Writer complains his HP printer is shaking him down for cash

Stefan Mileschin · 8th February 2023, 06:49

It is worse than a loan shark

Atlantic writer Charlie Warzel has complained that their HP OfficeJet Pro is shaking him down like a loan shark.

Warzel said that he discovered an error message on his computer indicating that myhis HP OfficeJet Pro had been remotely disabled by the company. The outfit's website told him that the credit card used to sign up for HP's Instant Ink cartridge-refill programme had expired, and the company had effectively bricked his device.

Instant Ink is a monthly subscription programme that purports to monitor one's printer usage and ink levels and automatically send new cartridges when they run low. However, Warzel discovered that the fee was not for the ink itself but for the number of pages printed.

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8th February 2023, 06:49	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,738	Writer complains his HP printer is shaking him down for cash It is worse than a loan shark Atlantic writer Charlie Warzel has complained that their HP OfficeJet Pro is shaking him down like a loan shark. Warzel said that he discovered an error message on his computer indicating that myhis HP OfficeJet Pro had been remotely disabled by the company. The outfit's website told him that the credit card used to sign up for HP's Instant Ink cartridge-refill programme had expired, and the company had effectively bricked his device. Instant Ink is a monthly subscription programme that purports to monitor one's printer usage and ink levels and automatically send new cartridges when they run low. However, Warzel discovered that the fee was not for the ink itself but for the number of pages printed. https://fudzilla.com/news/56291-writ...-down-for-cash

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