They finally pulled the plug last night.
My ISP, that is. What were you thinking I meant?
I've been using the same provider for about five years now. Last year they put out notice that they were going to be changing to a different wireless technology. I wasn't crazy about the change but I had them come out to see if it would work. No luck. So I've been living on borrowed time for months and months.
I got a call last month that they were really serious this time, the network was going to be shut down as of the first of the month. That date came and went and the leeching went on. At least I haven't received a bill for this month.
Last night I went to check the weather and the network was gone. They finally did it.
Now I have to actually figure out what to do instead.
Crap.
Honestly, none of the options are all that appealing. I could get dial up or DSL service but I have no interest in a home phone line. I could get cable service through Charter but I have little interest in television service and none in their phone service. I could get AT&T Uverse but since I have little interest in TV their rates would suck plus installation sounds like a pain.
Or I could just live in a world with no home internet. Last night was kind of weird not having it but it's not like I missed much. Instead I got my laundry done and read a few chapters of Will Leitch's surprisingly (to me) good book "Are We Winning?".
It would kind of suck though to have to go to the office anytime I wanted to do anything online.
On a related note, the bonus clearing quest and attempt to get iron man status for the month is pretty much dead. I'm just too crunched for time and get too frustrated when I take a beat playing on a short roll. If I get something lined up I may yet try and clear some more of it but if I do it will probably involve playing something different. If I didn't completely suck I would be tempted to just play sets of super turbos or something. We'll see - I still have a couple weeks left.
And I obviously missed the WPBT gives back tournament last night. Kudos to OhCaptain for organizing and hopefully the turnout was good.
My ISP, that is. What were you thinking I meant?
I've been using the same provider for about five years now. Last year they put out notice that they were going to be changing to a different wireless technology. I wasn't crazy about the change but I had them come out to see if it would work. No luck. So I've been living on borrowed time for months and months.
I got a call last month that they were really serious this time, the network was going to be shut down as of the first of the month. That date came and went and the leeching went on. At least I haven't received a bill for this month.
Last night I went to check the weather and the network was gone. They finally did it.
Now I have to actually figure out what to do instead.
Crap.
Honestly, none of the options are all that appealing. I could get dial up or DSL service but I have no interest in a home phone line. I could get cable service through Charter but I have little interest in television service and none in their phone service. I could get AT&T Uverse but since I have little interest in TV their rates would suck plus installation sounds like a pain.
Or I could just live in a world with no home internet. Last night was kind of weird not having it but it's not like I missed much. Instead I got my laundry done and read a few chapters of Will Leitch's surprisingly (to me) good book "Are We Winning?".
It would kind of suck though to have to go to the office anytime I wanted to do anything online.
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On a related note, the bonus clearing quest and attempt to get iron man status for the month is pretty much dead. I'm just too crunched for time and get too frustrated when I take a beat playing on a short roll. If I get something lined up I may yet try and clear some more of it but if I do it will probably involve playing something different. If I didn't completely suck I would be tempted to just play sets of super turbos or something. We'll see - I still have a couple weeks left.
And I obviously missed the WPBT gives back tournament last night. Kudos to OhCaptain for organizing and hopefully the turnout was good.
1 comments:
You might check with the phone company. Mine (Verizon) no longer requires a phone setup to have DSL.
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