Compare Personalized Electrical Advice

When you need personalized electrical advice -- not just information -- from the internet, there are several sites to choose from. But let me save you the trouble of comparing them all.

In the fall of 2008 I looked at all the websites I could find that give personalized electrical advice for US/Canadian troubleshooting problems. Without registering at them myself, here is what I could discover: (Let me know if you learn more)

Electrical advice site comparison (US/Canada)	The Circuit Detective	Electrical Online	Live Person	Just Answer	Forums: standard or rated*
Expert?	yes	yes	some are	some are	?
Phone Cost Available	yes $1/min. Mon.-Sat.	no - -	yes varies ?	no - -	no - -
E-mail (form) Cost Available Max. wait	yes $15 Mon.-Sat. 12hr.	yes $20 ? ?	yes varies at times 24hr.	online $9min.bid often ?	no - - -
Chat online Cost Available	no - -	→ via Live Person →	yes varies at times	no - -	no - -
Public posting?	no	no	no	of questions	yes
Register & Login?	no	?	yes	yes	yes
Payment	card check cash PayPal	card	card or deposit	card PayPal	free

*At "rated" forums members rate answers and experts. Examples are YahooAnswers and AskMeHelpDesk. Some "standard" forums that are open to the do-it-yourself public include DIYchatroom and GardenWeb.

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