SOLVED Extended Tech Support

[powrus]

Do you advocate buying extended 'tech support' from either manufacturers or big box stores after purchasing new PCs, printers, etc? Obviously, many posters on this forum could [themselves] qualify as tech support, but many of us are often challenged by unforeseen problems.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Nope....I never, simply because of the plethora of online help one can find. If you mean "extended warranty"....then I vote no as well because 9 times out of 10, everything breaks after the warranty expires, including the extended warranties.

 

[Tim Locke]

Nope....Never, if I can't fix it with the aid of this forum and just asking Google and reading the results then it must be hardware! And as I tend to build my own machines there is no tech support.

 

[Wolfie]

No because generally they are a rip-off, if you have a problem, most of the time the warranty won't cover what ails your computer!.

 

[Norton]

No! They are consumer expensive money makers for the retailers.

 

[powrus]

Sounds like good advice.