Norton - Very shady billing practices

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by jjc225, Aug 29, 2020.

  1. lucd

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    norton did to me that once , stopped using since
     
  2. roger_m

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    I don't buy my Norton licenses from Norton, so I don't have auto-renewal.
     
  3. Krusty

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    Last I heard, even buying a key from a shop they ask for card details now.
     
  4. roger_m

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    I bought it from Amazon and I didn't need to give my card details to Norton.
     
  5. Krusty

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    Maybe it's only in the US then. There have been plenty of posts about it at the Norton forums - can't activate without entering card details.
     
  6. Cloudcroft

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    I bought my key from Newegg to upgrade from NIS when my subscription expired. There was no way to activate without giving Norton my card. I immediately cancelled automatic renewal, and if I remember correctly, deleted my card from my Norton Account.
     
  7. amico81

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    the same setting in germany...can't activate without entering card details.
     
  8. roger_m

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    I'll see what happens in October when I purchase another license. But right now I have auto-renewal disabled.
     
  9. Krusty

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    Did you buy Norton Security, or is it the New N360 with VPN included? Not the old VPN-less version they had before (Standard or Premium, or the even older v1 through to v6).
     
  10. roger_m

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    It's AntiVirus Plus.
     
  11. Krusty

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    That could also be why perhaps. I think it mainly affects activating the New N360, but I could be wrong.
     
  12. ProTruckDriver

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    Believe me, they still have all that information even if you deleted that information from your account.
    https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/norton-very-shady-billing-practices.432072/#post-2944203
    I activated a very old Norton license I got from newegg without VPN and it didn't ask for any credit card information. BUT, now I'm receiving weekly emails from them to upgrade to the new N360. Btw: the emails have NO Unsubscribe Button which IMHO is very shady business. I've uninstalled Norton and their emails are going directly into my spam box.
     
  13. spearpoint

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    Paying for security only makes sense in corporate environment. AV won't protect you from stupid decisions. But if there are people willing to pay, why not take more from them? I guess that's Symantec's point of view.
     
  14. ProTruckDriver

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    Just for the heck of it I pulled one of those emails out of my spam folder to upgrade to N360 for FREE.

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    I hit the upgrade for free which took me to my Norton Account. I had to sign into the Account and after signing in I got this:

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    I guess Norton Has to charge you something (even though they say it's FREE) to get your credit card information including your address information. WoW talk about Shady.
     
  15. xxJackxx

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    Sounds like they are trying to kill the company. Too bad people still buy this because of name recognition of a man that has not had anything to do with this product for probably about 20 years now.
     
  16. spearpoint

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    I guess you mean John McAfee? ;)
     
  17. xxJackxx

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    LOL. I don't understand why they keep that name.
     
  18. imdb

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    that's an awful business practice. shame on you norton. :eek:
     
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  22. ProTruckDriver

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    I agree. That's what I'm running now on both Win 10 computers.
     
  23. bellgamin

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    Because of Microsoft's ineptitude, Windows has MANY more security "leaks" than does Linux. IMO, using Windows Defender is like hiring a mechanic from the same company that sold you a Yugo. :argh:
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    I assume Norton doesn't offer an option to pay via PayPal. Correct? I have NEVER paid for any subscription account that wouldn't accept PayPal. So far, I have never had a problem.
     
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  24. xxJackxx

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    I've had more issues with PayPal than any security app, so I guess it depends on who you trust.
     
  25. Antarctica

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    Hi bellgamin,

    Most of the time I like your quotes, but if you don't like Windows Defender, you should at least refrain keeping bashing it. It's definitely not very constructive. This is my opinion, no offend.:)
     
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