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From: Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: I survived pre-historic times today
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 16:47:42 -0400
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On 6/5/2025 4:03 PM, Ed P wrote:
> On 6/5/2025 3:48 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> On 6/5/2025 12:57 PM, Ed P wrote:
>>> It was like old times here this morning.  I was having assorted 
>>> cable/ internet issues so today a tech came out to solve them.  He 
>>> replaced the cable from street to house.
>>>
>>> So, for 45 minutes, I had no access to the outside world.  It was 
>>> like living in 1960 for a while.  No TV, no cable music, no 
>>> internet.  I had to entertain myself. How did humanity survive those 
>>> conditions?
>>>
>> That happened to me in April, for about 15 days.  It was the exterior 
>> cable line from the house to wherever it connects behind my house.  It 
>> took that long for the company to figure out they needed to send 
>> someone out who determined yeah, it's outside line.  In the meantiime, 
>> I read books.
>> Jill
> 
> Wow, that is waaaaay to long.  I contacted Spectrum yesterday afternoon, 
> got a call this morning and a tech showed up 2 hours later.  I was 
> impressed with the service.

The problem with my ISP is it is extremely difficult to speak with a 
live person.  Hey dipshits, I can't connect so why are you asking me if 
I want to connect to an online (AI) agent?  I finally get to talk to 
people but their first language is not English.  They send refresh 
signals.  Doesn't work.  They sent me a new gateway/modem.  Didn't help. 
  After days of frustration I finally got to speak to someone in the US 
who sent out a technician.  Oh, but if they send out a tech it costs 
$100.  NO.  Because the problem is not with the equipment or connections 
inside the house.  The problem was the line outside the house.  The guy 
ran a new line and they sent someone out to bury it.  They did try to 
bill me for his visit but fortunately he noted in his report it was 
outside the house, not inside.  So they reversed the charges.  It was 
irritating.  But changing service providers at this point would be 
another major PITA.  It's hard wired.  Wifi doesn't work well here.  I'm 
just happy it's working well again.

Jill