Since I saw so many people sending in their H1 to Service Center for 1 to 1 exchange, Let me share my experience.
Sent in on May 28th if not mistaken. The staff WILL DEFINITELY told you your phone will be ready in around 3 days.
Then, one week passed. Called them and they told me my phone status is still PENDING, no UPDATES from the service center.
p/s the hotline you called is HTC cust. care.. not the service center. So, if you want to speed up your process, all they can do is just e-mail the service center. In other words, i think it is useless. UNLESS, you are able to reach the higher level management like @Kurogane does.
The Cust. Care staff will give you all sort of answers to you. Ie: Sir, your phone is waiting to be shipped from Taiwan Sir. Sir, usually one-to-one exchange takes 2 WEEKS sir. Sir, we have to confirm whether your phone is eligible for one-to-one exchange..... WTF?
2 weeks passed.. I can't tolerate anymore. Went all the way to Kelana Jaya from Bangsar. And the Service Center said my phone is at Kastam.. It was a relief.. BUT, i am still unable to get it.. I DON'T KNOW WHY it takes 1 week to take the parcel from Kastam to HTC.
LAST, I receive my phone after ""3 WEEKS"""
So guys, don't expect you will receive in 3 days, 1 week, etc.
But, one thing is, your phone is manufactured right after u send for one-to-one exchange, which is very efficient. Mine and Kurogane phone is manufactured 3 days after sent in to htc.
Good luck!
What u mean by manufactured 3 days after send in? meaning ur current phone is manufactured 3 days after sent? and ur current phone is made in china or taiwan?