Heck, I've even had a slate and stylus that were defective! <grins> I completely agree--this is such a fantastic piece of technology and just giving up on it because one doesn't like to go to the post office seems awfully self-defeating to me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hill" <hillco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:24 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Christopher, don't act hastily! Stuff happens. I'd mail it back and let them try again. If I gave up on every device I've used that had a problem, I'd be back with a slate and stylus. On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:20:02 -0400, you wrote: >Like I said the device is a great one but it appears to be unstable >when it comes to the mp3 decoder, which after only having it for 5 >days when on me. IT only plays white noise now. Then I read all the >time on here about the problems that are happening. When the device >WAS working I was using it allllll the time (5 days that is) the >voice other wise is the a good voice as I have a very had time >understanding it but when using mp3s books / audio or even smell >amounts of text it is a great device for me. But I don't have the >time or energe to have to send it back to APH which I was suppose to >do in very late Augest but I have not as I HATE going to the post >office / shoping and I should not have to for the aspect of hardware >being defected (mp3 decoder) if it was not hardware then they would be >able to send a program / flash rom to just fix the issue with out >having to go through the whole prossess of sending it back. > >Any how like I said it is a great device but if I can not count on a >peice of hardware to be able to last more then 5 days in this case >then to me its not worth the time to go back and forth with having it >fixed and being with out it for long period of time as most likly it >would have to be sent to Springer. > >BUT I am not puting down APH as they came out with a great product >that is going to get even greater in time. > >Thanks >Christopher