out of warranty,

[Qlover]

In two months, my iQ is out of warranty. What if lovely Garmin stop this free supports? (Mine is working fine, just the attenna randomly stop working).
What are your plans?

[Bokkie]

My 9024xxxx that I got September last year is homing in on it's warranty end-by date. I do have flip-up acq problems but I don't really use that anymore, preferring instead my Gilsson antenna. I've never been happy with my battery life, and I think mine is worse than what most get. I need to time how long it takes for it to die and post the results and see if I'm on the line or below it.

I also have a spooky QueTrip problem (many know what I'm on about it!) so the sum of the three faults may influence my decision to send it back for inspection.

[Chilao]

Bokkie,
I'm in the same predicament. My unit is 9020xxxx. I have two external antennas so it wasn't a problem when my internal one fried. Everything else works great. I have some minor crashes and soft resets, but that seems to happen in every aspect of my life.

What are the changes of getting another haunted one as a replacement? with more significant glitches?

[reinbeau]

I think the chances of you getting another unit with problems is slim. The unit I got on my second RMA has worked flawlessly since I received it (new unit). Knock wood!

[Chilao]

Ann,
I was waiting for you to reply to this thread....
How did you make sure your replacement was new?
Did you do the purchase-replace-refund method to eliminate your time without a PDA?

[reinbeau]

Originally posted by Chilao
Ann,
I was waiting for you to reply to this thread....
How did you make sure your replacement was new?
Did you do the purchase-replace-refund method to eliminate your time without a PDA? No, I asked them when I had sent it back in (by phone) and they assured me they would replace it, not refurb or replace it with a refurb, and the paperwork that came back with it said it was a new unit. I was iQue-less for only five days.

[audscott]

Originally posted by Chilao
Ann,
I was waiting for you to reply to this thread....
How did you make sure your replacement was new?
Did you do the purchase-replace-refund method to eliminate your time without a PDA?

Bought mine in December, '03 - no major problems - I don't use an external antenna. (Anne'esk Knock)

to my understanding, RMA'ing with advance shipment of replacement from Garmin will guarentee a new unit. Draw-back (if you want to call it that) is a charge on your CC until they receive the RMA'd unit.

I rely on mine so heavily (like most do, I suppose) I can't imagine daily life without it. :eek:

[Curious Cat]

Chilao,

See the 2nd paragraph in my RMA post.

CC's Return (http://www.pdastreet.com/forums//showthread.php?threadid=37756)

edit: just noticed, look who's the 4th post down... :)

[Bokkie]

Originally posted by reinbeau
Knock wood!

Careful Ann. That hurt!:D

[Chilao]

CC,
I guess you can sense my reservations about attempting a RMA or being without my iQue! I should just do it! Now to pick a week without job site meetings, staff meetings, little league games, wine tasting classes…..:confused:

[funbob]

I just have this weird feeling my iQue is going to develop a mysterious problem around the middle of August... :D :D