What! Shops charging to downgrade!

**Uberman** · April 15th, 2007, 17:32

And people charge to install Linux.

They're not charging you for the downgrading software, you're paying for somebody's time and effort. I don't personally see anything wrong with this.

**Triv1um** · April 15th, 2007, 17:35

For 30mins of work, dont you think like £30 is quite harsh?

£5 would be 'ok' pay for 30mins of work in a proper job.

**scarph** · April 15th, 2007, 17:57

its people who know how to install the downgrader, doing it for a fee. like geek squad

**Uberman** · April 15th, 2007, 17:58

Originally Posted by Triv1um xxx

For 30mins of work, dont you think like £30 is quite harsh?

£5 would be 'ok' pay for 30mins of work in a proper job.

Well, I wasn't talking specifically about how much they are charging, just that they are charging something for the service.

At any rate, they can charge whatever the market will bear. People who are not do-it-yourselfers, like us, will often happily pay that kind of money to make sure they don't screw things up. If you look at forums as soon as an OE version is release, there are always people who complain that they've bricked their PSPs. Such people might find it cheaper to pay £30 to ensure their PSP is downgraded properly, instead of paying 3 or 4 times that amount for a new console (that will still need to be downgraded).

Keep in mind that they are also assuming the risk of having to replace the PSP if they brick it irretrievably. I'm sure part of the charge is a bit of that kind of insurance (implied, if not explicitly stated).

**Basil Zero** · April 15th, 2007, 18:58

I downgraded 10 psps

free of charge

Money's not important to me.

**NoQuarter** · April 15th, 2007, 19:01

The information and programs are freely available over the internet,if someone doesn't want to take the time to read and would rather pay somebody else to do it I see nothing wrong with that (other than the persons laziness).
Now selling someone else's programs is wrong but where is the line drawn?The programs are required for the downgrade process.I think it should be made clear if a service is sold that you are not paying for the programs but the service.As well as including all licenses available with the software and making it known the programs are freely available.

**billionhits** · April 15th, 2007, 19:15

Damn have I been ripped of payed £50 to downgrade I thought it was a good deal plz tell me if it was

**meanguns** · April 15th, 2007, 19:16

[QUOTE=froggie22;405829]Was just looking at around the net at shops that have modchips and saw this. They are charging people $40 aus to downgrade a 2.0 psp to a 1.5

Ok lets see this my be wrong but, do you guys know how many people don't know wtf they are doing? $40 is better than a bricked PSP these people need somewhere to go as they don't know what to do for themselves. Those people doing it also take on the risk of bricking a PSP If they do they are the ones ultimately responsible.

I am not defending them but how many noobs PSP's would you do for free? If they came to you all the time? And if you bricked it? Would you also replace it for free?

Ask yourselves these questions the noobs need someone to do it for them or they will destroy their PSP's

Noobs also have the right to a downgraded PSP also don't you thing after all at one time we were all noobs to the scene.

:thumbup:

You should stop trying to make something out of nothing!