Spent An Hour Trying To Access The Internet
Will post a blog item as soon as I can. Time Warner is gifting hundreds of us in my neighborhood intermittent service for WEEKS because they have too many subscribers on one node...and had to "order a part," they told me (which sounds like bullshit on a stick the more I think of it)...and I screwed up my Verizon mobile broadband modem in the middle of the night while trying to switch between the shitty cable signal and my Verizon mobile broadband.
Luckily, Verizon gets on the phone in seconds, not 20 minutes, like the arrogant fucks at Time Warner, but the Verizon tech couldn't fix this...I need to download the software...on dialup! Charming!
UPDATE: I'm on -- had to get on AOL dialup! (the backup to my backup, and thank goodness I have it) and download my Verizon software and reinstall. It took over an hour on dialup.
On mobile broadband now, but way behind on my deadline. Will blog when I can. Have a blog item sort of done, but not totally, but I'm too in the red to finish it.
Whaddya wanna bet TW stops providing such crappy service and they start answering their phone pronto the day my neighborhood is wired for Verizon's FIOS?
UPDATE: Here's the e-mail I sent to a guy looking for advice:
SUBJECT: have a few problemsTime Warner Internet service out for the 13th day and I'm deadline now and a mess because of the outage. Will get to your question when I can. Feel free to email Alex.Dudley@twcable.com to complain that I'm not able to have time to give you advice, in large part, because of their service. And sorry. I don't like to take this long. Best,-Amy
Feel free to start a convo below on whatever topics. Including hating on companies that are monopolies and use that position to behave most arrogantly and disrespectfully to the customers who pay them for a service.
See post number six labeled 'Jeff at October 20, 2008 8:09 AM' in Welfare for Fat Cats at Every Turn. Same issue, really.
Jeff at October 20, 2008 8:13 AM
You don't really want me to start on the evil insurance companies and how they dictate what medical care we can or cannot get now, do you?
For some strange reason, this is my pet peeve these days.
Let's start with the fucking co-pays. What the hell are we paying for insurance for anyway if we still have to have cash to go to the doctor or get a script filled?
And, yes, I know they're not exactly a monopoly but it's kind of like the Republicans and Democrats -- all so similiar that you're screwed no matter who you pick.
(T's G steps off soapbox with the help of her cane and a handsome young gentleman): Good luck with your service, Amy. We all want you back soon.
T's Grammy at October 20, 2008 10:55 AM
New topic: Wanna watch some teevee?
I love this guy. You don't have to know anything about finance or real estate to understand what his numbers mean.
And this chat with Megan & Dan is a good way to spend an hour.
Know this: The next big American catchphrase is "Alt-A."
Crid [cridcridatgmail] at October 20, 2008 11:48 AM
comcastmustdie.com
That is all.
Amy K. at October 20, 2008 3:33 PM
And where's that Farker who was complaining that Palin didn't do enough press conferences?
Crid [cridcridatgmail] at October 20, 2008 8:17 PM
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