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11 years ago
... how disgusting.
I went to go help Nancy, an 80-something year old lady who isn't good at using a computer but at least knows how to get her email and stuff, and she is good about not getting viruses and other badness on her computer.
I went to her house to help her with some stuff, and she told me about how she made the mistake of having one of those companies help her with stuff on her computer instead of calling me for help. $600... SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS??? Fuck! For just 40 minutes of work. What a massive ripoff. I wish I made $900/hour. I'd have all the money I would need to go to all the furcons with a different fursuit and car every time.
I wouldn't have charged her ANYTHING, although she probably would have given me like $20 for the help anyway(like she did for tonight's 30 minutes of help). For a house call, $20 for less than an hour of work is probably reasonable.
Unless you are in a bind where you literally have no other option, don't ever even think about trying an internet support company. It's a terrible idea and one of your friends might be able to help you better than the internet based company.
I went to go help Nancy, an 80-something year old lady who isn't good at using a computer but at least knows how to get her email and stuff, and she is good about not getting viruses and other badness on her computer.
I went to her house to help her with some stuff, and she told me about how she made the mistake of having one of those companies help her with stuff on her computer instead of calling me for help. $600... SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS??? Fuck! For just 40 minutes of work. What a massive ripoff. I wish I made $900/hour. I'd have all the money I would need to go to all the furcons with a different fursuit and car every time.
I wouldn't have charged her ANYTHING, although she probably would have given me like $20 for the help anyway(like she did for tonight's 30 minutes of help). For a house call, $20 for less than an hour of work is probably reasonable.
Unless you are in a bind where you literally have no other option, don't ever even think about trying an internet support company. It's a terrible idea and one of your friends might be able to help you better than the internet based company.
