[ale] Dell laptop service?

[Rob]

For anyone who has a laptop with issues...call in and request a warranty
renewal, then 30 days later, when the new warranty is in effect, call them
with the problem you are having and state that it just started. I got my mom
an upgrade that way. Granted, this does work, but keeping your warranty in
proper order works better.  Warranties are essential for laptops.
-Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
To: ale at ale.org
Popovitch
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:39 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Dell laptop service?

Point taken.  Thanks John.

-Jim P.

Mills, John M. wrote:
> ALErs -
> 
> DISCLAIMER: Speaking from near-total ignorance, as usual!
> 
> Could the wireless modem be a [replaceable] mini-PCI type? Those can be
> found on eCost and eBay.
> 
> Pull up some product pictures from those sources and look under doors on
> the bottom of the Dell. You could try a swap if you have another similar
> laptop, and see if that solves the problem.
> 
>  - Mills
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of H.
> A. Story
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 4:37 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Dell laptop service?
> 
> Well,  I would just go buy an external PCMIA (SP) card.  with todays 
> tech rates You would out run the worth of the laptop.  Plus if it is an 
> older Laptop you would be able to do G.
> 
> Then there is the added bonus of getting a card that an external Ant. 
> can plug into.  Makes for better wardriving.
> 
> James P. Kinney III wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 14:21 -0500, Jim Popovitch wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> My sister's Dell laptop seems to have an internal wifi problem,
> warranty 
>>> expired earlier this year.  Anyone know of a good repair shop for Dell
> 
>>> laptops?
>>>    
>>>
>> Glock, Hekler & Koch, Smith & Wesson, Ruger....
>>
>>
>> On a serious note, a client had his HP worked on under warranty by the
>> BestBuy crowd (since that was where he got it). The fixed the power
> plug
>> and broke the ethernet socket.
>>  
>>
>>> -Jim P.
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