AppleTV solution

[Van Allen Plexico]

The AppleTV unit worked fine at Best Buy.

They have 36 months-no interest, so I went ahead and bought a new TV. It arrives Monday.

Prices have come dramatically down. In 2006 I bought a Samsung 40" LCD for $1400 (was $1700 at Best Buy). This time I got a 55" for $749. Crazy.

The solution I had hoped to avoid, but... It's like $20 a month, so no huge deal. Football season should be more fun now, at least.

--Van

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[Race]

Congratz on the new TV, Van.

[Van]

 

Thank you, sir.

Unfortunately, on the way to Best Buy to actually buy the TV, my iPhone 3Gs died.  Just up and died, dead as a doornail, whatever that is.

 

Hilarious thing that's actually not really very funny:  Back in 2010 when I got the phone, I bought the extended warranty for $50 extra, which took the warranty out to two years from purchase.  The warranty expired on June 18.  The phone expired on June 20.

 

So now I have to cough up another hundred bucks for an iPhone 4.  And I'll still be one model behind the current model.  (Can't really afford $200 for a 4Gs right now, especially with the new TV!)  When the 5 comes out, I'll be a dinosaur again.

 

This modern high-tech lifestyle is expensive, y'all! 

 

--Van

[Cary Preston]

Check around- you might still be able to get a 3GS on contract free. The 4 is a superior handset in just about every way (I stuck with it instead of opting for the 4S). The 5 is rumored to be coming out in September, if there's any way you can hold out til then you might be able to pick up a 4 free with contract. What cell service do you have? I might have a handset I can loan you for a few months. 

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[Van]

 

Thanks, Cary-- I am on digest and didn't see your reply here until just now.

 

I think it worked out okay, relatively speaking.  I'm out of contract now, so whenever a new iphone comes along, I'm free to get it with a new contract, if I want.

 

What really bugged me is they're GIVING AWAY FOR FREE 3Gs phones, but they charged me $75 for one even though I had AppleCare for two years and the phone had just died two days after.  They wanted $150 but I worked them down to $75.

 

I asked the guy, "SInce you're giving away phones that are not even as good as what I had (8 GB, not 16), can't you just give me one of those?  I won't even have a phone as good as what I had before it broke!"  He just looked at me like I was crazy.  "Oh, we can't do that at all!"  Jeez.

 

--Van

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[Cary Preston]

Yeah, they very well COULD have done that. I bought a refurb Time Capsule from Apple's website, had issues and brought it to my local store. The manager pulled a new one off the shelf and gave it to me, no questions asked. I've had the same treatment every time I've gone in with a problem or question. If I hadn't, I may not be as deep in the Apple-verse as I am. It's disappointing that another store couldn't do the same for you. 

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