If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Norton AV renewal fee
I have a Dell 2400, bought two months ago. My Norton AV subscription
expires in one month, and today it prompted me to renew my subscription. I had two choices, upgrade to version 2004, which I declined due to the bad reviews and higher cost, or merely renew the DAT files for my 2003 version. I choose the later. The price: a whopping $30!! Geez. I decided to put it off for a while. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Get AVG. It's free.
I've had so many problems with Norton that I'm not going back. If you want better, sometimes you're forced to pay less (or pay nothing at all). "HistoryFan" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 2400, bought two months ago. My Norton AV subscription expires in one month, and today it prompted me to renew my subscription. I had two choices, upgrade to version 2004, which I declined due to the bad reviews and higher cost, or merely renew the DAT files for my 2003 version. I choose the later. The price: a whopping $30!! Geez. I decided to put it off for a while. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
I steer clear of Norton these days. A few months ago I updated my
subscription for a hefty amount. Then I suffered a PC crash. When I emailed Norton explaining my problem they would not let me download again, even though I had proof of purchase. I went to AVG, it is good and free. -- Remember Lot's Wife "HistoryFan" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 2400, bought two months ago. My Norton AV subscription expires in one month, and today it prompted me to renew my subscription. I had two choices, upgrade to version 2004, which I declined due to the bad reviews and higher cost, or merely renew the DAT files for my 2003 version. I choose the later. The price: a whopping $30!! Geez. I decided to put it off for a while. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
On the site for AVG it says the free edition cannot be installed on any
networked environment, and is for single system users only. Sounds like it leave me (and other users with home LANs) out. Meanwhile NAV makes no sense to renew for $30 when you can buy new OEM copies on EBAY for $10. BStern wrote: I steer clear of Norton these days. A few months ago I updated my subscription for a hefty amount. Then I suffered a PC crash. When I emailed Norton explaining my problem they would not let me download again, even though I had proof of purchase. I went to AVG, it is good and free. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
If your interpretation were correct, then Norton is saying "not for use by
99% of America." I don't think your interpretation is correct. See, you're not installing on a network server. Only one system will use your installed NAV software. The network environment that they refer to is a corporate setting where a single software installation on a server is shared by multiple desktops. This was (is) a common scenario in the Unix workstation world, where software license usage is respected by the buyers, and enforced by licensing servers. That model never made it into the Windows world. "Tom Almy" wrote in message ... On the site for AVG it says the free edition cannot be installed on any networked environment, and is for single system users only. Sounds like it leave me (and other users with home LANs) out. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Actually, with tax the renewal fee is $32.
"HistoryFan" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 2400, bought two months ago. My Norton AV subscription expires in one month, and today it prompted me to renew my subscription. I had two choices, upgrade to version 2004, which I declined due to the bad reviews and higher cost, or merely renew the DAT files for my 2003 version. I choose the later. The price: a whopping $30!! Geez. I decided to put it off for a while. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Take a look at the new Trend PCCillin 2004 Internet Security - you can get
it for $25 after a competitive upgrade from Norton, and it includes a firewall, antispam, privacy protection, antivirus, and damage cleanup tools. The tools probably aren't as flexible as standalone applications, but then again they are entirely useable and the price is excellent - and the program is nowhere near as bulky or invasive as Norton or McAfee. "HistoryFan" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 2400, bought two months ago. My Norton AV subscription expires in one month, and today it prompted me to renew my subscription. I had two choices, upgrade to version 2004, which I declined due to the bad reviews and higher cost, or merely renew the DAT files for my 2003 version. I choose the later. The price: a whopping $30!! Geez. I decided to put it off for a while. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
I've benn using PC-Cillin for many years. Good product.
HH "Edward J. Neth" wrote in message om... Take a look at the new Trend PCCillin 2004 Internet Security - you can get it for $25 after a competitive upgrade from Norton, and it includes a firewall, antispam, privacy protection, antivirus, and damage cleanup tools. The tools probably aren't as flexible as standalone applications, but then again they are entirely useable and the price is excellent - and the program is nowhere near as bulky or invasive as Norton or McAfee. "HistoryFan" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 2400, bought two months ago. My Norton AV subscription expires in one month, and today it prompted me to renew my subscription. I had two choices, upgrade to version 2004, which I declined due to the bad reviews and higher cost, or merely renew the DAT files for my 2003 version. I choose the later. The price: a whopping $30!! Geez. I decided to put it off for a while. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
"HistoryFan" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 2400, bought two months ago. My Norton AV subscription expires in one month, and today it prompted me to renew my subscription. I had two choices, upgrade to version 2004, which I declined due to the bad reviews and higher cost, or merely renew the DAT files for my 2003 version. I choose the later. The price: a whopping $30!! Geez. I decided to put it off for a while. eTrust EZ AntiVirus www.my-etrust.com -- Roland Reply e-mail not monitored Use rviera71 at yahoo dot com |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
$30 to secure my PC from viruses???? Sounds like a good deal to me....
-- Regards, Hank Arnold "HistoryFan" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 2400, bought two months ago. My Norton AV subscription expires in one month, and today it prompted me to renew my subscription. I had two choices, upgrade to version 2004, which I declined due to the bad reviews and higher cost, or merely renew the DAT files for my 2003 version. I choose the later. The price: a whopping $30!! Geez. I decided to put it off for a while. |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
norton AV2005 problem | Christo | General | 9 | November 29th 04 04:44 AM |
Alternatives to Norton Internet Security (HELP!) | Johnny Canuck | General | 14 | September 24th 04 01:56 AM |
Do you like Norton SystemWorks Pro? | Steve | Compaq Computers | 11 | September 10th 03 10:58 PM |
Do you like Norton SystemWorks Pro? | Steve | Dell Computers | 11 | September 10th 03 10:58 PM |
Do you like Norton SystemWorks Pro? | Steve | Homebuilt PC's | 8 | September 8th 03 01:42 PM |