Fax Thief!
A big blue box, with a green background is staring at me. It's positioned in the center of my monitor shouting:
I called View Sonic and they said it's a theft deterrance feature. Yeah, I got that, but I never turned it on, nor can I see how it would be helpful. It's not like there is a little sticker in the monitor window saying this screen is protected by a computerized pitbull. To get it turned off, I have to fax in my proof of purchase.
"I don't have a fax."
"Well, it can only be turned off by faxing us your proof of purchase."
"Ok, it might take me a while to get to a fax. Can I email the receipt from Amazon?"
"Yes, but it will take longer."
Email will take longer then a fax? I am lost. After doing a PDF of the receipt to make it look official and emailing it with a string of numbers and ATTN codes, I thought wait - can I fax without a fax machine?
I am too tired to research this on the web, but if I have a phone number - can I send something from my computer to a fax machine?
"This computer is not authorized for use with the LCD display. Please use the Perfect Suite program to disable the Theft Deterrence Feature"I have to put my windows at the bottom of the screen to see anything. I appeared after I tried to move my monitor, it turned off for a second, and now I have been called a thief.
I called View Sonic and they said it's a theft deterrance feature. Yeah, I got that, but I never turned it on, nor can I see how it would be helpful. It's not like there is a little sticker in the monitor window saying this screen is protected by a computerized pitbull. To get it turned off, I have to fax in my proof of purchase.
"I don't have a fax."
"Well, it can only be turned off by faxing us your proof of purchase."
"Ok, it might take me a while to get to a fax. Can I email the receipt from Amazon?"
"Yes, but it will take longer."
Email will take longer then a fax? I am lost. After doing a PDF of the receipt to make it look official and emailing it with a string of numbers and ATTN codes, I thought wait - can I fax without a fax machine?
I am too tired to research this on the web, but if I have a phone number - can I send something from my computer to a fax machine?
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6:25 AM
2 Comments:
yes. There's a way to send an email to a fax machine. See efax.com
By
Anonymous, at 10/07/2006 2:22 PM
Thanks!
And another testament to the wonder of the internet – I found instructions on doing a hard reset on my monitor. The box is now gone. It’s a good thing because View Sonic still hasn’t contacted me.
I posted a nasty gram on Amazon.
By
L, at 10/09/2006 2:49 PM
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