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GuruAid

3.9

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GuruAid Reviews Summary

The company has garnered a mixed reputation, with some customers praising the quality and thoroughness of technical support, highlighting positive experiences with knowledgeable and courteous technicians. However, numerous negative reviews point to significant concerns regarding deceptive practices, such as misrepresenting affiliations with well-known tech brands and difficulties in obtaining refunds. Customers frequently report long wait times, inadequate service, and aggressive upselling tactics. Overall, while there are satisfied customers who appreciate the support, a substantial number express distrust and dissatisfaction, indicating a need for improved transparency and customer service practices.

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After problems with my computer system Kaspersky's Guruaid technical team quickly resolved all the problems. They were very polite and took over my computer remotely and explained exactly what they were doing at every step which gave me a great deal of confidence in there expertise. Well done the technical team best regards Paul Wass.

Date of experience: November 5, 2014
GB
1 review
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Prasad Shetty was extremely helpful, patient and all round clever chap.He helped me repair my computer to an excellent condition.

Date of experience: November 5, 2014
GB
1 review
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Excellent
November 5, 2014

Well what can i say apart from what i have said before Guru Aid are very helful do what they say. Don't believe what people say they are not scam merchants they do the job that they say they do, they have cleaned and clarified any problems on my computer and also my husband in total their service is excellent and would recommend them to everyone. They are very professional and even though it may take up to 4 hours to work on your computer you can sit back and watch the professionals do the work right in front of your eyes and if you feel uncomfortable you can disconnect at any time without worrying, they will only do the job you are asking them to do total satisfaction 5 stars all the way.

Date of experience: November 5, 2014
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Extremely annoyed at the service I received by Ashref Khan. He was not giving me the time to speak. He was speaking over myself. Would not give me a refund for the auto enrolment for £59.99 unless I paid £50 for his service. Then, what is the point? I could have got it fixed for free then call back to get a different macaffee program. All I wanted at the end of the call was a refund for that automatic charge then use a different program afterwards. Due to the poor customer service, I will never re-use a Macaffee product! He was also unable to give me an Macaffee phone or e-mail. As a third party system, surely you have Macaffee's contact details. Otherwise, how do you contact them? Unacceptable! Was a costumer for 2 years, I will never renew again. Luckly, I spoke to Jane from Macaffee who was then listening to my request and efficiently made a refund.

Date of experience: November 4, 2014
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The technicians are very courteous an d knowledgable. Will recommend guruaid to anyone looking for help. Well worth the cost!

Date of experience: November 4, 2014
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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It was a good experience when I watched and helped my friend fix my computer and get out all the kinks. Very happy

Date of experience: November 3, 2014
Brazil
1 review
3 helpful votes
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What more can I say than Thank You to you and your team, for fixing my problem in double quick time I will be in touch in January for a further update.

Robert Fosterjohn

Date of experience: November 3, 2014
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Milan was excellent at completing the task assigned to be fixed. I have been very happy with Guruaid service and attention my problems assigned to them. Keep up the good work.

Date of experience: November 2, 2014
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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A serious problem taken seriously and resolved with great patience and professionalism

Date of experience: November 2, 2014
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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GuruAid has the best IT people I have ever worked with. They are the GREATEST.

Martin Casey
Accounting Control
Palatine. IL

Date of experience: November 2, 2014
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I always get very reliable help from Guraid. This session and other sessions have always resolved my problems to my satisfaction.

Date of experience: November 1, 2014
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Prashanth Shetty is a six+ star employee and it has been a pleasure to work with him.

Date of experience: October 31, 2014
District of Columbia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Mr. Prasad Shetty from GuruAid was wonderful. He was very efficient, kind and extremely patient. He resolved all my problems with knowledge and kindness. Thank you Mr. Shetty :)

Date of experience: October 31, 2014
Arkansas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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This has been a nightmare. They lost several of my programs and finally called Dell and they discovered 63 viruses on my computer. I am calling my credit card company today and disputing the charge. Stay away! To bad the computer allows sites like this. They are scams.

Date of experience: October 31, 2014
Maryland
2 reviews
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Thank you guruaid for helping me get my computer running faster. Your service was right on target.

Date of experience: October 28, 2014
India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It was awesome working with Guruaid. They were wonderful patient and resolved all the issues that i had. Need to appreciate Rajesh who helped me. An absolute 5 stars for these guys.

Date of experience: October 28, 2014
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I found these guys very helpful and very patient with my and spent a whole day "servicing" my computer. I paid a year's subscription in August but forgot to ask them for remote access in September.

I have this morning sent my phone number and details to them for help as my computer keeps freezing so I will update this later to let you know if they have contacted me to uphold their end of the contract.

Date of experience: October 28, 2014
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The guru team are all very helpfull and take the time to resolve my PC problems with there experts, it was just a shame it took so long

Date of experience: October 21, 2014
GB
1 review
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I have already done this
October 21, 2014

I have already done this. I am not doing it again.

Date of experience: October 21, 2014
Tennessee
1 review
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The experience is never fun when your computer isn't working, but it was resolved to my satisfaction

Date of experience: October 20, 2014

From the business

Headquartered in Branford, Connecticut, GuruAid is a division of Lester Inc, incorporated in 1981 in the U.S.

GuruAid is a global next-generation computer support service provider for consumers and small businesses in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Launched in 2010 our subscriber base includes thousands of consumers and hundreds of small businesses.

With the use of sophisticated tools and a dedicated team of IT specialists, GuruAid provides high quality technical support services to its customers. Our services are designed to help customers with online instant support for computer related problems.

Our range of independent technical services spans across Microsoft & Apple operating system platforms, securities software such as Norton, Mcafee, Kaspersky, and computers from major OEMs such as Dell, HP, Acer.