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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by andrewon on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @08:14PM (#28296633)
" the downside is that we pay more for things than people overseas do"

Isn't that they just force you to buy extended warranty on everything?

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by lmm on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @11:48PM (#28297852)
A warranty that's legally enforced, though. Part of the reason there are so many jokes about extended warranties is that it's very hard to make the seller actually honour them.
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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by lostlogin on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @02:58AM (#28298735)
A practical example is the an Apple extended warranty is basically in effect on every Apple product in New Zealand. There are some things you don’t get, but if you notify them after 3 years that your phone is not not working (no drop damage or water damage though), they will replace it.
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