Ponca City, Blackwell, Tonkawa, Newkirk and Kaw City, then up US-77 through Arkansas City and Winfield to Wichita. Ponca City has its own Local Nerd now, who comes to your door, or helps remotely when that's faster.
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.
Slow, cluttered, full of things you didn't install. We'll clean it up, get it current, and set up a backup that runs on its own.
New TV set up, streaming apps sorted out, remotes that work, and one clear explanation of which button does what.
Some visits are all teaching, and that suits us fine. We go through it with you until it makes sense and you can do it on your own.
Photos, contacts, passwords and the settings nobody can find. We'll get it set up the way you want to use it.
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.
Ponca City has a lot of solid mid-century housing built when nobody was thinking about wireless anything. Brick, plaster and detached garages make dead spots that paying for faster internet won't fix. The answer is usually placement and a second access point, and your monthly bill stays the same.
A lot of households here have been in the same house for thirty or forty years and watched the technology change around them four times. Wanting somebody to sit down and explain the current version is reasonable, and it's work we like.
Our service area is measured in miles from downtown Ponca City, and the hourly rate steps up the farther we drive. That is 64 towns across Kansas and Oklahoma, covering Kay, Osage, Noble and Grant counties, plus Cowley, Sumner, Sedgwick and Butler counties in Kansas.
| Band | Towns | In-person rate |
|---|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | Ponca City, Newkirk, Tonkawa, Blackwell, Kaw City, Burbank, Braman, Nardin, Ralston, Fairfax, Shidler | $110/hr |
| 25 to 50 miles | Deer Creek, Arkansas City, KS, Geuda Springs, KS, South Haven, KS, Winfield, KS, Caldwell, KS, Dexter, KS, Oxford, KS, Maple City, KS, Wellington, KS, Cedar Vale, KS, Mayfield, KS, Burden, KS, Udall, KS, Cambridge, KS, Milan, KS, Belle Plaine, KS | $130/hr |
| 50 to 75 miles | Rock, KS, Atlanta, KS, Mulvane, KS, Chautauqua, KS, Argonia, KS, Conway Springs, KS, Douglass, KS, Derby, KS, Haysville, KS, Wichita, KS, Augusta, KS, Andover, KS and 21 more nearby towns | $145/hr |
| Remote today | Marland, Red Rock, Billings | Remote $39 |
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. Ponca City has its own Local Nerd, and a visit in town is $110 an hour, shown before you book. Blackwell, Tonkawa, Newkirk, Kaw City, Fairfax and Shidler are in that first band too. Remote help by phone and screen share is $39 for 30 minutes and works everywhere in the market.
Yes, all the way to Wichita. Our service area is measured in miles from downtown Ponca City and crosses the state line: Arkansas City, Winfield, Wellington and Caldwell are in the 25 to 50 mile band at $130 an hour, and Wichita, Derby, Haysville, Mulvane, Andover and Augusta are in the 50 to 75 mile band at $145. Type your ZIP when you book and you'll see the answer for your address.
Remote help is $39 for a 30-minute session. In-person visits are $110 an hour within 25 miles of downtown Ponca City, $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. Some addresses are served remotely today, or by a drive from a neighboring Local Nerd. Type your ZIP when you book and you'll see the answer for your address. 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 Ponca City involves or apply here.