Altus, Blair, Olustee, Snyder, Frederick, Mangum, Hollis and the far southwest corner. A Local Nerd comes to your door, or helps remotely the same day, whichever fits.
Pick a time, we come to your door, and you agree to the rate before we start. Remote help works too when that's faster.
In person from $110/hr. $39 books it, and the rest is charged when the work is done. Remote help $39 for 30 minutes. Card only, no cash or checks. You agree to the rate before we start.
Ask anything you like. We'll explain what we're doing while we do it.
The back bedroom with no signal, the guest network nobody can remember, the router hidden in a closet doing its best. Usually the fix is placement, and your plan is fine.
Streaming is confusing and there are too many apps. We'll get it working and leave you with something you can run without a manual.
Cleanups, updates, printers that stopped printing, files you can't find, and a backup so one bad day doesn't cost you years of photos.
New phone and everything is in the wrong place. We move it all across, sort the photos out, and make it readable again.
We'll slow down or write the steps out for you whenever you ask. Learning it once beats calling somebody every month.
Wireless printers are badly designed, and it isn't your fault. We'll get it printing and scanning and leave it that way.
Half of smart home gear gets installed by whoever sold it and explained to nobody. We make it work together and make sure the alerts reach you.
If something on the screen is trying to scare you into calling a number, that's the scam. We'll clean it up and show you how to recognize it.
Altus Air Force Base gives this market the same arrive-and-set-up-fast rhythm as Lawton and Enid, and families who need a whole household online in a weekend. Outside town, Jackson, Greer and Harmon counties are farm country with real distance between places, and the practical answer is often a remote session.
This corner of the state has a lot of people who've lived here their whole lives and are now asked to do everything through an app. That's a reasonable thing to be annoyed about, and we're happy to sit down and make it make sense.
Our service area is measured in miles from downtown Altus, and the hourly rate steps up the farther we drive. That is 51 towns across Oklahoma and Texas, covering Jackson, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Tillman and Beckham counties, plus Wilbarger and Hardeman counties in Texas.
| Band | Towns | In-person rate |
|---|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | Altus, Martha, Altus AFB, Blair, Olustee, Elmer, Headrick, Duke, Tipton, Mangum, Mountain Park, Snyder, Odell, TX, Manitou, Eldorado, Granite, Lone Wolf, Roosevelt, Frederick | $110/hr |
| 25 to 50 miles | Gould, Hobart, Chillicothe, TX, Davidson, Willow, Hollister, Hollis, Vernon, TX, Quanah, TX, Vinson, Sentinel, Oklaunion, TX, Carter, Dodson, TX, Harrold, TX, Electra, TX, Sayre | $130/hr |
| 50 to 75 miles | Crowell, TX, Erick, Wellington, TX, Texola, Childress, TX, Samnorwood, TX, Tell, TX, Sweetwater, Estelline, TX, Quail, TX, Shamrock, TX, Memphis, TX and 3 more nearby towns | $145/hr |
Not sure which band you're in? Check your ZIP and you'll see the answer for your address before you book anything. Want to talk it through first? Have a Local Nerd call you first, free and with no obligation.
Somebody two states away is worried that Mom can't get the TV back to normal, or that Dad keeps getting locked out of his email. You can arrange it for them. Book the session or gift a membership and we'll handle it with them directly, at a time that suits.
Send a NerdYes. A Local Nerd in the Altus area makes house calls across the southwest corner. Remote help works too, and with the distances out here it's often the faster fix.
Yes. Getting a household set up on arrival, and backed up and unhooked before a move, both fit in a remote session without waiting on anybody to drive out.
Remote help is $39 for a 30-minute session. In-person visits are $110 an hour within 25 miles of downtown Altus, $130 in the 25 to 50 mile band and $145 from 50 to 75 miles, and the higher rate is how we pay for the drive. A $39 deposit books an in-person visit and the rest is charged after your Local Nerd finishes and you sign off on the work. Nerd on Call membership is $14.99 a month and includes two remote sessions and an in-person visit a year, plus 20% off anything extra. You always agree to the rate before we start.
Yes, and please ask. We take our time and we don't assume you already know what a setting is. Tell us you'd like to understand it and we'll teach you as we go.
We fix them. Slow, frozen, locked out, won't connect, won't print: that's the job. The one thing we don't do is open a device up to replace a screen, a battery or a part. If that's what your problem turns out to be, we'll tell you as soon as we know.
What opens a market is a Local Nerd who knows the area, likes people, and is good at explaining things. Set your own availability, keep the majority of every booking, and help your neighbors. See what being the Local Nerd in Altus involves or apply here.