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JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
24. It appears they actually rented it to you.
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 04:00 PM
Dec 2012

Obviously, you thought you were buying it, probably because it was expensive, but they seem to think you own it like you "own" your cable box.

Unless you signed a contract, this can't possibly be legal, and I smell a class action lawsuit coming. if they get away with this, it'll change the electronic retail market forever.

I believe it would be perfectly OK for you to name names here slackmaster Dec 2012 #1
Linksys by cisco me b zola Dec 2012 #4
Thank you. Did you buy it yourself, or was it provided by your ISP? n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #7
We bought it seperate from our pc me b zola Dec 2012 #8
That model is supposedly now supported by some excellent after-market open source firmware slackmaster Dec 2012 #18
Thank you me b zola Dec 2012 #31
Agreed tech3149 Dec 2012 #13
evidently you have never owned a Canon printer nt msongs Dec 2012 #2
Details on Canon printers, please? Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #30
Inkjets are just a bad deal Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #37
My HP6 is still going strong, since 1995. MadrasT Dec 2012 #46
Yeah, I'd like to hear about your experience w/ Canon printers too. Matariki Dec 2012 #35
Can you provide some more info? Rabid_Rabbit Dec 2012 #3
Yes, running on our pc, but we bought it separate me b zola Dec 2012 #11
Yes, please tell us which company is doing this. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #5
I don't know about that ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #14
Well, two things lead me to say that it is legal. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #27
If not for planned obsolescence, panty hose would not get runs LiberalEsto Dec 2012 #33
But ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #36
Tiny piece of paper. Until someone brings a class action suit there is no down side to doing it. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #39
I completely agree n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #41
Infuriating, isn't it? n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #45
If it isn't against regulation, it should be, I think. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #6
It makes perfect sense if you're interested in forcing your customers into Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #10
Can't disagree with that, IMHO. n/t AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #28
As noted above please provide make and model.. snooper2 Dec 2012 #9
Linksys by cisco me b zola Dec 2012 #16
I would suspect ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #12
I bought a Linksys wireless router several years ago and have never experienced this problem.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #15
When he spoke to Linksys directly, they directed him to buy a warranty me b zola Dec 2012 #20
Wow gollygee Dec 2012 #17
I don't believe this BlueStreak Dec 2012 #19
That makes a huge amount of sense. Bet that's exactly what happened. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #21
your explanation seems much more plausible FreeBC Dec 2012 #22
According to cisco's own website me b zola Dec 2012 #25
Please provide a link BlueStreak Dec 2012 #32
Surprisingly AlexSatan Dec 2012 #40
Translation -- Linksys screwed up the packaging BlueStreak Dec 2012 #42
There are alternate firmware versions based on this.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #43
This ^^^ n/t X_Digger Dec 2012 #26
I've burned through a Linksys router but never had the problem you describe. GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #23
It appears they actually rented it to you. JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #24
I find this hard to believe TrogL Dec 2012 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author RKP5637 Dec 2012 #34
"He Was Told" CBGLuthier Dec 2012 #38
Has your internet provider updated their routers or other equipment,services,etc.... LongHairedCountryBoy Dec 2012 #44
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