07-27-2012, 06:57 PM | #1 |
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A moment of silence for my dead Kobo Vox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218
Insert 'Kobo Vox' wherever they say parrot. It passed on last night. Screen kind of froze, but managed to get it powered off. However, the three 'buttons' at the bottom have remained lit up. Fully charged when this happened btw. Now it won't turn back on. Spoke with Kobo tech support this morning. They walked me through a couple of reset attempts - no luck. My incident has been moved up to Tier 2 tech support, so I guess it's serious. Under warranty, so I'll either get a repair or replacement at some point. Has this happened to anyone else out there? Anyone have any experience with Tier 2 support? What's my wait time looking like? Meanwhile, back to actual paper books... so cumbersome... |
07-28-2012, 09:31 AM | #2 | |
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have you got your vox to work
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07-29-2012, 01:33 AM | #3 | |
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There is a fix though that has solved my issue. I'm sure it'll solve yours. To OP: Sorry to hear you're having such issues. I hope you get a replacement soon! |
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07-29-2012, 09:46 AM | #4 | |
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Try unplugging the battery then hold the power button for about 30 sec then let it sit with battery unplugged for 5 mins or so. Plug back in and see if it helped.
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07-29-2012, 03:13 PM | #5 |
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Well I just got home after being away overnight and the three 'buttons' are no longer lit up. I had unplugged the charger before I left, so I'm wondering if the battery has run down. I've got it charging again now, so I'll try the reset again and see what happens. If no better then I'll try unplugging the battery. Feeling hopeful!!
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07-30-2012, 01:13 AM | #6 |
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Tier 2 Technical Support
Whist suffering a different problem with my Vox, I have had experience with Tier 2 tech support, whist the service they provide is good, it does seem to take them some time to get it done, other than that it should be fine. If you do have to return your Vox to them, the returns department may take a considerable amount of time, I have been told I will receive a replacement, but as to when I should get it I don't know, supposedly dispatched within 24 hours, almost a week later I still don't have it.
I will advise you though that if the problem is something that was outside of your control, INSIST they pay for the cost of returning it to them, as it is quite expensive as they insist insurance for the cost of the Vox is on the shipping. When i returned mine they kept telling me i should pay, but after a few strong ways of putting it, they agreed, offering me two choices, either a pre-paid waybill (something we don't have in the UK) or the cost of shipping refunded on to your Kobo account. Overall I say Tier 2 Tech Support was better than the returns department (which don't work Saturdays by the way) |
08-07-2012, 11:43 AM | #7 |
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My first Vox died too. It froze, so I shut it off by holding the power button, but after it wouldn't boot ever. I contacted Kobo and they had me do a few things:
1- Hold power and volume up (or down, don't remember which) which launches a factory reset. The reset occurred, but the Vox still wouldn't boot. 2- Battery reset. You have to open the back with your fingernails and press on a button next to the battery DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY, it may void the warranty. After these two attempts failed, they told me to ship the device back and shipped me another one, which I still have. |
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