Significant Change To Avid Hardware Support Contract Reinstatement Terms

[Serge Perron]

Just found this out yesterday through word of mouth. I didn't receive any warning from Avid. No reinstatement possible to Expert Plus hardware support after 2 years of expiration starting April 1. Ouch! My two year window was also yesterday.




Can anyone help me out today?


Serge

[tope d]

Originally Posted by Serge Perron

Just found this out yesterday through word of mouth. I didn't receive any warning from Avid. No reinstatement possible to Expert Plus hardware support after 2 years of expiration starting April 1. Ouch! My two year window was also yesterday.




Can anyone help me out today?


Serge

Hi Serge,

Let me check on this with the Avid Team and get back to you, but I might not be able to get answers right away since it's the weekend. I'll keep you posted.

Thank you

[EddieJones]

Your dealer knew about this last year, please contact them. Out of interest what was the reason you didn't take out support and now you want to?

[Serge Perron]

Originally Posted by tope d

Hi Serge,

Let me check on this with the Avid Team and get back to you, but I might not be able to get answers right away since it's the weekend. I'll keep you posted.

Thank you

Thank you, Tope!

[Serge Perron]

Originally Posted by EddieJones

Your dealer knew about this last year, please contact them. Out of interest what was the reason you didn't take out support and now you want to?

Hi Eddie,


Thank you for chiming in. For the record, I contacted my dealer yesterday, March 30, and submitted a purchase order for reinstatement. It's all up in the air until Monday, though.


I'll PM you.


Serge

[EddieJones]

Originally Posted by Serge Perron

Hi Eddie,


Thank you for chiming in. For the record, I contacted my dealer yesterday, March 30, and submitted a purchase order for reinstatement. It's all up in the air until Monday, though.


I'll PM you.


Serge

You should be good then.

[Serge Perron]

Originally Posted by EddieJones

You should be good then.

Sounds good, thanks Eddie!

[MarkH]

Originally Posted by EddieJones

Your dealer knew about this last year, please contact them. Out of interest what was the reason you didn't take out support and now you want to?

What if someone acquires a used S4 from an Avid reseller like Vintage King and after the Transfer of Ownership is complete the unit shows in My Products the Updates + Support expired more than 2 years ago? Is the new owner not able to get hardware coverage?

[BScout]

Originally Posted by MarkH

What if someone acquires a used S4 from an Avid reseller like Vintage King and after the Transfer of Ownership is complete the unit shows in My Products the Updates + Support expired more than 2 years ago? Is the new owner not able to get hardware coverage?

Resurface seems to be implying that. And that resellers will now be publishing the status of hardware coverage from now on for used consoles. So Vintage King would write that in their listing.

[MarkH]

Originally Posted by BScout

Resurface seems to be implying that. And that resellers will now be publishing the status of hardware coverage from now on for used consoles. So Vintage King would write that in their listing.

I wonder what the options are if you acquire a used system past the 2 year hardware support deadline, but purchase additional new modules to install/expand the system.