rant; Norton 360 renewal price (1 Viewer)

[joner8888]

Why does it cost £55 to renew my Norton virus 360 account online but £30 to start a new account online :Angry:
Ripped off again

 

[chrisgreen]

Why does it cost £55 to renew my Norton virus 360 account online but £30 to start a new account online :Angry:
Ripped off again

wow! somebody uses norton???

 

[GJH]

First thing I do if I buy a new machine with Norton pre-installed is to delete it. Norton is fine for large network use but far too intrusive, resource heavy and complex for normal home or small office use.

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[Jim]

Norton is famous for causing more issues than it solves. Save yourself some money. Delete it and install this from Microsoft, its free and its better:thumb:

 

[Gromett]

wow! somebody uses norton???

Second that... Why not use Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free and rather good.

 

[GJH]

Second that... Why not use Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free and rather good.

Or Windows Defender on Windows 8 (MSE included in Defender on 8).

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[joner8888]

Ah ha- i knew a Funster would know how to get around being conned

thanks Jim :thumb:

 

[motorhomer]

you can upgrade to Windows 8 for £25 and that includes a virus checker (offer may expire in a couple of days though!)

Or get windows security essentials free.

Or get the free version of AVG.

Paying for Norton does not seem like a good idea!

 

[scotjimland]

Agree with the others, it's also a bugger to get rid off ..

you can use the Norton Removal tool

then I would run CCleaner to get rid of old registry entries left behind

or use Revo Uninstaller.. that will get most of it .. and clean the registry

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[joner8888]

Agree with the others, it's also a bugger to get rid off ..

you can use the Norton Removal tool

then I would run CCleaner to get rid of old registry entries left behind

or use Revo Uninstaller.. that will get most of it .. and clean the registry

Ok , thanks-- i use the Norton online file back up system for documents ect, i am bit worried where they will go if delete the account .

 

[magicsurfbus]

AVG Free seems to do a good job for nothing. I haven't used Norton or Macaffee for ages on any of our family's computers.

 

[scotjimland]

Ok , thanks-- i use the Norton online file back up system for documents ect, i am bit worried where they will go if delete the account .

I would retrieve before deleting the account and store on a back up hard drive..

If you really need/want cloud storage, there are other free providers.. including Google

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[Jim]

Ok , thanks-- i use the Norton online file back up system for documents ect, i am bit worried where they will go if delete the account .

Open a dropbox account, its free and much more useful than the Norton online filespace:thumb:

 

[rainbow chasers]

Why does it cost £55 to renew my Norton virus 360 account online but £30 to start a new account online :Angry:
Ripped off again

If you want to use norton, then do the rounds of the comp shops such as staples etc as they often have the discs on offer. When they are, buy them - yours may not run our for a few months, but get them when on offer!

That way you won't pay any more than 25 pounds tops!

 

[Campercaillie]

Why does it cost £55 to renew my Norton virus 360 account online but £30 to start a new account online :Angry:
Ripped off again

I've had Norton now for a few years, and yes, it does come as a shock when confronted with a £55 renewal.....
...but... if you log on here you'll get the genuine article cheaper ...

http://www.esteepc.co.uk/index/norton-360-v6-2-years-1-pc-licence-key/

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