PC MagazineReviews 37

Two weeks ago I bought an LG V35 ThinQ from AT&T. After about 10 days the phone started dropping calls, applications started shutting down, Android Auto ceased to work and the finger print pad is, at best spotty. To my surprise, LG has not provided AT&T (at least not the direct AT&T store I used) with any cases or screen protectors. When I called to have my phone replaced LG responded by saying, "We do not have a product warranty." They continued with, "you can send the phone to us and in a few weeks we'll decide whether we can fix it, but we will not replace it." I should have known when they offered a $400.00 credit just to purchase the phone that it was a Lemon. Now I have to pay 30 months for a phone that is best served in the garbage.

Note - LG denied my review 15 times, stating ad blocker issues. I turned all off and tried the review on 4 browsers.

Sorry PCMag, but they will not allow this review...

Yesterday I foolishly acted upon the advice given by PC Magazine and purchased 12 months backup storage from I Drive. This purchase entitles me to 2000gb of storage. My entire computer storage amounts to just under 42gb. It has now been 22hours and only 2.2gb of data has been uploaded. My conclusion is that the service is not fit for purpose. When I made the purchase I had to confirm where the recommendation came from so can only conclude that PC Magazine get a commission, which brings me to question the validity of their recommendations. Now looking on Trust Pilot the reviews from users are similar to mine most think the service provided by I Drive is poor.
I have requested to cancel the service and asked for a full refund, but have been told that there is nothing wrong at their end and the problem must lie with to quote "The speed of the backup completely depends on the following factors:
1. Network Traffic at the time of backup.
2. Bandwidth provided by your Internet Service Provider.
3. The speed of your Internet connection.
4. The total size of the backup set."

Take my advice and never make a purchase on the strength of a PC Magazine review.

Peter Hulme

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So the info they have on their site is not only free but very useful. I'm not complaining about their reviews but just one aspect of the site, "Deal Of The Day". As I write pcmag has advertised a Dell Venue 8 16gb tablet for $129 with their Coupon Code. When trying to use the code your sent to Dell.com who states the code is unredeemable. After chatting with Dell customer service they state they have no control over third party deals. And there was no way to reach pcmag's customer service. So not only was the deal invalid on pcmag but I wasted a lot of my own personal time. I will say this about Dell, their customer service was great.

I have been reading PC magazine for years and like many magazines these days it is essentially free. I think I pay something like a 75 cents an issue and that is well worth keeping up on the latest and greatest PC information. The magazine gears itself towards PC enthusiasts while not alienating those who are less tech savvy. My girlfriend who knows nothing of technology used my PC magazine to help her select a digital camera while I have used it to help guide me on overclocking my CPU. PC magazine is also useful for topics that are not directly PC related as they have a wealth of information on HDTV, cell phones, etc... I almost think they should change their name to something besides PC magazine as it is so much more than that. I have read the magazine for years, but oddly enough I never went to their website until just recently. In the past I have used cnet.com for my shareware downloads and tech product information. After doing a quick look at their site, it seems that PC magazine online doesn't have the vast amount of information that cnet has on products or in their download section, but what they do have is much better written and more informative. I see they have the digital version of PC magazine available as well, and I'm not as big of a fan of digital media. If I am on my laptop and have wifi, I would rather just go to their website. If I am on a plane or do not have access to wifi, I much prefer my traditional paper PC magazine.