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Thread ID: 93420 2008-09-16 01:39:00 PC Repair Cowboys pctek (84) PC World Chat
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705419 2008-09-16 01:39:00 Had a lady in just now. She took her Win98 PC into another PC place round here to get another piece of RAM added.
This was in February. He had the PC until May.
After lots of fighting about the time he had it, he gave her another Win98 PC. Not her own.

He said that was so she could have more RAM.
Naturally she lost her all programs and everything on it.

And it sounds to be like it hasn't been set up properly with drivers etc either as she says its saying 16 colours, 640x480 and sound isn't working..
pctek (84)
705420 2008-09-16 01:45:00 It can take along time to track down ram for older pc's especially when you forget about it. If thats your competitor than you are made :thumbs: dolby digital (5073)
705421 2008-09-16 03:18:00 It can take along time to track down ram for older pc's especially when you forget about it. If thats your competitor than you are made :thumbs:

Amusingly well said Dol.
Cicero (40)
705422 2008-09-16 03:37:00 Amusingly well said Dol.

Yes, its so slack its funny. You wonder how people like that stay in business (maybe they won't and Pctek will pick up more business).
dolby digital (5073)
705423 2008-09-16 09:10:00 As long as the competitor has a good marketing plan, profit doesn't depend on performance.

(Look at M$) ;) ;)
R2x1 (4628)
705424 2008-09-16 10:46:00 Similar experience- with a customer I just finished repairing a laptop for - it wouldn't boot - the "company" that had it advertise as Toshiba repair agents - she told me they had it for a month and did nothing with it because they didn't have a windows XP CD to run from it so they could repair the system - :confused:

They were waiting to get a XP CD from another" mate" so they could fix it. After she gave it to me I had to remove the HD scan on a workshop PC then managed to boot good enough to fix correctly. I collected it on the Friday Morning - She was over the moon when I rang back on the Monday afternoon to say it was ready and when would she be home so I could return it.


How some people call themselves "repair places" is beyond me :groan:

Pctek - that poor lady - its disgusting how she was treated by "cowboys" - piece of RAM - even SD - 5 minute job at most.
wainuitech (129)
705425 2008-09-16 12:23:00 Had a lady in just now. She took her Win98 PC into another PC place round here to get another piece of RAM added.
This was in February. He had the PC until May.
After lots of fighting about the time he had it, he gave her another Win98 PC. Not her own.

He said that was so she could have more RAM.
Naturally she lost her all programs and everything on it.

And it sounds to be like it hasn't been set up properly with drivers etc either as she says its saying 16 colours, 640x480 and sound isn't working..

WTF? Who are these idiots/theives? We shall execute DDoS attack on their shop with bricks....
Agent_24 (57)
705426 2008-09-16 19:25:00 That's disgusting even for a freebie for a mate I try and get their PC back as quickly as possible. gary67 (56)
705427 2008-09-16 20:05:00 Lets be positive and say there are nice people out there.

Let us not mention the mongrels.
Cicero (40)
705428 2008-09-17 02:00:00 Lets be positive and say there are nice people out there.

Let us not mention the mongrels.

You're right. Unfortunately, a touch of "a voice in the wilderness." Such a pity.
Roscoe (6288)
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