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Technical Support---Wait or SELL?
I purchase an Inspiron 3521 in January of 2014. In Sept I contacted Live Help. Nothing was being 'flagged' in Dell, Windows, or McAfee scans or updates and asked if anything was being overlooked. any adjustments I should make etc? I'd just recently started gaming and noticed a lag.
That day. . my system was restored to Factory Settings, Dell didn't recognize me as a customer or owner, and my ONLY chance of recovery was 258.11 for Consierge Service.
It took them 15 minutes to 'reclaim' system and another 2 days for 8.1 to be reinstalled. After many days on the phone i quit calling and waited for windows to repair itself?
Here I am, 2 months later. . many hours wasted on-line or on hold or Both, and unit STILL not running as it was BEFORE I MADE FIRST CALL. So, HOW LONG does it TAKE to recover from that first Dell Support contact?
FOR SALE Dell INspiron 15. . . ISO: HP, Lexmark or Samsung?
tracelena
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November 20th, 2014 12:00
Since this started--I've been told and have found that the 3521 NOT for GAMING. THIS ALL Could have been avoided, if that would've been known or explained at onset BY the DELL REP.
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November 20th, 2014 13:00
One look at the price tells all. $1,000 gets you a decent multimedia system capable of some gaming at moderate levels. For any kind of serious gaming, it's $1,500 and up for a system - somewhere around triple-quadruple the cost of the low end 3521 system.
tracelena
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November 22nd, 2014 11:00
YES and thank you for 'ranges'. Still wondering why Dell crashed my system. charged $258 to restore, in order to Establish that. Pretty sure you AREN'T the only one with this NEW data. Support should be just THAT. . . not RAPE. I was 'forced' to invest $$ in a unit that wasn't ever in ERROR. Tech that day SHOuLD have referred me over to SALES dept? That won't b happening now . .
tracelena
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November 22nd, 2014 12:00
Was wondering if this was common with their support? I TRULY cannot believe so. Are they undergoing changes? thought DELL reliable name?
tracelena
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December 5th, 2014 07:00
UPON FURTHER AND DEEPER DIGGING . . .FOUND MANY POSTS ON MANY SITES WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM WITH UNIT. . . .. AND SAME EXPERIENCE WITH SUPPORT.
UNIT DOESN'T WORK, THEY CHARGE YOU 258 USD TO MESS IT UP FURTHER!
DELL IS NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT!