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Allwinner A13 Tablet - Pattern Locked advice needed !!!

  • 13-09-2013 3:26pm
    #1
    IRCA
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Got a cheap Allwinner tablet from Focalprice (AllWinner A13) - Pattern Locked and the email/password option to reset doesn't work. As there is no reset option in the chassis I've been trying to reset via the "Power & Vol +" or "Vol -" method but can't seem to get any combination to work.

    Has anyone had any luck forcing a reset on this tablet - getting desperate at this stage after 2 weeks of try to recover it. And no , I dodn't have USB debugging enabled so adb is not an option (boy have I learned THAT lesson!)

    Any help appreciated or it's off to Currys for a cheap Versus for the kids...

    Cheers

    IRCA


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  • #2
    kitnan
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭kitnan


    I know you had said about the key combinations not working, but there are a few different key combination methods here if this helps....sorry if you've already been here though... http://www.askmefast.com/How_do_i_reset_my_Allwinner_A13_tablet-qna4682851.html#q2741998


  • #3
    IRCA
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭IRCA


    Thanks

    yes I'm intimatley familar with this site :-)

    Taking the nuclear option and buying a bricks and mortar replacement - one dark lonely evening I may waste another several hours trying to recover it!


  • #4
    kitnan
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭kitnan


    IRCA wrote: »
    Thanks

    yes I'm intimatley familar with this site :-)

    Taking the nuclear option and buying a bricks and mortar replacement - one dark lonely evening I may waste another several hours trying to recover it!

    Lol, it's very unfortunate the way the hard reset doesn't work with the key combinations...i did recommend xda-developers to someone else the other day, you could try them as they are the wealth of knowledge in all things android and windows phone related


  • #5
    mikelan
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭mikelan


    I recently bought a Tablet from FocalPrice and had to send it back cos it was faulty. Battery kept 0% charge, wifi not working, random crashing.

    They got it back but won't refund the cash saying they can't find the box.
    Luckily I had the AnPost tracking number which shows the delivery being made and so the C.Card company have refunded me and are charging back Focalprice.

    I won't be dealing with them again needless to say and would not recommend buying anything substantial from them that might need returning.
    Their RMA system sucks as well as all the case history conveniently disappears every time you log in. The only way to locate the issue is through an email link.

    Just thought I'd post this in case anyone is considering buying from them and hopefully this will show up in a google search.


  • #6
    samdavis
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭samdavis


    Hi Mikelan, I received a faulty tablet from them last week, only worked for 2 hours and now stuck on the android screen. I have opened an rma and am going to send it back, can I ask what the postage cost? Totally agree with you on their awful customer service btw.


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  • #7
    mikelan
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭mikelan


    sorry to hear you had trouble as well.

    AnPost tracking cost 15.35euro. was well worth it.
    Make sure you keep the email to the RMA link too.
    For me if I login to their RMA straight from the website there is no case history of the issue. Clicking the email link finds it, otherwise I'd have no history of the problem. Take plenty printscreens as well just in case.

    best of luck.
    Mike


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