[Thinkpad] Re: [OT] Free Windows Security Update CD

Hello,

I believe that outside the United States and Canada many countries charge
a per-minute connection fee, even on local calls. This means that one
could end up with a hefty phone bill from downloading a large file like a
service pack or web browser.

You have to provide *a* phone number to get the disc? A quick check of
<http://www.microsoft.com/uk/about/offices.mspx> reveals that Microsoft
has five offices in the U.K., complete with maps, driving directions and,
ahem, phone numbers.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

At 05:06 PM 2/19/2004, you wrote:
>Message: 5
>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:33:37 -0500
>From: "Justin F. Knotzke" <jknotzke@shampoo.ca>
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] [OT] Free Windows Security Update CD
>To: Nigel Shiftright <saab_900@gmx.net>
>Cc: thinkpad@stderr.org, goretsky@adelphia.net
>Message-ID: <20040219223337.GJ4913@shampoo.ca>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
><quote who=Nigel Shiftright date=[040219 16:58]/>
> > I was very interested, but then they wanted my phone number!
> >
> > What the hell?
> >
> > I really need SP4 on a CD, before they wanted like 20$ for it!
>
> Why can't you just download the entire SP and burn it?
>
> J
>
>--
>Justin F. Knotzke
>jknotzke@shampoo.ca
>http://www.shampoo.ca PGP: http://www.shampoo.ca/pubkey.txt
>I don't care who wins the Tour. As long as it isn't the Gringo - Raul Alcala

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