On 24/3/10 8:48 PM, "Pedro" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Evening all > > This post is in two parts. > > Firstly I hope everyone survived the carnage alright. I saw the intensity of > the storm on my Pkt weather app and raced home to > make sure everything was secured and all the electronics were unplugged. In > doing so I saved the new iMac, big screen TV and > the old PC which still has a bit of useful info on it. > Trouble is I forgot about the telephone line and the TV aerial. Result, one > very close lightning strike fried the telephone, > netgear modum and the Sony DVD recorder. > > All will have to be repaired or replaced. The first two can be replaced with > one item. BOB from iinet. Does anyone on the list > have any experience with this device? > > The second is does anyone know of a good repairer of said items > > Any advice will be gratefully received > > Cheers > > Pedro > >
Hi Pedro Sorry to hear about your misfortune,..not good for those items,..great for the others!! I haven't really had any experience with BoB, but I have heard mixed reports about it (even some in the archives), so from what I read some people have said hold off for about months til some of the "bugs" are ironed out. Others have been fine (or limited success). So yeh,..I'm sure others will be able to offer some more info. Not sure on the second for repairer I'm afraid. /start friendly sales pitch :o) And when you get round to having it all sorted out,..can I recommend a Belkin Surgemaster for "next time". I've seen these save over $10,000 worth of equipment in one night from lightning strikes and surges. (And I can attest to it as well, as they've saved my gear numerous times.) Well worth it for just those sort of instances. They also cover the phone line as well. Come with a lifetime warranty and also protected equipment warranty as well. For the computers and phone lines, this is my most popular one:- <http://www.belkin.com/au/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=173139> Retails for $159.95 and I sell then for $135 For TV equipment, this one covers the aerial:- < http://www.belkin.com/au/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=173147> Just thought I'd mention them as well. /end friendly sales pitch :o) (Sorry, couldn't resist,...lol) Hope it all works out for you. We're still working through the claim forms for things we lost too,..plus not having power for over 20+ hours meant empty out some of the frozen and fridge items ;o( So much fun,.....lol :o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
