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Get Answers to Tech Questions at FixYa

May 22nd, 2008 @ 7:57 am

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Categories: Web Tools

Tags: Site, Printers, Manufacturing, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rick Broida

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Printer won’t print? Lost the manual for your cell phone? Head to FixYa, a site that offers free tech support and troubleshooting.

Getting started is a snap: Just type the name of the troublesome product or a brief description of your problem, then click Search. You can also browse lists of product manufacturers and recently posted problems. If that doesn’t reveal a solution, click the Ask button to post your question; one of FixYa’s “experts” (i.e. fellow users) should come to the rescue with a solution in fairly short order. The site also lets you search for repairmen (repairpersons?) in your area.

Unlike other “answers” sites – Askville, Yahoo Answers, etc. – FixYa caters expressly to tech products and solutions. That makes it a must-bookmark in my book. Your chances for getting decent help are arguably much better than if you go through a manufacturer’s support site. [via CyberNet]

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    05/23/08 | Report as spam

    FixYa, Solutions to all Consumer Devices

    Hey Rick,

    Thanks for writing about FixYa. We are always looking to improve the value we provide to people using the site. We are actually looking to release a business-oriented solution within the next few months that I'd talk to about to you about when the time is appropriate. Just drop me a line at my email and we can talk about it.

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