Fantastic Article - Fantastic Name!

Great news! Better surname ;)

I used to work in Currys

Anonymous Coward, you commented about how these people worked there on just slightly above minimum wage, and that we should not have a "dig" at them?

Well surely if I went and worked in a Hairdressers for slightly above minimum wage, and didn't do my job correctly, those who went under my 'care' would be quite entitled to let out a bit of anger? I mean, come on. If you walk out the Hairdressers bald after asking for a Hilton bleach, then surely you're going to be pissed off? Why apply for a job in "PC WORLD" (check the operative word: PC!) and expect not to know anything about PCs!?

DSG are a bunch of idiots. And now they're finally paying for it. Proof that no matter how much commission you put your sales staff on, unless they're buying on eBay, consumers WONT buy shite.

Any company that can get away with taking £12-£30 a MONTH out of someone's bank account for "insurance" for the first year should be automatically dissolved by Companies House. Especially when our legal system insists on Statutory Rights when entering into contracts (i.e. Sale of Goods).

I feel sorry for the consumer who doesn't know any better. I really do.

WTF?!

"Don't care at all for the crap that any OEM ships with their machines. First thing to do is wipe and install vista."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Vista. Oh how you make us all laugh :D

Just received e-mail!

The time is 16.28... they must have seen my previous comment about them as above.

I have only just now received the e-mail from Fasthosts telling me that:

a) they already wrote to me on 18th October about the problem (Bulls**t);

b) to ensure complete security, they're sending my password via the Royal Mail to my UNCONFIRMED postal address (oh great);

I wonder if their management is just reading these comments?

Legal Action? Doubtful.

Many of you will be looking at the possibility of legal action against this "company". Unfortunately, we have all agreed to the following when subscribing to their services:

"Customer agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold Fasthosts harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including reasonable attorney's fees asserted against Fasthosts, its agents, its customers, officers and employees, that may arise or result from any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed or any product sold by customer, its agents, employees or assigns. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Fasthosts against liabilities arising out of; (1) any injury to person or property caused by any products sold or otherwise distributed in connection with Fasthosts' server; (2) any material supplied by customer infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary rights of a third party; (3) copyright infringement and (4) any defective products sold to customer from Fasthosts' server."

Now, whether those clauses would stand up in a court of Law is another matter altogether.

What amazes me is that when I signed up to their services, they did absolutely nothing to verify my home address was correct, and instead, verified my e-mail address exists. So why are they now sending MY password to an unverified address?

Seems like Fasthost's/UKREg's/Watever "management" have just ASSUMED. And that's all they've done over the past three months.

And, we all know that to assume makes an ass out of you and me.

My bags are ready, I'm just waiting on my new randomly generated (hopefully... knowing them it'll be set to "changeme") password coming and then I'm offskie!

A list of alternative suppliers:

www.UK2.net

www.csnewmedia.co.uk

www.equiphase.net

www.dedipower.com