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General => Game Chat => Topic started by: Tom on November 27, 2006, 12:52:06 PM

Title: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Tom on November 27, 2006, 12:52:06 PM
$5 fee for updating the firmware? Thats ridiculous :o
Title: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Lazybones on November 27, 2006, 01:02:42 PM
Quote from: Tom on November 27, 2006, 12:52:06 PM
$5 fee for updating the firmware? Thats ridiculous :o

No $5 for sending in your defective hardware that did not update correctly, IE there is probably something wrong with it.
Title: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2006, 01:03:51 PM
Quote from: Tom on November 27, 2006, 12:52:06 PM
$5 fee for updating the firmware? Thats ridiculous :o

Yeah, it's a brokerage fee.
Title: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Shayne on November 27, 2006, 01:06:30 PM
Interesting regardless
Title: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Tom on November 27, 2006, 01:16:13 PM
brokerage for what? You paid for the thing, if they want to update the firmware to say fix cracked games, they can bloody well pay for it.
Title: Re: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2006, 01:39:57 PM
Quote from: Tom on November 27, 2006, 01:16:13 PM
brokerage for what? You paid for the thing, if they want to update the firmware to say fix cracked games, they can bloody well pay for it.

The $5 goes to Purolator.
Title: Re: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Lazybones on November 27, 2006, 01:40:19 PM
Quote from: Tom on November 27, 2006, 01:16:13 PM
brokerage for what? You paid for the thing, if they want to update the firmware to say fix cracked games, they can bloody well pay for it.

To take care of shipping and handling for you, instead of you paying for it. Really have never had to pay for shipping to get warranty work.

You are not paying for the damn firmware, you are paying to get your defective hardware replaced. The we updates will contain more wii channels and other features in the future, if your hardware is failing to update correctly then you need to send it back and get new hardware.

It is that simple.

If you don't want to use the online features, don't enable updates and go online.
Title: Re: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Shayne on November 27, 2006, 01:41:50 PM
Still interesting.  Microsoft charged my brother nothing.
Title: Re: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Mr. Analog on November 27, 2006, 01:46:49 PM
Quote from: Shayne on November 27, 2006, 01:41:50 PM
Still interesting.  Microsoft charged my brother nothing.

During or after the Warranty period? For me it's free for the first 90 days.
Title: Re: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Shayne on November 27, 2006, 01:52:03 PM
Ah, that makes more sense.  His was during the warranty period.  All good :)
Title: Re: Wii Firmware update / Warranty
Post by: Tom on November 27, 2006, 01:58:26 PM
Oh, I can see for UPS, I thought that was JUST the online firmware update fee. Sorry.