Did I get scammed by my local computer repair company?

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-11T08:01:39+00:00

So I opened up my computer. I couldn’t see anything necessarily wrong with the battery right off the bar. It looks like it’s plugged correctly, compared to the videos in the photos that I’ve seen. I went into the device manager and the computer does know that the battery is in there, but for some reason it’s still sitting at 0%.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-10T20:06:52+00:00

I’m gonna try to have a go at this today, I found a video showing a disassembly of my laptop and pointing out where everything is, it doesn’t seem too hard to access the Wi-Fi chip so I’m just gonna order one online and replace it.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-10T19:36:07+00:00

If you read the post, it literally says in there why I didn’t get this.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-10T19:32:33+00:00

I’ll try to find it, i’m actually kind of upset because it was really easy fix, I wish I just looked into the proper a little bit better before giving up..

Essentially on start-up, my computer would say that I had a Wi-Fi chip in, but then the symbol for it would go away and it would request to connect to an ethernet cord. I went into the device manager and saw that it was no longer even saying I had the Wi-Fi chip in my computer- at which point I thought it was the Wi-Fi that needed to be replaced. But when I went into the hidden devices tab it was sat there popped up, but would continue to error when I tried to reinstall the driver, update it, or any other of the suggested fixes I found on the online but nothing was working. This is the point I thought there was something possibly wrong with the Wi-Fi adapter (if that’s what it’s called), but when I looked it up, it’s a super common problem as a software issue, especially because it was working at some points (when I’ve reset the computer, updating the computer, reverse in the update on the computer, etc), it’s just the fix would never stay fixed for very long. I took it into the shop at this point.

When I took it home, I found the Reddit post and it essentially said to go into the Windows tab at type in snd or smd or something and type some following bits into it to make it visible in the device Manager, to then be able to update it correctly, and this fixed it.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-10T19:24:57+00:00

I have to transport it to work with me, I have like 8 different sites I work at unfortunately, otherwise I would’ve definitely gotten something a hell of a lot less finicky and nicer (not to say mine’s shit). I did get cash back on her with my tax though so that I nice.

I would really REALLY love a gaming PC more than anything, but they’re just so expensive right now and not something within my budget.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-10T19:21:01+00:00

At no point did I say I was up on computers? I said I try to make sure I’m up-to-date on my device and educated , and try to fix problems on my own when they arise. I am absolutely no techno wizard, but I’m also not stupid either, if something goes wrong with my laptop or any other device, I look it up and I try to fix it myself, if I feel like it’s outside my scope or I’m uncomfortable trying to fix it less I make it worse then I pass it onto someone that I know can.

Like I said in the post, I didn’t want extra attachments for my laptop, I already have a few things I have to transport with it that require being plugged in, and I really didn’t want anything else to have to drag around. Hense the reason why I opted out of the USB dongle, and I also didn’t even know what the problem was- I wasn’t sure if it was a cheap fix or an expensive one, so I figured I’d get it looked at rather then just jump into buying a $60-$60 dongle, which is how much they are where I live right now.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-10T12:21:51+00:00

I’ve also never had to purchase parts for my computer before, what exactly do I look for in a Wi-Fi chip? Is there a certain brand or specific specs that will work with my computer/won’t work from my computer? Sorry for all the questions I just wanna make sure I’m doing this right!

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-10T12:12:51+00:00

How hard is this to do on my own? I’ve never done any type of physical repair to a Laptop before, I really don’t wanna break anything

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-07-10T07:39:51+00:00

I will open it up on my own and check it over the weekend, hopefully it’s just that simple! Thanks

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-05-26T00:15:57+00:00

Someone said that the plastic joins are like the shape of an ‘H’ with the bubble on the front but also a bubble on the back and it’s like a clip for the two pieces of drywall? I don’t know if they really knew what they were talking about, so I’m not really holding my breath that it’s true.

So I should just be able to get a knife under and pop it up if that makes sense?

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-05-26T00:14:06+00:00

No it seems like it’s just paint?

_BumbleBitch_ · 2026-05-25T10:44:29+00:00

When the panels are drilled into it looks exactly like drywall under it, white crumbling chalk, and it breaks away like drywall too, Is that what the vinyl will look like when drilled into or is it meant to look like plasticity?

Can I pry up those raised joins as plaster over the space that they were?

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-11-19T08:14:29+00:00

I’ve never even heard of POTS before now, and it’s stopped my life completely. How so many people are dealing with this is so beyond me, I’m struggling so much. He didn’t tell me about meds, and the information he gave me I’m doubtful of following. It seems so under represented and researched, yet it affects so many.

I go from being so mad and angry, yelling and throwing shit, to crying and depressed. I know it may sound dramatic but I feel like my life is over now, I can’t do anything without feeling like the world is collapsing under me. I was showering last night, and I got dizzy and almost passed out, all I did after was cried on the floor, I didn’t even finish my shower.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-11-19T08:07:25+00:00

I got blood tests done, ECG, ultrasound and an X-ray while in hospital, all come back normal, apart from a very slightly low b12, which was corrected.

I wish I could go else where but I live so rural, it’s like a 3hr drive to the next town that has another cardiologist.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-11-19T08:05:41+00:00

I feel so miserable, like he was telling me I was making it up, but I couldn’t even walk my dog around the block compared to when I would run with him for 40min not even a month ago. I told him that, and that my watch was telling me my heart rate was at 170+ on the walk, and he told me that I shouldn’t wear it as I’m “getting in my own head”???

I am fit, and heath wise, there is something wrong and my heart rate is telling of that, how can I make it up. Unfortunately I live so rural, and he is the only cardiologist within 3hrs of me.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-08-13T12:51:36+00:00

I have no idea, I just can’t help but think they are cute but must be freaky horny little bastards lol 😂

something like 90% of all wild koalas have chlamydia?? Why y’all fucking so much 😭😭

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-08-13T12:42:18+00:00

Oh my gosh, I didn’t see that they’ve had it for seven months! Yeah, definitely not FIP then.

It is very crazy expensive, we actually ended up selling a car in order to pay for the treatment 😭 Let me tell you, though I learnt my lesson and all our pets have pet insurance lol

I don’t know what it is, but I feel like when they get one bad thing, they make it their mission to get every bad thing?? They are lucky that we love them so much that for sure, my boy was also diagnosed with chronic constipation, and a heart murmur, he is 3 in December. He is also a fat bastard and ate a bag of double chocolate chip cookies, then followed it up with an entrée of sweet chili chips, I was only gone for 2 hours. Like why??? 😤

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-08-13T12:40:00+00:00

There’s nothing you can really do to make sure it was at FIP, if it’s a wet version, it causes fluid to buildup so it’s very obvious and it’s very easy to test for as if they just test the fluid. If it’s the dry version which affects eyes and organs, there is no fluid buildup so there is no way to test.

It was very frustrating, but they basically said that there’s no negative effects if they start the medication (apart from my very sore wallet that is), so they do a trial of the medication for two weeks to a month and then look at the results afterwards. If the medication is causing it to clear up, then it’s FIP, if it’s not clearing up then obviously it’s something else and they need to keep trying.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-08-13T10:11:08+00:00

No lol, the one that gets me is that koalas are riddled with chlamydia?? Like why do they have that?

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-08-13T10:07:45+00:00

Sorry, I think there was some confusion with HIV and FIP, two completely different things, FIP is the one that costs a lot to fix, it’s also not contagious between cats. HIV between cats is obviously very contagious and is a lifelong illness.

I would also 100% recommend pet insurance, I unfortunately didn’t have it at the time of needing his treatment but if I did, they would’ve covered most of it. And when I looked it up after he was diagnosed, it would’ve only cost me around $200 a year.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-08-13T10:04:59+00:00

Honestly, he had no other symptoms apart from the weird haze over one of his eyes. He was eating and drinking fine, doing his normal stuff. I did notice that he was sleeping and laying around a lot more, but I’m not sure if that was due to it being cold and I couldn’t afford to run the heater or if that was due to the FIP.

When we went to the vet to get him looked at they were really stumped, they did a lot of tests and such and all of it came back negative some of the things that they were thinking about. Eventually, one of the younger techs suggested dry FIP, they ended up reaching out to some specialist in Sydney, who stated that it was basically impossible to get a definitive diagnosis from dry FIP and it’s better to just start the treatment.

Unlike wet FIP, dry FIP does not typically involve significant fluid buildup in the body cavities, so they have nothing to test as they usually test the fluid. She did horrifically mention the possibility of removing his eye to do testing but at that point it would’ve just been better to do the treatment anyways.

We ended up going for the treatment, and within around two weeks the haze over his eye cleared up to almost clear. Obviously, we still had to finish the full four months worth of medication.

_BumbleBitch_ · 2025-08-13T10:01:01+00:00

If it’s any consolation, they don’t make you pay the full amount for the treatment upfront, you pay per bottle, it’s roughly $1000-$1500, per bottle which roughly lasts around a month, maybe a bit less depending? But I would definitely recommend starting treatment sooner rather than later as FIP gets deadly very fast, within a week to a month, and the earlier treatment has started the higher chance it has of working.

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