Services for students
Tankoh offers a range of services for students and educational institutions in Atlanta, GA. Contact us now to find out how we support education through our work.
Education institutions
Free Computer leasing*
At a glance:
- Cost neutral to the school, funded by parental and/or student contribution.
- Students own the laptop at the end of the scheme and can bring it with them into further education.
- Student is getting a high spec, built-to-order laptop.
- Warranty and insurance package that protects the student throughout the scheme.
- Increase the pupils-to-computer ratio at the school.
- Parents/student saves 15% on released laptop.
The use of a laptop PC seems almost mandatory in today’s education environment. But for many students and parents the purchase of a laptop PC is a financial burden that is hard to bear.
High credit costs and low reliability makes retail purchase unattractive.
Tankoh Finance’s leasing laptops for students’ scheme means that all students can lease a high quality, durable laptop through their school.
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Leasing from Tankoh Finance offers schools all the quality, best practice, service, and support they’d expect from Tankoh, with the added benefit of worry-free, cost-effective leasing of tough, reliable laptops.
Schools can now promote laptop use to all students with the confidence that should anything untoward occur, they are fully protected by comprehensive insurance.
Setting up and maintaining the scheme is also easy, with almost all the administration and support being carried out by Tankoh Finance.
*For the first 2 weeks with a 1 6-months lease agreement
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There's nothing quite like shaking someone's hand, conducting a face-to-face meeting, and then heading out for lunch together. But when multiple people, travel costs, and packed schedules are involved, sometimes videoconferencing is an attractive alternative.
During the Meeting
Introduce everyone: If the participants don't know each other, have them introduce themselves. Consider setting up nameplates if there are multiple people who haven't met before.
Act normal: Look straight into the camera, speak like you normally would, and use natural gestures.
Don't be distracted: Checking your Blackberry every couple minutes or looking around the room can distract other participants. Focus on the meeting and don't try to get other work done.
Avoid side conversations: If you absolutely have to discuss something privately, mute your speaker. Address any anticipated issues with members of your office before the conference.
Limit your movement: If you're speaking, try not to use big gestures. These may disrupt the picture transmission and cause delays in everyone's communication.
Don't wear distracting clothing: This doesn't mean that you have to wear gray, but avoid bright colors, busy prints, and large, shiny pieces of jewelry. In other words, no videoconferences on Hawaiian Shirt Day.
Don't talk over each other: Keep in mind that there could be a delay; if it seems to take someone a few seconds to respond, be patient. Set up rules for speaking, if appropriate.
Don't bring food into the meeting: Eating is just one more potential distraction and won't be appreciated by hungry participants.
Computer leasing
In today’s recovering economy, computer leasing offers affordable ways to maintain your technology lifestyle or enhance your technology lifestyle without breaking the bank: Leasing a computer offers the following comforts:
Minimal upfront costs. With a typical computer lease, you have little if any upfront costs, unlike an outright purchase. Instead, you pay a set monthly fee for the life of the lease. That's a benefit for businesses that can't afford a big lump-sum expenditure or would prefer to use that money elsewhere—on marketing, a new website design, or a trip to Maui, say (I'd opt for the last option).
Predictable expenses. Many companies and individuals prefer having predictable monthly costs, such as a monthly lease payment, because it helps with cash flow management and budgeting.
Easier end-of-life disposal. Computers are like cars: The moment you begin using one, its value starts depreciating. With a constant flow of newer, faster, cheaper models, notebooks are particularly vulnerable to depreciation. So, after two years, your $2,700 notebook may be worth less than half that amount on the open market. To get that money, however, you'd have to find a buyer.
By comparison, some leases enable you to return your notebook to the lessor (such as a computer company's financial services division) at the lease's end. In exchange, you may receive a fair-market-value (FMV) credit on the computer, based on its marketplace value, condition, specs such as its processor and hard drive capacity, and so on. So, if you're concerned about getting some money back when you're done with the computer, but you don't want the hassle of trying to sell it, an FMV lease may be for you.
Computer repair
In a press release, FixYa reported strong growth over the last six months from 9 million to 13 million monthly visitors. Simultaneously, new PC shipments have slumped as consumers hold off updating their computing hardware.
During the Great Depression, Americans found ways to repair and reuse many items -- turning gunny sacks into dresses, for instance. In the current economic depression, the same may apply to electronics, according to FixYa, a user-to-user tech support community.
For instance, at Tankoh Computers, customers can call support agents and obtain a complimentary computer diagnosis. For only US $29.99, Tankoh offers onsite home call service charge to diagnose your computers most
Tankoh site's simple design also lets users search through existing computer and technology repair common diagnoses and “how tos.”
Other companies in the tech support space are also citing growth.
Tankoh’s CEO, Phil Temb says, “When it comes to electronics, people are trying to either repair devices or add to its functionality and what the product can do for them."
