IT Support & Computer Repair Helensvale

IT Support & Computer Repair Helensvale

We come to you, we explain what we are doing, and we never make you feel silly for asking.

Real IT Consulting provides computer repair and IT support across Helensvale, including Monterey Keys, Gaven and the areas around Westfield Helensvale and the station precinct. We are based in Pimpama, a short drive north.

No Jargon. Genuinely.

Plenty of computer shops say they explain things simply and then bury you in acronyms. Helensvale has a lot of established households, and we hear the same frustration repeatedly: the last person who fixed it talked over the top of them, did something they did not understand, and left.

We work differently. We tell you what is wrong in plain English, what it will cost before we start, and we are happy to show you what we did so you are not left guessing. If you want us to write the steps down so you can do it yourself next time, we will.

What We Help Helensvale With

  • Computers that have got slow. Usually fixable for far less than a new machine — an SSD upgrade or added memory typically transforms a laptop that feels finished.
  • Pop-ups, scams and "Microsoft is calling you" phone scams. We clean the machine, secure it properly, and show you how to recognise the next one. If you think you have been scammed, call us early — the sooner we look, the more we can contain.
  • Photos you are worried about losing. We set up automatic backups so decades of family photos are not sitting on one ageing hard drive. If a drive has already failed, we do data recovery.
  • WiFi that does not reach the back rooms. Common in older brick homes and larger blocks.
  • Printers that have stopped talking to the computer. Endlessly frustrating, usually quick to fix.
  • New computer setup. Everything moved across from the old machine — files, photos, email, bookmarks — so you are not starting from scratch.

Pricing

Service Rate
Remote support $99/hr
Onsite support in Helensvale $149/hr
Laptop diagnostic $39, credited to repair

No fix, no fee. Full repair price list here.

Common Questions

I am not very good with computers. Is that a problem?
Not at all — that is most of our customers. You do not need to know what is wrong. Describe what it is doing in your own words and we will work it out.
Do you have to take my computer away?
Often not. Many jobs we complete in your home. If a repair genuinely needs the bench, we take it and return it — usually same or next day.
Someone called saying my computer has a virus. Is it real?
Almost certainly a scam. Microsoft, Telstra and the NBN do not ring people about viruses. Hang up, do not let anyone connect to your computer, and call us if you are unsure or if you already gave them access.

Helensvale — we will come to you.

Patient, honest help. Price agreed before we start.

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Also serving nearby: Pimpama, Coomera, Ormeau and the wider Gold Coast.