Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 18:03:18 -0400 From: Jesse Guardiani <jesse@wingnet.net> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: stolen laptop Message-ID: <c8lub7$si9$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <40AE38AE.19330.B0469B2D@localhost> <20040521212321.617E45D08@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin Oberman wrote: >> From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> >> Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 17:13:18 -0400 >> Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org >> >> On 21 May 2004 at 14:09, Randy Bush wrote: >> >> > > Doesn't car insurance normally cover theft-from-auto? >> > >> > no, household >> >> This I can confirm. My insurance broker said car insurance covers >> only that which is normally afixed to the car (e.g. radio). >> Everything else is household. > > This depends on the state where the insurance is issued. While this may > be the case for Dan and Randy, it's not true in all cases. In Colorado > such losses are covered by auto "comprehensive" coverage which is only > available if you have collision coverage. I think that's true in > California, too, but I have yet to have my car broken into since I moved > here many years ago (knock wood). Guess I should check on it. > > In Colorado, homeowners explicitly excluded anything stolen from an > auto, RV, boat, motorcycle, or anything that is normally on wheels. > > Real bummer, Dan. You should be able to replace the wireless cards with > others that are very good (better than the "Silver") for under $50 > each...unless you needed those specific cards for your article. Wired > PCMCIA are available for $10 or $15. Look on ebay or watch the Sunday > ads for Best Buy and CompUSA. You might even end up buying your old > hardware on ebay. :-( I had a friend in Tennessee that got reimbursed for a stolen laptop (car) about 6 or 7 years ago, I think. Not sure if they still do that around here or not though. -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net
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