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#228901 29-Jan-2018 11:10

Bought a Hero 4 silver mid 2016, making it just over a year and a half old. It has been kept in mint condition. It now will not turn on, after charging a battery.

My question is, Is a year and a half a reasonable amount of time for a GoPro? GoPro has a global 1 year warranty but I feel that a year and a half is defiantly not a reasonable amount of time.

Thoughts? Will I have any luck taking it back to Infotech?

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#1948066 29-Jan-2018 11:15

Might be the battery at fault. Try another battery first.

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#1948067 29-Jan-2018 11:15

Take it back for sure should last much longer

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#1948068 29-Jan-2018 11:16

Have tried another battery and to no avail, fully charged with external charger.

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#1948106 29-Jan-2018 12:39

Yes I think it should last longer. I would take it back for sure.

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#1948115 29-Jan-2018 12:59

Say you want it replaced under the CGA for reasonable life

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#1948315 29-Jan-2018 21:12

Try doing a hard reset.

Me:"I'm not a robot!"

ET: "Maybe; you have some freewill, but you chose your path by arrangement"

Me "That sounds like a program with no freewill?"

ET: "We will catch up when you end this cycle"

Me: "Sounds like a 'KPI'!"

ET: "Did you read the terms and conditions?"

Me: .....

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