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Electronic Connection Driving Your Life Away. Talk Laptops, Mapping Software, Viruses, Satellite (XM/Sirius) Radios, Antennas, GPS', Trucking Software, etc. How do truckers keep in touch, get internet service? What cell phones do truckers prefer?

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^ Top   #1   10.22.2007

Dennis in SE PA MIA (Banned or Retired)   Last Seen: 12.31.2007 05.50 PM Member Since: Oct 2007 Location: Southeast, PA Trucker? 0-1 Year Age: 58 Posts: 120 My Trucking Photos: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

Truck Stop Laptop Repair/service/help? Is there a market for someone who can fix laptops at truck stops? I am speaking mostly virus and software related screwups. If you are on the road and you have an issue where do you turn? Most software issues can be resolved onsite at the truck stop. Hardware repairs are not so easy. Just wondering how this is handled.

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^ Top   #2   10.28.2007

Hellbringer Bobtail Member   Last Seen: 10.31.2007 12.29 PM Member Since: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Trucker? WannaBe Age: 22 Posts: 15 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked: 0 Times

hey that is what i do right now is fix laptop i have been doing it for 2 years.... if you post the make and model and the problem that you are haiving i will try to help you out wih the problem that you are haivng thanks mike

^ Top   #3   10.28.2007

danc694u "Village Idiot"   Member Since: May 2007 Location: Mississippi Trucker? 23 Years Age: 49 Posts: 8,839 My Trucking Photos: 11 Thanks: 369 Thanked: 2,372 Times

Yes there is a market. Unfortunately it is being served at this time, by the usual low life money grabbers that hang around the truck stops. Trucker = dummy= money I'm not saying these people do not know what they are doing, I'm saying they charge 4 prices for simple work, and 5 prices for refurbished laptops. A simple check online will net you a brand new laptop. Where as, you can buy a laptop at/in a truckstop for the same price...that is over 4 years old and runs on Win98 or WinXP with only 128 meg of ram. Sadly, our industry is aging. And with that we are getting people who are interested in having a laptop. But, have no clue as to the actual cost of one from a reputable dealer. They also have no clue as to what they need. So they get sold a POS every time in a truckstop. I spend a lot of time assisting drivers, when they allow me to, for free. __________________ Insuring polititions fear that which goes bump in the night. Seek out their personal homes and family members. -- SU 83 __________________

^ Top   #4   11.18.2007

roadkill439342 Truck Forum Supporter   Member Since: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Trucker? 15 Years Age: 54 Posts: 9,570 My Trucking Photos: 99 Thanks: 1,345 Thanked: 2,601 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by Dennis in SE PA Is there a market for someone who can fix laptops at truck stops? I am speaking mostly virus and software related screwups. If you are on the road and you have an issue where do you turn? Most software issues can be resolved onsite at the truck stop. Hardware repairs are not so easy. Just wondering how this is handled. I do all my own repairs as far as software/virus issues are. If my laptop is under warranty, I ship it off to a DELL service center. There is about a 3 day turnaround for service with DELL. After warranty, I purchase used/recon parts online and repair the laptop myself. __________________ Resistance Is Futile As the Statist is building a culture of conformity and dependency, where the ideal citizen takes on drone-like qualities in service to the state, the individual must be drained of uniqueness and self-worth and deterred from independent thought or behavior. This is acheived through varying methods of economic punishment and political suppression.

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