Some Canadian Members might be interested in this Canada·Marketplace article

[pm-r]

Canada·Marketplace
Which smartphone, laptop and tablet brands break down the most? We asked over 3,000 Canadians to find out.

Of the electronic devices used in Canada, LG smartphones top the list of devices Canadians said have broken the most over the last five years, according to an investigation by CBC's Marketplace.

An online survey that asked 3,201 Canadians about smartphone, laptop and tablet breakdowns and repairs revealed that an overwhelming majority of them are dealing with broken technology that is too difficult or too expensive to repair. The survey was conducted between Aug. 6 and Aug. 20 by Leger Marketing on behalf of Marketplace.

Some of the Repair or Replacement options are interesting that some may not know actually exist.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/smartphone-survey-marketplace-1.5860881

- Patrick
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[chscag]

Interesting article. I guess the moral of all that is stay away from LG and Samsung phones if you live in Canada.

Kind of surprised about LG though since they are a primary supplier to Apple for displays and other electronics.

By the way, those Canadian prices are ridiculous, not withstanding the exchange rate.

 

[pm-r]

By the way, those Canadian prices are ridiculous, not withstanding the exchange rate.

Unfortunately, that can often be the case up here and a buyer can often get gouged big time unless they do a fair bit of shopping around, but even then the price can be extremely high, at least seemingly so compared to some US pricing, especially if one has to add excessive shipping charges.


- Patrick
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