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Posted by Madilayn on 04-06-2010 at 22:34:

Maddy having Internet Problems

Hi everybody

I am having severe internet problems - no connection at home (I'm at the local McDonalds doing this). Not likely to actually have any connection until at least Monday night - probably longer.

I am hoping to check the IF during my lunch break at work but until things get sorted, I won't be on much at all.

I think that I'm officially addicted to the net because this is making me physically sick. Mostly because I won't be able to be in contact much with Ste.

So - I hope that it will all be sorted out quickly - but my ISP won't even be able to start looking at it until Monday becuase all their ADSL tecchies are off for the weekend!

Meh!!

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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 04-06-2010 at 23:13:

Oh babe .... :wibble:

I hope you get back on quick!! No wonder you've been so quiet...

:sobs:

You can always call me if you need me to say something for you .... :grins: or if you want to bitch and whine about internet connections....

Heck ... you're not even going to be able to read this , are ya??

:sobs again:

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Posted by Madilayn on 04-06-2010 at 23:19:

Am still at Maccas so yeah - got that.

I can't even phone - my phone is VOIP so when there's no 'net connection, there's no phone.

However - Maccas is only a 5 minute drive away, so will try to get here again tomorrow and catch up.

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Posted by Garnet on 04-06-2010 at 23:23:

Oh Mads, I feel for you. It's doubly awful to be without both internet and phone.

A Maccas with internet, I like it. I don't think the ones around here have that. Smile

Posted by Transmute Jun on 05-06-2010 at 00:36:

I hope you get your connection back soon, Maddy! It's amazing how much we use it every day!

In the meantime, try to do all of those things that nag at you when you're on the internet, and don't want to get off the net when you do have time for it. Then at least when your connection comes back, you can enjoy it undisturbed!

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Posted by green on 05-06-2010 at 01:30:

Huggles Oh, Maddy! That's like my worse nightmare.... I'm feeling for you, sweetie!

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Posted by gatchamarie on 05-06-2010 at 06:59:

I feel for you too, Maddy! It's quite frustrating when something like this happens! But, as TJ have said, just try to enjoy other things which you normally forgo in order to enter the net regularly ... hopefully these few days will pass by swiftly for you! Huggles

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Posted by Madilayn on 06-06-2010 at 01:27:

Well, all the housework is done. All the washing is done. I had confirmed that until Monday, they won't even be looking at what the problem with my connection is - and then even not be able to fix it then.

To get it fixed, I may have to take a day off work - or get new hardware which will take a few days to be delivered to me.

At Maccas again and managed to have a txt chat with Ste this morning - but I had no idea this lack of contact was making me so stressed!

The sooner this gets fixed the better as I'm showing all the classic signs of major stress (not sleeping, not able to eat, stick to the stomach).

Bleh!!!

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Posted by amethyst on 06-06-2010 at 01:42:

Oh, Maddy, I hope everything gets fixed quickly.

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Posted by Becky Rock on 06-06-2010 at 01:45:

Mads, that's horrible.

I got the AT&T wireless connect 2 years ago and I love it. Its about the only thing that consistantly works regarding my computer.

I know what you mean about being addicted. For me, I have to write something everyday or I go nuts. I carry a little notepad with me at all times to write if I get the urge,

The downside is I literally have boxes of longhand material.

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Posted by green on 06-06-2010 at 01:52:

Oh, Maddy.... I'm so sorry, hun...

I had a thought, though. You know I work in a supermarket, right? Well, we sell prepaid internet modems... I'm not working this weekend or I would have found out more about them for you - like do you need to be set up by the company that supplies them, or do the staff on check out activate them for you like they do for prepaid phones... And that can be done on the weekend!

I don't know the price either - I stopped working checkout long before they came out, but it's something I will be researching first thing tomorrow morning. I dread losing my connection and am thinking that having a prepaid option available at short notice might just be the ticket to not completely freaking when it happens...

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Posted by Madilayn on 06-06-2010 at 02:07:

I did look at those - but at $100 a pop, they're way out of my price range at the moment.

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Posted by green on 06-06-2010 at 02:11:

THAT MUCH??? Youch! Okay, then - eek!

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Posted by RIgirl on 06-06-2010 at 02:32:

Hang in there Maddy -- and don't let the stress get you down! Just write out your frustrations!

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Posted by Transmute Jun on 06-06-2010 at 02:45:

We'll all be here when you get back, Maddy! In the meantime, Huggles from us!

Becky, I too have notebooks where I write down fic ideas when I'm out and about and not at a computer. I have a dictation program that I use to get them all into a Word file once I'm home again. As a system, it works quite well.

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Posted by Swan_Jun on 06-06-2010 at 21:49:

Maddy,

Aren't u glad u don't have dial-up? if the phone goes out so does the modem!

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Posted by Madilayn on 07-06-2010 at 03:40:

Just spoke to my provider - not likely to have any answer for me until Tuesday as the turnaround for jobs is 48 hours - and weekends don't count!!

They think it's a line problem (which, by the way, I suggested to them on Friday when I called!).

Then - I asked well, if a technician has to come out, how long does that take.

No idea.

One of these days, a phone provider, etc., will actually have the bright idea of providing service when people are actually home- not in "normal" business hours.

I also told them that if it's not fixed by the end of this week, I'll be very unhappy!

Didn't seem to care though.

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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 07-06-2010 at 03:44:

Oh babe ... that sucks!!

I miss you muchly ... :wibble:

Hope you get it sorted out really soon!

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Why do men snore when lying on their backs?
Because their balls fall over their butt holes and they vapour lock.

Posted by Transmute Jun on 07-06-2010 at 03:49:

I hope it gets fixed quickly, Maddy! Sometimes for 'line problems' they don't even need to go in your house, so hopefully they can fix it without your being home.

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Posted by Madilayn on 07-06-2010 at 04:50:

That's what I'm hoping too, TJ.

We've got massive roadworks near where I live - they're bascially building a tunnel 1K from where I live and we've had problems before with the lines when they make oopsies.

SJ- you have no idea how much I'm missing you all. At least during the week not too bad as I'm at work and can access the boards there.

Really annoying is that I have taken a few days off work - Thursday to Tuesday - and was looking forward to spending time online with everybody during your hours.

I shall keep my fingers crossed that it's all sorted by then.

In the meantime - Maccas and their free WiFi is my friend!

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"When I'm old, I don't want them to say of me, "She's so charming." I want them to say, "Be careful, I think she's armed." -G. Stoddart