I bought a Three MiFi unit from their shop with cash and no ID, so it is possible to get unidentified internet access. Just be sure to wear a disguise for all the CCTV cameras while you do it..
Posts by Tim Watts
6 publicly visible posts • joined 24 Jun 2011
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dabs.com says sorry for delivery debacle
Stopped using them
DABS used to be *the* place to get most parts at a reasonable price (talking mid-2000 here) quickly.
For the last year I have noticed their stock levels (as indicated on the website) had been falling, with a significant proportion of graphics cards being marked as 0 stock, ordered on demand, or 1-2 days. In practise the "1-2" days has, in my experience, been a wholly unreliable indication for a few years.
Last time I used them, I carefully ordered all "In stock" items with the normal delivery option (not fast). After a week and a bit of no goods arriving, I phoned them.
Took over 30 minutes for the phone to be answered with no indication of queue length (honestly, in THIS day and age???). The lady I spoke to was helpful enough and said: sorry, actually out of stock.
I asked why they hadn't emailed me to let me know? "Email's up the spout" she said.
I asked her to cancel the order. She couldn't as the system would not let her. She did make a note on the system to give me an RMA to return without question when they eventually came though.
I tried to cancel the order on the web too: that said it had succeeded - but reloading the page brought the order back as "Pending".
Eventually the goods came and I phoned up for an RMA - another 30+minutes waiting for the phone to be answered... They did at least send a courier round to collect.
That demonstrates an IT system in a complete mess - not just a little glitch.
Me? I'll never use them again - Ebuyer all the way now - the goods I ordered from them came on time and as expected...