Renew from Geeksquad or purchase from Webroot direct?
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Long story but bear w/me..bought laptop fm BestBuy w/Norton included. Notified by BestBuy Norton no longer supported and sent me to Webroot where Anti-virus was downloaded and good till 9/4/2014. Geek squad will renew for $53+ but same protection is avail. fm Webroot for $40. No brainer... My question is this: As I already have the software anti-virus already downloaded, on 9/14/2014 do I tell Webroot I want to "renew" or do I have to uninstall and re-install the anti-virus?
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Completely agree with you David...as has oft been said here before..."if it seems too good to be true...then it is too good to be true...and steer WELL clear of it".
Not trying to scare you xbassman44...just be very careful. I have learnt from bitter experience that the above is a truism.
Not trying to scare you xbassman44...just be very careful. I have learnt from bitter experience that the above is a truism.
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I would be very wary of that.... I have seen cases in which retailers are trying to resell expired licenses.@ wrote:
I found a retailer in Dallas that has amazing deals of Webroot software. When mine is about to expire that is where I am going...even beat so called deals on Ebay.
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Nic that certainly answers the discussion we all had the other day or about EBay and licenses. Right @ ?
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I found a retailer in Dallas that has amazing deals of Webroot software. When mine is about to expire that is where I am going...even beat so called deals on Ebay.
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Just for background, some of those licenses for sale on Ebay are ones where people get free keycodes (for instance from visiting the Webroot office) and then sell them. There are cases where we've caught people doing that and invalidated the keycode, so that's another reason to be careful. If you do get scammed, you can file a claim with Ebay and possibly get your money back. Deals from legitimate retailers like NewEgg are ok though. You can sometimes find up to 50% discounts if you look around.
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That is not correct.@ wrote:
I talked w/Webroot today and I asked what level of protection I received from them in download. They said I have the level called "antivirus". In my situation I have only my laptop. We live in a rural area and don't have cell service, cable or any other things big city people take for granted. So "I guess" this level is ok. NOW is see a level called "internet security plus"....what is the difference between the two and taking my situation into account, which would you rec. for me?
The Best Buy Subscription you have currently is NOT the equivelant of Webroot Antivirus. The Best Buy version you have is the same as Webroot Internet Securiry Plus.
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Me too. I considered depending on my two friends to help me. Their names are Smith & Wesson.
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Me too. I considered depending on my two friends to help me. Their names are Smith & Wesson.
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xbassman44 wrote:
I talked w/Webroot today and I asked what level of protection I received from them in download. They said I have the level called "antivirus". In my situation I have only my laptop. We live in a rural area and don't have cell service, cable or any other things big city people take for granted. So "I guess" this level is ok. NOW is see a level called "internet security plus"....what is the difference between the two and taking my situation into account, which would you rec. for me?
Have a look at this page and it will highlight the main differences between all 3 versions of WSA. Personally, from what you say I would say that you are currently fine with the AV version.
Regards
Baldrick
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😃 Oh @ more is always better!!;)
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I talked w/Webroot today and I asked what level of protection I received from them in download. They said I have the level called "antivirus". In my situation I have only my laptop. We live in a rural area and don't have cell service, cable or any other things big city people take for granted. So "I guess" this level is ok. NOW is see a level called "internet security plus"....what is the difference between the two and taking my situation into account, which would you rec. for me?
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I am sorry for my delayed answer and for repeating what was already said. I had stepped away, saw the @ to me, and repied without checking other replies first,Sorry all, the replies prior to mine were correct and sufficient!
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Hello @ and @ all I can say is this advice from both of you is so valuable and informative I'm so glad that xbassman44 from Texas asked this question. Great job guys!! 😉
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The same rule applies to Amazon, Craigslist, etc etc. Make sure and verify that the seller is Webroot , an authorized reseller (like Geek Squad/Best Buy) or another major retailer. Never ever purchase any softwafe, subscription based or not) via EBay or other such sites unless you can verify the seller and the source of the software is legit.
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There could be a HUGE catch there. I reccomend NEVER purchase off Ebay unless the seller is Webroot or Geek Squad. (Yes, Geek Squad has sold via EBay. I am not sure if they still do, but when they did it was offically authorized and usually a part of a bundled set of services.)@ wrote:
Ya'all are so friendly here...so another question. I, on a whim surfed to Ebay and found Webroot software at some unbelievable prices. Is there a catch here?
There have been examples in the past of EBay sales that are not from an Autorized Reseller. This means that what is being sold could be stolen or counterfeit. Also, some unscrupulous sellers have attempted to resell used copies. There is no support available for any purchase of a used, counterfeit or otherwise unauthorized sale of the software.
Just as with anything else, if the price is too good to be true, it probably is!
Do not purchase Webroot software from Ebay unless the seller is an Authorized Distributor, Reseller, or Webroot. You will only recieve an unuseable key code with no support.
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Hello xbassman44 from Texas, hope we answered all your questions and don't hesitate to come back and freely browse our awesome WSA Forum. 🙂
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The best time to look for deals is from Black Friday and over the Christmas holidays from Newegg.com!
Cheers,
Daniel 😉
Cheers,
Daniel 😉
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I tend to agree, if it's to good to be true, it prob. not true. will check out some rep. retailers. Tnx again from Texas
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Again Daniel great help and advise for future WSA users who post...I'll know more on how to answer this question and can refer to your Post! 🙂
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We have seen users buy from ebay just to find out it was illegal copys of the Boxed versions or Keycodes to download as some products that were deemed to be destroyed and wasn't and some try to sell them only to find out the keycode stops working so I stay away from ebay for any software. Also as this is the Webroot Community we cannot share links to deals but if one keeps looking online you can find some great deals from legitimate retailers!@ wrote:
Great . I've searched eBay and there's a lot of deals for WSA but not sure if products can be trusted or not....;)
HTH,
Daniel 😉
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Great Daniel ...sound advise there! I totally agree that eBay isn't a good certified place to get WSA per se'... 😉
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Hi xbassman44 and Welcome to the Webroot Community!@ wrote:
Ya'all are so friendly here...so another question. I, on a whim surfed to Ebay and found Webroot software at some unbelievable prices. Is there a catch here?
Any software from ebay I would not even look at because most times it's to good to be true and if you buy them and the Keycode or Keycodes could be tagged as no good by Webroot then your left with nothing it's best to look at newegg and other online retailers IMHO!
HTH,
Daniel 😉
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Great . I've searched eBay and there's a lot of deals for WSA but not sure if products can be trusted or not....;)
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Yeppers thanks Sherry let me have a look at the thread!@ wrote:
Or@ are you around?
Daniel
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Or @ are you around?
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