[Galaxy S III General] Behram:
Finally!

Alhamdulillah, finally the suffering is over!

[March 18th 2013]

I called up M&P Lhr and was given the good news that Samsung had agreed to send me a Brand new REPLACEMENT Galaxy s3 and that I could collect it from the M&P Sales Centre in Singapore Plaza in Pindi. Infact they said that the set had been issued on the 8th of March and that the Pindi office SHOULD have contacted me to tell me the news. I told them i had not been informed even once!! I angrily rang up the Pindi office and asked them why they hadn't phoned me to which the guy started making lame excuses; first he said that he HAD called me on the 9th but i hadn't picked up (this is a LIE since i still have all the missed calls history in my phone and there is no new number), then immediately he said that he'd taken 2 days off! hahaha

I told him that it had been almost 10 days! 10 minus 2 is 8, what the hell was he doing in those 8 days to which he just remained silent...

One bit of good news is that an official M&P WARRANTY CENTRE has now opened in Blue Area in Black Horse Plaza (or some similar name) and so now Islamabadians do not need to send their faulty devices to Lhr etc. They will be fixed right here in Isb. The office in Pindi is actually a SALES CENTRE (and does not fix faulty devices).

Khair, I went to Pindi (since REPLACEMENT sets are given by the Sales Centre) on the 20th and was given a choice between these three colors:

Marble White

Titanium Grey

Garnet Red

They did not have Pebble Blue (which was my original set) but luckily I grabbed this chance and selected a white s3 since I had always regretted not buying the White one initially. It is 16 gb and pin packed with a warranty that starts in April 2013!

I'm wondering if that final call that i made to the Samsung UAN where I requested the operator to give me a REPLACEMENT set made a significant difference to my case. Before that, all M&P was doing was using delaying tactics. After just one phone call to Samsung (official UAN), M&P agrees to REPLACE my set! Hmmmmm

I have decided to sell my S3. I just don't feel comfortable using a Samsung product anymore. If anyone is interested in buying a brand new s3, please let me know. I tried selling it to shopkeepers in Singapore Plaza but all of them insisted I sell it for a maximum of 48k, whereas they themselves were selling it for 55k!!! Finally, a sincere tablighi type dukaandar advised me to sell it on olx since i would get a better price over there (because there would be no middle-men).

Market price for warranty covered s3 is 54000 to 55000 (varies in different shops).

I am willing to sell it for 51,500. Or maybe 52000. I think this is a reasonable discount.

I'll post my olx ad link here soon. If you know anyone who might be interested plz let them know. Thanks.

I live near f11 markaz.

EDIT/UPDATE:

http://islamabad.olx.com.pk/galaxy-...th-seal-please-read-for-details-iid-493934198

I'm not sure if this link is working. Olx isn't seem to be showing my ad in the search box, although i HAVE received an email saying that my ad is now live.

Note: I'm not sure whether i'm breaking any rules by posting this ad here. IF i am I sincerely apologize and ask the mods to remove the ad but to please leave the initial message which makes mention of how M&P/Samsung actually DID replace my set under warranty!