09.22.22 The Truth About Manufacturers Warranties / Your Cell Phone As Lifeline

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Consumers are often told they must use authorized service dealers to maintain a warranty. Not so. What you need to know about parts and repairs. Also, T-Mobile and Apple are utilizing advances in satellite technology to expand communication world-wide, initially facilitating emergency alerts. Clark explains this new safety net, and where this tech is headed. The Truth About Warranties: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Cell Phone + Satellite Technology: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Will You Void a Car Warranty by Not Having Your Car Serviced at the Dealership? How to Freeze Your Child's Credit WSJ.com: Apple’s iPhone Satellite Service Kicks Off Smartphone Space Race Apple & T-Mobile offer stranded people satellite connections If You Are Buying an iPhone 14, Some Ways to Save on Your Wireless Bill - WSJ From iPhone 14 to Apple Watch 8: Everything Apple Revealed at 'Far Out' How to decide if medical tourism is a viable option for you Betterment vs. Wealthfront: Which Robo-Advisor Is Best for You? Fidelity Investments Review 2022: Pros & Cons What To Do With a Lump Sum, Inheritance or Windfall Best Cell Phone Plans in 2022: The Cheapest Plan for Every Need Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show where our mission is to serve
0:09.2	you and empower you to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:15.0	Today, with car prices the way they've been, a lot of us are choosing to maintain and fix
0:22.4	our vehicles rather than buy a newer used one.
0:27.5	And so there's something you need to know about that when you go to repair and maintain
0:34.0	your vehicle that when you're told, oh, if you don't bring that back to the dealer,
0:40.4	oh, let me tell you what's really going on.
0:44.4	Also there's really good news on the personal safety front involving how your cell phone
0:52.7	can be a lifeline.
0:54.3	I'm going to talk about that straight ahead.
0:57.2	So right now, I want to talk about something that Congress passed 50 years ago that it
1:08.0	seems nobody even knows about.
1:11.9	You'll hear over and over again with the electronics you have, appliances you have,
1:20.8	these cars just about anything that, oh, well, you're going to void your warranty on this
1:29.6	because you did blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
1:33.3	Okay.
1:35.3	Big fat lie because forever ago, the Congress said, you know what?
1:47.4	You bought the product, you can maintain it as you wish.
1:53.6	And so an example of this is your vehicle.
2:00.6	So there was a rumor floating around that if you did anything to your vehicle while it
2:08.8	was under manufacturer's warranty, anything, you added a new label on the back of the vehicle
2:16.2	or something like that, that you were voiding the manufacturer's warranty.
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