Friend has WiFi problems, should I just send him to Geek Squad?

[UsandThem]

A little follow-up. The issue was fixed by replacing the USB Wifi adapter with an identical model (without a broken antenna). Now he speedtests @ 16Mbit/sec down, and 6Mbit/sec up (max up with that Comcast plan). MagicJack works fine now.

I charged him $20 for the adapter, and $5 for gas. Maybe someday I'll learn to actually try and make a profit. Sigh. (He's a friend, though.)

This would have been a lot more straightforward a repair call, if he had only told me up-front that one of the antennas on his wifi adapter was busted.

Over the phone:

Person:. My car feels very rough when I drive it.
Mechanic: Has anything changed with it?
Person:. No. It just started doing it out of nowhere.

Drives to mechanic:
Person:. Here it is. Just very bumpy driving it.
Mechanic:. That's probably because your front tire is gone.
Person:. I wondered about that.

This is why I don't do computer work for anyone without $$$. The charges keep them from calling me when they can see 1 + 1 = 2, and use common sense.

I will say you have a much higher karma rating than I do. 😉

 

[dave_the_nerd]

ToS shmee-oh-ess...

Granted.

 

[XavierMace]

ToS shmee-oh-ess...

Until you get a C&D from your ISP because your downstairs neighbor is torrenting every movie known to man using your connection. Or better yet, decides to look at kiddie porn or terrorist sites just for giggles. Good luck trying to prove it wasn't you given it's your connection.

 

[crashtech]

Until you get a C&D from your ISP because your downstairs neighbor is torrenting every movie known to man using your connection. Or better yet, decides to look at kiddie porn or terrorist sites just for giggles. Good luck trying to prove it wasn't you given it's your connection.

I was being sarcastic, but hopefully at least in criminal matters the burden of proof still rests on the accuser, not the accused.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I was being sarcastic, but hopefully at least in criminal matters the burden of proof still rests on the accuser, not the accused.

Except even a false accusation of something bad enough can ruin your life.

 

[UsandThem]

Except even a false accusation of something bad enough can ruin your life.

And it could cost a whole lot of $$$$ to prove you were innocent.

 

[JackMDS]

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Thread closed.