Free Computer & Internet Access for Children aged 7-14 of Low Income Families

cd36uk

Marv02 wrote: »

I still don't understand something... How would they know what I would be spending it on, if its all ready a pre-paid DEBIT card? Would PC world know or something, and tell me that I can't buy it? Hmm... Care to enlighten me?

http://www.homeaccess.org.uk/Computer-and-internet-packages/Find-a-supplier-near-you/Online-and-over-the-phone1/

As said before PC world are not a part of this scheme, so you cannot buy from them.

The company you choose from the approved list of suppliers, only offer certain machines for you to choose from, so you either choose online from their particular website or phone them up and tell them what machine you want from the choices available, so that is how they know what you are ordering. That is how you cannot just pick and choose what items you want or what shop you want to use.

I hope that clears all that up.

Terence123

Are these Home Access ones for sale do you think? 300434580308 & 280517906686 -I keep reporting them to ebay they don't seem to take a lot of notice though.One even has the educational software on so I think so. Its disgusting!

cd36uk

Terence123 wrote: »

Is this another do you think?300434580308 I keep reporting them to ebay not a lot of notice taken though.

Certainly looks it to me. What reason do you select for reporting it?, as I will too

Terence123

I just put stolen property which it must be as I know no self respecting person would sell their children's 'free' educational tool lap top would they?

Marv02

Terence123 wrote: »

Are these Home Access ones for sale do you think? 300434580308 & 280517906686 -I keep reporting them to ebay they don't seem to take a lot of notice though.One even has the educational software on so I think so. Its disgusting!

How do you know it was a free school grant thingymajig? Looks like a plain old listing to me...

What makes you think the kids arn't putting it up for sale for a new PS3 Kids these days... never to be trusted on ebay!

only_mee

Marv02 wrote: »

How do you know it was a free school grant thingymajig? Looks like a plain old listing to me...

because they have a 160 GB hard drive, they generally come with a 250 GB if not obtained through this scheme.

sarah_ace1

home access people sent me another form and asked me to fill it in for my free pc! having already received this, it went in the bin, but curious to know whether anyone else had this

only_mee

No, only received the one, they have the details of our first pc all gone through ok, so sending another is an error and it will be picked up at their end if you tried to apply again (not saying you will )

cd36uk

sarah_ace1 wrote: »

home access people sent me another form and asked me to fill it in for my free pc! having already received this, it went in the bin, but curious to know whether anyone else had this

Yes me too, I threw it away also.

cd36uk

Marv02 wrote: »

Not to sound ungreatful or anything, seen as its a free grant, but has anyone noticed how grossly over-priced all these bits of hardware are? I mean, a laptop with just 1GB of RAM to run Windows 7 Pro? 1GB? Seriously? For £400+? Same goes for the Dell desktop offer, just a simple Sempron CPU, again, its fine for the software it would be running, I just don't get why they didn't put down the real face-value instead of saying "look, where giving you £500 for free, for something that wouldn't really cost £200."

Again, that was just a rant, I really thought they where handing out £500 laptops Its free nether the less, so I wasn't complaining.

Yes if you look back over the pages on this thread you will see that issue mentioned a few times.
Very unfortunate, but as you say, it is free to eligible children so cannot complain.