I INITIALLY PAID 10% DOWN TO PUT THE COMPUTER ON LAYAWAY. I HAD THE COMPUTER PICKED UP ON SATURDAY, OCT. 8TH, 2005. MY CHILDREN INSTALLED ALL OF THE INTERNET SOFTWARE AND OTHER SOFTWARE THAT SAME EVENING. UPON INSTALLING OUR INTERNET SERVICE, THE PROGRAM INSTRUCTED US TO DELETE NORTON ANTI-VIRUS, BECAUSE IT CAME WITH ITS OWN INTERNET SECURITY PROGRAM. MY SON WAS UNABLE TO DELETE NORTON OR COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION BECAUSE THE COMPUTER FROZE UP. WE TOOK IT BACK THIS MORNING (OCT. 10), TO SECOND BYTE, AND HE TOOK A LOOK AT IT. HE CALLED ME THIS AFTERNOON AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT, AND ALSO SAID THAT HE WOULD CHARGE A 20% RE-STOCKING FEE IF I RETURNED THE COMPUTER. THEY PROVIDED A 30 DAY WARRANTY ON THE COMPUTER, SO I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX IT AT NO EXTRA CHARGE. ALSO, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A RECEIPT WHICH STATES THE 20% RESTOCKING FEE, AND THEY DON'T HAVE IT POSTED IN THEIR STORE, SO I DON'T FEEL IT IS RIGHT THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT EITHER.
Description of Work: BOUGHT A REFURBISHED/ SECOND HAND COMPUTER THROUGH THEM
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
4.0
$390
Stacie K.
10/1999
5.0
computer repair
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COMPUTER CRASHED. TOOK IN AND THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL. PRICE WAS LESS THAN QUOTE. CRASHED AGAIN, THEY WERE HONEST AND SAID IT COULDN'T BE FIXED.
Description of Work: REPAIRED PACKARD BELL COMPUTER.
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SECOND BYTE COMPUTER is currently rated 3 overall out of 5.
SECOND BYTE COMPUTER accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, SECOND BYTE COMPUTER does not offer free project estimates.
No, SECOND BYTE COMPUTER does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, SECOND BYTE COMPUTER does not offer a senior discount.
No, SECOND BYTE COMPUTER does not offer emergency services.
No, SECOND BYTE COMPUTER does not offer warranties.
SECOND BYTE COMPUTER offers the following services: ON SITE WORK FOR A FEE, COMPUTER REPAIR