Would you pay 10 pounds a month on a 12 month contract to have someone look after your pc if it breaks down?

Question

I've noticed a few big brands starting up PC support companies (the tech guys, geek squad, comet on call, etc.), these people charge around 40-100 pounds for a single home visit.

If you are a non technical person would you be willing to pay a tenner a month for a on site pc support service?

Thanks all.

Answer 1

no i wouldnt. money is tight, that is £10 i could spend on something a little more fun. we have to pay out enough already on various insurances, i wouldnt chose yet another.

Answer 2

No. I would save the £10 per month in a ISA. The PC is covered for a year by the maker's guarantee. In the very unlikely event your PC fails you can take it to PC World (Why pay call out charges?) and you will have the money plus interest to foot the bill. PCs are extremely reliable these days unless you are unlucky.

Answer 3

Thats £120 per annum - no way.  I would for a £5 probably.

Answer 4

No, its like giving a retainer to someone or I suppose you could look at it as insurance but I think it would be much better to make sure you have all the protection going in the form of anti virus, anti spyware etc and should something happen then take it to the PC people and pay for what needs to be done at the time - if it needs to be done.

Answer 5

Certainly not. I'm a novice at PC technology but have learnt various ways to overcome issues that arise.

A friend or family member might well be able to help you.....for free. Most PC problems a fairly straight forward to overcome, although it can take a long time to do.  

Answer 6

Nope!  Not me.  PC's don't break down that often.

So if you don't have any problems/break downs then you are investing 120 pounds a year for nothing.

Most of that warranty stuff is a "bet against the house".  If you look at it carefully you'll realize that they wouldn't be offering the additional warranty if they truly thought that they'd lose that bet on most of the PC's that they sell.

Sure break downs do occur, but in my mind I'd rather pay for the service I actually need instead of paying 120 pounds each year for absolutely nothing in return when the PC is running just fine.

Normally, once a PC gets through it's initial warranty period given with the product (e.g. 1 year) generally very few problems crop up on the whole.  Most things that the "geek squad, et al" deal with are very simple things that people could do themselves if only they'd educate themselves a little, or ask friends to help with.

So that's my thoughts.  Hope it helped.