Question 1

Are the FREE repairs with RAD Care Gold and Platinum really FREE?

Accepted Answer

Yes, just pay for parts. We will handle all labor costs on our end, and only charge you for any parts that may be necessary. For example, if you’re traveling with your laptop and accidentally drop it and crack the screen. We will replace the screen at no labor cost, simply pay for the screen itself.

Question 2

Do I need to bring my computer in for RAD Care maintenance?

Accepted Answer

No, our RAD Care plans perform maintenance at scheduled intervals automatically over the internet. We do not need you to bring the computer in, nor do we need to log into your computer to perform the maintenance. Our software reaches out to our headquarters, grabs all the instructions it needs to perform, and then executes them, without any interaction from you or us.

Question 3

Do I need to sign a contract to become a RAD Member?

Accepted Answer

No. We have never asked our members to sign any contracts. We believe in the freedom to leave at your discretion.

Question 4

RAD Backup stores my data in the cloud?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it’s encrypted before it’s sent over the internet to our servers and stored in the encrypted format. We can see the list of files but we cannot read any of the data. Our data storage was designed with privacy in mind, and had to be HIPAA compliant for our medical clients to utilize it.

Question 5

Why should I pick your plan over piecing my own together?

Accepted Answer

Simply put, our RAD Plans are designed to take the hassle out of computers. You can certainly piece together your own maintenance and protective measures, but it adds in the hassle.

If you’re up to the task, people wanting to piece together their own maintenance will need:

Antivirus (we recommend Emsisoft)
Backup (we recommend Carbonite)
Legit computer cleaning software to replace our customized cleaning scripts (we recommend CCleaner)
Re-enable Registry Backups
Time and understanding to perform all of the maintenance RAD Computers performs on their systems at routine intervals

Businesses wanting to piece together their own monitoring, maintenance, and security will need:

RMM SaaS for centralized management
EDR Antivirus (we recommend SentinelOne)
Backup (we recommend Acronis for imaging, Datto for Servers)
Legit computer cleaning software to replace our customized cleaning scripts (we recommend CCleaner)
Accident protection software
Persistent Threat detection software
Re-enable Registry Backups
Time and understanding to perform all of the maintenance RAD Computers performs on their systems at routine intervals
Regular visits with an on-site (break/fix) computer technician to check every system, network device, and IoT device, or a full-time IT employee to perform these tasks daily for maximum security

We’re always happy to assist, so if you need any recommendations please let us know. If you opt for your own solution and need assistance troubleshooting, please note it will be billed at our standard hourly rate.

Question 6

Why should I subscribe to RAD Care?

Accepted Answer

RAD Care memberships are designed to provide you a hassle-free computer experience. It does so through the magic of automation and the internet. We write scripts to fix issues that we see frequently on computers that come into our office, and deploy these automatically when those same issues appear on our member computers.

But proactive issue resolution isn’t the only reason. RAD Care Memberships also provide:

Managed antivirus software
- We can monitor the antivirus from our headquarters
- It alerts us if your computer gets a virus
Routine maintenance
- Operating System Updates
- Software Updates
- System Patching
- Registry Backups on some plans
- Cloud-based file backup on some plans
- Cloud-based disk imaging on the RAD Care Platinum plan
Health Monitoring of the system
- We check for things like hardware and software issues
- We receive alerts for critical things like the hard drive / solid state drive
Report cards
- The number of computers you have under our Care
- How many scripts have been run
- How many patches were applied
- How many patches were skipped
- How many softwares we updated
Priority Diagnostics
- Jump ahead in our line of computers, we’ll get to diagnosing your system on RAD Care Gold or RAD Care Platinum as soon as you drop it off
Priority Repairs
- RAD Care Platinum members enjoy the fastest turn-around time of any of our customers, as we will diagnose AND repair the computer before any other in our offices
FREE Repairs
- RAD Care Gold Members get 1 free repair per computer per calendar year, and UNLIMITED Virus removals (Just pay for parts)
- RAD Care Platinum Members get UNLIMITED computer repairs (Just pay for parts)

Question 7

Will RAD raise their rates on me year after year?

Accepted Answer

In 8 years of offering Membership plans, we have never raised our rates.

We’ve been providing RAD Care and RAD PREDATOR plans for several years, and despite our own costs being increased by our software vendors, we have not passed those rate increases on to our members.

The only time you’ll see an increase in your bill is if you’ve added additional systems to your service plan, or upgraded your membership to a higher tier.

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