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Modem I bought from eBay arrived today.
First thing I notice is the receipt. The place I bought it from has a no refund policy.
So I'd better now screw this up then, had I?
As if I'd be that stupid...
Well, anyway. I thought I'd better fit the modem. "Made in Taiwan. Quality assured" read the sticker. No discernable company markings anywhere, either. Still, if it works, I don't care. It soon became clear however, that it didn't quite fit in the PCI slot. It was too small. My suspcions were shortly confirmed by the plume of black smoke which started rising from the modem when power was supplied.
So I took it out again.
So... I now have a probably fried modem, of some unknown make, and I have no idea what sort of slot it fits into, and can't get any sort of refund on it.
I'm not stupid, honest. I'm just careless....
First thing I notice is the receipt. The place I bought it from has a no refund policy.
So I'd better now screw this up then, had I?
As if I'd be that stupid...
Well, anyway. I thought I'd better fit the modem. "Made in Taiwan. Quality assured" read the sticker. No discernable company markings anywhere, either. Still, if it works, I don't care. It soon became clear however, that it didn't quite fit in the PCI slot. It was too small. My suspcions were shortly confirmed by the plume of black smoke which started rising from the modem when power was supplied.
So I took it out again.
So... I now have a probably fried modem, of some unknown make, and I have no idea what sort of slot it fits into, and can't get any sort of refund on it.
I'm not stupid, honest. I'm just careless....
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FatButcher wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> Grix Thraves wrote:
> "Err... that's not
> glue." Came the
> reply.
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I was expecting this, but
> seriously what should i do?
Go onto the user on Ebay and give them negative
> feedback, thats how its soposed to work.
That normally really hacks them off, and they never do it again. If I buy something, I ALWAYS check their user rating - that's what it's for! :p
> cookie monster wrote:
> Grix Thraves wrote:
> "Err... that's not
> glue." Came the
> reply.
----
I was expecting this, but
> seriously what should i do?
Go onto the user on Ebay and give them negative
> feedback, thats how its soposed to work.
That normally really hacks them off, and they never do it again. If I buy something, I ALWAYS check their user rating - that's what it's for! :p
Grix Thraves wrote:
> "Err... that's not glue." Came the reply.
----
Venom, you
> nonse. Damn damn damn.
Another auction ending in about 4 hours. Should be able to get a modem there for just over a tenner. And it's definitely a PCI modem this time, too.
> "Err... that's not glue." Came the reply.
----
Venom, you
> nonse. Damn damn damn.
Another auction ending in about 4 hours. Should be able to get a modem there for just over a tenner. And it's definitely a PCI modem this time, too.
You bought an ISA modem. It requires ISA slots. Hence smoke.
cookie monster wrote:
> Grix Thraves wrote:
> "Err... that's not glue." Came the
> reply.
----
I was expecting this, but seriously what should i do?
Go onto the user on Ebay and give them negative feedback, thats how its soposed to work.
> Grix Thraves wrote:
> "Err... that's not glue." Came the
> reply.
----
I was expecting this, but seriously what should i do?
Go onto the user on Ebay and give them negative feedback, thats how its soposed to work.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> "Err... that's not glue." Came the reply.
----
I was expecting this, but seriously what should i do?
> "Err... that's not glue." Came the reply.
----
I was expecting this, but seriously what should i do?
"Err... that's not glue." Came the reply.
----
Venom, you nonse. Damn damn damn.
----
Venom, you nonse. Damn damn damn.
Thats unlucky, on a similar note a bought a "new" jumper on ebay, when it arrived it was marked on the bottom and had glue on the right sleeve, i have been emailing the guy for a refund for a week but had no reply, any idea what i should do next?
Modem I bought from eBay arrived today.
First thing I notice is the receipt. The place I bought it from has a no refund policy.
So I'd better now screw this up then, had I?
As if I'd be that stupid...
Well, anyway. I thought I'd better fit the modem. "Made in Taiwan. Quality assured" read the sticker. No discernable company markings anywhere, either. Still, if it works, I don't care. It soon became clear however, that it didn't quite fit in the PCI slot. It was too small. My suspcions were shortly confirmed by the plume of black smoke which started rising from the modem when power was supplied.
So I took it out again.
So... I now have a probably fried modem, of some unknown make, and I have no idea what sort of slot it fits into, and can't get any sort of refund on it.
I'm not stupid, honest. I'm just careless....
First thing I notice is the receipt. The place I bought it from has a no refund policy.
So I'd better now screw this up then, had I?
As if I'd be that stupid...
Well, anyway. I thought I'd better fit the modem. "Made in Taiwan. Quality assured" read the sticker. No discernable company markings anywhere, either. Still, if it works, I don't care. It soon became clear however, that it didn't quite fit in the PCI slot. It was too small. My suspcions were shortly confirmed by the plume of black smoke which started rising from the modem when power was supplied.
So I took it out again.
So... I now have a probably fried modem, of some unknown make, and I have no idea what sort of slot it fits into, and can't get any sort of refund on it.
I'm not stupid, honest. I'm just careless....
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