What do people charge these days for "Fixing Pc issues" ???

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  • Juicy D. Links
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 122992
    #1

    What do people charge these days for "Fixing Pc issues" ???

    Reason I ask is that for my cousin I help him out over the years for no charge be it simple shit or complete reformat....but he decided to give my number to someone who needs help.... ie: "my computer isnt working i think it has virus bla bla bla " so I decided to tell him to bring over the laptop and ill look at it...

    What are people charging to fix issues such as reformat and so on....

    For family I don't mind doing it but others my time cost $$$
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    • Spunky
      I need a beer
      • Jun 2002
      • 133978
      #2
      100 bucks an hour and some lube

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        • Nodtveidt
          Confirmed User
          • Mar 2007
          • 573
          #3
          When I worked as a tech in the late 90s, I charged $25/hour. I'm sure it'd be double that nowadays, but hardly anyone has need for a computer tech anymore when they can just throw it away and buy another one from walmart for a pittance.

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            • sandman!
              Icq: 14420613
              • Mar 2001
              • 15427
              #4
              $100-$200 for a reformat and shit.
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                • Juicy D. Links
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 122992
                  #5
                  was just looking at geeksquad... loll man they assrape people lol

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                    • Pics Traffic
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 3055
                      #6
                      Originally posted by sandman!
                      $100-$200 for a reformat and shit.
                      I got to get in to that business.
                      I thought it was like 49.99 to clean it up. Fuck..
                      My Network Is Waiting For Your Fuckin' Trade!

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                        • xxxsquad
                          Registered User
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 26
                          #7
                          I would do it for a 24 pack or a few packs of smokes if they bring you more clientele then I would start charging.

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                            • moeloubani
                              Confirmed User
                              • Dec 2007
                              • 4235
                              #8
                              i charge close friends 1 joint smokage as i fix it and a bottle of water

                              non-friends i prefer not to fix their stuff because people are just dumb when it comes to computers

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                                • HerPimp
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Mar 2006
                                  • 1197
                                  #9
                                  Put the CD in drive and reinstall operating system, don't fuck around trying to fix anything. I think $40 is fair. If they want to play that whole "I don't want to lose my info" charge $200.

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                                    • baddog
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Apr 2001
                                      • 107089
                                      #10
                                      My assistant's husband has his own business doing pc "repair." His rate is $120/hr but he provides a lot of free support time when people have follow up questions.

                                      Seems like he is always on the phone, so he earns it.

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                                        • rvn
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Sep 2006
                                          • 176
                                          #11
                                          I have paid $200 recently... But it was not a PC. It was a server with RedHat Linux and they had to recover data from a crashed HDD... Really physically crashed.
                                          These things are good

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                                            • Redrob
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Oct 2004
                                              • 4791
                                              #12
                                              Ouch.....crashed server hard drives really suck.

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                                                • SleazyBear
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • May 2003
                                                  • 126
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Redrob
                                                  Ouch.....crashed server hard drives really suck.
                                                  Mine don't. I learned a long time ago, if its got tits or electronics your going to have problems with it. My servers have 2 drives, one is the main drive, one is a mirror drive. One goes tits up, there is one that still has the mirror and a backup. There is also a weekly backup here. I have seen so many webmasters and sponsor cry over a drive crash. There is no excuse for not having at least two drives in a machine. To me a sponsor that say's " we had a drive crash but we had a mirror drive" is a responcable sponsor. Ones that say "we had a drive crash we are rebuilding what we can" is a bad sponsor. This is our business a backup of what we have is a must... I know I am anal about backups.

                                                  I charge flat rate of $60 an hour to people who are not my friends. Most computer stores around here charge $100 an hour or more. I don't do a lot of computer work anymore, because I flat out hate computers. Then again I owned a computer training biz and I spent more time on the phone answering questions than I did getting paid, once you start working on computers and word gets out. You end up being to busy to do webmaster work.
                                                  May all your hits be clicks and all your clicks be $$$

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                                                    • Bird
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jan 2005
                                                      • 4365
                                                      #14
                                                      50 bucks and a "you better learn this shit lecture" because Im not going to do this shit again. next time you are S.O.L
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                                                        • Sabby
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                          • 2888
                                                          #15
                                                          A good BJ will always fix any annoying tech glich...


                                                          Sabby
                                                          Fuck off

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                                                            • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
                                                              (felis madjewicus)
                                                              • Jul 2006
                                                              • 20368
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by MOCKBA
                                                              I got to get in to that business.
                                                              I thought it was like 49.99 to clean it up. Fuck..
                                                              No doubt, my charging structure is all wrong! I usually get a good homecooked meal and a few drinks, maybe an evening of entertainment.

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                                                                • woj
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                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                  • 47880
                                                                  #17
                                                                  I would think $50-$100 depending on the problem... hooking up wireless networks or a pritner or something is not too bad... but cleaning up pc from viruses is always a headache, these idiots always have dozens of different infections, it's surprising the pc even boots up...
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                                                                    • Vendzilla
                                                                      Biker Gnome
                                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                                      • 23200
                                                                      #18
                                                                      I do it for family and friends, anyone else, it's what do they want to trade. I grew up on the barter system, if all they have is cash, $50 , most of the time it's just running virus software and cleaning up the start menu and deleting programs they don't use anymore
                                                                      Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
                                                                      think about that

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