Remote not working Honda Civic 97

It all started when I bought an extra remote for my car. The Honda

people were not able to program it then. So I brought the car in again later, and not only were they not able to program the new one that time, but they also DEprogrammed my old one. So now they're saying that to fix both of the remotes, I have to have the radio fixed (the alarm is in the radio, apparently). The total cost will be around $30, and it'll take at least 2 weeks. I wanted to try some other places to see if someone can do it faster and cheaper. Any recommendations for San Francisco?  Or any ideas on how I might solve this problem myself?

Thanks!

it might cost a little more, but i would consider just getting a new keyless system. that way it'll work fine and you can put a new radio easily.