[TechAssist] Re: the Geek Squad...anyone know about them?

  • From: Ed Gaidies <teltek@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:13:56 -0500

Sounds about right.
Don't offer them lunch...it's on your time.;-)
I'm checking into this...I find it interesting.


-Ed-


Ed Gaidies
Tel-Tek Electronics
Est-1969
Ontario/Canada

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> From: tvservice <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 15:07:26 -0600
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: the Geek Squad...anyone know about them?
> 
> Geek Squad is operating through Best Buy stores
> I think they are marketing mostly towards home users with little experience
> in upgrades,virus and spyware and instruction.
> I called once to get an idea what they charrge to upgrade a win 98 to XP
> they told me starts at minimum $85.00 service fee and then varies from
> amount of time required plus cost of software.
>  Never gave me hourly rate
> I hung up
> Robert
> tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> H & H Electronics Inc
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "becyn" <becyn@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:34 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] the Geek Squad...anyone know about them?
> 
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> I've recently seen those B&W volkswagens roving around  the area.
>> Does anyone know more about them?
>> I do wonder how much future there may be in doing service calls on
>> $300.00 computers?
>> Most large companies have their own IT people. Although  that might
>> change to an outsource situation as the system costs go down.
>> 
>> Is the Geek squad operating around any of you?
>> 
>> Jim McVey
>> McVey Alltronix
>> 327 Broadway
>> Newburgh N.Y. 12550
>> 
>> "If it doesn't play...
>> CALL MCVEY !!!!!!"
>> Factory authorized
>> service for over 20
>> major brands.
>> 845 561 8383
>> (Last of the Mohegans)
>> 
>> 
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