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Friday, July 3, 2026 · Alice 80° Clear

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Rural landscape with a large tree, dirt road, and distant water tower under cloudy sky.

Finding A ProNPCLocal

Call a Pro button only shows up when someone's actually there to answer.

No more clicking a business that hasn't set up their listing yet.

NPCLocal is our local-services site that connects Coastal Bend folks with local pros, plus a jobs board.

By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice

We run a local business directory for the Coastal Bend called NPCLocal. When you search for a plumber on it and tap the phone button, you know someone's actually on the other end because they've signed up and told us their hours.

Before this week, we showed the button even when a business hadn't signed up yet. You'd tap it and the number wouldn't work. Now the button only appears after a business owner has signed up and given us their real phone number and hours. If they haven't signed up, you see a link to find them yourself instead.

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“Our phone number is the same everywhere now.”
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Learn is our phone-first course app that teaches how computers and AI actually work, one short lesson at a time.

Learn computer basics on your phone with an AI tutor who remembers your questions.

You're sitting in the truck waiting for an appointment. You pull out your phone and ask a question about email attachments. Five minutes later, you understand it. Next time you open the lesson, the AI tutor remembers what you asked and can answer follow-up questions without you repeating yourself.

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Finding A ProNPCLocal

NPCLocal is our local-services site that connects Coastal Bend folks with local pros, plus a jobs board.

Find the real phone number for businesses that haven't signed up yet.

You search for a roofer on NPCLocal and find one you like. They haven't signed up with us yet, so we don't have their real phone number. Instead of a button that doesn't work, we show you how to find them yourself: search Google, check their Facebook page, or call their local number if you know it.

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Straight TalkNPCLocal

NPCLocal is our local-services site that connects Coastal Bend folks with local pros, plus a jobs board.

Our phone number is the same everywhere now.

We spent the last few days fixing something that sounds boring but matters: our phone number was wrong in some places and right in others. Google had one number, Yelp had another, and our own site had a third. If you called the wrong one, you hit our repair line instead of our main line.

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Off The Wire

More that shipped this stretch, in brief. Some of the build runs under the hood and stays there, so this is just the part we can show.

  • Learn computer basics on your phone with an AI tutor who remembers your questions
  • Your AI tutor remembers what you talked about inside each lesson
  • Find the real phone number for businesses that haven't signed up yet
  • Call a Pro button only shows up when someone's actually there to answer
  • North Point Computers' phone number is now correct everywhere

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Finding A ProYou only call a pro on our service if they signed up.New ServicesLearn computers and AI on your phone.Finding A ProBusiness owners see different listings than homeowners.Finding A ProYou find our phone number the same way everywhere.Finding A ProYou pick the pro you call.Finding A ProYou see the fine print first.New ServicesLearn how computers and AI work on your phone.New ServicesThe course remembers what you asked about.Finding A ProWhen you call a computer pro from our directory, they answer.Finding A ProYou can find NPCLocal on Apple Maps and Siri.Finding A ProYou get the same phone number for NPCLocal everywhere.Finding A ProFinding a computer pro in the Coastal Bend is easier now.Finding A ProThe call button only shows up if someone's actually there to answer.New ServicesLearn how computers and AI work.Finding A ProOne number for us.Finding A ProYou know what we do.Finding A ProOur phone number is the same everywhere.Finding A ProYou find us on five sites at once.Finding A ProFinding contact info for a shop got easier.Finding A ProYour search results match everywhere.New ServicesYou know what we do and what we don't.For BusinessesA computer course you can take on your phone.For BusinessesYour tutor stays focused on the lesson.Finding A ProYou only see 'Call a Pro' when someone answers.Finding A ProYou find our number fast.Finding A ProIf you need business IT help, you get the real story.New ServicesTake a computer and AI course on your phone.New ServicesYour AI tutor keeps each lesson separate.Finding A ProYou can call a business directly if they've verified themselves.Finding A ProBusiness pages show only what they actually do.Finding A ProYou'll find us the same way on every map app.New ServicesYou learn computers and AI on your phone.New ServicesYour AI tutor starts each lesson fresh.Finding A ProThe directory is honest about what it is.New ServicesLearn computers and AI on your phone, no signup needed.New ServicesEach lesson stays separate from the last one.Finding A ProFinding a local business got faster.Finding A ProBusiness pages show only what they do.Finding A ProThe call button only shows up when a business has verified with us.Finding A ProYou find local pros on Google.New ServicesLearn computers and AI on your phone.Finding A ProOur phone number is correct everywhere.For The ProsYou don't repeat yourself to the AI tutor.Finding A ProYou find us easily on any map app.Finding A ProFind a business phone number faster.New ServicesLearn computers and AI on your phone.Finding A ProFind local businesses, no middleman.Finding A ProCall a Pro button shows up only when a pro is there.For BusinessesYour phone number is consistent everywhere.New ServicesThe AI tutor remembers your last question.Finding A ProSiri can find North Point Computers now.New ServicesLearn computers on your phone, five minutes at a time.Finding A ProYour phone number is the same everywhere.Finding A ProOur business pages show only business services.Finding A ProYou find unclaimed businesses faster.For HireYour AI tutor tracks what you ask.Finding A ProCall a local business from your phone.New ServicesNorth Point Computers shows up in Apple Maps and Siri.Finding A ProYour phone number is the same everywhere.For BusinessesBusiness listings show what the shop does for companies.New ServicesYour AI tutor remembers what you ask.New ServicesLearn computers on your phone, five minutes at a time.Finding A ProReach local businesses easier on our directory.Finding A ProWhen you call a business from the directory, someone picks up.Finding A ProNorth Point Computers has the same phone number everywhere.Finding A ProOffices looking for IT help see what North Point does for companies.Finding A ProBusinesses that haven't updated their listing show you where to find them.New ServicesLearn computer basics on your phone in five minutes.New ServicesYour tutor remembers what you asked last time.Finding A ProNorth Point Computers shows up when you ask Siri.Finding A ProCall a pro button only shows up if someone answers.For BusinessesOffices see our company services, not home repair.New ServicesLearn computer basics on your phone.Finding A ProOne phone number for North Point Computers everywhere.For BusinessesGame console repair is not on the office IT page.Finding A ProFind a local business's real phone number without calling a dead line.For The ProsYour business shows up in Apple Maps and Siri.Finding A ProNorth Point Computers' phone number is correct everywhere.New ServicesOur listing shows we do IT support for offices, not home computer repairs.New ServicesLearn computer basics on your phone with a tutor who remembers what you asked.Straight TalkOur directory is a lookup tool, not a vetting service.