3B1 Service Contract

[Stewart]

I'm interested in as many opinions as possible regarding whether
purchasing a service agreement from AT&T for my 67+2meg 3B1 is a Good
Investment.  E-mail is fine -- phone or paper, too.

I'm also, of course, interested in the costs of high-probability repairs.
What's a real biggie that I the kids shouldn't try at home?  I can think
of several, but I'm interested in how often they might really be necessary,
as opposed to something a technician would do for expediency that I wouldn't
do, to save $$.  It seems that a lot of discussion in this newsgroup has
been related to fan & disk failures, etc., with a few references to how
expensive the policy is.  I'm interested in MANY opinions and experiences
regarding the WORTH and SERVICE RESPONSIVENESS/QUALITY for an in-home
machine that runs continuously (or should I start shutting it off? --
shutdown NECESSARY for the 67meg...?).

ALL responses will be greatly appreciated!

				G. Mark (over-protective) Stewart
				ATT-BTL Naperville, ix1g266
				(312)979-0914, ixlpq!gms