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goddam comcast's alleged "nationwide internet outage" for more than 5 hours this evening. and even worse, that their customer service line was not only unreachable but that they didn't bother to put up a message about the outage on the "we can't take your call recording" seeing as how that was probably what everyone was calling about.
reason to be cheerful: apparently i can go 6 waking hours without internet access and not go insane.
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Posted 08 April 2005 - 04:04 AM
purdah nahin jab koi khuda se, bandon se purdah karna kya?
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if it takes us seven years to prepare for a madness, how long shall it take us to run naked into the marketplace?
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facts are meaningless. you could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!
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maybe it wasn't the best wording.
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Posted 08 April 2005 - 05:00 AM
mongo_jones, on Apr 7 2005, 09:04 PM, said:
goddam comcast's alleged "nationwide internet outage" for more than 5 hours this evening. and even worse, that their customer service line was not only unreachable but that they didn't bother to put up a message about the outage on the "we can't take your call recording" seeing as how that was probably what everyone was calling about.
reason to be cheerful: apparently i can go 6 waking hours without internet access and not go insane.
reason to be cheerful: apparently i can go 6 waking hours without internet access and not go insane.
Our Comcast (both tv and internet service) has been flaky, too. Friday it was out for a few hours, then Sat. for a few minutes, then today again for about an hour.
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Posted 08 April 2005 - 05:04 AM
Leslie, on Apr 7 2005, 09:00 PM, said:
mongo_jones, on Apr 7 2005, 09:04 PM, said:
goddam comcast's alleged "nationwide internet outage" for more than 5 hours this evening. and even worse, that their customer service line was not only unreachable but that they didn't bother to put up a message about the outage on the "we can't take your call recording" seeing as how that was probably what everyone was calling about.
reason to be cheerful: apparently i can go 6 waking hours without internet access and not go insane.
reason to be cheerful: apparently i can go 6 waking hours without internet access and not go insane.
Our Comcast (both tv and internet service) has been flaky, too. Friday it was out for a few hours, then Sat. for a few minutes, then today again for about an hour.
This is discouraging. My SBC DSL has been so crappy that today we ordered Comcast cable.
POOP.
"Nana, I just counted to infinity really fast!" Logan, age 5-1/2
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Posted 08 April 2005 - 05:09 AM
tanabutler, on Apr 7 2005, 10:04 PM, said:
Leslie, on Apr 7 2005, 09:00 PM, said:
mongo_jones, on Apr 7 2005, 09:04 PM, said:
goddam comcast's alleged "nationwide internet outage" for more than 5 hours this evening. and even worse, that their customer service line was not only unreachable but that they didn't bother to put up a message about the outage on the "we can't take your call recording" seeing as how that was probably what everyone was calling about.
reason to be cheerful: apparently i can go 6 waking hours without internet access and not go insane.
reason to be cheerful: apparently i can go 6 waking hours without internet access and not go insane.
Our Comcast (both tv and internet service) has been flaky, too. Friday it was out for a few hours, then Sat. for a few minutes, then today again for about an hour.
This is discouraging. My SBC DSL has been so crappy that today we ordered Comcast cable.
POOP.
tana, the good news is that until Friday, we've had no problems at all. Hopefully they just had a bad week.
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Posted 08 April 2005 - 05:11 AM
yes, this was my first major problem with my internet access in over 2 years.
digital cable's been pretty reliable as well--though it did go out for 5 minutes exactly when the academy awards began this year, causing us to miss the opening montage. i don't know how we coped. oh, i remember how: with chilli pakodas and gin and tonics.
but god help you if you ever need to call their customer service for anything.
digital cable's been pretty reliable as well--though it did go out for 5 minutes exactly when the academy awards began this year, causing us to miss the opening montage. i don't know how we coped. oh, i remember how: with chilli pakodas and gin and tonics.
but god help you if you ever need to call their customer service for anything.
purdah nahin jab koi khuda se, bandon se purdah karna kya?
~shaqeel badayuni
if it takes us seven years to prepare for a madness, how long shall it take us to run naked into the marketplace?
~yoruba proverb
facts are meaningless. you could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!
~homer simpson
maybe it wasn't the best wording.
~nathan
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Posted 08 April 2005 - 06:36 AM
mongo_jones, on Apr 7 2005, 09:11 PM, said:
yes, this was my first major problem with my internet access in over 2 years.
digital cable's been pretty reliable as well--though it did go out for 5 minutes exactly when the academy awards began this year, causing us to miss the opening montage. i don't know how we coped. oh, i remember how: with chilli pakodas and gin and tonics.
but god help you if you ever need to call their customer service for anything.
digital cable's been pretty reliable as well--though it did go out for 5 minutes exactly when the academy awards began this year, causing us to miss the opening montage. i don't know how we coped. oh, i remember how: with chilli pakodas and gin and tonics.
but god help you if you ever need to call their customer service for anything.
Thanks, y'all. I was about to order and then thought I'd better talk to the SBC Global people and find out if I still have a contract with them. I don't think I should be required to replace the "free" crap modem they gave me that is malfunctioning, at a cost of $100.
I'm done with the bad connection. The rains affect my service, which stinks, and not only can the DSL modem not keep me connected, but the dial-up I had to endure when it was out dropped me repeatedly.
"Nana, I just counted to infinity really fast!" Logan, age 5-1/2
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Posted 10 April 2005 - 04:34 PM
macrosan, on Apr 8 2005, 04:01 AM, said:
mongo_jones, on Apr 8 2005, 05:04 AM, said:
reason to be cheerful: apparently i can go 6 waking hours without internet access and not go insane.
Do you have medical confirmation of this ?
"there's a pleasure in madness sure
that none but the madmen know"
i should have said "and not have my sanity deteriorate even further"
purdah nahin jab koi khuda se, bandon se purdah karna kya?
~shaqeel badayuni
if it takes us seven years to prepare for a madness, how long shall it take us to run naked into the marketplace?
~yoruba proverb
facts are meaningless. you could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!
~homer simpson
maybe it wasn't the best wording.
~nathan
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Posted 11 April 2005 - 01:19 AM
Mariah Carey.
Vomit. Puke.
Vomit. Puke.
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Posted 11 April 2005 - 04:05 PM
Ms J, on Apr 7 2005, 01:43 PM, said:
London GPs.
Today I ran for a routine, non-emergency appointment and was told that my GP has decided to ONLY take appointments on a day-before basis. Given that my diary is booked up to 2 weeks in advance, this is going to make things rather difficult.
Today I ran for a routine, non-emergency appointment and was told that my GP has decided to ONLY take appointments on a day-before basis. Given that my diary is booked up to 2 weeks in advance, this is going to make things rather difficult.
What? It doesn't take you 2 or 3 months to get in to see a doctor in the first place?
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Posted 11 April 2005 - 04:13 PM
The day-before system, which mine also has (maybe 2 days) seems like a good solution to me, but then routine, non-emergency appointments would be the problem.
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Posted 11 April 2005 - 05:15 PM
Yep, exactly. In order to fit my work life to their system, I had to "book" a day in my diary next week (that's two weeks in advance, now) to keep clear during surgery hours. That would be pretty close to normal. However, I've also written a reminder to myself to start on the redial at 9am the day before to make sure the appointment actually happens, or I'll have to pre-clear another day and hope to dial in on time for that.
It's a bit like booking at RHR, only the petit fours really suck.
It's a bit like booking at RHR, only the petit fours really suck.
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