Monoprice.com went down, where do I get cables?

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See topic.

http://www.monoprice.com/maintenance.asp

Down for two weeks for 'maintenance' or some crap. Kinda need cables before that. Recommendations?

[Ratatapa]

should wait in 4 hours see if they are back normally


Edit : don'T wanna derail but i got a question about that site too

Do they sell Wii compenents cable cheap or it doesn't mather compares to stores?

Thx

[SephYuyX]

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/ is my backup site.

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should wait in 4 hours see if they are back normally


Edit : don'T wanna derail but i got a question about that site too

Do they sell Wii compenents cable cheap or it doesn't mather compares to stores?

Thx

It may take another week or two for us to have the servers completely back up and running in order for us to take orders from customers.
Truly sorry for any inconvenience it may cause you. Thanks again for your understanding and doing business with us.

They are anticipating a very long downtime before restarting their orders, I'm hedging my bets and looking for another supplier since two weeks is a long time to go when you need a new cable sooner than that. I'm looking for solutions other than 'go to best buy and pay 30 dollars for a 5 dollar cable.'

[Ratatapa]

Not sure if you are canadian Correction but i might shop those

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...=HDMI%20Cables

I just wanna check the "if it'S a good company that bring those items"

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Cool, giving bluejeans a call, thanks for the tip.

[Caiyuo]

Not that I'm at all sure if this is related, but recently I had to buy something @Monoprice on March 1st and I used a specific card that I don't use for much else at all, and later found that over $70 worth of fraud on that card on the 5th. It could have very well been my own fault and unrelated entirely, but in general I have very safe browsing habits as well as what I feel is a secure computer and a pretty strict whitelist for noscript outside of top-level site scripts. I just found this really peculiar because the particular card hadn't been used in almost a month and it's the first case of fraud I've ever dealt with.

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A few of our customers recently reported to us that information from credit cards they used on the Monoprice website had been misused. We promptly began an investigation with the help of expert computer forensic investigators to determine if any card data had been stolen from our computers.

To date, the investigators have found no evidence that card information has been stolen from Monoprice’s computer network. As a precaution to ensure that our customers’ information is not at risk, we have taken our website offline temporarily while we and our investigators complete the audit of our computer network.

We want to ensure that there is no security vulnerability in any part of our computer network system. We notified local and federal law enforcement agencies, our credit card processing business partners, and all credit card companies that some of our customers reported concerns regarding their card information to us.

We also advised these entities that we are working with outside security specialists to determine if there was breach of our computer system. We will post additional information when it is available. We regret any inconvenience that our investigation and the temporary suspension of the Monoprice website may have caused you. Thank you so much for your great support.

Yeah, something bad happened. Check your CC statements if you've bought anything from monoprice recently. I'm fine but lordy that's a little frightening.

[Odesseiron]

Amazon actually started selling their own brand of cables, I think they're called amazon basics. I ordered a HDMI>DVI converter from there recently (2 weeks) it was about 7 bucks asopposed to the 30-50 price you find in stores. It's also reliable since it's amazon. Cable works just fine. I know you already got your alternative, but options never hurt.

[Pikarya]

From the chan, take it for whatever its worth.

http://boards.4chan.org/g/res/8889794#q8889794

Monoprice.com hacked, Credit Card info compromised Anonymous 03/09/10(Tue)19:19 No.8889794

Just got off the phone with my bank. Check card had an unauthorized $26 charge to a charity (this is how they test and make sure the card works). Thankfully the charge was only pending and I blocked the account before it went through. Also called the charity, had them void the charge. I'm going to have no credit card for the next 7 days while I wait for my bank to reissue my check card.

What's this have to do with /g/? Monoprice.com is a retailer of incredibly cheap A/V and computer equipment, where you can get hdmi and component cables and assorted stuff for displays and audio for a fraction of the price you'd pay at Best Buy or a normal retailer, and the stuff is usually very good quality.

What happened? Well, they put up a disclaimer today warning everyone that unauthorized charges may be linked to a hole in their security - ie, a bunch of CC numbers got leaked. Mine was one of them. Thankfully, I stopped the "test charge" before anything actually went through. Some people have reported $3,000+ charges.

If you've bought anything within the last couple weeks from them, I'd seriously consider getting your card reissued.

[Caiyuo]

well isn't that balls, I'm still shocked despite it making total sense. The hilarious part of my hacking was that they used it to buy WoW, pay the monthly fees on 2 accounts and purchased like 6 characters. lol

[Killgannon]

if bluejean doesnt work out for you there's always www.cablesforless.com they should be able to take care of your cable needs too

[guardian09]

I have also found IndyAV.com a good place to buy cables and usually ship the same day

[Killgannon]

ive worked for cablesforless, they also operate out of indiana, they ship same day, do custom cables, and will work with you on just about anything, Grant (the owner) is a really nice guy...

indyav i've never heard of and i've lived in this state my entire life, i'd be wary