[TechAssist] Re: a new thought? RE:Sams photofact cost?
- From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 22:55:23 -0700 (PDT)
Gary; Think again. I DO buy SAMS, I just don't
subscribe. I suspect that most other non
subscribers buy on an as needed basis as I do.
Also consider the help that some of us render from
PartsFinder, Z-tips, WinsTips, Jeff's tip CD, and
the thousands of dollars of factory schematics that
we are forced to buy to remain ASC's.
Also, it's pretty easy to tell who is a pro, and
who isn't.
Also, I received tons of help from the established
techs when I started out 33 years ago.
Helping out the newcomers is a way to pay back.
Saw a great movie the other day called "Pay it
Forward."
Might have a message here.
Respectfully
Walter
--- Gary McCartney <number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> What about the 400 list members who wouldn't pay
> for the subscription.
> How would they be filtered out of the benefits of
> receiving help from
> other members who do pay for the schematics? It
> would be too hard for
> each of us to keep track of who is eligable to
> receive schematic
> assistance and who wouldn't be. The other thing
> that could be done is
> make Tech Assist a pay service of $100.00 per
> year and the schematic
> service would be automatically included in that
> price.
>
>
> Gary McCartney
>
> McCartney Electronics
> 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7
> Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4
> Fax: (519)821-1530
> email: number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Bill S wrote:
> >
> > Two thoughts; ??
> >
> > With treasure chest schematics and with tips
> like Winstip, CD tech disc and
> > other things being available for us, I would
> assume that $840.00 cost per
> > year for subscription is kinda a waste.... BUT
> as near as I can tell, there
> > are libraries that will listen to the public
> about those things that the
> > good ole public would like to have in their
> library. In Minnesota, if the
> > local branch did not have the right sams, then
> you could order out of the
> > main branch (Minneapolis) and it would be sent
> to you "photo copied" at no
> > cost.
> > But a new thought??????????
> > There is in the music industry a 'flat user'
> fee for music that is used in
> > the church. So if a choir or a church used a
> 'copyrighted' song, then the
> > royalties were paid a one time fee to a
> clearing house that specializes in
> > just that type of thing. There is a license
> number that is assigned to that
> > church organization for the use of that
> material.
> >
> > Nowww what would happen if "we the techs" were
> to subscribe to Techassist
> > schematic clearing house (kinda like what we do
> in support for internet fee
> > that is paid to Techassist). If I needed a CTC
> 177 print and I had paid a
> > yearly fee of $100.00 (as an example) and the
> print was either faxed or
> > emailed and the clearing house would pay a
> royalty fee to RCA and so on.
> > This would offer us an advantage at being more
> legitimate legally speaking,
> > Answers the critics of copyrights, Offer us
> better more timely resources,
> > and helps support each other in a way that may
> allow for us to answer
> > questions about problems rather than looking up
> prints and such. We could
> > even contribute to the library as it were.
> >
> > Granted there would be a lot of work. I read
> that the list is up to 800
> > plus members and say for example if 400 people
> paid the $100.00 yearly fee,
> > that would be $40,000 per year to run this
> thing.
> > My two bits...
> > Bill Sorensen
> > New Life Video & Audio
> > billans@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tel-Tek Electronics"
> <teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 1:23 PM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sams photofact cost?
> >
> > >
> > > With all you guys unsubbing, no wonder the
> price keeps going up. But
> > that's
> > > pretty high for a monthly charge.
> > >
> > > -Ed-
> > >
> > > Tel-Tek Electronics
> > > Midland, Ont. Canada.
> > > teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > "Quality will be remembered, long after Price
> is forgotten"
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "al" <al@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:29 PM
> > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sams photofact
> cost?
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I unsubbed,it will take years for me to
> notice.For $70. per monthg I can
> > > > order whatever I need,price was too high.
> Comments? al
> > > >
> > > > alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Al Leatherman
> > > > Mine Hill, NJ 07803
> > > > 973-361-5796
> > > > WWW.ALS-TV.NET
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Dan Garris" <dgarris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 1:18 PM
> > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Sams photofact cost?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I am a long-time Sams Photofacts
> subscriber and presently paying $70
> > per
> > > > > month for sub. UPS is $3.84. SO my
> Monthly total for my Sams sub is
> > > > $73.84
> > > > > How much are other shops here in the
> group paying? Many local shops
> > I've
> > > > > spoken to have long canceled their sub.
> Prices keep rising also on the
> > > > Sams
> > > > > sub. But I like the sub rather than the
> online method. Any comments
> > from
> > > > > other shops on the group here?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Dan Garris
> > > > > Garris TV
> > > > > 3104 Neuse Blvd.
> > > > > New Bern, NC. 28560-4116
> > > > >
> > > > > 252-638-4477 voice
> > > > > 252-635-2772 fax
> > > > >
> > > > > Mailto:dgarris@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> Gary McCartney
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Walter Wood
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