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From: waw5805@isc.rit.edu (W.A. Willis )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Montgomery Grant?
Keywords: mail order dealers blancmange extraterrestrial
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Date: 25 Oct 90 19:43:58 GMT
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>Article 1803 of comp.sys.amiga:
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>From: whinery@hale.ifa.hawaii.edu (Alan Whinery)
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>Subject: Re: Montgomery Grant?
>Keywords: mail order dealers blancmange extraterrestrial
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>Date: 18 Oct 90 18:53:55 GMT
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>In article <1990Oct18.064518.464@darwin.ntu.edu.au> caldwell_t@darwin.ntu.edu.au writes:
>>I am considering buying a harddisk and interface from Montgomery Grant.  
>>Has anyone had any experiance with this firm.
>
>>	Malcolm Caldwell   CALDWELL_T@DARWIN.NUT.EDU.AU
>>	Darwin Australia   FIDO 3:690/648.3
>>
>I bought my Amiga 500 from them 2 years ago. They are at least legitimate,
>if slightly inefficient. I called them 2 weeks after my order for a 
>status report, and the phone guy had forgotten to take my phone number
>for a verification call, which they required before shipping on credit
>card orders. Of course, I was living in Connecticut at the time, which 
>is about a three hour drive from Brooklyn, not a 20 hour airline flight.
>If I were you, I would consider it worth it to spend about 10-15% more 
>for a local dealer. All in all, Montgomery Grant would be all right, though.
>A repectable company, very high profile. 
>Alan Whinery
>whinery@hale.ifa.hawaii.edu
>No affiliation with MG

I bought my amiga from them about 2 years also (in addition to a
Magnavox monitor, Amigamodem, power strip). I agree with the above
article when he says that it would be worth it to spend 10-15% more for
a local dealer. I would definately not, however, call Montgomery Grant a
"respectable company." There are enough horror stories about MG on
thenet already so I wont add anymore (even though I have enough of my
own). If I were you though, I'd stay away from MG.