How much should I charge to install a wireless router?

[niwi7]

my moms friend friend wants me to install a router


wants to know how much its going to cost, how much should i charge?

like 60? 80? 100?

 

$50 sounds right for just the router. Do you have to install 802.11x cards in all the systems in the house?

 

[z0mb13]

100 will leave u a nice profit!

 

[niwi7]

its probably going to be the router, and the cards

i dont know how many computers she wants it in yet, i am just getting ready to call her and i wanna have a price in mind

 

[Joemonkey]

is this something that is getting hooked up to a cable/dsl modem?

anyway, i'd probably charge around $100 and say you'll come over for one free tech support visit then charge after that (because you WILL BE their tech support for life)

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: niwi7
its probably going to be the router, and the cards

i dont know how many computers she wants it in yet, i am just getting ready to call her and i wanna have a price in mind

oh in this case 100 for the router, 50 for each wireless card

 

[sniperruff]

i'd charge costs of parts plus 20%. sounds reasonable...

 

[niwi7]

well im not buying the supplies

she is

im just installing them...

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

is she hot? maybe you can barter...


(petition for a smiley with a big grin and jumping eyebrows)

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Tell her whatever she feels is right

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: niwi7
well im not buying the supplies

she is

im just installing them...

Dohhh... in this case 50 or 100 seems sufficient

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Tell her prices are all over though, say some pay "just" $50 while some will pay as much as $150

She won't want to be cheap or spend to much, she'll hopefully go for a hundred or around it

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: niwi7
my moms friend friend wants me to install a router


wants to know how much its going to cost, how much should i charge?

like 60? 80? 100?

Do it right, setup WEP....100 bucks minimum

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Oh, and are you a college student? If you are, tell her this goes towards helping pay for college bills

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: niwi7
well im not buying the supplies

she is

im just installing them...

Dohhh... in this case 50 or 100 seems sufficient

Keep in mind the cost of the device you're installing, she probably spent less than $50 on the router.

It shouldn't take you any more than 30 mins to setup, IMHO $25 would be on the steep side. If it takes you an hour maybe $50.

$100 is highway robbery.

Viper GTS

 

[Rage187]

$50

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
is she hot? maybe you can barter...


(petition for a smiley with a big grin and jumping eyebrows)

Yup, if she's a MILF, do the install for free.

 

[zixxer]

easy


$75 an hour if you live near a large city

$60 if you're a little further away

$50 if in bumfsck nowhere

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: niwi7
well im not buying the supplies

she is

im just installing them...

$50 max. I would think $30 if you know them.
Think about it from their point of view... they bought the thing for $100 ... does it seem right to you (even if you didn't know how to do it yourself) to charge the same price for the install fee ?

Hell, I bought a router/wireless card for $15 total.... $45 was full price. Took me less than 15 minutes to install it. I'd say $30 would be plenty cash for your time plus gas to get there.

 

[Montano]

My usual price is a 12-pack of Corona
(for family and friends that is):beer:

 

[GhettoFob]

$50

 

[MaxFusion16]

Originally posted by: armatron
easy


$75 an hour if you live near a large city

$60 if you're a little further away

$50 if in bumfsck nowhere

i think you got this backwards,

 

[Joemonkey]

where i work charges $125/hr with a minimum of one hour for light networking (which this is) so i still think $100 is fair

 

[niwi7]

okay i jsut talked to her

its only 2 computetrs and she claims she has some random microsoft wireless router but no pc card so i told her to buy a pc card and that i'll come there on thursday and then she asked how much and i said 60 and she said THATS IT?!?! lol i was like yeah
so i guess i couldve got more outta her whatever though

 

[thomsbrain]

$50 labor plus parts