The trouble with the internet is.........
By gemini_rose
@gemini_rose (16264)
April 16, 2008 5:20pm CST
When something goes wrong you are cut off from the world!!!
My internet connection has been playing up all day, it would not work when I first tried to come on it this morning, and it went off again about half an hour ago, for a while. We now think there is a problem with our phone line, so chances are that I might end up being off line for a couple of days!! That is not good for me at all, I shall be lost.
So, if I do not answer anyone's discussions who I normally do, or if I do not respond to all your lovely comments that you all always leave me, then I apologise in advance because I might not be able too!!
How does it make you feel when your internet plays up and you cannot get online? Do you get really hacked off, or do you just deal with it and find something else to do to fill the gap until you can get it sorted and get back online?
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17 responses
@libertarianfreedom21 (3198)
• United States
17 Apr 08
thats funny because i watched a south park episode last night, and it was about how the internet stopped working except in certain parts of the country, and everyone was freaking out and couldnt get any information, the news station said they had no news because they didnt have the internet, lol. So everyone started migrating towards california where the internet was still working and they had internet camps and people were allowed only ten minutes of time. it was halliours, and in another 50 years i think that if the internet went out that it would be simallure to that episode and everyone will be freaking out b/c there is no internet. If the internet went down our business would be SOL b/c we order all our inventory online. I havent had internet problems though since i got a cable connection.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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17 Apr 08
Sometimes I like Southpark, I bet that one was good! I used to order all my stuff for my online business off the internet, it is times like that you realise how much you depend on it.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
17 Apr 08
Well you are still here at the moment so I hope that it has been sorted out and it should not take them 2 Days to sort it out either they should be able to do it with in 24 hours
But at least I know what is up if I don't see you
Hugs xxx
@gemini_rose (16264)
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18 Apr 08
Fingers crossed at the moment it just now seems to be the house phone that is going off and not working so we think that it is hopefully just one of the connectors on the box to the phone, I just keep everything crossed and hope that it stays on!!
@subha12 (18441)
• India
17 Apr 08
yes, its true. it has become part and parcel of life. so when you are disconnected, you think that you are disconnected from the world itself.actually it is not the case.you should try to learn to separate life in real and internet.
@gemini_rose (16264)
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17 Apr 08
Yes, real life and internet should be separated, but it is very hard to do sometimes!
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
17 Apr 08
I will be sad but I will just divert myself on anything like cleaning, TV, garden! At least I will not be adding more wrinkles in my forehead if I will make it ruin my day! hahahha..I hope you will be able to get the normal connection again gemini!
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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18 Apr 08
So far, so good it is still working, sssshhh do not shout it out though or else it will go off again!!!
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Apr 08
oh I get to the point where I sound like a tiger grrr and then i try to lift myself above it.I have a livein computer genusis of a son but he is usually at work when I have internet problems so I have to be patient. he loves to workon my computer but then he programs them all day long at work. I am still reeling over being taken down to an eight star yester day and todayt a seven s tar and I feel really bummed out and angry and still I refuse to let some troll make me quit so Iwill keep on keeping on and hope i and my computer stand up under the pressure. good luck with your internet problems
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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17 Apr 08
That sounds a bit like me!! I know, I noticed your star, its a bummer, at least you got to see 9 and 8 I just went from 10 - 7!! But good for you, that is the spirit I want to see!! Speak soon.
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@plumwish07 (4057)
• Indonesia
17 Apr 08
something sure if i am on that condition, i would be its hard not to get online in one day. so when my internet connection getting down for one day, i just feel up set and try to do something else to make my good mood back again
@gemini_rose (16264)
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17 Apr 08
I always feel so cut off when I am offline, it is weird, but it soon goes away and I can find loads of other things to do until I can get it fixed.
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
16 Apr 08
Mine was giving me issues yesterday. I have a satelite connection and it was very windy so my connection was being very tricky it sucked.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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16 Apr 08
It has been windy here tonight, because at first that is what I thought it was, but we have been having a problem with the line for a couple of days. I will just have to see, and hope that it holds on until we can sort it!
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
17 Apr 08
I hate it when something goes wrong with my computer and I cannot get online. I lose out on my daily earnings and it is very frustrating too. I have to deal with it because no one else in my family knows anything about computers and how to get them working right again. I always spent my time trying to fix it. I could not focus on anything else. I have dialup so I am not offline much.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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17 Apr 08
Yes it is a pain when you cannot get to your earning sites thats for sure!!
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
17 Apr 08
I get really annoyed when our internet is not working properly. I honestly get cranky and start hassling my hubby to fix it lol. He actually gets worse than me, and starts fiddling with the laptop, wireless connection, cable wires and all. It's not often our internet goes funny but when it does, we both get hacked off lol
Hope the problem gets fixed soon!
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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17 Apr 08
For some of us it affects everything! It can be a real pain, I think we know what the problem is so hopefully should not be too hard to fix.
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
17 Apr 08
I hate it when my internet connection doesn't work... since this is the only thing that makes up for my always boring time in the office... so when it is not working... i call and call and call the customer service of my internet provider... and don't stop until they tell me what is wrong... or until they send someone to fix my modem or do whatever it is that they have to do...
@gemini_rose (16264)
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17 Apr 08
Oh I bet the customer services staff love you!!
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@omar0913 (942)
• Legaspi, Philippines
17 Apr 08
Its not just the problem I have, apart from connection troubles, its my time availability to log on, which really gave me headache. I got too busy this days, due to higher work loads assigned to me by my boss. Anyway its good for you to apologize in advance, I'll do thesame from now on.
@ruby222 (4847)
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16 Apr 08
Wel Rose..thats bad news....i must admit if my internet is down...I do miss it...its ok for a day or two though..i will just get my reading or my sewing out...but my daughters internet was down for a couple of days a wee while ago...and lol she was going bonkers!!!...she really missed it...her thing is online scrabble...she plays everyday....and shes getting better and better...she has quite a few buddies on the site now...so that was a bad couple of days for her!!...but it was Sky internet...and her hubby phoned them up..and they gave him instructions over the phone...and bingo!!..it worked .....Boy...was she chuffed..
@gemini_rose (16264)
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16 Apr 08
Oh yes, it will certainly be bad news, I will cope because I have no choice, but I will not like it!!!
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@YangJoey (37)
• China
17 Apr 08
of course,My computer and my netline usually went wrong and i had to be offline for a couple of days.But i think it is not a big deal,I can use the mobilephone to connect to internet and keep touch with my friends and tell them:hey I am ok,It is just something wrong with my PC and the everything will be ok before long!
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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17 Apr 08
You are lucky, I cannot use my mobile to connect to the internet! My hubby will sort it though, so I am not too worried!!
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
20 Apr 08
I hope you have it back now, I am always 4 days behind in my email notifications, it seems that I can never catch up. I can last about 1 week without the internet or computer and then I go into withdrawals lol,
@gemini_rose (16264)
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20 Apr 08
Since the other night when it kept going off it has been ok *touches wood* although the phone keeps going off, the internet does not. We need a new connector for definate though. I could not last a week, that would be awful!!
@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
18 Apr 08
When the internet is off I can't take it!!! Luckily there was only one time that it was off for a substantial amount of time, and that was because there was a problem in the area. There was nothing to do but sit and watch TV, and wait for Cincinnati Bell to take care of it.
The problem I run into the most is my computer. Sometimes it gets temperamental, and doesn't want to run right. I try to shut it off, but it doesn't want to do it the normal safe way of going to the button in the start menu, so I have to do a hard boot. Then I try to bring to computer back up so I can do the necessary repairs, only it doesn't want to come on!!! The lights come on and the CPU starts whirring, but it does this weird beeping and doesn't fully load. So I have to shut it off and on several times, until it doesn't do the beeping. Those days you will hear me whining "Come On, come on!!!"
It usually takes me about 10-12 round of this before it will actually come on, but I sit there and keep doing it until it acts right. I just have to get on MyLot lol!!!
@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
19 Apr 08
Everything I've learned about the computer I've learned through trial and error, and watching others. I have gotten pretty good at it though. When something goes wrong, I can usually tell what's affecting it, and can zero in on the problem. Bigger problems though I have to get one of my friends that truly know computers to either look at it, or walk me through it.
@gemini_rose (16264)
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18 Apr 08
Yes it is certainly hard when the internet is off or the computer decides to be a pain. I have no knowledge of a computer really and so if it develops a problem then I have to wait for hubby to have a look at it for me!
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@SukiSmiles (1991)
• United States
17 Apr 08
Oh, I feel for you! Our connection was off and on (and off and on, etc.) on Monday because Cox was updating equipment in our area. When I really wanted to get online I couldn't. I just did other things I needed to do instead.
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