If Your Computer Repair Guy Would Repair Your Computer in Your Home, Would You Pay Big $$ For That Service?

Answer 1

I am a "Computer Repair Guy"..well...I'm actually a girl...anywho...
Just to give you an idea of normal fees for on-site service...we charge $60 an hour if you bring it to our shop and $90 if we come to your house. Keep in mind, most places may be more flexible on the number of hours they charge when the computer is in their shop than they are if their at your house. If we're at your home for 3 hours, we charge 3 hours @ $90.

Answer 2

Sure. Think about it, you are paying for the convenience of having someone come to you rather than you going to them. Depending on how valuable you think an hours is worth to you. Personally, just the extra 45 minutes it would take to get the computer to someone is worth it. I understand that most companies charge a flat rate pricing (such as, you pay for 1 hour even if they are only there 30 minutes). But if you were to take all the time and energy it would take to travel to the repair shop and the stress attached to it, would it be worth $20-$30 more an hour, absolutely. I think my time is worth more than that.

Answer 3

I needed service for my PC. If you go to a place like geeks-on-call, you will get some random service tech who may or may not be working with company (franchise) next week and if he damages your machine. He'll be long gone. You need a nice, honest tech who has experience - someone who knows everything from Dos to Unix and who will be willing to LISTEN to you, then correctly diagnose the problem. Not every computer problem requires a system format or new system board. That's the quick easy way for the technician but the customer is left having to restore their documents, photos, music, email, financial records and software that wasn't bundled with windows or mac os.

He should also know be able to consult with you on upgrades, both hardware and software, new systems, system security (spyware, viruses, wireless networking, file security and encryption, firewalls and identity theft), networking for your home or office, data recovery (damaged hard drive, old floppies, zip drives, other media), web page development, remote access (vpn, citrix other flavors), email (exchange, outlook, others), Operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, others), backup routines (tape, external off-site), data storage (consultation about fire, theft, water, electrical, virus damage), Government regulations (HIPA rules, proper levels of encryption and need-to-know access, and about 10,000,000 other things.

You can find this type of tech. He doesn't necessarily work for a big company. I have one who has seen and done it all he is FABULOUS! You just have to ask around.

Talk to your friends and co-workers. Find out the name of tech like this and when you find him, PAY HIM because he is this century's miracle worker.

Answer 4

$60 an hour is kind of high as is. Unfortunately the competition is too strong where I live and honestly I don't know of many who will pay that much unless the cost of hardware replacement is covered in that fee.

Answer 5

it depends on what is to repair .........

i normally charged 100-300 Pesos (about 5 Us dollar) for software and other add-ons..hardware configuration, virus removal etc.

for reformating i charged 500 Pesos (10 dollars)

Answer 6

Personally I wouldn't, just because I can pretty well fix anything and I don't have the money to pay for it, but thanks to the person for giving me an idea how much it would cost.

Answer 7

No for can't afford right now but if money no problem-Sure why not. beats me spending days figuring it out.

Answer 8

No i pretty much can fix anything that goes wrong with my PC.So i wouldn't.