B*lkin support

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PropertyCrashUK replied

2 May 2006, 09:23
I bought a wireless Linksys router in PC World a few weeks back and I had 3 girlies in the queue behind me all holding Belkin routers that the staff had recommended them to buy. I just thought "Oh dear".

The basic Belkin wireless router comes complete with a wireless USB card so I can understand why PC World suggest it but I would go for Linksys. I have a Belkin omni-port switch for my PCs and that is very good I have to say but then it is not complicated.
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TheMonkey replied

1 May 2006, 18:22
Originally posted by bogeyman

I think that buying your gear from John Lewis definately puts you within IR35.

If you were a proper business, you'd have a trade account with Misco, and a free Misco catalogue (+ Misco NETWORK Catalogue) popping through your letterbox almost every morning

I buy my OWN kit there. The company owns nowt as the clients provide equipment thanks to them not wanting a laptop connected to their networks.

Everything else goes on the company charge card from Office World.
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bogeyman replied

1 May 2006, 17:33
John Lewis?

Originally posted by TheMonkey

Same. I tend to buy stuff at John Lewis as they take stuff back without questions (even if I just decided that I didn't like it).

I think that buying your gear from John Lewis definately puts you within IR35.

If you were a proper business, you'd have a trade account with Misco, and a free Misco catalogue (+ Misco NETWORK Catalogue) popping through your letterbox almost every morning
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TheMonkey replied

1 May 2006, 17:10
Originally posted by ~Craig~

I don't even bother calling tech support lines; if it's from a shop and I can get it to work then it goes back!

Same. I tend to buy stuff at John Lewis as they take stuff back without questions (even if I just decided that I didn't like it).
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~Craig~ replied

1 May 2006, 14:34
Linksys every time for me.

I bought a belkin wireless pci card and drivers that came on the cd and from their website didn't work In the end I had to find out who made the chipset (railink i think) and download their drivers; now it works

I don't even bother calling tech support lines; if it's from a shop and I can get it to work then it goes back!
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TheMonkey replied

1 May 2006, 07:52
Another victim of Belkin tech support. Still, that's about as good as it gets these days. I gave up completely on them after they couldn't diagnose a simple problem with my WLAN bridge which turned out to be faulty (well I took it back to PC World and complained and shouted until they accepted that it was faulty).

Try Draytek or Linksys next time if you want some half decent support.
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Mustang started a topic B*lkin support

30 April 2006, 23:08
B*lkin support

Sheesh.......I have just spent ages on the phone to B*lkin support and they drove me nuts!! F'ing nuts!!! To say they didn't understand English let alone the problem would be an understatement. Grrrr!! I couldn't have explained the problem any clearer and/or simpler. I am not an in-depth techie - I know the principles rather than the details so I was using plain language. It took the guy ages to solve a simple request!!

Aaarrrrghhhh!!!!!
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