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That's a classic. You should hire him to do your daily errands. It'll probably only cost you $5.00 a day :)
 
Not Craig's List, but a flyer passed on to me and worthy of mention amongst this elite group...

PC Health Check & Service £15.00computer_repair

* Virus Removal * Hardware Advice
* Internal Pressurized Clean * Software Advice
* System Configuration Service Pack Install
* Spyware Removal
* Defragment your hard drive * Cable Integrity Check


PC Repair & Fresh Install £30.00 + Cost of Parts (if needed)

* Fault Finding
* Internal Pressurized Clean * Software Advice
* Fresh Install of operating system * £500+ software
* Defragment your hard drive *


index1 PC Backup £15.00 + £1 for every disc used for back up

* We can in most cases Recover and backup your personal files such as music and pictures downloaded or stored on your PC.

*** New for 2009 ***

1 year’s PC Health Check & Repair. For a one off payment of £100 (excludes cost of any hardware parts needed), We will perform upto 4 PC Health checks a year, And perform a fresh install if needed which includes free backup of all personal data with no extra charge for discs.


We will fit, Install all drivers, & Test any internal part such as Installation of sound, graphics, ADSL, & Fire wire cards, A second hard drive, Installation of CD / DVD drives and rewriters, CPU Heat sink & Fan Replacement for a fixed fee of £15 (excludes cost of parts).

PLEASE NOTE: IF A FRESH INSTALL OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM IS REQUIRED CLIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A LEGITIMATE VERSION OF SAID OPERATING SYSTEM.

WE CAN NOT AND WILL NOT USE PIRATED SOFTWARE

THANK YOU
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So I can get a virus removed, my PC updated plus get the integrity of my cables checked for £15. This is good because sometime the words that I type aren't the words that appear on my screen, so I suspect my video cable is lying to me.

or if I'm feeling a bit flush then there's...

PC Repair & Fresh Install £30.00 + Cost of Parts (if needed)

* Fault Finding
* Internal Pressurized Clean * Software Advice
* Fresh Install of operating system * £500+ software
* Defragment your hard drive *
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I get my PC fixed and internally pressurized cleaned plus I can get advice on Limewire all for a £470 net gain.:cool:

Bugger fixing computers for a living, I'll get some semi-literate monkey to do it and I'll flog off the non-pirated £500 worth of software on eBay.

I reckon I've found myself a nice little earner. :D

Bye suckers. ;)
 
Vista Eternity 2009??

This is the Newest Microsoft Vista 2009, I will install on your PC . This new sleeker Vista is easy too
use & no bug's like the older Vista. you will be pleased with "Vista Eternity 2009" Be one of the first
too upgrade to a new level, do more, bug-free. One-hour turn-around, bring back new life to Windows
Vista $100.00 installed. Email me at ?, call me at Magic-Jack ?
or cell at ? & leave message i will return your call.

This is the exact add from Craigslist from a tech outside of Columbia, SC. Forgive me, but I have never heard of Vista Eternity 2009. With a little research, it looks like something that was designed by someone and download it via Torrent or the like.
 
NateDawg said:
This is the Newest Microsoft Vista 2009, I will install on your PC . This new sleeker Vista is easy too
use & no bug's like the older Vista. you will be pleased with "Vista Eternity 2009" Be one of the first
too upgrade to a new level, do more, bug-free. One-hour turn-around, bring back new life to Windows
Vista $100.00 installed. Email me at ?, call me at Magic-Jack ?
or cell at ? & leave message i will return your call.

This is the exact add from Craigslist from a tech outside of Columbia, SC. Forgive me, but I have never heard of Vista Eternity 2009. With a little research, it looks like something that was designed by someone and download it via Torrent or the like.
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It's a cracked, modified version of Vista. Its making the rounds like a legitimate version, but thats because most torrent users are just pirates and they want to believe its ok to use something like this.

The idiot offering to install this stuff is just begging for a raid from the FBI.

We got a guy here on Long Island offering upgrades to Windows 7. $50 and done in an hour.
 
Bob is an old friend of my in-laws and has been fixing their computers for years.

Very nice guy, sometimes he will come back day after day to try to fix the same problem. I see that as "dedication".

(He actually is a nice guy)
 
Had one today:

CL-harddrive-small.jpg


Customer paid a guy $120 for a used 70GB hard drive, since new drives were hugely expensive, plus an hour of the techs time ($20) to replace a dead 120GB drive.

Superglue ladies and gents... Gawd I hate some people. Cash only sale, disconnected cell number. Poor guy was spitting nails.
 
DohIForgot said:
Customer paid a guy $120 for a used 70GB hard drive, since new drives were hugely expensive, plus an hour of the techs time ($20) to replace a dead 120GB drive.

Superglue ladies and gents... Gawd I hate some people. Cash only sale, disconnected cell number. Poor guy was spitting nails.
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Classic!

Don't have too much sympathy with the customer though, if he's only paying $20 an hour for labour did he really expect competent service?

As for being on Technibble it wouldn't surpirse me, there's a lot of them out there these days and it wouldn't surprise me if he's "in da house". :(
 
Didn't have much (some, but not much) sympathy for him either when i charged him to get the data off and a new hard drive... It shows that you get what you pay for. I'm more upset that these guys are dragging the names of our business down.

I've also heard of some tech in my area doing on site DC repair jobs with superglue - could be the same crackhead. Ah, to think that my whole truck and kit could be replaced with a screw driver set and superglue... If I ever find the guy, he'll learn exactly how bad superglue is.
 
http://longisland.craigslist.org/cps/1393815454.html

You just ordered the latest graphics card, or you purchased a new HD and aren't sure how to install it...... Im your man. I have been upgrading computers P/T for about a year now, and I am more than happy to help you out. Simply email me at tenpin477@aim.com, or call me at 917-902-6381 and we can discuss the best course of action to have your computer blazing fast once again

Part time, for about a year. Wow, he's my "knight in shining armor". I can't think of anyone else out there who has been upgrading computers, part time, for about a year. I hope he takes cash ! :rolleyes:
 
omfg... Thats a late 90's webpage design, complete with stretched out images and an Enigma soundtrack playing. WOW... Wonder if the record lable knows that they're using the soundtrack... HMMM....
 
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