You can also do a per call plan.  Just depends on your business.

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
On Dec 24, 2014 10:52 PM, "Jeremy via Af" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Serverplus charges you per customer...more if you want them to do sales.
> I highly doubt they would help a customer move their taskbar back to the
> bottom from the right side of their screen.  pccare or whatever would, but
> it costs the customer like ten bucks a month for a 'just in case' service.
> We just determine that it is not our problem and refer them to the
> manufacturer or offer a $44.95 service call to come out and help them.
> When we ask for the scheduling they usually say they'll just figure it out.
>
> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 8:15 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller via Af <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> thats why i love reverse DHCP based on MAC.  Tell us you have a new
>> router, check the bridge table on the SM and update the mac.
>> Additionally, a lot of people NAT the sms.  Early days we had trouble with
>> that and i've just never liked it...
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Philip Rankin via Af <[email protected]>
>> *To:* af <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 24, 2014 4:50 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] cheap computer phone support
>>
>> The first thing the manufacturer does is tell the customer to hard reset
>> their router.  If you use pppoe like we do, then someone has to re-setup
>> the pppoe information.  You are FAR better off to simply handle your
>> customer computer problems yourself and charge a lot for the work!  IMHO!
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> That doesn't quite look like the answer.
>>>
>>> Maybe one approach is to push these people to call the manufacturer.  I
>>> see that Linksys, Netgear, Belkin, DLink all have paid support after 30
>>> days. Dell has paid support.  Apple has Applecare.  HP has SmartFriend
>>> which seems to cover a wide variety of problems and non HP computers, maybe
>>> that's where I should send them:
>>>
>>> https://h30617.www3.hp.com/HP/subscription-services/index.asp
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Tyler Treat via Af
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 1:40 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] cheap computer phone support
>>>
>>> Is securitycoverage.com still relevant?   DTNSpeednet used to push it.
>>>
>>> ___________________________
>>> Mangled by my iPhone.
>>> ___________________________
>>>
>>> Tyler Treat
>>> Corn Belt Technologies, Inc.
>>>
>>> [email protected]
>>> ___________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 24, 2014, at 1:22 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is there a service out there?  For stuff that's clearly not our problem?
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to take a firmer stance about not spending an hour on the
>>>> phone walking someone through fixing their computer or router, because they
>>>> are too lazy to Google it or use the manufacturer's website, or haven't a
>>>> clue when it comes to computers.
>>>>
>>>> I give them the number for a computer shop, but often they say I can't
>>>> pay $100 to have someone fix my computer or router or printer or smart TV.
>>>> My business is at the size where I'm not big enough to make computer repair
>>>> a profit center, but if I keep doing this stuff for free, I'm going to have
>>>> to hire someone to do it, and that's not a cost I can absorb.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a place maybe with call centers in India that will do this for
>>>> less?  I know the telcos offer this service for a monthly fee, and I assume
>>>> they are outsourcing it.  Note that I'm not talking about phone support for
>>>> Internet problems.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and kudos to Apple for fixing the NTP vulnerability without asking
>>>> permission.  I can't believe the media is portraying this in a negative
>>>> light.  I'm tired of people who don't keep their computers and routers and
>>>> other devices updated.  Do people drive their cars until the engine freezes
>>>> up because they are too lazy or cheap or clueless to get the oil changed?
>>>> I suppose some do.  Maybe we need the government to come do all these
>>>> things for us.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>  Philip J. Rankin
>> Wireless Telecommunications Services
>> PO Box 24
>> Pittsburg, KS  66762
>>
>>
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