Your Local Nerd in Broken Bow
Broken Bow, Hochatown, Idabel, Valliant, Wright City and the cabin country around Beavers Bend, and south toward the Red River. A Local Nerd down here 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.
If it plugs in and nobody can figure it out, we can help.
Ask anything you like. We'll explain what we're doing while we do it.
Wi-Fi that reaches the whole house
If it works in one room and not the next, that's a coverage problem and it's fixable. We start by moving things around, before anybody sells you a bigger bill.
Doorbells, cameras and smart home gear
Doorbells, cameras, speakers, thermostats and lights, set up so they notify the right phone and you can find them when you need them.
TVs, streaming and “where did my channel go”
Getting a new TV going, tidying up the apps, and making the remote situation sane again. Then we show you the three buttons you need.
Phones and tablets, set up your way
Photos, contacts, passwords and the settings nobody can find. We'll get it set up the way you want to use it.
Computers that have gotten slow or strange
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.
Printers that won't print
Wireless printers drop off the network all the time. We'll get yours connected, printing and scanning, and explain why it keeps disappearing.
Learning it at your own pace
We'll slow down or write the steps out for you whenever you ask. Learning it once beats calling somebody every month.
Scams, pop-ups and “is this email real?”
We'll go through what's on there, get rid of what shouldn't be, and show you how to spot the next one.
What tech help looks like around here.
Two kinds of customer share this corner of the state. The rental cabins around Hochatown and Beavers Bend, where the internet is part of what's being rented and the people who own it live hours away and have never seen the router. And the year-round side, Idabel, Valliant, Wright City and out into the timber, where houses sit a long way from the road and the answer is often satellite rather than a better antenna. We'll tell you which one you're dealing with.
Patient, unhurried help, especially for the 55+ crowd.
This is a long way from anywhere, and a lot of families here have children and grandchildren in Dallas or Fort Smith or farther. The things worth getting right are the video call that connects, the photos that arrive, and the phone that doesn't lock you out every time it updates.
Towns we reach in Broken Bow & Beavers Bend.
Our service area is measured in miles from downtown Broken Bow, and the hourly rate steps up the farther we drive. That is 56 towns across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, covering McCurtain, Choctaw, Pushmataha and Le Flore counties.
| Band | Towns | In-person rate |
|---|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | Broken Bow, Golden, Eagletown, Idabel, Wright City, Millerton, Garvin, Haworth, Valliant, Ringold, Rufe, De Queen, AR, Winthrop, AR, Bethel | $110/hr |
| 25 to 50 miles | Gillham, AR, Horatio, AR, Swink, Bagwell, TX, Battiest, Grannis, AR, Watson, Fort Towson, Pickens, Wickes, AR, Smithville, Clarksville, TX, Cove, AR, Annona, TX, Avery, TX, Sawyer and 19 more nearby towns | $130/hr |
| 50 to 75 miles | Deport, TX, Newhope, AR, Board Camp, AR, Talco, TX, Cunningham, TX, Lake Creek, TX, Sulphur Bluff, TX | $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.
Help for a parent who lives in Broken Bow.
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 NerdWhat people in Broken Bow ask us.
I rent my cabin out. Can you get it sorted between guests?
Yes. Guest Wi-Fi that stays up, a smart lock that opens for the right code, and a TV a stranger can figure out in the dark are all things we set up and then explain to whoever cleans between stays. Book a changeover day and tell us it's a rental.
Do you make house calls in Broken Bow?
Yes. Broken Bow, Hochatown, Idabel, Valliant, Wright City, Eagletown, Haworth and everywhere else within 25 miles of downtown Broken Bow is $110 an hour. Out to 50 miles, Hugo and Fort Towson among them, is $130. You see the price for your address before you book.
How much does tech help cost in Broken Bow?
Remote help is $39 for a 30-minute session. In-person visits are $110 an hour within 25 miles of downtown Broken Bow, $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.
Do you help older adults in Broken Bow with technology?
Yes. We go at your pace and explain things in everyday words. If you'd like to learn to do it yourself, say so when you book.
Do you fix broken devices, or just set things up?
Yes, if broken means slow, glitchy, locked out, or won't do what it did last week. We don't open machines up to replace parts, and we don't recover data off a dead drive. When that's the problem, we say so and don't bill you for finding it out.
Every town is better off with a Local Nerd who lives there.
We look for 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 Broken Bow involves or apply here.