Geek Squad

My review is for Geek Squad at 225 High Tech Road in Richmond Hill.

I had never used Geek Squad service before ... I was entirely blown away by their expertise. Andrew, Scott, Kevin and Marc all had a share in transferring data from my old computer to my new one. The result: My new computer is now entirely compatible with my needs. They did all the appropriate downloads, tweaks and adjustments to my complete satisfaction. I've become a Geek Squad member - which assures me low-cost service on all my electronic devices. Well worth it!

I got a Geek Squad membership back in May because I was told I could get a discounted installation of my Sonos Sound bar and Sub Woofer - they also said you can get protective screen protectors on all your devices for free, cineplex rentals every month and phone support etc... They said you can cancel anytime.

The rentals are worth $5/month - the information about the screen protectors wasn't true - they charge you for that service and product. I realized I was paying $20/month for just a rental - I called to cancel my membership and they want to charge me over $100. This wasn't mentioned at all.

This is awful service and the woman on the phone was an unhelpful rude person. I wish I never signed up for this and I definitely would warn anyone considering it.

I had Jake and Chadd today to install my new TV and wall mount. Great service . No complains.
Very efficient. Would highly recommend. There are many mixed reviews but mine is definitely a positive one.

After changing the price from what Best buy quoted us, replacing a phone because of broken screen phone, then getting a defective one back from them, and now wanting to charge me $200 for a false claim, and Still no refund of $800 for a deposit they needed????!!!

After spending more than two hours on the phone over the past three months, I have still not received assurance that my accounts are cancelled or that I'll be receiving any refund. For some reason, they seem unable to locate one of my accounts. The second, I had specifically requested cancelled two months ago and I continue to be charged for both. A third account was set up when I purchased a hard drive . I have no recollection of signing up for this account. This one I have managed to cancel, but not before paying more than 300 dollars over the period of a year during which time I tried twice to cancel it.

I called in to cancel my membership after very low use and my experience with the customer service call centre was atrocious. Every person I spoke to had a poor attitude, and seemed disinterested in helping me. I was passed to multiple people who refused to help me and continued to pass me to different departments. I was hung up on 3 times by 3 different agents. I spoke to a supervisor named Natalia who passed me off to yet another department, which was followed by an agent named Rose who literally hung up the phone on me as I was asking for her Employee ID number, preceding by her telling me to "have a nice day".

do not buy their protection plan, they charge your credit card even after you cancel. the agents were not helpful, the supervisor named natalia was horrible will never ever buy or be associated with them again.

I just modified the star ratings from 1 to 4 because I went into the Kanata Best Buy on Wednesday and spoke to a manager who arranged for the installation to happen Thursday. The 2 agents - Caleb and Erik did a wonderful job. Geek Squad Ottawa would have gotten 5 stars except for what I described below.
On April 26th we made arrangements for the GeekSquad to install a wall mount for our TV on May 10th between 1&5 pm. At approx. 4:30 I called the Geek Squad in the store where we bought the mounting bracket and were told that they couldn't tell me anything but to call the 1 800 number.
I called that number at about 4:45 and the woman who answered said she would call the agent assigned and put me on hold while she contacted him. The call dropped after about 10 minutes. I assumed that she would call me back because she had asked for the number. Sometime after 5 pm I called again and got a different person who looked at my file and said that there was a note on it that our service had to be rescheduled! The earliest date for reschedule was May 25th almost a full month after we first arranged for the service.
The lack of communication and the total lack of service has made me very angry. I will be going into the Best Buy store that we have been using for our purchases and cancel the GSHM plan as well as the computer service plan (more than $50 per month!) and unless they can do something for us I will probably not shop at Best Buy again.
Very disappointed and angry!

I bought an HP laptop from Best Buy in 2015 and bought the extended warranty from Geek Squad for 2 years. They said it would cover EVERYTHING. The laptop suddenly overheated a few days ago for no reason and it is now unable to start, it only displays an error message when starting. From a test I could perform on the laptop it looks like the hard drive is damaged, I called the Geek Squad phone number and they said that I'm still covered for 3 more months and that I can bring in the laptop for repair.

I brought the laptop to the Geek Squad and they performed a diagnostic and called me and said that because the laptop has two scratches on the sides that maybe that started the hardware problem. I told them that the scratches occurred months ago and the laptop was working fine until it suddenly overheated. It is obvious that the scratches have nothing to do with the hardware failure. But they voided the warranty because of that and now they wont repair the laptop under warranty.

$13+TX every month, and you get a $200 deductible and service fee. From all practical point of view, you'd just better buy a new phone, it'd be less expensive and less annoying. Get a hold of these guys to get a claim served is really a problem, as factually they don't want to serve you.