Beats me.. -Ed- Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 7:28 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update: > Same here. We are REQUIRED to have insurance or we do not put a vehicle > on the road, ie., not able to get a vehicle license nor an inpection > sticker. So how, and why, do we have to pay for uninsured motorist? > > Doug Keller > Wis-Kel Electronics > 101 Freeland Ave. > Terra Alta, WV > USA 26764 > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.tech-assist.org > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > > > > > > Tel-Tek wrote: > > >Good spin..Steve. > > Insurance Companies tend to cover their rear pretty well. > >Case in point...it's illegal to drive without Insurance in Canada, which I'm > >sure also refers to the US. > > They charge everyone here $20 for Un-insured Automobile Coverage. This > >is charged to you and I who religiously pay their premium on time. This is > >to cover the fact that you may be hit by an un-insured driver, to expedite > >your claim, while they try to get blood out of a stone. (The un-insured > >driver). > > > >It just kills me...;-) > > > >-Ed- > >Tel-Tek Electronics > >Ontario-Canada > > > >teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Technotronic Dimensions" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 6:23 PM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update: > > > > > > > > > >>Haha ! > >> > >>Actually its more like this : So, you wanna move into our neighbor hood? > >>Ok. you have to pay into this manditory Fund like we all do , called the > >> > >> > >"If > > > > > >>a Rock gets thrown at your Window Insurance Fund". So that in case it ever > >>happens to you or any of us, we are covered , and we wont have to bother > >>with the Pity details of who did it, and just collect on it. Only thing > >> > >> > >is, > > > > > >>if no one ever has a rock come sailing through the window.....then all > >> > >> > >this > > > > > >>money gets pocketed by by the Insurance Company, and is never accounted > >> > >> > >for. > > > > > >>Other Successful plans like the : "If you are hit by Falling Space Shuttle > >>Debris" have been proven to deter this sort of thing from happening....and > >>make you feel more safe in your neighborhood. > >> > >> > >>Steve Hearns > >>Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] > >>WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM > >>1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only) > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 5:43 PM > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update: > >> > >> > >>If that is the case...there is one good reason to stay away from it. > >>Although I have never heard the term"they can't pin down what caused it, > >> > >> > >how > > > > > >>can they sue you for being the possible cause of the fire". > >> That just doesn't ring true to me, but I guess if you don't have a big > >>Insurance behind you, you could be guilty, until proven innocent.;-) > >> Stranger things are happening these days with Lawsuits, so nothing > >>surprises me anymore. > >> That's almost like getting a rock thrown through your window, you > >> > >> > >don't > > > > > >>exactly which neighbour did it, so you sue the whole block. > >> > >>-Ed- > >>Tel-Tek Electronics > >>Ontario-Canada > >> > >>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 1:09 PM > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>It is liability insurance that they want you to have. If you repair a tv > >>> > >>> > >>and > >> > >> > >>>a week later the house burns down and they cant pin down what caused it, > >>> > >>> > >>you > >> > >> > >>>and the tv manufacturer and any other people involved will likely be > >>> > >>> > >sued > > > > > >>>for damages as a possible cause of the fire. Even if there is not a good > >>>case, the insurance companies usually settle to avoid the cost of going > >>> > >>> > >to > > > > > >>>court. The manufacturers insurance company requires that you have > >>> > >>> > >>insurance > >> > >> > >>>to share the cost of the settlement. > >>>Jerry Silverman > >>>Greentron Inc > >>>4 Newland Ave > >>>Greenville SC 29609 > >>>864 232 3889 > >>>Fax 271 2080 > >>>mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "Technotronic Dimensions" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:15 PM > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Doug: > >>>> > >>>> Dunno bout that. These Larger ones Like RCA and NAP seem to > >>>> > >>>> > >>have > >> > >> > >>>>too much bureaucratic overhead going on to make any exceptions. RCA > >>>> > >>>> > >>wants > >> > >> > >>>>you to own just about every type of Test Equipment that out there > >>>> > >>>> > >before > > > > > >>>you > >>> > >>> > >>>>can even submit the Application. Like someone else wrote, its mainly > >>>> > >>>> > >>>because > >>> > >>> > >>>>they want you to do all the 1st time Failures which is not Cost > >>>> > >>>> > >>Effective > >> > >> > >>>at > >>> > >>> > >>>>all......especially if you just took out a loan for all the Test > >>>> > >>>> > >>Equipment > >> > >> > >>>>they want you to have, you wind up working for free alot of the time, > >>>> > >>>> > >>and > >> > >> > >>>if > >>> > >>> > >>>>you have a storefront with overhead, good luck ! > >>>> > >>>> Another interesting one is Samsung. Only thing Stopping me > >>>> > >>>> > >is > > > > > >>>the > >>> > >>> > >>>>Manditory Insurance. Yet another Expense we are to bear. Having that > >>>>Conflicts with the Idea that you are a Skilled and Professional > >>>> > >>>> > >>Servicer. > >> > >> > >>>I > >>> > >>> > >>>>suppose there are some shops who it would come in handy if they are > >>>> > >>>> > >>scared > >> > >> > >>>>of making a huge Blunder on a repair, but I never will take a Job if I > >>>> > >>>> > >>>feel > >>> > >>> > >>>>I cannot do it right in the 1st Place. Some of the larger cities have > >>>> > >>>> > >a > > > > > >>>Law > >>> > >>> > >>>>that requires Insurance too. This is one of the idiocy ideas that the > >>>> > >>>> > >>rest > >> > >> > >>>>of the World must adopt the methods of Large Cities, because some > >>>> > >>>> > >people > > > > > >>>>there have plundered or Scammed people in the past. No one gets a > >>>> > >>>> > >Fresh > > > > > >>>>Start because of what some moron did back in X,Y,Z.....its absurd, and > >>>> > >>>> > >>now > >> > >> > >>>>you begin to see what these Stupid Laws are doing to the Industries > >>>> > >>>> > >they > > > > > >>>>were intended to protect. They were Short Term Solutions at best. > >>>> > >>>>Steve Hearns > >>>>Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] > >>>>WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM > >>>>1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 11:54 AM > >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Don't worry about it. When they get desparate enough for servicers, > >>>> > >>>> > >they > > > > > >>>>will relax their requirements. Too many shops are closing their doors. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Doug Keller > >>>>Wis-Kel Electronics > >>>>101 Freeland Ave. > >>>>Terra Alta, WV > >>>>USA 26764 > >>>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org > >>>>"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > >>>>won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>armando guerra wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Thanks to all the reply's on becoming an rca asc.I downloaded the > >>>>>app.from the rca website and there are quite a few > >>>>>requirements,i.e.chipper-check which I don't have and just a few more > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>as > >> > >> > >>>>>far as equipment is concerned.I talked to a rca rep.and he mentioned > >>>>>that the new chipper-check is now going to cost about > >>>>> > >>>>> > >$500.00.Also,the > > > > > >>>>>service lit. is about $300.00.yearly.The thing that has me worried is > >>>>>that he say's that I have to buy all the parts myself and that they > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>will > >> > >> > >>>>>reinburse me at the wholesale price when I file the claim.What about > >>>>> > >>>>> > >if > > > > > >>>>>the claim is rejected for some reason.I get stuck with all this > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>expense. > >> > >> > >>>>>How about the new HD parts.Can you imagine if I have 3 or 4 sets in > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>here > >> > >> > >>>>>and I have to order parts for all of them.I hear most of the repairs > >>>>>will be board replacement only. > >>>>>I think that I am going to think about all this for a awhile yet > >>>>> > >>>>> > >before > > > > > >>>>>I decide. > >>>>>Mando > >>>>>Birdie's TV & Electronics > >>>>>Casa Grande,AZ > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >> > >> > >>>>-- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Lost Password: > >>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>>>Email Archives: > >>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >>>-- > >>> > >>> > >>>>- > >>>>Lost Password: > >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>>Email Archives: > >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >>>--- > >>> > >>> > >>>>Lost Password: > >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>>Email Archives: > >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>--- > >> > >> > >>>Lost Password: > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>Email Archives: > >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>> > >>> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >-- > > > > > >>- > >>Lost Password: > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>Email Archives: > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >> > >> > >> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >--- > > > > > >>Lost Password: > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>Email Archives: > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > >Lost Password: > >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >Email Archives: > >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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