10-13-2008, 09:42 PM | #16 |
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I realised I have never activated my reader on the Sony site as I am in Australia.
Happily my credit card covers purchases for 3 months and my 505 was only 2 months old. I will put in a claim but will not think about it in case I jinx it... The serial number of my 505 was on a sticker of the box (I always keep boxes in case I want to sell something) and also written down on the BH Photo receipt. |
10-14-2008, 12:20 PM | #17 |
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Good on ya mate! Be sure and let us know if it ever turns up. I'm sure you'd get some interesting suggestions from the Forum members as to a suitable punishment.
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10-14-2008, 11:08 PM | #18 |
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Good luck with the credit card co. I hope that they pay up so that you can replace it.
It really sucks that some people feel they they can take what they want from other people. I have a blue 505 and take it pretty much everywhere so I will certainly be more careful now. Dawn |
10-15-2008, 02:48 AM | #19 |
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Ouch. Sorry for your loss, matey. If mine got stolen, I'd be really really angry.
I'll certainly keep a closer hold on mine now - though my Sony is now over 9 months old and looks battered and worthless. I think I'd be visiting the local pawn shops for a few weeks in case it turns up. |
10-17-2008, 01:39 AM | #20 |
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Yes, be very careful of them.
I was surprised how attached I had become to it and how often I still reach for the ereader And that is after only 2 months! I find it harder to go without than an MP3 player but I suspect that depends on how you are wired. Now that I have read eink I can't go back to regular books and refuse to buy a book until I get a new ereader. That leaves me reading a fitness book that I have been meaning to read for years, ahhhh save me! |
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10-17-2008, 12:31 PM | #21 |
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I'm the same way. A friend wanted to borrow my Sony and another friend's Kindle for the night to compare them. I lent it but was very nervous till I got it back. Fortunately I have a few good books on my iPhone so I had something to read
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10-17-2008, 08:29 PM | #22 |
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I do that now that I am using Evernote on my Mac. I just use the iSight camera and snap off a photo of the serial number for every new gadget I buy. Super easy and it's sync on all my machines and on the web.
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10-19-2008, 06:11 AM | #23 | |
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As for home insurance, some policies have a risk clause where you can take certain items with you away from home (cameras, etc) and have them covered, subject to an excess which is quite normal and acceptable. I have an insulin pump valued at £2200 which I wear 24/7. I told my insurance company and it only added £2 per month to our home contents premiums. Not relevant perhaps to the loss of the 505 but something to consider when insuring or logging those all-important serial numbers and marking the device. |
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11-18-2008, 11:47 PM | #24 |
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Happy news, credit card insurance works!
I was refunded the cost of the Sony PRS-505. I won't be replacing it straight away though as the Australian dollar is way to low for that. Currently around 65c to the USD and I got my PRS-505 when our dollar was 98c to the USD. With the current readers out there at the moment I would probably go for the 505 again as nothing else seems much better. I have heard about the 700's bad screen and will stay away even though touchscreens are cool. |
11-19-2008, 12:21 PM | #25 |
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You're stronger than me. I'd have bought one on the spot just to avoid not having one at hand.
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11-20-2008, 03:47 AM | #26 |
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Hey I am normally that impulsive as well and I have not read a book since. (To be fair I am working through a giant stack fo New Scientist magazines dad had that I wanted to read).
But the initial price was around $360 Australian and that has gone to $540 for the PRS 505 because of the fall of the Australian dollar. If I want a reader now I'll have to defect and get a Bebook as I can get one delivered for $460. Doesn't look like a bad device and I REALLY want to read the rest of the book I had started |
11-20-2008, 05:23 PM | #27 |
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11-20-2008, 05:35 PM | #28 | |
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Boy am I glad I did that! I think the Bebook can actually read the cracked .LITs as well. |
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11-20-2008, 05:36 PM | #29 |
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That was very prudent of you.
(I do the same.) |
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