Stolen PRS-505 - Melbourne, Australia - Page 2

pox67 · 10-13-2008, 10:42 PM

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.

MickeyC · 10-14-2008, 01:20 PM

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.

PDS · 10-15-2008, 12:08 AM

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

RCR · 10-15-2008, 03:48 AM

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.

pox67 · 10-17-2008, 02:39 AM

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!

MickeyC · 10-17-2008, 01:31 PM

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

astrodad · 10-17-2008, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I think Serial number is adequate for that. But, you need to record it. Does everyone have all their tech s/ns written in a file somewhere and stored off site?

I know I don't. This gives me motivation to do it.

BOb

PS: GO Rays!

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.

Bokkie · 10-19-2008, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I think Serial number is adequate for that. But, you need to record it. Does everyone have all their tech s/ns written in a file somewhere and stored off site?

I do. I maintain a spreadsheet of every electronic device we own and the serial numbers are in there and kept locked in my desk at work. Ditto for our bike frame numbers and my power tools. We had a visit from our neighbourhood watch unit and they gave us UV pens to mark high-risk goods. All you need is your house number and post-code written on the device. Not 100% perfect but it might just make a fence reluctant to sell something on, but do they care?

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.

pox67 · 11-19-2008, 12:47 AM

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.

MickeyC · 11-19-2008, 01:21 PM

You're stronger than me. I'd have bought one on the spot just to avoid not having one at hand.

pox67 · 11-20-2008, 04:47 AM

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

Patricia · 11-20-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pox67

I REALLY want to read the rest of the book I had started

I hope that you can, but I don't believe that the Bebook will read LRF. It certainly can't read LRX.

pox67 · 11-20-2008, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

I hope that you can, but I don't believe that the Bebook will read LRF. It certainly can't read LRX.

No it won't read the LRF files but on the excellent advice of this forum I had purchased all my ebooks in .LIT and converted them for use with the Sony.
Boy am I glad I did that!
I think the Bebook can actually read the cracked .LITs as well.

Patricia · 11-20-2008, 06:36 PM

That was very prudent of you.
(I do the same.)

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10-13-2008, 10:42 PM	#16
pox67 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS-505 (stolen), Bebook	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, 01:20 PM	#17
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	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.

10-15-2008, 12:08 AM	#18
PDS Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Austalia Device: Sony PRS-505, Dell Mini 9, I-Phone	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, 03:48 AM	#19
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	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, 02:39 AM	#20
pox67 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS-505 (stolen), Bebook	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!

10-17-2008, 01:31 PM	#21
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	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

11-19-2008, 12:47 AM	#24
pox67 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS-505 (stolen), Bebook	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, 01:21 PM	#25
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	You're stronger than me. I'd have bought one on the spot just to avoid not having one at hand.

11-20-2008, 04:47 AM	#26
pox67 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS-505 (stolen), Bebook	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, 06:36 PM	#29
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	That was very prudent of you. (I do the same.)