What a Surprise

@Marcyaz (35316)

United States

November 23, 2015 3:02pm CST

I woke up this morning and did what I do every morning, let the dogs out, shower, dress, feed the dogs then feed myself. I went on the computer and to my surprise I had no Internest Connection, same with the TV and even my Cell phone. I called my provider and they said that there are a number of towers that are connected and one of them had a problem, they were waiting on a part which should be there between noon and 2 pm and it should not take long to install that part so we should be up by 2:30 pm. They are pretty much on the money as it came back up before 3 pm. Now I am a happy Camper again.

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@sofssu (23662)

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24 Nov 15

I didn't have the internet connection for a day and a half this weekend.. the rain seem to be wrecking havoc with their work even though they connected thrice.

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@sofssu (23662)

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24 Nov 15

@Missmwngi You bet and I fell ill after getting wet for a bit too.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

24 Nov 15

@sofssu Oooh my sorry for that,hope you get better

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

24 Nov 15

The things that rain come with

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

24 Nov 15

It's amazing how much we miss our computers when they are out of action, isn't it?

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

Very True as I had things I wanted to get done on the computer today but haven't been able to do much of anything.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

24 Nov 15

You can say that again. Mine had an issue yesterday and i was so missing being with it

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

@Missmwngi Yeah it is a sad feeling when you can't do anything on the computer.

@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

24 Nov 15

I had the same thing happen to me last week and it finally came back on about an hour later..so i was late getting online..no wifi, tv or internet or tv..so i had to eat instead..

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

You had to eat instead,

at least your internet came back on but I also know how frustating that is.

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

24 Nov 15

@Marcyaz well i was bored and when i am, i eat..hahah

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

23 Nov 15

Nothing more depressing when you find out that nothing works in the morning.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

Very depressing but I did have my book I have been trying to finish so I read some of that and did a few things around the house to have something to do.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

@Missmwngi That is for sure as i had been holding off rearranging some things on a table and I did that and a few other things then I read some in my book.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

24 Nov 15

Mmmh it disrupts the day and you start rearranging how to make use of the time you had planned to be on the computer

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@LadyDuck (471987)

• Switzerland

24 Nov 15

I feel lost when this happens. It's incredible how much we can miss Internet in our days.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

Yes, it is incredible how much we miss our electronics these days.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317249)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

23 Nov 15

I'm glad it wasn't something serious and it's fixed and you're back with us.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

Thanks my friend, just a tower that my provider said was having a problem thankfully they fixed it about when they said they would.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

@just4him They did come back up about when they said they would so that was a good thing.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317249)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Nov 15

@Marcyaz It's always good when things get fixed as they expect them to. It makes our lives so much easier.

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@Blondie2222 (28611)

• United States

24 Nov 15

I hate when my internet is not working and i have stuff i want to do online. Glad they were right and it was up and running when they said it would be.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

Thanks I was also glad when it came up right around the time they said it would.

@marguicha (223720)

• Chile

23 Nov 15

We have become so dependant of the Internet, the phone anda lot of things that once were luxuries. When I was a child we would have energy cuts once in a while, specially in Winter. My mother had a kerosene lamp and we seated around the dining room table and she recited poems to us. Now I almost went crazy after the earthquake in February 27, 2010, because I did not have electricity for almost 3 days. Fortunatly I have a gas range but I had to throw away most of the frozen seafood as I dared not eat it.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

We are very dependent on the electronics as i remember when a child if we had outages we would sit with flashlights and read or play some kind of games at the table in the kitchen where the gas range would give us heat.

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@LovingMyBabies (85288)

• Valdosta, Georgia

23 Nov 15

I am glad its back up for you. I hate when stuff like that happens!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

I didn't like it either since I had some things I needed to do but of course when this happened I said oh forget it to myself. I hate when things like that happen also.

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@kyrararen (601)

• Indonesia

24 Nov 15

Hello. long time no see :D oh my, it sounds like a nightmare to me. to lose an internet connection makes me want to flip the table! *flips the table* oopps... *unflips the table* I had such experience for 12 days straight, I felt very upset and stressed...for the early 3 days. the rest of that time, I spend my time to actual interact with my friends. you see, visiting their house and and interacting with their family. so what I concluded, there is always something good in everything. though, when I got my internet back, yayyyyy got my lifestyle back. hahaha

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

Yep exctly and Hi friend, you can always find something else to do whether visiting with family and friends or reading or something else.

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

23 Nov 15

Goody,goody.we are in business.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

We sure are up and running again, thanks.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

23 Nov 15

That's great service that you were able to find out what was going on.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

Sure was and they told us right away what had happened and the expected uptime, I was very happy about that.

Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

23 Nov 15

Ooops glad you have it back

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

Thanks I am glad to have it back.

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

24 Nov 15

I will say that is good. we will manage to live in offline and online Lol

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

23 Nov 15

Yay Marcy I am so happy was worried so much I even called my Mom to tell her I was worried about you lolz

She was the one that told me to text you haha I did not think of it.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

I was happy to hear from you to let you know I was okay. I like texting a lot and that is usually what I do.

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@jstory07 (139782)

• Roseburg, Oregon

24 Nov 15

You miss your internet con nection when it is not working.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

I did miss it and also the TV was not working either.

@spleendingo1 (799)

• Grand Haven, Michigan

24 Nov 15

No internet for hours?!? HOW DID YOU SURVIVE?!?!? I would have went to jail probably at some point. It's never good for me to be bored lol

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@gudheart (12659)

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24 Nov 15

Glad it sorted now. I hate when the internet goes down!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

I am also happy that it is sorted out now and it is not fun when you have things to do on the internet but you can't .

@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

26 Nov 15

It's crazy how much we have come to depend on the Internet. As an older person, I'm not quite as addicted to it as some younger people I know. But, I find myself a bit upset when I can't get on the computer and do what I want to do, when I have the time to do it.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

26 Nov 15

It is crazy how much we use the internet but when we want or need to do something and it is not working it can be a hassle.

@shellyjaneo (1081)

• United Kingdom

24 Nov 15

Wow that is a good response, when I was with BT my internet wouldn't work it took them 3 weeks to fix it. By then I had gotten fed up and switched providers, the fixed it 2 days before Sky took over the line x

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

wow I can't imagine being down for 3 weeks I would have been calling every day and unfortunately I would not have been nice about it either. I understand that Sky is the biggest IP in your area.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

24 Nov 15

@shellyjaneo I thing you can do is tell them since they were down for 3 weeks you don't have to pay for that period of time as they did not provide you with what they had agreed on.

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@shellyjaneo (1081)

• United Kingdom

24 Nov 15

@Marcyaz No I think BT is but I'm not certain. BT own all the phone lines anyway. I was having to pay for temporary internet from Bt which was the disgusting part about it. It cost me about £90 all together. And now they are trying to charge me for leaving. I'll never use them again that is for sure x

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