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Support: point-based system

Our technical support scheme is issue based. Technical support query (issue) is evaluated with "support points". This system has a substantial advantage over periodical support service. It allows adequately assessing the technical assistance.

Support points cost

SubscriptionPrice
Technical support subscription, 60 points USD 34.50
Technical support subscription, 120 points USD 68.50
Technical support subscription, 300 points USD 169.50
Technical support subscription, 1200 points USD 673.33

Note: Unused support points automatically expire after 2 years from the day of purchase.

Support issues cost

We estimated how much time is usually devoted to different issues and classified them by categories. Depending on the issue category, each ticket costs certain amount of techsupport points. The approximate list of categories and their price is following:

Issue categoryPointsDescription
Issues related to default functionality:
Level 00General questions: explanations of our policies (such as support-point system basics, ticket processing rules, etc), description of our services, help on HelpDesk and forum usage, and others.
Level 110Consultation on software functionalities: explanation of already-existing functionalities and features
Level 225Problem-solving which involves investigation on client's store
Level 340Problem-solving which involves investigation on client's store and server
Level 480Problem-solving which involves code debugging and protracted debug data monitoring
Product waranty issues0Bugs revealing and further providing of patches
Issues related to custom functionality:
Small mods25Consultation on small modifications of the software: possible if the required changes take about 30 minutes to describe
Medium mods50Consultation on medium modifications of the software: possible if the required changes take about an hour to describe
Installation service for points150Installation tasks fulfilled within tech support service
Installation of modules60Installation of X-Cart/LiteCommerce modules
Patch application40Application of a patch fixing a bug in X-Cart/LiteCommerce store (patches themselves are provided for free)
Other issuesUpon requestAdditional services costing more than the other tasks or not included into original tech support duties

Note: The issue costs are approximate, as the ticket rate may change during the problem solving.

While the problem is being solved, the initial ticket price may be changed. For example, if additional investigation is required, the rate will be increased. But if a problem turns out to be a software bug, the points will be all returned. We are ready to reconsider the ticket cost if you think you were charged incorrectly.

All the points management is displayed in your HelpDesk account, 'Communication center'->'Technical support points'. Please check:

  • The top part (The list of balance modifications) shows where the points came from.
  • The middle part (The list of processed tickets for which points are captured) shows which tickets are in progress and how much they generally cost.
  • The bottom part (The list of resolved tickets for which points were deducted) shows which solutions have already been provided and how many points have been taken irrevocably at the end of those tickets' processing.

Note: for our new customers each license comes with some amount of free technical support points. Usually that's enough for quick software installation and some consulting for the problems occurring at the very start. Be sure to check the link to find out some detailed information.

See also:

Support requests processing
Free technical support
HelpDesk & phone support

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