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Computer Equipment Repair Scams

Posted 06-01-2009 at 02:08 PM by Officeklinik
Updated 06-01-2009 at 02:35 PM by 2goldens

One of the major things that Officeklinik strives to do is provide awareness to everyone out there who may not be familiar with IT industry and its operations. Especially those who will be on the receiving end of these services! Most of us don’t know where to begin when dealing with a repair company putting us at a disadvantage from the beginning. We have found numerous scams and customer reviews expressing the ability to be taken advantage of by people impersonating or falsely representing themselves...
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Be an educated consumer

Posted 05-27-2009 at 04:56 PM by Officeklinik

There are lots of computer repair and maintenance companies claiming to have solution to consumers' computer problems. Maybe they truly do, or maybe a great deal of them are rip off.
The present economic quagmire should teach people to be more curious in throwing money out to the incompetents. So the following is the first set of questions you should ask them before you show them the money and trust them with your computer:

1) What diagnostics tools are they using?
2)...
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Be an Educated Consumer part II (05-27-2009)

Posted 05-27-2009 at 02:09 PM by Officeklinik

Considering how confusing computers are to a large portion of the population, the servicing of such is an even bigger area usually grayed by the lack of standards. Without standards, how can one set a real expectation? The idea here is to understand what the difference is between what you should be getting and what other companies may be telling you that you're getting. The most overly used word in this field is "Experience." Many companies use this as a sole factor to qualify their work...
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