Your Local Nerd in Texarkana
Texarkana on both sides of State Line Avenue, Ashdown, Fouke and Garland City, out to Hope, Nashville, De Queen and Prescott. Type your ZIP when you book and the page tells you whether a Local Nerd drives to your address and exactly what the visit costs.
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
Dead spots, a router in the wrong place, a network nobody can get onto. We fix the coverage first, before anybody tells you to buy faster internet.
Computers that have gotten slow or strange
The machine that takes four minutes to start, the file that vanished, the update that won't finish. We sort those out and set up a backup while we're there.
TVs, streaming and “where did my channel go”
Streaming is confusing and there are too many apps. We'll get it working and leave you with something you can run without a manual.
Phones and tablets, set up your way
Setting up a new one, moving everything across, photos, passwords, and making the text bigger without breaking anything.
Learning it at your own pace
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.
Doorbells, cameras and smart home gear
Cameras you can pull up when you need them, a doorbell that rings the right phone, a thermostat that keeps its schedule. We set it up and explain it once.
Printers that won't print
Wireless printers are badly designed, and it isn't your fault. We'll get it printing and scanning and leave it that way.
Scams, pop-ups and “is this email real?”
Pop-ups, fake warnings, emails that want you to click. We'll clear it out and show you what to look for so the next one doesn't get you.
What tech help looks like around here.
Texarkana is one town with two area codes, and we treat it that way: the state line runs down the middle of the post office and our miles don't stop at it. Older brick near downtown and the newer houses out Richmond Road have the usual Wi-Fi trouble; out toward Ashdown and Hope the question is which internet service reaches you at all.
Patient, unhurried help, especially for the 55+ crowd.
A lot of households here spent careers at Red River, the paper mill or the railroad, being good at something hard, and are now being told by a phone that their password is wrong. We sit down, go at your pace, and write things down if you want them written down.
Towns we reach in Texarkana & Southwest Arkansas.
Our service area is measured in miles from downtown Texarkana, and the hourly rate steps up the farther we drive. That is 51 towns across Arkansas and Texas, covering Miller, Little River, Hempstead, Sevier, Howard and Lafayette counties.
| Band | Towns | In-person rate |
|---|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | Texarkana, TX, Nash, TX, Genoa, Texarkana, Ogden, Fouke, Redwater, TX, Hooks, TX, Ashdown, Maud, TX, Fulton, Queen City, TX, Bloomburg, TX, Wilton, New Boston, TX, Saratoga, Atlanta, TX | $110/hr |
| 25 to 50 miles | Douglassville, TX, Ben Lomond, Columbus, Alleene, Foreman, Hope, Mineral Springs, Washington, Simms, TX, De Kalb, TX, Lockesburg, Marietta, TX, Ozan, Linden, TX, Nashville, Blevins and 3 more nearby towns | $130/hr |
| 50 to 75 miles | Cookville, TX | $145/hr |
| Remote today | Garland City, Doddridge, Lewisville, Stamps, Bradley, Bivins, TX, Mc Leod, TX, Buckner, Kildare, TX, Emmet, Taylor, Prescott, Cale, Willisville | 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.
Help for a parent who lives in Texarkana.
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 Texarkana ask us.
I'm on the Texas side. Do you come there?
Yes. Enter your ZIP when you book: a Texas-side address is measured from downtown Texarkana like any other and books at the rate for that band.
Does somebody come out to Texarkana?
The ZIP check when you book answers that for your street: if a Local Nerd comes out to your address, the visit books at the rate shown. The list on this page marks every town a Local Nerd reaches today.
I'm in Hope or De Queen. Is that too far?
No. Our service area is measured in miles from downtown Texarkana: Ashdown and Fouke are inside the closest band, Hope, Nashville, De Queen and Prescott are in the 25 to 50 mile band. This page lists every town by band.
How much does tech help cost in Texarkana?
Remote help is $39 for a 30-minute session. In-person visits are $110 an hour within 25 miles of downtown Texarkana, $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.
Do you help older adults in Texarkana with technology?
Yes. One-on-one help for older adults is work we like. We go at your pace, and we'll write the steps down for you to keep.
Do you fix broken devices, or just set things up?
We do. Most of what people call broken is a setting, an update, an account or a connection, and we fix those. Screens, batteries, parts and data recovery from a failed drive are somebody else's job, and we'll tell you that up front.
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 Texarkana involves or apply here.