ultra09hd
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Its an example dude...concept is the same...
Believe what you want.
Believe what you want.
This is an interesting question. Unless you are referring to something in the article I'm not seeing, I'm not so sure the interpretation is a broad as you read it ("this only applies if the charger is non cell phone type charger") . As far as I can see, what the relevant part of the article says is:
"Tie-In Sales" Provisions
Generally, tie-in sales provisions are not allowed. Such a provision would require a purchaser of the warranted product to buy an item or service from a particular company to use with the warranted product in order to be eligible to receive a remedy under the warranty. The following are examples of prohibited tie-in sales provisions.
In order to keep your new Plenum Brand Vacuum Cleaner warranty in effect, you must use genuine Plenum Brand Filter Bags. Failure to have scheduled maintenance performed, at your expense, by the Great American Maintenance Company, Inc., voids this warranty.
While you cannot use a tie-in sales provision, your warranty need not cover use of replacement parts, repairs, or maintenance that is inappropriate for your product. The following is an example of a permissible provision that excludes coverage of such things.Although tie-in sales provisions generally are not allowed, you can include such a provision in your warranty if you can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FTC that your product will not work properly without a specified item or service. If you believe that this is the case, you should contact the warranty staff of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection for information on how to apply for a waiver of the tie-in sales prohibition.
While necessary maintenance or repairs on your AudioMundo Stereo System can be performed by any company, we recommend that you use only authorized AudioMundo dealers. Improper or incorrectly performed maintenance or repair voids this warranty.
My read of this? Motorola is not requiring you to buy anything as they supply a cable and charger adapter with the purchase. Whether or not using another cable or charger would void the warranty, it would seem that would depend on if the phone would work properly with the cable and charger you selected. If it doesn't, it may not possess the required specifications and in that case it would seem that it could void the warranty. Which is the warning FoxKat was highlighting when he said "All above responses are for the most part correct, however there can be undesirable effects due to using non-approved third party chargers" and "If the battery or phone should fail and it can be determined that the failure was as a result of using a non-approved charger, Motorola and Verizon reserve the right to refuse coverage .."
This seems accurate since the article states you can include tie-in provisions "if you can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FTC that your product will not work properly without a specified item or service." Since the Razr's manual says use of other chargers "may impact your mobile device’s performance. In some circumstances, third party accessories can be dangerous and may void your mobile device’s warranty." it seems reasonable to assume they have demonstrated this to the FTC on some level.
It's true Motorola & Verizon can't require you to buy or use their cables or chargers, but it's also fair warning to say that all chargers may not be equal, be aware of signs of trouble and to say you are best off to use the supplied cable and charger. If you don't, and the problem can be shown to come from using one that has and improper or incorrect configuration, you may void your warranty.
Having said all that, I - like most the posters here - have used a variety of microUSB cables without issues. But with the plug in the wall charger, I'm always leery since I don't know the specs. I don't know if there's special circuitry in the chargers or not. Maybe someone smarter than me can answer that....uh, FoxKat???
Key phrase in all that...under important ...motorola RECOMMENDS only use their products...
Does not state 'require ' now this can go both ways so... under warranty they cannot refuse if it was not altered, damaged before using, IF they require , yes. No warranty. Now the stores and business will never tell you this so most will not pursue further action.
Now my personal experience with numerous co's on warranty claims is if they refuse...ask for management, if they still refuse, ask for corporate management, still, start talking about contacting the BBB...
It a usb charger man...the whole concept behind this is that they are universal ...a cell phone charger with usb port, with the correct matching ends for charger and phone will work for any cellphone. Thats why they designed them this way. Warranty cannot be void by law.
It a usb charger man...the whole concept behind this is that they are universal ...a cell phone charger with usb port, with the correct matching ends for charger and phone will work for any cellphone. Thats why they designed them this way. Warranty cannot be void by law. If a camera usb charger is used...then yes they can and will void warranty due to incorrect chargers. The cables however could be swapped provided the a & b ends match the device and charger. Cables have no play here.they are universal, Usb is designed this way. The chargers ..well, dont use your camera or psp charger for your phone ...this could and most likley will cause damage.
:rofl3: ^^ That's funny!!* watching quietly with my moto charger, spare moto charger, moto p893 power pack, moto usb cables, and happy healthy bionic *
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There are quality light bulbs and cheap ones, authentic golf clubs and knockoffs, good beer and cheap beer. Are saying all chargers are the same? I think not.
There are exemptions, exceptions, fine print, interpretations from court cases, etc to just about every law ever written. Like FoxKat said, while you may be comfortable using whatever you want and feel protected by law, I don't think it's a good idea to play jailhouse lawyer and issue a blanket statement advising others that they will be protected in all cases should they do the same. YMMV
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Affirmation or acceptance by action/performance has at least 100 years more legal precedent than magnusson-moss. Add that to the fact that even magnusson-moss states unless said mfgr can empirically show that there are empirically demonstrable adverse effects, so the magnusson-moss argument is of negligible value in this very specific case because all batteries and especially lithium cells are (as well as the phone's onboard charge circuitry) have very specific input parameters. A charger is not a charger. Try charging a lithium cell with a peak detecting nicad charger that has nominally the same output. Call the fire department first LOL. It's not freaking alchemy, elementary chemistry/physics boys and girls. Ñ
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