Beware Futureshop at dixe and dundas (bit of a long one)

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i will not buy store warranties, did that with a laptop years back (averatec i think) i bought from staples. broke in warranty, brought it into the store and over 8 weeks (2 months) I was still with out a note book.... at first they were saying check back next week... eventually i started going in instead of calling, then i started going in every day.... they ended up buying the notebook back from me...


manufacturer warranties on the other hand.... they tend to replace based on specifications not on cost of product, and i'll gladly buy a manufacturer warranty. if accidental protection is offered i get that too.
 
FiReSTaRT said:
Not necessarily.. What if this average user has a 50mbps connection and a router with only 200MHz.. Chances are that they'd be calling their ISP complaining about not getting their advertised speeds, when it's a simple case of the router not having enough processing power to NAT 50Mbps. Getting the WNDR3700 with a 680MHz CPU would fix their problem
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I don't think it is realistic to expect any regular home or SOHO user to have 50mbps service. That package costs $100/month + usage based gouging...err billing from the red devil...err I mean Rogers. http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.po...se_1_2productID=WAVE&_pageLabel=INTER_HISPEED

It is my belief that more residential users fall within the 10-20mbps category in which case a quality wireless router will suffice. Based on the sizing recommendations here: http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=49

I would agree that a 50mbps link would require a more powerful hardware. However since most users are likely running 20mbps or less connections; if the info here is correct the 275-500Mhz processors in D-Link's products would be sufficient. http://forums.vr-zone.com/networkin...-dir-655-a3-1-10-blue-lights.html#post5147991

Wish I could afford a 50mbps connection but it would literally be double what I pay now. We need more competition in the ISP market, someone who works for Telus Calgary told me that any average consumer can get a 50mpbs connection from Telus for $40/month no contract etc. Ontarians are getting ripped off so badly. :angry4:
 
sundancekid said:
I don't think it is realistic to expect any regular home or SOHO user to have 50mbps service. That package costs $100/month + usage based gouging...err billing from the red devil...err I mean Rogers. http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.po...se_1_2productID=WAVE&_pageLabel=INTER_HISPEED

It is my belief that more residential users fall within the 10-20mbps category in which case a quality wireless router will suffice. Based on the sizing recommendations here: http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=49

I would agree that a 50mbps link would require a more powerful hardware. However since most users are likely running 20mbps or less connections; if the info here is correct the 275-500Mhz processors in D-Link's products would be sufficient. http://forums.vr-zone.com/networkin...-dir-655-a3-1-10-blue-lights.html#post5147991

Wish I could afford a 50mbps connection but it would literally be double what I pay now. We need more competition in the ISP market, someone who works for Telus Calgary told me that any average consumer can get a 50mpbs connection from Telus for $40/month no contract etc. Ontarians are getting ripped off so badly. :angry4:
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I think you two should start another thread.

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I wasn't referring to a third world nation like Canada, though. I had developed countries, such as Lithuania, Bulgaria, Latvia, and Romania in mind. Also, remember that while Canadian "broad"band speeds won't exceed the performance of a late 1990's router, other needs, such as delivering multimedia over LAN and even just plain ol' NAS are asking for more and more out of your networking equipment.
 
sundancekid said:
Sorry didn't mean to jack this thread. um ah errr...Screw those Futureshop jerks! :rolleyes:
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Lol, its something we have all done before, my brother would love you're little back and forth. He owns his own I.T. company and loves to debate about hardware a d what not.

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My question to the op is, how much did you pay for the original unit, and how much is the unit you got now?, did you get the remote and all the other goodies with the replacement unit?, if so $30 seems well worth it. You got a new unopened unit, instead of a demo model, and got the extra goodies. It seems no matter what they did you wouldn't be satisfied. They should of sent it out for repair, and made you wait until it was fixed, then no remote, ect. on top of it all the unit you have now has way more features according to you. You got off pretty well in my opinion.
 
oilycreek said:
My question to the op is, how much did you pay for the original unit, and how much is the unit you got now?, did you get the remote and all the other goodies with the replacement unit?, if so $30 seems well worth it. You got a new unopened unit, instead of a demo model, and got the extra goodies. It seems no matter what they did you wouldn't be satisfied. They should of sent it out for repair, and made you wait until it was fixed, then no remote, ect. on top of it all the unit you have now has way more features according to you. You got off pretty well in my opinion.
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I wanted it fixed and they didn't want to. The whole point is even if I got a new unit to more $ I had the fight for that or they were not going to honor their warranty that THEY sold me. In fact they were going to give me a unit that cost less new with less features then what I paid for in the first place. All the while being told different things about my warranty by different people that all work in the same store. I'm sure anyone here would have been ****** going through what I had to.
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