Re: Win Modem
Posted by Tarbolde on .
With my PC out of danger, I finally had to give up on downloading. My Win Modem was making noises that were nothing short of comical, but I wasn't in a laughing mood. I now regret not having made a recording of those sounds; their inclusion would have greatly enhanced this piece.
My online life had been reduced to taking a hurried look through the sites that I frequent before my connection
*drop*
failed as usual. The e-tox was devastating. I nearly gave up hope that my connection would ever return to normal, and admit that I began to consider the merits of high-speed internet at an amazing low price, with free installation.
*drop*
Then one day I dialed up and got something unexpected: a busy signal. This usually means that either my ISP or the telecom are down. When I dialed up again less than a minute later it connected instantly. Something seemed different... somehow it just felt right. And sure enough, all was indeed well again. Again.
So who gets the blame? In the last five years, any problems with my ISP have been fixed within twelve hours at most. But my telecom provider is an entirely different story. And to think that I almost felt bad about calling their infrastructure "crap." PFFT!
My online life had been reduced to taking a hurried look through the sites that I frequent before my connection
*drop*
failed as usual. The e-tox was devastating. I nearly gave up hope that my connection would ever return to normal, and admit that I began to consider the merits of high-speed internet at an amazing low price, with free installation.
*drop*
Then one day I dialed up and got something unexpected: a busy signal. This usually means that either my ISP or the telecom are down. When I dialed up again less than a minute later it connected instantly. Something seemed different... somehow it just felt right. And sure enough, all was indeed well again. Again.
So who gets the blame? In the last five years, any problems with my ISP have been fixed within twelve hours at most. But my telecom provider is an entirely different story. And to think that I almost felt bad about calling their infrastructure "crap." PFFT!