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FinallyFast.com. Has anyone here ever used it?

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Starguard

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I saw a commercial on TV about it, and it seems to be a bit flaky

Would anyone here recommend this!
 
Wanna see flaky?

The next time the commercial comes on, note the first two "victims" are running Macs: the first is the guy with the desktop Mac, the second is the woman with the white iBook. Every time that commercial comes on I just laugh my head off... it's hilarious. And yes, they show Windows XP "screens" on the machines, but it's superimposed graphics anyway. Yes, it's possible to run Windows on a Mac now in several ways, but seriously... those boobs being portrayed in the commercial would never get that far. :D

They show another Mac later on in the commercial, but the irony is priceless.

And yes, the website is totally useless, but they're counting on the same principle that makes Apple's "I'm a Mac" commercials so successful: human stupidity.

Don't get sucked in, because the website offers nothing you can't handle yourself with a proper browser, decent antivirus software, and something like Windows Defender or perhaps some other malware protection app.

Don't throw good money after bad... it's all common sense, and you already sense it's flaky. Trust that instinct...
 
I see that stupid commercial every night when I'm watching "Red eye" on fox news.
 
Omg buy it!
I ran this program than tried crysis at everything maxed. It plays great and even giving me 100 fps!

Seriously this programs are usually just ram cleaners, and tweak registry a bit.
 
Ever since having to clean off adware on PCs that installed another similar software..."TheBigFix"....I'd stay away from those things. BigFix had adware in it.

Plenty of well known free good tools out there.

More and more of these free services are also pushing toolbars into your browser, like Yapoo or AskJeeves. So proceed to use/install them with caution.
 
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Did anyone notice the address bar @ 0:28 in the video Rurik posted (turn on the HQ)? Haha, what a scam. :D :rolleyes:

Though, I would totally bo- erm, I mean fix that brunette's computer.
 
No, but every time I see that commercial I want to pick up the coffee table and throw it at the TV.
 
You guys are missing the best part of the commercial. I can not access youtube at work, but there is one part of the commercial where it shows this lady IMing some person. The computer locks up but before it does you need to note the picture in the avatar of the guy she is IMing.

The girl looks 14 and the guy looks like a pedophile. That part always cracks me up.
 
It's hilariously cheesy. I wouldn't even navigate to that site with my BlackBerry
 
I use this site all the time. It totally optimized my ram so now I can max out my internets with 16x AA and 1080p resolution.
 
Sorta like stopsign.com or cleanpcnation.com .... both direct you to 'spyware cleaners' (installers).

You know how you keep your pc 'finally fast'? Keep the programs lite (uninstall what your not using), keep programs from auto-starting, empty temp files/run disk cleanup, regularly check for virus/malware and keep it defragged.
 
But guys they're a "Microsoft Certified Partner"!!!!!!

As much as it disgusts me, it brings me money. . . it's kind of a catch 22. :eek:
 
oh i remember that commercial lol. what cheesy game is that kid suppose to be playing lol
 
I'm in my Snuggie, and I'm cleanin my PC mothafkaaaaa.

Seriously, the two would go together like PB & Chocolate, and you KNOW I'm right on this :D
 
I love the douche bag lookin guy in the sweater....Whats that link I was supposed to go to? OH Yeah! Finally fast.com!!

FINALLY FAST.COM!!
 
All I need to do is download some RAM, downloaded a cracked version of a Core i7, and I'm good to go! I'll be flying!
 
I hear commericals for all types of programs like this. They are a total waste of money and do a think for the PC. Its a total waste of time and money
 
I use their services exclusively on my Ubuntu box ... money well spent I say ..money ..well ..spent

I tried them on my iBook and I kept getting blue screens , so that's when I made the switch ..
 
YeOldeStonecat said:
Ever since having to clean off adware on PCs that installed another similar software..."TheBigFix"....I'd stay away from those things. BigFix had adware in it.

Plenty of well known free good tools out there.

More and more of these free services are also pushing toolbars into your browser, like Yapoo or AskJeeves. So proceed to use/install them with caution.
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Pretty much what he said. I'm under the impression that finallyfast was more legit but I haven't really looked into it so I could be wrong. I figured it is just a registry scanner with maybe a few other types of tweaks in it. Stuff you could do with other programs(many free).
 
To people who actually understand something about computers, this stuff looks like a scam because we know of better stuff that is usually free, and we understand the limits of what any type of this kind of software can do and what it really does.

The majority of people are like my Dad. Don't really use a computer for much more then some basic internet and Office apps - and running some program he bought at Best Buy and 'flying' his flight simulator.

Finallyfast.com is really targeting these people. They don't know better. They see the TV, say 'Yeah' my computer is slow, I need that. They buy it, run it and think there computer is finally fast...er. They are happy with the product. Problem solved - even though we know the truth - they are happy.

This is exactly what my Dad did, and he is happy with Finallyfast. He bought it. It was easy to use. He thinks his computer is faster (and maybe it is a little). He is a happy customer. No matter what I tell him - he is a satisfied customer.

There are a lot more people like him, and that is who FinallyFast is targeting, and why they are a hell of a lot richer then we will ever be.

You know, if he is a happy customer, then my feeling toward FinallyFast is that it is a good product for him and other like him. I will use something else though.
 
not1germ said:
To people who actually understand something about computers, this stuff looks like a scam because we know of better stuff that is usually free, and we understand the limits of what any type of this kind of software can do and what it really does.

The majority of people are like my Dad. Don't really use a computer for much more then some basic internet and Office apps - and running some program he bought at Best Buy and 'flying' his flight simulator.

Finallyfast.com is really targeting these people. They don't know better. They see the TV, say 'Yeah' my computer is slow, I need that. They buy it, run it and think there computer is finally fast...er. They are happy with the product. Problem solved - even though we know the truth - they are happy.

This is exactly what my Dad did, and he is happy with Finallyfast. He bought it. It was easy to use. He thinks his computer is faster (and maybe it is a little). He is a happy customer. No matter what I tell him - he is a satisfied customer.

There are a lot more people like him, and that is who FinallyFast is targeting, and why they are a hell of a lot richer then we will ever be.

You know, if he is a happy customer, then my feeling toward FinallyFast is that it is a good product for him and other like him. I will use something else though.
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So true. There are far more computer illiterate people. These are the same people who become infested with viruses and adware which bring their computers to a halt. If you ask them how their computer go that way they have no idea how, because in their mind they didn't do anything (except download/install some app). It's not their fault, they don't know any better because they have no clue what they are doing. Since they don't know what they are doing they have no idea how to go about finding free tools to clean their PC. Free Registry Cleaner - what's that?

What the people at FinallyFast did is genius. They kept it simple and relate to a certain demographic. Have a slow PC? Make it faster by going to a website.
 
not1germ said:
This is exactly what my Dad did, and he is happy with Finallyfast. He bought it. It was easy to use. He thinks his computer is faster (and maybe it is a little). He is a happy customer. No matter what I tell him - he is a satisfied customer.
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He might not be happy when he finds out they automatically enrolled him in a subscription service.

Though they say it is free to check, it is not free to fix what it finds (even though we believe the findings are bogus). You have to buy the software to do that. But the money doesn't end there. You see, in order to keep the software up to date, you have to pay for a subscription service, and purchasing the CD-rom automatically enrolls you in the subscription service. Some users on the internet have reported unauthorized charges to their credit/debit cards, and have reported difficulty unsubscribing.
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Yeah, but it still comes back to the same thing - people can be happy with such a product, if it gives them what they want and expect.

I see that someone mentioned cleanpcnation.com in the thread. I went and looked at it, and it is basically a variation of the Cyberdefender anti-virus. Many companies do this, some are really bad and other are not.

Cleanpcnation.com is actually very good about it. It is very clear that what you are downloading is a Cyberdefender scanner, something that gives you a free diagnosis of your computer. Many companies like Prevx are not clear about that and you think you are getting an anti-virus solution.

Of course these companies are looking to sell you (or at least sell the ‘average’ computer users) something. Why? Well, it takes a lot of work to keep an anti-virus program up to date, support customer service and all the other costs of running a business. They need to pay for it with sales. Everyone tries to attract you to their products, car dealers do it, food companies, cell phone companies, everyone - ‘buy 1 get 1 free’ - 'phone for free' with 2 year contract. People buy these products, and most are happy. Software companies defiantly do this, some better then others.

Another example - Cyberdefender - which is why I mentioned Cleanpcnation.com. My Dad would always bug me about his computer problem and questions, not much I could do from 3000 miles away. He knew he was a PITA, so one day he got some virus (it seems to have been ‘antivirus 2008’ and some variation of the 'mondo' virus) and ended up downloading the Cyberdefender scanner. It found a bunch of problems and so he bought it, installed it, ran it and it seem to solve most of his problem, but it turned out that the virus damaged windows and it was acting differently.

The paid version of Cyberdefender seems to come with a computer help line, so he called them, and 2 hours later they had cleaned up everything, and even fixed his printer driver issue (which I told him how to do, but he wouldn’t do it).

I didn’t find out about it till later, and he was proud that he could take care of it himself. The point being, he really loved Cyberdefender, was happy with the performance and the service, and is a very happy customer. Even though I would use other free programs and experience to solve the same problems on my own computer - for him it was actually the best product. Now he doesn’t bother me with stupid computer problem, he is happy with the product and so am I actually.

So, he pays for his subscription to Cyberdefender every year and is very happy. They are a NASDAQ company with 15 million users of the software - that is something that is NOT done with a poor product, maleware or anything else. It is done with product that their target will be happy with - like my Dad.

Ok, I can deal with that, better that he buys a good product from a good company - no matter how you feel about the way they market and attract customers. Unfortuantly, there are a lot of companies out there that don’t do this, which makes a bad name for all companies.

JMHO
 
For the person who said that FinallyFast was a "Microsoft Certified Partner", well they are not. Microsoft maintains a database of "Microsoft Certified Partners" that you can search. The company behind FinallyFast is not in the database. If you look at the image for the "Microsoft Certified Partner", you will see that it is not at all hosted on Microsoft's servers. FinallyFast merely copied the image from a different site and is using it.
 
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