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i own a time pc which i bought30/10/04 since i bought it iv'e had nothing but problems with it i paid for my pcusing a debit card.
I rang the customer support no. and no one would take it back they kept saying it was my internet providers fault and they kept saying it was the pc??
Now it's completely gone the harddrives knackered and i only have 6 days warrenty on it and can't get it fixed!
The shop i bought it from won't take it back and now i'm stuck with a computer i can't use
i own a time pc which i bought30/10/04 since i bought it iv'e had nothing but problems with it i paid for my pcusing a debit card.
I rang the customer support no. and no one would take it back they kept saying it was my internet providers fault and they kept saying it was the pc??
Now it's completely gone the harddrives knackered and i only have 6 days warrenty on it and can't get it fixed!
The shop i bought it from won't take it back and now i'm stuck with a computer i can't use
i paid for covergold when i purchased my computer 3 years past in oct what is my position now in view of tinys current situation.
I bought a Tiny computer in January 2005 and a three year warranty which Time will not honour. Fortunately, so far, nothing major has gone wrong with the computer. However, Tiny sent me the wrong reload backup CD. I phoned Time and was told it was a technical support problem. When I got through there was a message saying it was costing me £1 an hour. I explained about the CD and after looking up my details the Tech Support man said that I had been sent the wrong CD and would need a TRAX CD which would cost me £40.00. I stated that I strongly objected to paying as it had been Tiny's mistake and that as Time had taken the company over I shouldn't have to pay. I was told that Time had not taken Tiny over and given an administration number who would discuss my problem with me and would be able to tell me more about any rights I might have. (So far none).
I phoned the administration number to be met by a message left by a female who sounded like she hadn't slept for days and was slurring her words. The message said no one was available to take the call at the moment.
Does anyone know who has taken Tiny over and if they have one, could they provide a phone number, preferably one which doesn't charge £1 an hour. Has anyone else had problems with Tiny/Time? Could anyone enlighten me about whether ex-Tiny customers with warranties (3 years in my case) have any rights at all and if the warranty money could be recovered?