My mom didn't pay the phone bill.

[Link]

Is she mad? That explains why I wasn't on here for the past week.

[abunaidesu]

So pay it yourself

[Link]

Don't have a job now, really. :-P I am going to meet with a guy next week about being self-employed.

[kurai]

how much could dialup internet cost in new jersey

[kazr]

Don't have a job now, really. :-P I am going to meet with a guy next week about being self-employed.

Tell me more about this. Does it involve recruiting other people to help you sell stuff?

[Telume]

Tell me more about this. Does it involve recruiting other people to help you sell stuff?

And what kind of stuff? If you do.

[Link]

No. The job is something I went to school for. I met with this guy at a library and he is going to teach me what he knows about computers, which is what school was for 4 years earlier. I just need to get people's information at a Best Buy or Staples to help them with anything they need about fixing their computer. You know, I would need their address, name to be able to go to their houses and fix their computer when they're home. The guy said I could be making a lot of money by 32. But I am meeting him this Thursday to iron out the details. I haven't had any luck finding anyone at either store as there's no one at the stores I have been at.

[Blademaster]

Wow, Misc. really IS like Mt. Moon now...

[ChobiChibi]

My dad had a business fixing computers like that. Self employed, went round peoples' houses, set up networks, fixed PC's, everything... Charged £40 an hour.

Company went bust. Not enough business.

Good luck with that

[Link]

Me and this guy are going to charge $50 an hour.

[Link]

Wow, Misc. really IS like Mt. Moon now...

Except I was being serious. No spam involved.

[Telume]

That sounds like a legit business, most of the people around here are uncertified and they run around saying they are (I'd say there's only like 1-2% of those shops that have CERTIFIED A+ technicians) I could do a better job fixing their computer than they can.

[kainashi]

i thought only old people used dialup internet

[Katie]

everybody has a friend/neighbor/coworker/friend's kid/kid's friend who does that for them (grudgingly) for free or for cheap, I'd be surprised if you lasted any respectable length of time

(I personally offer shitting-on-your-dreams services, here is a free sample)

[Link]

everybody has a friend/neighbor/coworker/friend's kid/kid's friend who does that for them (grudgingly) for free or for cheap, I'd be surprised if you lasted any respectable length of time

(I personally offer shitting-on-your-dreams services, here is a free sample)

Are you serious? They'd do it for cheap, but their work could be (and most likely is) shoddy because they didn't go to school for a year at a top notch tech school for computers.

[Blademaster]

Except I was being serious. No spam involved.

I'm just going by the other posts here, friend.

[Link]

You referred to me, friend. get over yourself.

[ChobiChibi]

Me and this guy are going to charge $50 an hour.

Funnily enough, £ and $ are not the same thing XP At current exchange rates he charged $64 an hour. And still went bust. He spent over 20 years in programming and building computers, so it's not like he didn't have any experience.

[Katie]

Are you serious? They'd do it for cheap, but their work could be (and most likely is) shoddy because they didn't go to school for a year at a top notch tech school for computers.

whoa, a whole year?

[Bear]

Heracross being self employed is something that is much easier to pull off when you're older and have much more capital/assets accumulated. It's quite simply not a realistic option at this point in your life, especially in a field like computer tech support when people would rather pay a little more for Geek Squad or whatever. Just because they may not do as good a job as you doesn't mean people are going to care. Unfortunately, the ignorant consumer will almost always go for name recognition over quality of work, unless you have a SUBSTANTIAL reputation for quality AND affordability. My suggestion would be to get yourself into some entry level position in a small company that is looking to grow, and bust your ass to get trained and move yourself up. Yeah being a receptionist or something sounds shitty, but it's the perfect gateway to other jobs within the company, since you get to know EVERYONE and you get a nice rounded knowledge of how the company works.

As for the topic itself, get dialup it's like $5 a month these days. You could go help some old lady windex her windows for like $10 man, shouldn't be hard.

[Link]

whoa, a whole year?

Computer schools around here only go for about a year, Sue me.

[RedStarWarrior]

Is she mad? That explains why I wasn't on here for the past week.

Didn't know you were gone.

[Blademaster]

You referred to me, friend. get over yourself.

No I didn't. Not once, anywhere in this topic prior to now, did I mention your name specifically. So YOU get over YOURSELF kthnx.

[Link]

Didn't know you were gone.

Oh wow...nice of you to care. I mean, we all get busy, right?

[Link]

Oh, whoops, forgot to mention that I don't have dial-up. I am currently on Verizon for the phone. For the internet, I have Mozilla and it hasn't been that bad.

[kurai]

it is possible that your tech support business will not go well

[Link]

it is possible that your tech support business will not go well

I know, but I am prepared to get a new job if that happens.

[kurai]

i was actually just making fun of you for thinking that internet is mozilla
how much did you pay for your technical qualification?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

I was called an internet bummer once because I always borrowed other peoples connections, not having my own one. However, I just bought a 3G Modem two weeks ago. The first time in my life I have my own internet connection!

[Link]

i was actually just making fun of you for thinking that internet is mozilla
how much did you pay for your technical qualification?

I don't think that internet is mozilla. I use the internet through mozilla.

How much did I pay? I have a school bill for $12,000.

[Crystal Mew]

dang dude, better get going on that business to start getting that paid off

[Zak]

Is "Mozilla" an internet service provider? I always thought it was just a browser (but I could be wrong maybe the company does have an ISP)?

I think that is the point kurai was making...

Oh, whoops, forgot to mention that I don't have dial-up. I am currently on Verizon for the phone. For the internet, I have Mozilla and it hasn't been that bad.

"I don't have dial-up, I have Mozilla".

Yeah... good luck in the tech support industry. I'm nowhere near a computer whiz and I knew that.

[Link]

Is "Mozilla" an internet service provider? I always thought it was just a browser (but I could be wrong maybe the company does have an ISP)?

I think that is the point kurai was making...



"I don't have dial-up, I have Mozilla".

Yeah... good luck in the tech support industry. I'm nowhere near a computer whiz and I knew that.

I never said what you're claiming I said. Nice try. Mozilla is an internet service provider of sorts, otherwise, I couldn't get on here through it. By the way, I am certain that you're just doing this because you have a lot of free time and nothing else to do.

[Jeff]

Your ISP is the company that connects you to the Internet through their servers. Mozilla isn't an ISP, they're just a company that makes a web browser.

[Zak]

I never said what you're claiming I said. Nice try. Mozilla is an internet service provider of sorts, otherwise, I couldn't get on here through it. By the way, I am certain that you're just doing this because you have a lot of free time and nothing else to do.

This post makes me feel like I'm on Serebii forums.

[Blademaster]

I'm so confused by this conversation...

[Link]

Your ISP is the company that connects you to the Internet through their servers. Mozilla isn't an ISP, they're just a company that makes a web browser.

Thank you for stating what I said.

[Jeff]

Mozilla is an internet service provider of sorts

Mozilla isn't an ISP, they're just a company that makes a web browser.

?

[Lady Vulpix]

Maybe Heracross meant to say that browsers provide a service that help you make a better use of the Internet? In that twisted sense a browser is an "Internet service provider", but it's not what most people mean when we say that phrase.

[abunaidesu]

i was actually just making fun of you for thinking that internet is mozilla
how much did you pay for your technical qualification?

maybe he should have paid for an english course instead of a "computer class".