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COMPUTER CARE INC

Computer Repair

About us

Our business philosophy is based on treating our customers like we would want to be treated ourselves, with courtesy and honesty. We believe in straight talk without condescending or technical jargon. We are 100% locally owned and operated, and are not a part of a franchise. We are in our 10th year of business, serving our customer's computer, networking, data recovery, and business server needs in the Lincoln area.

Business highlights

23 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

For your convenience, we offer both in-home service, or in-shop repair for your PC or laptop. In home service is $80 per hour, with a minimum of the first hour and our travel time is not included in your repair time if you are located in Lincoln. Our techs are efficient and most jobs typically are completed within 1-2 hours. We offer a FREE diagnostic in shop and repairs are charged out by the job instead of by the hour. After your diagnostic is completed, a technician will call to discuss y

Amenities

Senior Discount

10%



Accepted payment methods

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Reviews

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Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
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Cindy S.
03/2012
1.0
computer repair
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RUN AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!! When I called to inquire after looking at their website, I was told they could come the next day. I gave the name of the computer and printer and was told by the receptionist "we do this kind of thing all the time". Minimum was $80 for one hour but she said it would likely only take 1/2 hour. There was no mention of "trying" to do the work. I would never have agreed to have them come had I known their website guarantee is no valid. A young man came on time, and started to do the work. I had already brought up the Canon website so he could download the software but he said it wasn't right so spend a considerable amount of time trying to find the right driver. He worked for almost an hour and still didn't have it hooked up or working, and I said I only could pay for one hour, that is $80, so if he couldn't figure it out to stop. He said he would call his boss because he thought he almost had it figured out. Another 30 minutes passed and he still hadn't figured it out. He said he said to quit unless I was willing to pay more. He was nervous and didn't appear to know what to do next, so I said I only had the $80 I had told the receptionist and also told him 2 times. He finally stopped after 1 1/2 hours and said he thought the printer hadbeen damaged when I had it moved to my office. I explained that the copier and scanner work fine. He said it was the fault of the printer and handed me a bill for $80. I said I wanted to talk to his boss, and I asked for a letter stating they were saying it was damaged during the move, then I could submit a claim to the movers. He wouldn't do it so I reluctantly paid the $80 and WILL NEVER USE THEM AGAIN. Their website should read "we'll try to do your work and we'll charge you even if we don't know how to do it"
Description of Work: attempted to hook up a computer to a printer but couldn't figure it out and charged me anyway

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$80

Response from COMPUTER CARE INC
While we respect our customer's opinion in this matter, there is more to this story. We have an honest computer support company and I am the owner. We go to great lengths to treat all our customers very well. She left out important parts to this story, affecting the real outcome. The customer initially called and said that she had a printer that was not working. She had hired a college student to try to fix her printer but he was not able to do it. The customer wanted to know how long it would take for us to fix her printer, as she had a large full size professional business printer, not a home printer. I was in the office and I heard our office staff say what we typically say "unless there was a problem or something unusual, it would probably take an hour to an hour and a half." The next day our technician went out to perform the work. The customer told the technician that the printer had gotten moved by a moving company and it worked before the moving company touched it. The customer also stated that she did not have the printer software. The technician downloaded the communication software from the printer factory website but they all failed. All typical methods of communication with the printer failed. Our technician told the customer that something was unusual or defective in her printer since none of the factory software could properly "see" the printer. He proceeded to work on a solution for this. At 55 minutes into the work the customer suddenly said she was only willing to pay for one hour (60 minutes). Her sudden time-limit statement obviously complicated the repair since we were not allowed enough time to do the job. I respect wanting to stay within a budget or limit, but just because she wanted it fixed in an hour does not mean that it can be. Even though we were suddenly told we would not get paid for any additional time, our technician still spent 30 more minutes for free, to try fix this unusual problem for her. The technician was keeping us aware at the office of the difficulty. At 90 minutes (total time) I called the technician to see if he thought he might be close to finding a fix for this printer. He thought yes there were a few other methods that he was ready to try that stood a good chance of fixing this, but this was an unusual issue and it might take 30 more minutes to complete, putting the whole job at 2 hours (120 minutes). I then tried to speak with the customer but she now informed me that she would not pay us anything that day. She further demanded that we write a formal letter stating that the shipping company damaged the printer. Further still, she now expected us to wait until after she received a refund from the shipping company before she would pay us. Now we work very hard for our customers, but none of this was reasonable. While it might have gotten damaged in shipping, we were not involved in the move and can't prove it anyway (lightning or electrical power problems are also a common cause). I said that we would not write this letter, however we thought we could fix the printer but it would take a little more time since something was obviously unusual. I also said that it was reasonable that we should expect payment that day. She became extremely angry and began shouting into the phone. I was not allowed to talk anymore, she would not listen or try to let the technician do his job. She eventually angrily agreed to pay us one hour $80 but nothing more. We agreed the technician would stop where he was in the process, since she was not willing to let us try to complete the work and find a fix. • For any job, it takes a reasonable amount of time to complete. Her statement that we estimated half an hour is not true and we would never make that type of statement. We stated “an hour to an hour and a half” and believe all she heard was “half”. • For the sake of good customer relations, our technician gave her 30 minutes of free work to try and find a fix. • She wanted us to (possibly incorrectly) state that the printer was definitely damaged in shipping. • For a while she tried to pay us nothing until after she received a possible refund by the shipping company. • At the end she would not discuss what options were available and dominated the final phone call by not allowing any discussion, she hung up without giving me a chance to reply, and gave us no choice but to terminate the job early. • It was an unusually difficult problem, but had she given us reasonable time to complete the work, I am certain we could have finished the work. I believe the customer is a good person herself, but I suspect that she hears only portions of conversations (what she wants to hear) and this contributed to the problem. We perform honest hard work for our customers, but in our opinion this person was not reasonable on this day, and she did not disclose some key important facts. Mark Olson

    Contact information

    416 W Jennifer Dr, Lincoln, NE 68521


    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Tuesday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Wednesday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Thursday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Friday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Saturday:
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Licensing

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    Service Categories

    Computer Repair

    FAQ

    COMPUTER CARE INC is currently rated 1 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

    Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

    Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

    Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

    Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

    Saturday: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    COMPUTER CARE INC accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
    No, COMPUTER CARE INC does not offer free project estimates.
    No, COMPUTER CARE INC does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, COMPUTER CARE INC does not offer a senior discount.
    No, COMPUTER CARE INC does not offer emergency services.
    No, COMPUTER CARE INC does not offer warranties.
    COMPUTER CARE INC offers the following services: For your convenience, we offer both in-home service, or in-shop repair for your PC or laptop. In home service is $80 per hour, with a minimum of the first hour and our travel time is not included in your repair time if you are located in Lincoln. Our techs are efficient and most jobs typically are completed within 1-2 hours. We offer a FREE diagnostic in shop and repairs are charged out by the job instead of by the hour. After your diagnostic is completed, a technician will call to discuss y

    Contact information

    416 W Jennifer Dr, Lincoln, NE 68521


    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Tuesday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Wednesday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Thursday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Friday:
    9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Saturday:
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM