Geek Squad Reviews

I made an appointment with the Geek Squad today to have noisy fan on the back of my under 1 year old computer looked at. I purchased a two year protection plan so I figured it was covered. Yes it's covered if I want to wait 4-6 weeks to change out a fan they stock on the shelf. They even had the balls to charge me for the $15 dollar fan. So I purchased the fan and changed it out myself in about 5 minutes. This a computer my son uses for school and can not be without it for 4-6 weeks. What good is a protection plan if it has to be sent out for 4-6 weeks and the service techs are not even willing to help out. They should have been getting the part off the shelf and installing it on the spot for the money I spent. Total scam in my opinion. How many people are they robbing every day? This kind of thing has to stop or be corrected.

I'm writing anyone who is even considering this "protection plan" to run. This is a straight up scam. They will promise you they will cover damage, fix or replace. It's a LIE. They will charge you, they will make it very hard to get any kind of service, they will hang up on you after you've been on hold for hours. Learn from my mistake and don't waste your money. I'm $400 deep in paying for this "protection" and they will not fix my phone without charging me $200 more because the back of my phone is cracked. I don't even need that part fixed but they refuse to do it without me paying. On top of that they told me screen repairs were covered.

They were fine at first, they hook into your computer and fix any problems. They charge by the year. The last time someone got into my bank account, got $2000.00 hooked up with them and they said that they would check it out. Well after about 8 hours of working on it, they said that I owed them $350.00 for extra work, which they never told me at first. All costs were supposed to be covered. After not using them for awhile I wondered if they had something to do with missing money. Been trying to connect with them for 3 days now and it reads that I have been unlinked from them, still have time remaining on last contact, makes me wonder. Watch out for them.

Seth of the Geek Squad met me at the door in Sherman Texas. Nice touch! I requested an appointment through the national Best Buy contact to determine if the LG sound bar was working properly. Seth told me how to hook up the sound bar and even drew a diagram. But what I wanted was for Seth to test the sound bar to see if it was working properly. Seth stated that he could not do that without the proper equipment. He returned the sound bar to me with instructions to reconnect the sound bar and make another appointment if it did not work. I wonder why I drove 15 miles for that service.

Horrible experience all around!! Called in for customer support only to be hung up on three times - I have escalated my case twice with having them confirm someone will call me "within 24hours"... It's been 5 days and I have called twice to re-escalate. One of the customer support employees has been incredibly rude, calling me a liar and laughing about my issue. I have wasted so much time and energy trying to get a simple warranty claim resolved. HORRIBLE experience. DO NOT USE THEM.

Presently on hold with Geek Squad rep Chad for second time (18 minutes and counting), first time they hung up. Also online in chat for tech since 11:37 a.m. (It is now 2:24 pm.) Not sure I will ever get help.

Tried to get my dead tv replaced for two weeks after only a year of use. Two year service contract that they do everything they can to avoid honoring. They can’t fix tv and need to replace the value. Don’t buy Best Buy Geek Squad service. It is a waste of money.

Their online support is just awful. I called because iCloud contacts were not syncing with Outlook. Their tier one support couldn't help so he had to send the issue to another agent. They do this electronically. After three hours, the next agent hadn't come online yet so I went to bed. The next morning I woke up and saw that an agent said 'Outlook is fixed'. Well, Outlook was working but still was not syncing with iCloud. I called back. Same drill. 45 minutes later another agent came on, ran some automated fixes and then disconnected the session! I called back and asked for a supervisor. They said one would call me back in 20 minutes. 1 hour later, no call. I called back. The tier one tech spend 45 minutes dinking with it, couldn't help and sent me to another tech which came on 30 minutes later. She ran a number of processes and caused my system to reboot and then was gone. Thus far, I've wasted over 7 hours and am no farther ahead. This is AWFUL support.

According to the Best Buy website they are no longer accepting reviews. The option to purchase a Geek Squad Total Tech plan is "sold out" - hmmmm. I wonder why. This company pumped the masses with their nifty black ties and geeky glasses only to leave us support-less. Every time I call they have a problem looking up my acct. It's 6pm; takes them about 20 mins of explanation of 'I pay for the service but it's under my mother's name/phone' for them to understand and locate the acct. Apparently, very confusing for smart techy people to figure out.

I want to express my appreciation for the service that Brandon ** provided for me through my Best Buy Beta Service Program yesterday, 8/23/21, a Sunday afternoon. I was on the phone for almost 2 hours yesterday before I got through to Brandon. He was able to correct an issue that I was having that others, including Verizon's tech support, were unable to correct. It took Brandon about 15 minutes to diagnose and correct the issue I was having with my Google Messages app and my wife's Apple messaging app... I won't go into the details... but it was involved... I told Brandon that I wanted to speak to someone about his professional, knowledgeable, and considerate assistance. Brandon has greatly contributed to me being a raving fan of Best Buy, including, especially including the Geek Squad assistance I receive from Best Buy.

After making a reservation over the phone with Geek Squad to repair my HP printer, I show up at the Danbury office today which was obviously overbooked and due to the storm they probably wanted to be done with their day and leave as quickly as possible. I wait in line and when it's my turn I tell the representative that I had a reservation and immediately when he saw me holding my printer he directed me to go to customer service to return it rather than even ask what the issue was.

Purchased an OLED TV from someone through Facebook around May 21' who originally purchased it from Best Buy in Nov 2020. Also purchased from him the Geek Squad plan after confirming with best buy that it was transferable. Geek Squad sent an email 2 days later confirming me as the current owner of the plan. Few months down the road I noticed the black color was distorted and checked with Geek Squad to which they said they will repair it not replace. Not liking the idea of repair I decided to get a new one from another brand and asked them to cancel the protection plan to which they said they'll issue a refund of 173.06.

Zero stars isn't low enough to express my disgust right now for the Best Buy Geek Squad located in long island NY. Punctuality means nothing to them. You get text messages and emails for days saying they will deliver your item between a specific time and date. But they show up a whole two hours early. Of course I'm away because I'm not expecting them early and they leave. Now I have to wait four days for a redelivery. You guys messed up bad.

Took me forever to schedule an appt to install a TV. Waited on hold, the guy could not figure out how to charge the card so the call took an hour, had to wait two weeks for an appt, and then they showed up at 2PM for the 9-1 appt. No call, nothing but a text at 1230 saying the guy will be here at 1:55. Wasted an entire day and I'm a no show for a celebration of life because of this. Really messed up organization. I tried to review and was told that they are not accepting reviews any longer. There is a surprise.

Fraudulent Charges of $104.99 by Geek Squad. Geek Squad employee has been upset at me because I gave a negative feedback on Gas Dryer Installer. This Geek Squad employee is making fraudulent charges against my credit card by purchasing 3 year protection plan for $104.99. First was made on Jul 3rd 2021 from BestBuy Store # 2663 in Richfield, MN. I got it refunded by calling the BestBuy online service. Now I see the charge for the same amount again made on Jul 8th from BestBuy Store # 1324, Joplin, MO. I will have to write this on media outlets and take legal action.

Purchased a television from Best Buy in March 2021, stopped working in July 2021. Scheduled a home repair appt for July 2. Two hours before the end of the 7 hour window I was texted that the appt would have to be rescheduled to JULY 15. They refused to make the appt any earlier even though I had been bumped. I will never purchase another product from Best Buy and I am returning the remote that I recently purchased. What truly horrible customer service, and if I could award zero stars I would. Buy your electronics elsewhere.

I decided to give Geek Squad another chance after they denied damaging my son’s computer in 2017. I called the National customer service number to get a price and figure out how to schedule an appointment because the site was hard to navigate. I was quoted $59.99 for a battery replacement in a 2015 MacBook Pro (price seemed off but OK). Booked my appointment for a week later.

I bought a Razer stealth 13 August 2020 with a warranty for 2 years at this store. However started having screen flickering and black screen when the laptop screen was being moved or in general after use for a few months (I’m very busy haven’t had time to set this schedule yet). I updated all my drivers as recommended by razer to no avail. Booked a Geek squad appt on June 30 2021 at this store. I wasn’t able to duplicate the problem on the spot since I didn’t use my laptop and it was still pretty cool in terms of temperature. And I believe based on razer and tech forums, the problem is with the screen cables too close to heat sink.

I took a geek squad coverage from Geek Squad for my refrigerator paying 148 dollars when I bought it from BestBuy. Within less than 2 years of use the fridge compressor gave up. I have been chasing the geek squad "awesome service" for last 1 month without any respite. This is a SCAM. Never ever take any coverage from them. Completely useless!!!

I dropped off my Asus laptop on 05/04/21 to be shipped to Geek Squad's service center. After about a week, I finally received an estimate. I was told it would cost me $566 to replace the motherboard & processor (which was expected, I had an idea of what was wrong and I know neither of those items are cheap). My laptop, brand new, had been priced at $850. I called and approved the price so they could go ahead and repair it. I waited around for another two weeks and it still was not repaired, and I received an email saying I had another estimate that needed to be approved. Contrary to what they led me to believe, my computer still had not been worked on.

I have a Samsung Refrigerator with a ice maker that freezes over every 3-4 weeks and requires hands on maintenance to remove frozen ice blocking the dispensing mechanism. Set an appointment with Geek Squad with a minimum window of 8am-5pm. I waited all day, they called to confirm the day before and then emailed to cancel after 1pm on appointment day which I learned of after 5 when I called for an update. AIG coordinates their repairs and had no idea what happened. Set another appointment for 8am-5pm, had 2 confirmation emails and no call to confirm as stated in the email so I tried reaching out the day before.

I bought a new PC from Best Buy. March 2020. Had problems with the keyboard within a month of setting the PC up. Took FOUR MONTHS (I was very patient) of online support and in store "during Covid" support (with conflicting opinions by different Geek Squad technicians of what the problem was) but didn't resolve the keyboard issue. Finally told me to replace keyboard (within one year warranty) and they would reimburse me, as they no longer had same keyboard to replace. I purchased a higher quality keyboard because of the cheap nature of the keyboard they had sold to me, and they refused to reimburse me, even the partial amount of the cost of the keyboard Best Buy sold to me.

I recently bought a Lenovo laptop and it was in Microsoft S-mode. The email account linked to Microsoft was one that was no longer operable, so I couldn't do anything on the computer. I took it to the Geek Squad at Best Buy (where I had purchased the computer) and they said they would get it out of S-mode for me and transfer all the data from my old laptop onto the Lenovo. The day I was supposed to pick it up from them, they called and said they couldn't transfer my data because the HD on my existing computer "would not enumerate." They said (or certainly implied) that they couldn't find any data on my existing computer.

I tried to put zero stars. This company knew my computer that had a replacement policy on it broke, but told me to go buy a new one and kept (and is still) charging my credit card for the protection plan on the computer that had to be replaced because they could not fix it. I have spoken with customer service at length. I was even told that no, no one else at the company could speak with me when I asked to speak with a manager. They told me to go into the store and speak with a manager of both the store (Best Buy) and Geek Squad, even after I told them our stores are closed because there is a pandemic.

I recently purchased a new computer. They tried to charge me for a new service and upgrade in Webroot. My old service is in full effect until January 2022 and so is my Webroot, That means the company would have had my money 6 months early!!! I had asked them to transfer Webroot from my old computer to my new computer. They did NOT even install Webroot on my new computer and it can cover more than 1 device. I had left my new computer for set up, they never notified me it was ready, did not give me a briefing on any changes, additions, etc. When I went back, Tech was brief, annoyed and not interested in helping a senior citizen. I am really disappointed in Geek Squad and after 20 years a member, I will not renew my membership.

I bought a computer January of this year from Best Buy. It turned out to be a nightmare. I received an email from their Geek Squad that I missed a plan member payment of $22.99 so I made the payment. When I tried to cancel the plan I was told I would have to pay it in full. After a lot of phone calls and a visit to the store manager he told me the same thing I could not cancel. Finally I called Geek Squad again and said I am going to get help from Consumer Affairs. That is when it was cancelled. I have the person's name and ID information for my files. Geek Squad is not worth the money $359.99 a year. I will never buy from them again.

Horrible service. I went to Geek Squad to fix my computer because the fans weren’t working properly so I shipped it to the repair. Turns out the service was absolutely horrible. Not only did they not fix my issue, but instead when they opened my computer they changed the battery and put one in that OBVIOUSLY didn’t fit, meaning they take 0 care of the products they are given. Due to the idiotic action of putting a bigger battery into my computer it broke other parts of the bottom of the device. Finally, I now have a computer with an inadequate and broken battery. Do not trust this company with your devices. Try and find an alternative solution!

They installed 8 cameras at my home, 3 cameras won’t record motion, I called tech that installed no call back, I have called Best-Buy twice to return only run around here, I paid $1200.00 for cameras including install I asked when I bought cameras $699.00 to install is this total charge. I was told yes, when tech installed charged me $93.00 more for three extra cables to hook up cameras, I felt like I bought a used car at a car lot was sold a lemon, lots of up sale here.

I used Geek Squad's virtual support service to try and connect two computers' files over my home network. I was getting an error on one computer and I couldn't figure it out myself. I tried having Geek Squad fix it, but four wasted hours later and three virtual sessions, they can't fix it either. I asked them for my money back since they couldn't fix it and they claim to offer a "30 day workmanship guarantee" which is obviously false, and they won't give me a refund for the amount I paid either. What a scam! Do NOT use Geek Squad services. They will steal your money and waste more of your time trying to get your money back.

Geek Squad has gone down the drain! They are using 3rd party people that are unprofessional and usually can't get it done. Called them 3 times and now nearly a year later still not fixed. I am a total tech customer and a Best Buy Elite customer. Best Buy and Geek Squad are nothing of what they used to be. Now a big mess filled with young kids working there. No one knows anything, the stores are a mess. Hopeless to expect they can fix things at this point. The quality of these subs and the store personnel is just not good. I am not renewing any of these extended services and shopping elsewhere when possible. A huge void for in home service is opening as they keep dropping the ball!

Got the insurance plan at the time I bought my phone, sounded like something I had to have. No 2 months later and my brand new iPhone 11s camera and flashlight just stopped working. But no worries I’ve got insurance. Hahaha so basically your 2 options are send your phone out for repairs and do without a phone, or you can give 1,000$ deposit and they’ll send a replacement. And after reluctantly agreeing they do more paperwork and at the end ask for more credit card info in case there’s charges?? What? Isn’t that what the monthly payments cover?

I have scheduled multiple appointments with this company for in-home repairs. They have continually come, wasted my time by not fixing the issue, and telling me they will reschedule it for a later date. They never reschedule. If you have the opportunity to get someone else I highly recommend going with anyone over this company. I honestly would rather do it myself than waste an hour of my time watching these fools try and fix something that they are too incompetent to do even though they're supposedly paid professionals. Joke of a company.

I was unable to get Dell to finish a warranty claim and I ended up calling number locally that said Dell Support. When I called I was connected to Geek Squad and I was scammed for over $1,500 when I allowed Geek Squad remote access to my computers and they used three of my credit cards to enter fraudulent charges and create an account with Best Buy for more phony charges by setting up a customer account at Best Buy without my knowledge or consent. When I realized what was going on, I shut down the remote access but it was too late. I had to pay the phony charges to get Amazon paid and that resulted in my Amazon account being locked since January 20 and it is still locked as of this date due to Amazon's "investigation" of my fraudulent claims. Anyone who uses Geek Squad needs to know just how slimy this outfit really is. Best Buy should be ashamed for being associated with these thieves.

Lack of skill and knowledge. Time wasting. Could not help with simple phone wifi hook up. The call took 2 hours and the tech repeated over and over the method I have used to connect to the wifi.. Could not understand the English.

My terrible experience with Geek Squad started November 2020, after purchasing a NordicTrack S15i exercise bike, when the delivery was cancelled twice by Geek Squad because: 1) No product in inventory, and about 10 days later 2) No service personnel available to deliver and install it. Once the delivery date arrived, it turned out that the two Geek Squad service people were sub-contractors who, apparently had not installed a NordicTrack S15i before. For a month or so of using the bike, I would not get any results from my efforts (RPM's, miles biked, time, etc.), so I called NordicTrack, and they got me in touch with a certified service company. When their qualified technician came out, he found that the electronics required to provide all these results were damaged.

I purchased a Whirlpool dryer and front loading washer with Geek Squad protection plan for 3 years. My washing machine has had 2 repairs within 2 years. This time the service repair man came out very quickly and sent a repair report to the geek squad. I was informed by the geek squad that it will take 30 days to wait for the part with no eta on the part. When I requested to speak to a manager, the person I was talking to became very rude, told me there was nothing I could do and hung up on me without giving the information to get in touch to a manager. I would not recommend using the geek Squad for service of any equipment.

I bought a TV for over $ 1800 in 2019 and took a $ 31. 49 protection plan for a period of 5 year. I was told by Best Buy seller, geek squad will cover me for whatever to that Tv for 5 year. At the beginning of February 2021 I made a claim after my place got burned. I contacted them by they said I have to contact my insurance company. What a joke! On their plan it is said it will cover any accidental damage. Not only that they charged me for February even after my claim was denied 2 weeks later. I had to go back to Best Buy to cancel it from the store. Be cautious when you take protection with Geek Squad !! $31.49 is not cheap plan for almost 2 years. You will end up losing your item plus the money from their so called protection plan!!! Geek Squad = No replacement item. No money back from your protection plan.

The end result was that once I had an excellent geek, the problem was resolved to our total satisfaction.

Techs came to my apartment three times. Tech problem is still not resolved. Now neither the rep nor area supervisor return my calls. 800 number was worse than a joke. Same with online "talk with" us. Asking for a supervisor went nowhere. Oh, and when I pressed the "talk" button on the website, I received an automated call saying someone would soon come on the line.. 5 minutes and 40 seconds later I hung up when no one came on.

Geek Squad never showed up after confirming two appointments and never called. I tried to call the scheduling number and waited 30 minutes to tell me they want to reschedule again. There was no email to let them know I was dissatisfied and unable to connect me with a supervisor.

Their process is messed up. Agents do not enter the right notes into the file, have all sorts of questions for you but do not enter your answers, just to get to the actual scheduled appointment scheduler requires multiple calls, they transfer the call regularly and then 8 out of 10 times not to the right place/department. Technicians do not come to your appointment (travel) with parts. All parts must be ordered. Even the most routine items. Technicians do not run a full diagnostic on the actual machine, relying only on the error codes and what the internet posts as the issue with the codes, well that didn't work as a 3rd party vendor did test and indicated that he found the solution to be something different than the code would indicate... Did so by testing, but Geek Squad did not test.

Purchased an HP Chromebook in September 2020 with the one year Geek Squad protection plan. After three months of use the lid/screen lower right corner was breaking apart separating the screen from the lid causing a popping sound when closing the Chromebook. Created an appointment with Geek Squad at my local BestBuy in Citrus Heights on 12/28/2020. After waiting for over 20 minutes a gentleman came to the counter and asked who was next. This is where the poor customer service starts. Clearly I saw my name on the screen showing a 4PM appointment so instead of calling out my name he cuts me off to ask other customers when they were scheduled making it seem like I was cutting in line. My conversation lasted no more than 5 minutes after I advised of my situation.

I had an appointment on 12/24/20 between 7a-1p for redirection of speaker wiring and to install 2 new ceiling speakers. The Tech never showed up, called, emailed, or texted me. When I called Geek Squad after 1p they told me that the Tech couldn’t find my address on his GPS and told me I need to reschedule for 2 1/2 weeks later. I have a tech support plan although they have no consideration for that after you pay them. I’ll never use these Jerks again!

Geek Squad is simply a nicely branded product that sells you a promise but always fails to deliver. Firstly, good luck with getting a prompt repair appointment and when they do show up, it's always a 3rd party company. So basically, Geek Squad sells you their shiny 2/3/5 year maintenance plan and just outsource it when you need it. I had a refrigerator go bad, earliest appointment available was in 72hrs. Got a call from 3rd party company day before appointment telling me technician had an emergency call out on the day of my appointment and wont be able to make it. Sure, what could be more urgent than not having a place to store my child's milk. Pushed my appointment out by one day. In the mean time, I had food go bad and couldn't restock new items. Previous Geek Squad repair call I made was for a TV. Took 2 weeks just to have a technician take a look. Surely not the kind of maintenance plan you want to have if you ever need prompt service.

We bought a protection plan for our appliances. Our refrigerator stopped working so we called the Geek Squad. They said, "Oh, you will have to wait a couple of days for someone to call and schedule the repair." A couple of days later, we received a call, but they couldn't come for four more days. When the repair guy came we had been without a working refrigerator for one week. He walked in, listened for a couple of minutes and said, "Yep, that's the compressor. We don't repair that. Best Buy will call you in a couple of days." Then he left.

I had a one time purchase of Geek squad service last year to repair my computer at Fairmont Pasadena TX Best buy. I used my wife's Citi bank/best buy credit card for that. There was no agreement for auto renewal and we were not informed of any renewal this year. All I noticed was citi bank calling me and reminding me about a past due amount. I never keep any payments past due, so checked the account and realized that geek squad took 216 dollar for renewal of my service. Really? Called them to get the refund and they said they can only do partial refund only because we did'nt call in time. But there was no notification for renewal either. Now I have to pay 40 dollars plus 30 dollars late fee for the credit card. So I lost 70 dollars for nothing. Thanks best buy and geek squad. Keep cheating and stealing money from people.

We are APPALLED! To be given back a hard drive and lose over 1tb of photos (including all of our children's photos through the years, 10th wedding anniversary trip to Italy, trips around the world and more!!) and be told it's our fault?!? The flippin thing wouldn't even plug in to our computer! How the hell could we have done something?! Then leave my wife in tears and when she walks away, your Geek Squad manager in Sarnia, Ontario says "well that one's going to be a problem!" ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!? YOU HAVE NO IDEA!! We are going to the top with this!! Please provide where we can make a formal complaint against the Geek Squad manager at the Sarnia, Ontario location as well as who we need to talk to in order to discuss our case! Shaun & Tara **.

I bought the best Sony TV that Best Buy had and paid extra for the total 5 year Parts and Labor Warranty- highly recommended by Jeff, the Geek Squad Rep, who installed everything and did a great job. Now- my 4 day reservation for Repair has been canceled- Subcontractor AIG can't be here until Friday. And he admitted he will not have the parts. I PAID for a Geek Squad Warranty and want the Geek Squad truck with Trained personnel and all the repair parts. Or I want a new TV- which is what I was told would happen 3 years ago. I spent 3 hours on the phone and computer today. I talked to Alan and Debra at GEEK Squad and they transferred me to the subcontractor- AIG- where I spent 45 minutes with Richard and on hold.

My D drive failed after a recent major Windows upgrade. The C drive is system - solid state. The D drive showed unallocated, and it wouldn't come back. So, off to Geek Squad. They charged $200 to get an account (including security software I didn't want), and scheduled me to bring my desktop into a Best Buy, after a techie wasn't able to fix this via remote access. They would push the system to a previous checkpoint, and get the D drive back that way. BTW, I have system backup on a WD drive - external.. So, 2 days later I bring it into Best Buy. They said it would be 5-7 days. It actually took about 10 days; they apparently have techies out due to COVID. Irrespective, their stupid automated phone system never stopped telling me "an agent will be assigned soon".

What Geek Squad really is, a disorganized group of underpaid foreign offshore techies. They disconnected me 3 times, got shunted to 6 departments when I asked for a refund. Even when they tried to call me once, their phone system did not work and I could hear them but they could not hear me. The reason for all the calls was that I tried to get a refund for a 39.99 charge for a tuneup that did not resolve the problem. Took it to Boxaid and it was fixed in minutes and Boxaid said they did not nothing. What you get when you don't pay people is people who are better than nothing but not good enough. I spent about 1.5 hours to get a 39.99 refund! And I am still waiting.

I wanted to get a new backup camera installed on my car. However, when I originally tried to call Pep Boys it was outside their range of maintenance. I was very displeased but after looking at Amazon I was recommended to try the Geek Squad. I talked to Joseph and he told me to come in store so they could install it there. It only took 3 minutes and I am very pleased with the help I was given. 5 stars. AMAZING customer service.

No callback as promised with update on repair. Unable to contact them. Not helpful or friendly at all, no one is able to help on phone. During Covid they say they can only help if come to store. Lack of customer service. They give you a phone number with recorded answer.. "Go to store."

I had a TV & Exercise Bike delivered and installed in October, 2020. The workers dispatched on the job were not actually from Geek Squad but from a contracted third party called "Installs Inc." There were two workers - both with masks either under their nose or around their chins. One of the two workers was visibly sick - coughing and having difficulty breathing. He blamed his breathing problems on the mask and said if I was concerned to reschedule. Neither were wearing gloves, even though Best Buy's emails reported that gloves were standard for their dispatch employees. I was anxious for them to do the job quickly and leave, receiving no orientation on the new items they installed.

On October 12, 2020, I contacted Geek Squad because my 50" LG Smart TV, which is still under warranty, would not power on. The LG logo would flash for a split second and then disappear. Geek Squad then set up an appointment for October 16. Geek Squad did not inform me that they would outsource the repair of TV to a third party. The third-party company does not honor the appointments set by Geek Squad. They called me on October 15 and diagnosed the problem over the phone and determined that they needed to replace the motherboard. They needed me to give them the model and serial number of the TV in order to order the part, but I was not able to retrieve that information for them at that time and they are not open on weekends. I called them back on October 19th and gave them the information at which time they told me that they could not give me an appointment before November 11th because they didn't have the part.

Paying 14.99 per month to supposedly protect your phone sounds like a reasonable idea until you realize what you get, which amounts to sweet &* all. The so called warranty protection means you have to call the Geek Squad - no, the Geek Squad signs you see in the Best Buy stores are NOT there to help with your cellphone warranty in any way, shape or form - and then, after waiting and being disconnected several times, you have the honour of being told your method of phone damage requires you to pay for a new phone, which will then be shipped to you and charged to you, and you can then ship your broken phone back and supposedly be refunded part of the cost. What an absolute joke. Useless and time consuming and a complete misrepresentation about what you are buying. DO NOT BUY THIS.

I purchased a washer and dryer from Best Buy in April of 2018 and got the three years extended warranty from Geek Squad. I called on 10/28 to request a service claim because my washer was leaking and had an error code, 2nd time calling in. They assigned me to a service provider Service Quick who called me to confirm my address and told me I was outside of the service area. I called back GS and informed them who was supposed to assign another provider. I waited for 7 days and no calls, I called back only to be informed that there is no information about my call and no documentation stating I am outside of the service area.

I paid for additional Tech support for help transferring files from my old laptop to a new one. I spent 7 hours waiting for them to complete it on Friday 10/23/20. The tech signed off with no notes and no files to be found. I have now spent 7 1/2 hours waiting for a return call after calling back 3 times and finally asking for a supervisor to call me. They told me he would call over an hour ago. No call back! They are total rip-offs who do not provide any type f adequate service for money they charge. I’m steamed! I’m a small business owner and have now been out of business for 2 days going on 3 since I will now still not have a computer tomorrow.

Brought my laptop in for fixing on LCD panel and was taken for a spin. I showed the Geek Squad crew my warranty I have through HP and they told me it was covered and that they were going to ship it and I'll have it back in no time. They sent me an email showing the price to repair but I didn't get my device. I went to pick it up and they had on my receipt that I paid $90 and I didn't pay anything. They told me I owed $402 but I was under the impression that my warranty would cover.

I have had a Geek Squad membership for several years. The few times I have needed them to trouble shoot connection problems or battery replacement they couldn't figure out how to help or what to do. Always polite but seriously incompetent.

I bought my refrigerator, washing machine & dryer, kitchen hood, cooktop, built in Oven from Best Buy along with a five year additional warranty in 2015. I've had trouble with my refrigerator ever since I bought it. Geek Squad or LG replaced my compressor twice and I still have issues with it. Geek squad have this policy to repair a particular appliance thrice before suggesting a replacement. I had a technicians coming multiple times to rectify this issue from Geek Squad but no result. In fact I had a technician have a look at my refrigerator couple of weeks ago (end of september 2020) who had a look at it and suggested a replacement. But Geek squad says I need to follow it up with LG and when I call LG, they say I need to get a notation from Geek Squad stating a replacement.

Geek Squad chat said Geek Squad could repair my trusted platform module on my VAIO laptop. Took it in, paid my fee, picked it up, but it wasn't fixed. Brought it back twice. They finally said they could not fix it and refused to give me my money back. Poorly trained technicians and lousy customer service. Not going back. Ever. Will tell several other people about his experience.

So I am having major problems with my laptop, I thought going to geek squad online support would help. BUT nope they're pointless. It took them a good 5min to tell me they can't help. WOW so FAST. They're even FASTER taking your money every month but SO SLOW when it comes to helping their customer. Question? How do you call yourself online support when you can't even HELP the ppl that are online? How aren't you guys connect to charm. Might wanna do something about that. No one wants to be out in this pandemic and you guys choose not to help me. Pretty much gave me no choice but to leave my house. THANK YOU for being the worst support team online that I have EVER MET. Even company across the world have better support teams than you GEEK SQUAD!

I bought a subscription for help desk computer assistance. Both times I contacted them they never called me when they said they would. Total waste of money. They have no adequate response other than to tell customers to start over.

WELL LET ME START WITH THEM BEING UNABLE TO FIX MY COMPUTER. INSTEAD SAYING NOT WORTH IT JUST BUY ANOTHER ONE WITH THEM. Then they double charged me for my yearly Geek squad package. They tell me they see I had an account that should be active because it's been under a year but unsure why it's not active. So I pay it again. Then they try calling me to renew the plan weeks later by an automated message saying click a number to authorize payment. So I'm gonna pay upwards of $500 for them to not even be able to fix my computer. I ask them to transfer data. They do. They just don't decode it so it's at least understandable. Wow. Con artist.

I have had a protection plan on my laptop for a few years. They told me to bring it in every 3-4 months for a tune up to keep it running at its best. Today I took it in and the guy said there is nothing he can do to it. I asked what they have done in the past and he said he didn't know and that was on them... even though he works for "them". Now trying to cancel this protection plan but that must be done over the phone. Tried to get through twice and both times after an hour and 1 min on hold, their system cut off my call. Will have to go through my credit card company fraud department to cancel my payments. Stay away from Geek Squad.

This is the second “no show” in three weeks. Waste of time, great idea, very poor management and/or supervision. I am going to use my American Express and dispute the charges if I am given a hard time. If anyone wants a good business... there are real customers out there.

Geek Squad is normally ok but they do bundle and often are in a hurry so for more money. Magnolia can come out and clean up the mess. And if the installation was 20 years ago and even if it was a fire hazard you have to pay more to clean it up. Count your blessings. Your house did not catch on fire with all the extension cords used to connect your tv and stereo.

NEVER let the Geek Squad send your computer out to get it repaired!!! They shipped mine off on July 24, 2020 and they still haven't fixed it and it is September 09, 2020. When you call the Geek Squad customer service they will tell you that they are waiting on a part. They won't try to contact the repair department and get the repair expedited. This is ridiculous!!! Look for a local computer repair company, never let the Geek Squad fix your computer. They have had mine for almost two months. Here is my order number ** to prove I am not making this up.

Geek Squad failed to appear at my home today for a scheduled refrigerator repair appointment. The first 800 Geek Squad rep I spoke with said she would check on my appointment and left me on hold for 35 minutes. I called back, and heard the wait time was 7 minutes. 24 minutes later, a rude, ill-trained young man full of piss and vinegar could not understand why I was unhappy. They take our money and then they do jack squat for us. After many tens of thousands of dollars in purchases from Best Buy, I am done.

I requested a phone replacement and I have received 4 defective devices. The last one is scraped and they don't have a complaint department, for every agent there is a new story no one is really committed to find a solution. I wouldn't recommend this insurance to anyone.

My problem not getting speed so I had Geek Squad to check my computer to see what’s wrong with it. And let me tell you as soon as they come in they want to get paid on the spot. Let me tell you they suck. He sat there no more than 5 minutes and told me it was my cable not my computer and left. Mind you I asked to check why I was not getting the speed. Never did. It it’s been over 1 month and I cannot for the life of me get my refund. Spent hours on hold. No one cannot get the right dept. Spent hours talking to different depts. Everyone pointing the finger. It’s not their department. They suck.

My boyfriend got me a new Chromebook for Christmas and after only a month or two, it started turning off every 5 minutes. It didn’t matter what I was working on. I would be in the middle of typing and it would turn off over and over. And not restart or go to sleep: TURN OFF. Took it to Geek Squad in the Best Buy where the computer was purchased and they looked at it and never fixed it. Found nothing wrong. They told me how to make sure it didn’t go to sleep - but that wasn’t the issue at all. So I have a hardly used useless computer now. It’ll be cheaper to buy a new one than to get it fixed. So disappointed.

My 65 inch TV stopped working after about 18 months. I had the Total Support from Geek Squad. It took a month to fix the issue. Soon after the repair people left, there was another issue. Instead of starting instantly, the TV took about three minutes to start. When I called Geek Squad, the person promised to get the repair people back very quickly. I waited over two weeks and nobody showed on the appointment day. I now have another appointment in two weeks. Supervisors never return calls. I was kept waiting on the phone for a half hour when I called to ask where the repair people were. I finally hung up.

Please, if you read this, never consider using Geek Squad services. It's just a huge waste of time. My laptop got broke when I tried to replace its screen with another one I've seen on a website named **. Eventually, I figured out that it wasn't even a compatible screen, anyways... I went to Best Buy, more precisely Geek Squad, in order to get it fixed. The screen, its hinges and the screen assembly were the only components that were supposed to be fixed, it's written in paper in front of me.

Do not join Geek Squad tech support services. They will renew your membership without your authorization! They take money out of your bank account without authorization and when you try to call them they put you on hold for hours and no one knows what they are doing when you speak to them. Plus everyone you speak with sounds like they are from overseas. You are not getting help from the United states. They will lie to you and say they sent e-mails to confirm a renewal and when you check there are no e-mails from them. Very fraudulent company. No customer service with no concern for the customer. Honestly feels like spammers. Best Buy should be ashamed Never again!

Beyond frustrated and disappointed with Best Buy Geek Squad Customer Service, Customer Resolution Center and Local White Marsh Best Store. I reported a repair on my my Samsung Hub 2.0 refrigerator to GS over a month ago because I purchased additional warranty for the peace of mind on this expensive purchase. This refrigerator is only 3 years old and I noticed an issue with my ice maker producing less ice and my freezer having frost sheet in the bottom freezer.

My cellphone was stolen, I file a claim and everything was a very good service until I received my new phone. The Security seal on the box was cut off, and the phone is the same but duty and used, the screen is cracked, I couldn’t help looking at everything twice, and also found out the the number on the box is not the same on the cell. I’m very disappointed! Of the company!

I have used Geek Squad for years. The service gets worse each year so this will be the last year I had them do a tune up on the pc and told them I could not turn of the monitor. It says the power button is locked so over 11 hours later they work on the pc but do not call or leave a message as how to fix the power button being locked and god forbid that you can talk to someone and if you call the store of course they can not help as they are not who helped you it being with I am legally blind and do not drive and all I get is take it to the store.

I have a laptop which I bought an antivirus from Geek Squad a year ago. What happened, I had files on the notes of my laptop (stopped working) which I failed to save them early. I went there and asked them if They can help me out to recover my files by any way whatsoever. They weren’t able to recover my files, which I was cool with. Then I was asked to pay 52 dollars for the service that they claim “we updated your laptop”. My laptop is HP and it can be updated automatically whenever you shut it down after it stopped working by pressing the on/off button for over 15 seconds. Then I felt like they were trying to rip me off.

I bought a Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 at Best Buy in Feb 2019 (it's now July 2020). It was NOT a cheap computer. I paid for the 1 year Geek Squad support. 17 months later, my computer was unable to charge (I had tried a new power cord). It seemed to be a battery issue. I made an appointment w/ Geek Squad. I was aware my warranty and service period was up. I was more than willing to pay whatever required, as I rely heavily on this laptop. They would not even LOOK at it. I was told they don't FIX the battery in this make/model of computer. Since when does Best Buy sell computers that even they cannot service?

On May 28 2019 I paid $200 for a Geek Squad Membership at Best Buy in Trumbull CT. The membership is for 12 months. Due to Covid19 All local Best Buys and Geek Squad services were closed in CT for 2.5 months. On May 28 2020 I noticed on my credit card statement that Best Buy charged me another $200. I do not understand why I would be charged for a full year when the state was closed for 2.5 months. I paid for 12 months and only received 9.5 months of service. I have recently spent 3 days making phone calls to Best Buy because 1. I did not authorize another 12 months of service, 2. I never received 12 full months of service.

It’s been 5 days since this started. I realized an important file was missing from my laptop which contained many docs I could not afford to lose. My laptop’s touchpad is extremely sensitive (I purchased said laptop from Best Buy) and I have to be very careful, or it will accidentally move files, etc. After doing an exhaustive search myself, I contacted Geek Squad through the app on my laptop. Initially, I was told I had a wait time of 127 minutes. 3 HOUR LATER, a rep finally connected to help me. It took a while for him to understand my problem, he just wanted to restore all the pictures in my recycle file I had purposely deleted without really paying attention to what I was saying or listening to my detailed explanation of the searches I had done, much less what I wanted.

I purchased a desktop computer at Best Buy and got the Geek Squad 24/7 support. It takes at a minimum 30 minutes to get someone to answer. I have called 7 times in week trying to get some issues solved. Either the agent disconnected me or didn't know how to fix my issue. I am going to return the desktop and go back to Dell. Geek Squad is a joke.

Frustrating!! Kept saying laptop was fixed and it was not. Spent nearly 100 hours on phone with geek squad I pay monthly for this service but they do not provide a service??!! One worker was finally able to fix it all in 2 hours after 3 weeks of inept repairs.

Pretty much useless, if you don't need antivirus and cloud service. Especially with BestBuy they find a way out of their offered services and try to get you to buy a new product to a small discount. It's fraud!

I purchased Total Support and made an appointment for several TVs to be installed on May 26, 2020. They overcharged me by $200.00. I was told on May 27th I would get a refund. I continue to call and continue to be told will be refunded but as of June 20, 2020 I have not received a refund.

Geek Squad Cell Phone Insurance is a scam. Here's proof: Purchased Geek Squad insurance for my cell phone at purchase. This insurance costed me a monthly fee of 15.81. I had the insurance since May of 2018 and made a total of 27 payments equaling $426.87. I had to use the insurance because my phone broke so I made a claim. The claim process involved making a deposit for the "new" refurbished device that they shipped out to me and charged me the full device price of $1232. Right now you can purchase a brand new s9 plus at Best Buy (their own store) for $849.95 so not sure where that device price came from as the deposit.

The worst customer service ever. I purchased a set of 6 appliances on 05/14. Was told they would be delivered and installed on 06/02. The week before I spent 6 hours on the phone with customer care maybe 5 different calls. Each time I was assured that my appliances would be delivered that I had nothing to worry about. One day before I received a phone call, a text message, and an email saying, "Get ready for your delivery tomorrow." Tomorrow came and they no called and no showed. After I called the Geek Squad they told me they had no idea why my appliance appointment was canceled. I put in a complaint and was contacted by a geek squad case manager which then told me that all of my appliances were not even at the store. The only thing that she could do was to reschedule my appointment.

I bought a Toshiba Fire TV in July of 2019 from BestBuy via Amazon. It worked great at first. I did not use very much but I loved the apps. I barely watch TV in my bedroom but one day (In October 2019) I wanted to listen to music. The TV would not connect to the Amazon cloud service. I tried everything and nothing worked. I called the support line and they tried a few things to have me to reset the remote. They did not work. I was then told to contact Best Buy’s Geek Squad. I was given a service appointment 2 weeks later. So to save time I will summarize my service experience below from October 2019 thru June 2020.

I've had Best Buy's Total Tech Support - now - for 3 years. I use them more of an insurance policy, if I have an issue, they will help solve. I've used them a few times over the 3 years. Depending on the store or the person you get on the 800#, the service can be great - or just OK. However, whatever you do, don't ask for a receipt when the membership renews! Both times, when it renews it just shows up on my credit card statement. Both times I tried to call for a receipt and you will get a run- around. This year I was determined! So I chatted on line. I made an appointment and visited the store. Both said to call the 800#. So I called the 800# 4 times. The 800# said, is not their job - but they will relay the message to the billing department. Each time I was promised a receipt - by email in 2 days. Never received the email. They blame spam. Or I deleted etc. Always my fault!

I had bought fridge with Geek Squad extended warranty in 2014. Now it's not working properly so I called them on 23rd May. They created my case and promised me to send technician in 3-4 days. But no one showed up. So I called them again again on June 04 so Heidi escalate my case and gave me few number of local technician if I can find them earlier anyhow. I tried all number what she gave me and but no one available. I called them today again June 05 and asked for the update on my escalation process. The representative who was assisting me (his name Andrew and employee id: **) told me: "as per escalation result: we will try to get technician for you sooner in the coming days." Why I asked him when. He became paused and said no idea.

So, I was mislead by the Sales Rep about what was covered when I purchased my Macbook Pro (and I DID ask)... Apparently accidental damage is NOT covered...at all. The coverage specs are emailed to you (no hard copy), and you have 30 days to back out and after 30 days there are no refunds (even on multi-year coverage). I was also told that a replacement computer is provided when repairs take a certain length of time.. apparently that ALSO depends. The coverage that is "so much better than Apple Care" is not AT ALL.

I paid for installation, even though it is simple because I'm old and handicapped by a texting drunk driver. The first time they came, they didn't have the hoses for the washer or dryer. They didn't take out the pieces installed to keep the drums immobile in transit, despite many calls that suggested stupid things from matchbooks to new flooring, the machines and mounts tore themselves up and nearly shook the house down. Finally the guy who came with the proper hoses figured out the problem, they brought me new machines and mounts and they hooked up the wrong dryer hose, which promptly fell off. Finally I got the right dryer hose but they didn't clamp it to the machine, even though they did clamp it in 2 other places, so the house falls off.

If I could give the Geek Squad less than 1 star it would be about -5 stars. Starting with bad customer service from Ebony B who disconnected the chat, Jason B who kept putting me on hold so that my wait time would reset, Julian who also disconnected the chat because he didn't want to help me figure out why Jason was putting me on hold. Secondly the actual technicians, first this morning when the tech who was trying to fix my Microsoft Office instead, and installed an unlicensed version. Also he never put any notes on the account. Then after 5 hours I got King Arthur who after 5 hours of trying to fix the Microsoft office situation also disconnects and places these notes on the account.

Beware if you are buying a phone or some form of electronic from Best Buy and they ask you if you want the Geek Squad protection plan. I have been paying for the protection plan for my cell phone for the past almost 3 years. I finally needed a new phone because my current phone is basically kaput, I call them up and they tell me that my plan just expired 3 days ago! Yet they had no problem taking my money. So got hot at the person and asked to speak with a manager, the person put me on hold and after 5 mins came back to tell me that she can help me and honour the extended warranty. 3 days later I receive an iPhone same model as mine, it was a refurbished iPhone with scratches on it. After using it for a couple of hours I had found that the screen was loose at the button of the phone and was making a clicking sound when I pushed on that area.

My phone broke and was told it needs a complete replacement. Tried calling them (during COVID19) about their curbside assistance, they refused to help me, claiming that service is only for pick up products. When I insisted that this is pretty much a pick up order since they won't be fixing my phone, their response was "You would still have to finish up paperwork there and we don't do that." An electronics store with a department branded as the "GEEK SQUAD" couldn't process it online.... Once I realized I'm talking to a parrot that is repeating some BS she was told, I just hung up. Not wasting my time or energy.

Technical Support. Only three weeks after I bought a Dell computer, I started having problems. During the COVID-19 crisis, I was not able to connect with them because of the long wait. I finally had Dell support to fix my computer issues. A big waste of money to buy a contract for them to work on your computer when they can't be available.

I bought my Lenovo Ideapad from one of the Best Buy store in Montreal. When I bought this they activated full coverage protection. $29 per month. System worked tremendous speed. One year after I deactivated that plan. After that I noticed one thing, system started buffering. Till my protection plan, system was worked in superb speed. Now also I am suffering lot.

I've used this Geek Squad location numerous times in the past. While they have always done a passable job, I have always felt the service to be very overpriced for what I get. The job is mostly done, but there are always loose ends that did not get tied up. This means that I am routinely in the store dropping off or picking up my computer. This is the worst part, days without a working machine.

Bought a Surface Pro and accident plan. The surface Won’t charge. Tried to call Geek Squad. Said they can’t touch it because it might have Coronavirus now. Can’t replace it, return it, open a ticket or let anyone else look at it to void their warranty. They will fix it when they feel it is safe again. No offer to refund money, extend warranty plan to make up for time, no offer to refund warranty. My business was running off that Surface Pro and I am in an essential company. I was told by geek squad to buy a new surface and wait to repair that one later. I asked what to do with the surface I bought when he repaired the original. His response was, "Maybe you need 2?" When I said I couldn't believe they wouldn’t stand by their own replacement plan he said “maybe you shouldn’t shop at Best Buy anymore.” Well said Geek Squad Senior Store Supervisor in Sioux Falls South Dakota. I won’t be.

It had all started when i purchased a Macbook Air, the Best Buy worker asked me if i wanted to sign up for Geek Squad membership and I had said no thank you. He did not take no for an answer and went to get his MANAGER to influence my decision. They had kept asking me why I did not want to sign up pushed it on me till I felt super uncomfortable. The only reason I ended up signing up is because they gave me a discount on my macbook and they did not take no for an answer. Before signing the contract I have been clearly told that everything from physical to internal damages get 100% covered for me and that my monthly fee covers it all. I double checked and confirmed this with another best buy location too and they had told me it is true.

After spending an extra $350 for a Harmony Elite remote to handle our new HD TV and other equipment/services we have had nothing but trouble. The Harmony does not function through a wooden cabinet door despite having an RF capability and assurances from Geek Squad that it would. Integrated A/V and TV or DVD often boots up with no audio. Have replaced one Harmony remote with no improvement. Stick with using as many individual remotes as necessary to handle your system. Geek Squad disconnected home alarm system during installation resulting in service call. Squad leader jokingly advised not using Harmony with expectation of function for components within a cabinet after he advised buying the more expensive Harmony. Junking the entire setup and returning to use of individual system components.