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Re: Palm Asia

#149
From: WebWalker
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 03:19
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Why do you have to make long distant calls to Singapore ?
Actually you can call to the your local Palm's tol free number such as 1
800 656 298


On 10 Jul 2002 20:01:48 -0700, artshw@au.ac.th (shillary) wrote:

>This message is to serve as a general warning about buying Palm
>products here in Asia and attempting to find service providers here in
>Thailand. I am writing this because of severe difficulties I have had
>with Palm-Asia, and the very significant expense I have incurred.
>
>I will in a later post recount all the events, including costly repeat
>calls to Singapore and the United States, all for nothing.
>
>But for right now, be warned that buying a palm is a very tricky
>business here, and you will not get real help from Palm Technical
>Support in Singapore if problems arise.
>
>My recommendation is DO NOT BUY A PALM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. DO NOT
>EXPECT SERVICE FROM EITHER PALM HERE, OR IN THE UNITED STATES.
>
>Moreover, given what I have experienced, I strongly urge you to not
>buy a palm at all. They do not stand behind their product. They
>provide no meaningful help once you have purchased the machine. Try
>another brand.


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