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Professional office IT in Wollongong

In a Figtree accounting office, the server lives in a stationery cupboard with the door shut, and on hot afternoons it starts restarting. Staff lose unsaved work, and the backup light has been amber for longer than anyone likes to admit.

PC Scientist helps Wollongong and Illawarra practices look after the equipment behind the desks - servers, backups, mail and office Wi-Fi. Call 0493 563 381 for a plain answer, or book an eligible visit online when you know what is wrong.

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  • Computer repairs
  • IT support
  • Wi-Fi
  • CCTV
  • Data recovery
  • No Fix, No Repair Fee
  • One-on-one help - a PC Scientist technician sitting with an older client at her laptop.

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Professional office IT · Wollongong

Is the box in the cupboard quietly holding the whole practice together?

Accountants, health rooms and legal offices from Corrimal to Shellharbour often keep years of client work on one machine nobody checks. We look at it properly, protect the files, and agree the price before changing anything.

Behind-the-desk problems

  • A server overheating in a closed cupboard and restarting mid-afternoon.
  • A backup warning light that has been ignored for months in a Dapto office.
  • Mail that stops syncing to phones whenever staff leave the office.
  • Old computers in a Shellharbour office still holding client files nobody copied.
  • The price agreed before any machine is opened or moved.

Once you ring us

  • We ask what the cupboard, the router and the backup are actually doing right now.
  • Files are protected first, before any hardware is moved or replaced.
  • Remote checks can start the same day, with a visit for anything physical.

Illawarra practice visits

Visits cover Wollongong itself and Fairy Meadow, north to Corrimal, Bulli and Austinmer, west to Figtree and Unanderra, and south to Dapto, Albion Park and Shellharbour. A short call about the problem comes first, then a price you agree, then a visit timed around your clients.

Why Professional office IT calls us

Why Wollongong practices call when the office server starts misbehaving

  • Files Safe Before Anything

    • Client data copied and checked before any hardware is touched.
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    • No reset or replacement without the principal's say-so.
  • Cooler, Quieter Equipment

    • Servers and network gear given airflow and a sensible home.
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    • Restarts traced to their cause instead of just accepted.
  • Backup Warnings Answered

    • Amber lights and failed jobs investigated, then fixed and tested.
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    • A real file restored so you know the copy works.
  • Repair Fee Dropped If Unfixed

    • Hardware we cannot repair carries no repair fee for the office.
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    • An honest word when the old server is past saving.
  • Stay Or Move Options

    • Keep the server, replace it or move files online, each option priced.
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    • Partners decide with the full picture in plain words.
  • Old Machines Retired Cleanly

    • Retired computers checked for client files before they leave the office.
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    • Drives wiped properly once you confirm nothing is needed.

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What this covers

Wollongong accountants, lawyers, clinics and consultants call when mail, files or the network fail close to a client meeting, often because of the equipment nobody looks at.

  1. 01

    Client files on time

    Mail, shared files or the network restored before a meeting, so the client sees their documents, not an apology.

  2. 02

    Mail on every phone

    Microsoft 365 mailboxes and calendars that keep syncing to phones and laptops away from the office.

  3. 03

    Backups worth the light

    Backup warnings cleared and the copy proven with a real restore, so client files can come back.

  4. 04

    Desks and rooms connected

    Consult rooms and desks kept on reliable Wi-Fi, with guests on their own network.

  5. 05

    Sorted after a scam

    Safer sign-in and email settings after a scam email or odd login, without panic or pressure.

The visit

How it works

  1. 1

    Open the cupboard

    Tell us what the server, router and backup are doing.

  2. 2

    Agreed price first

    Nothing holding client files is changed until you approve.

  3. 3

    Running cool again

    The fault sorted, with a plan for anything that can wait.

Two fixed-price options

Online booking prices

  1. Start here

    Later date

    $190

    If it's not urgent

  2. If it can't wait

    Same day

    $207

    When available

  • 10% discount already in
  • Extra work quoted first

Peace of mind

No Fix, No Repair Fee.

If we cannot get the agreed work done under our terms, you do not pay that service fee.

We will be straight with you first. You decide.

Read the Terms & Conditions

How to start

From the first message to the visit.

  1. You pick how

    Book online, call for free advice, , or .

  2. You tell us what's going on

    In the booking, on the call, or in the quote. Same idea.

  3. We lock the visit

    You see the price. If you agree, we lock a date that suits.

  4. We come to you

    That's the visit. We work through your list on the day.

Areas we cover

Professional office IT across Wollongong

Pick a place for its own local page, or call and we will check your street.

Can't see your suburb?

We still come. Call and we will check.

If your street is just over the line, we usually still come.

FAQ

Common questions about Wollongong IT help

Yes. We look at its age, health, temperature and backups, then tell you plainly how much life it has left.

If it is fine, we make sure it stays that way. If it is struggling, you get options to repair, replace or move the files, each priced before anything happens.

Enough to get it looked at soon. A warning often means recent files are not being copied, so the backup may be older than you think.

We find out what is failing, fix it, then restore a real file as a test so you know the copy works.

We check each old machine for files that were never moved, copy anything needed to the right place, and confirm with you.

Only then are the drives wiped properly, so client information does not leave the office on an old computer.

Yes. We talk the problem through, then give a price before any work. Bigger changes, such as replacing a server, get a written quote first.

Repair work we cannot complete carries no repair fee, and you still get clear advice on the next step.

Sounds fair enough?

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