local store is willing to replace it (I'm still holding out for an 0201). It *looks* like I've dropped it, but it's just from my keys/riding around in the car/etc. General "wear and tear". I don't abuse my phone (most people don't). As long as yours doesn't look like it's been dragged down the street or dropped many times, I imagine that they will take it back..

[pixelpusher]

and, in other news.... When a random user here posts info derived from Hat's site that apparently translates to a wholesale act of plaigarism in his moronic vernacular. Yeah, because nobody here or on his site ever discusses anythign they read at HoFo... Of course, convenient lack of mention that the entire 'recall' is nonexistent.

http://www.spacenavy.com/hat.jpg

What an f'-tard.

[Darkflight]

Hmm... Just an observation, based on my study of copyright law and things I've noticed about legal stuff in general, there is a small issue for the 'other site'. It has no valid terms of use available, much less an official registered copyright...

So I would think that this infringement is not an issue.

Needless to say this is truly my final post comment from what I have posted earlier. If people think this is an issue, they can go on without me because I have better things to do with my time.

[pixelpusher]

well, there IS an implied copyright on some things, but it certainly doesn't apply to a repeat of something provided by another, especially anonymously or information that is otherwise priveleged.

Whether that is the case or not it's patently ridiculous to get mad because someone mentioned something mentioned elsewhere. Thats like getting pished off when people talk about the news...

Just more ramblings from a little child. We've all long since ceased to be bothered by it, but it DOES occasionally serve to amuse. That's about all the kid is good for, sadly.

[winger]

...Now, let's put this train back on the track and talk about this recall thing. I am very skeptical about this because it seems to me if SPCS were going to issue a recall that they would either do it publicly (on their website) or through the mail. It seems strange that an "official" notification would come down via an unoffcial website. It is interesting, nonetheless.

I'm sure lots of us would like to know if there is anything on the store intranet. Anyone willing to do an extensive search this morning and post their results?remember too that hatoncat put out the orig info. Not sure where he gets his info from but may not be accurate sources.

[pixelpusher]

it's not THAT uncommon to have what may amount to an unofficial recall, basically a known issue with a product that makes it eligible for replacement but only if the customer presents with a problem as opposed to an actual recalled which is announced to the public.

Of course, we know that neither of these apply to this situation since people that work at Sprint (and who are far more reliable that Hat, even if they DIDN'T work there) have effectively demonstrated that he and this story from his "source" are full of it.

[Deval]

it's not THAT uncommon to have what may amount to an unofficial recall, basically a known issue with a product that makes it eligible for replacement but only if the customer presents with a problem as opposed to an actual recalled which is announced to the public.

Of course, we know that neither of these apply to this situation since people that work at Sprint (and who are far more reliable that Hat, even if they DIDN'T work there) have effectively demonstrated that he and this story from his "source" are full of it.

sorry im late for this thread....was off from work yesterday...i'll look it up when I get to work today, but from what I have been hearing, there is NONE...just to agree with the others who have posted here

I learned one thing though...some people love to kiss ass...dont you think?

case in point:

some dude on SPI
agree. Most of us take for granted that this is what Hat does. He is not just some guy posting stuff he heard about on this site. He researchs these findings, designed the technology, the layout, the method of reporting... In order for this site to survive, Hat has to stay on top of things and make this site unique (which he does well). How sad would it be if he did all the work just to make another site more popular. He doesn't care if others post information he has found, only that they credit him for the find. That helps us all. The only reason my wife was able to surf the web last night in our car while I was driving 70 on the freeway was because of Hat's doing.

[SooooneR]

and, in other news.... When a random user here posts info derived from Hat's site that apparently translates to a wholesale act of plaigarism in his moronic vernacular. Yeah, because nobody here or on his site ever discusses anythign they read at HoFo... Of course, convenient lack of mention that the entire 'recall' is nonexistent.

http://www.spacenavy.com/hat.jpg

What an f'-tard.

You know he is saying you should credit the source well I don't see in any of his articles that he directly or indirectly gave credit to sources! So sounds like someone needs to quit being hypocritical and practice what thy preaches! LOL :hee:

[campbellswrath]

Ok i just left the sprint store and they had no recall for either the 4500 or the G 1000 cause i have both. my g1000 is pretty scratched up to so i fought for it hard but it was a no go. I did get the software update for my 4500 though

[Deval]

holy-bringing thread back from the dead :eek:

[silvertongue206]

i'm a lurker...SMILE.

[winger]

wait...i overheard the bus driver talking about how he heard his brother-in-law who's best friend's wife's co-worker's son whose classmate has a teacher in school whose uncle works for Sanyo who claims there is a nationwide recall on the 4500 ... :evil:

[Deval]

and he also happens do run his own personal sprint blog right?

[Ted]

oh gawd... can we talk about ashlee simpson instead? LOL! just kidding. i can't believe we are still talking about this, this whole hat fiasco was what, like a year ago or something? get on with your life people. i would like to join the ranks of the people who no longer care about this issue!