> If a manufacturer makes a guarantee, they should be expected to live up > to it. No question. > > Steve Cramer I agree, but not all do, at least to the extent we would like them to. Take Palm of Pilot fame: The power button on my Palm TX stopped working two months after I bought it. The unit has a one-year warranty, but on checking around the Internet I discovered that (1) this is an old problem, (2) this is a common problem, (3) replacement units also tend to fail, and (4) the warranty does not restart when you get a brand-new replacent, thus your warranty runs out after one year regardless. So while it is possible to get a replacement within a year, if the replacement dies outside the original warranty period, you are out of luck. Meanwhile, I've reprogrammed one of the other switches to act as the power switch, which I actually like better. BTW, don't get one of these devices even slightly damp. That's why my Palm T3 died. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 26 2007 - 10:41:10 PDT
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