Help with computers, phones, Wi-Fi & internet 📞 07746 655324

Friendly tech help for homes and small businesses

Patient, plain-English help with computers, phones, Wi-Fi and internet, for people and small businesses in and around Banbury. No jargon, no rush, and no question is too small.

📞 Call 07746 655324

✓ DBS checked   ✓ Local to Banbury

Tap the button on a phone to call. If I miss you, leave a message and I will ring you back as soon as I can.

What I can help with

At home or at work, in plain English.

Computers & laptops

Slow, stuck or confusing? I will sort it out and show you how to keep it running well.

Phones & tablets

Setting up a new iPhone, iPad or Android, moving photos across, or making the text bigger.

Wi-Fi & broadband

Dead spots, dropping connections, new routers and smart TVs that will not connect.

Email, scams & safety

Spotting scam emails and texts, sorting passwords, and keeping your accounts safe.

Printers & gadgets

Getting printers, video calls (Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp) and smart speakers working.

Learn at your pace

One-to-one lessons in your own home, with notes you can keep.

Where I work

Based in Banbury, visiting homes and small businesses in the surrounding area. The map shows where I usually travel. Nearer in there is no travel charge, and a little further out there is a flat £10 travel charge per visit.

Map of the area coveredA circle of 20 miles radius around Banbury, in two grey zones. The lighter inner circle, up to 10 miles, has no travel charge. The darker outer ring, 10 to 20 miles, has a flat £10 travel charge per visit. Nearby towns marked: Bicester, Brackley, Buckingham, Towcester, Daventry, Southam, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon, Shipston, Chipping Norton, Woodstock and Kidlington. Distances are in a straight line.10 miles20 milesBanburyBicesterBrackleyBuckinghamTowcesterDaventrySouthamLeamington SpaStratford-upon-AvonShipstonChipping NortonWoodstockKidlington
  • Inner area, up to 10 miles: £35 an hour, no travel charge
  • Outer area, 10 to 20 miles: £35 an hour plus £10 travel per visit

Distances are in a straight line from Banbury, drawn to scale.

Further away than the map? Just ask. I can travel further for a mileage charge, agreed before we book.

Booking for a parent or relative? That is very welcome. You can arrange the visit and be there too, or I can speak to them directly. Just say what they need.

Tim, the owner of Tech Made Simple, wearing glasses and an orange woolly hat

About me

Hello, I am Tim, and I am DBS checked. I have spent around 30 years looking after the computers, sound and video equipment used in professional edit suites and post-production studios, the places where TV, film and music get finished. I have built those suites from scratch and kept the Macs and PCs in them running, so equipment that simply has to work is what I know best.

It is the same job at home: work out what is really wrong, explain it in plain words, and put it right. I also make iPhone and iPad apps, and through my other company, Frapply Studios (opens in a new tab), I help businesses get found on Google.

I never make anyone feel silly for asking.

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What people say

“Excellent from start to finish. Tim responded to my initial query almost straight away and was on site the next day to help with my internet set up. Reassured me with good advice which was much appreciated, especially as I struggle with IT issues at my age! The cost was very reasonable and I’m very happy to recommend”

— Google review

“I had problems with my mobile phone from malware and virus attack and was unable to remove this and make my phone useable for my day to day needs. Seeing his advert in local Stonesfield Slate magazine, I called Tim and he came to my house within an hour . He understood my problems, with his great knowledge and skills . He quickly went through areas of the phone deleting what he considered the affected communications . He was very thorough and I watched as he checked and double checked each area as attacked by virus or contact details as gave concern and looking suspicious .It was good to have Tim with all his expertise to make my phone come back to normal and he went through the phone manufacturers installed protection to give me reassurance on measures in place to protect against unwanted attack going forward . I would highly recommend Tim ,,Tech Made Simple ...for such service as I needed and I know that Tim is very knowledgeable in other areas of tech expertise ..if he is not able to help directly he will give customer good sound advice on how to pursue other avenue to resolve their problems .Thank you Tim .”

— Google review

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Own a small business?

I also help local businesses with tech, and, through my other company Frapply Studios, I tidy up websites so customers can find you on Google: page titles, descriptions, speed, broken links and more.

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