XPERIA Tennis Fan Badge

JR1

How to unlock:
1. Follow Sony Ericsson WTA
2. Check in at the Sony Ericsson Hotspot
3. Check in at a Sony Ericsson Tennis Hotspot when an event is going on
event schedule can be found Here

Unlock instructions verified on: 10/01/2011

The Sony Ericsson Tennis Hotspot venues are: (date of event)
Rome- http://4sq.com/zjfm4N (5/9/11)
Brussels- http://4sq.com/wpCAaY (5/16/11)
Strasbourg- http://4sq.com/kICsv1 (5/16/11)
Paris- http://4sq.com/AptKW9 (5/22/11)
Birmingham- http://4sq.com/yTNkz2 (6/6/11)
Farum- http://4sq.com/yaMWFm (6/6/11)
Rosmalen- http://4sq.com/yZduzK (6/12/11)

Unlock Message:
"Great! You just unlocked the XPERIA Tennis Fan Badge from Sony Ericsson. Why not see what tips other tennis fans have suggested in your area?"

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Zalabard

On http://socialdino.com/foursquare it's said to be retired... is it true?

Chaunce

It seems that the badge has been retired. No new unlocks have happened anytime recently.

JR1

Just got an email from sony.... they said " we are currently looking into this, and we should have an answer for you in the next 24-48 hours" ... but with no unlocks recently i would assume that it has been retired.

Chaunce

Any word back from them yet?

JR1

No still havent gotten anything back from them yet.. Sent another email this morning.. Got the standard auto response. I am going to try and see if i can get a number for their media relations dept. and try giving them a call. They did have a post the other day .... "Follow the Sony Ericsson WTA, then check in at this hotspot to unlock the Xperia Tennis Fan Badge!" ... but there are still no unlocks for the badge taht i can find. I'll let u know where i get trying to get intouch with them.

Chaunce

I moved this to Retired section for now. If you hear back from Sony that it is still active, let us know.

chrisirmo

Just saw this checkin from Sony Ericsson:

https://foursquare.com/sonyericssonwta/checkin/4dcc0f99814d4ffbdabe10c4

"Follow the Sony Ericsson WTA, then check in at this hotspot to unlock the Xperia Tennis Fan Badge!"

JR1

I just tried it and it did not unlock the badge. No recent unlocks just some talk about it being active again... . Still wating to hear back from sony as to what the official deal with this badge is.

Zalabard

Still yesterday they said, on Sony Ericsson Tennis Hotspot:

Unlock the Xperia Tennis Fan Badge here!! Follow Sony Ericsson WTA then check-in. See you at the matches!

I tried... and no unlock! Why? can we have an answer from Sony?

AlexJunior

Even the last 30 min,they post another tips here https://foursquare.com/venue/15156957

but still no one unlock anything.

Zalabard

I posted a comment on the venue asking Sony to correct it...

Chaunce

It is very frustrating when a brand doesn't fix issues with unlocking their badge. You figure that they are paying good money to have it and that they would want to get the most out fo their money. Now they are just pissing people off.

JR1

Yea i agree. I have still not heard back from them yet. I have sent 2 emails, done a live chat online, and called their media relations, and customer service depts. Everytime i get the same thing. "we will look into this issue and we will email you or call you with a response in the next 48 hours" as of yet they still havent sent a thing other then the auto response. If anyone else wants to try here is their phone # 1-800-000-4722 (U.S.). Or if you live elsewhere in the world there is the link to their customer service phone # list http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/common/contact/phonelist

Luca

I posted a comment on FB: http://www.facebook.com/sonyericsson/posts/10150204877778390
"Jeff" replied..

JR1

Hopefully that gets farther then my efforts have. U would think it's an issue that they would want fixed.

Zalabard

Found this post on Sony Ericsson WTA:

Sony Ericsson Tennis Hotspot
Unlock the Xperia Tennis Fan Badge here by following Sony Ericsson WTA then checking in!
15 hours ago Birmingham, UK

Tried the checkin but NO unlock :-(

AlexJunior

This is another silly thing,I really don't understand what is the problem with Sony. Their badge is not active but still they are giving tips to check in at their hotspots and unlock the badge. Is it for fun to play around? or they really didn't know about the status of their badge.

JR1

I have tried several times to get intouch with them to find out and have gotten nowhere. They did stop posting those unlock messages for a little while but i see they are back at it again. Hopefully they can get it figured out and get the badge reactivated or do whatever they need to do. But the posts like that while not being able to unlock the badge are just going to upset alot of people.