No ADSL For Me

by Veronica on April 16, 2008

in Life

As of today, there will be no ADSL connected here.

Apparently, after waiting a month for Telstra to first check the line, then activate it for ADSL and then finally fix the faults on it (last count: 4 faults, each requiring about 4+ business days to be seen to) someone has pinched the port that our connection was supposed to be plugged into.

Pissed off is a pretty mild term.

APPARENTLY while Telstra was busy fucking around and twiddling it’s thumbs, they simply FORGOT that we were actually in the process of getting real live ADSL.

Maybe they thought that our telephone provider (who has been lovely and helpful throughout) were bugging them about errors simply because they could.

Who knows?

I do know that there is no longer the infrastructure at the exchange to support another ADSL connection and that there isn’t ‘the demand’ to upgrade their equipment.

Even though the infrastructure was available a week ago.

Bastards.

I am waiting to hear back from my providers customer support team, who will let me know what is going on and whether Telstra have changed their minds. (Uh yeah, not likely.)

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In other news, I’m feeling a little off colour. Not sure if it is partially the cystitis or if I am coming down with a cold, so please forgive me if I don’t get around to visit you for a day or so.

Lou April 16, 2008 at 11:23 pm

That sucks. Dialup is SUCH a pain in the ass and now you’re stuck with it, at least for a while. And, to top it off, you’re feeling a bit off. So make yourself a big pot of strong black tea, add some lemon juice, honey (a great natural antibiotic) and a generous shot or two of brandy or rum. Keep it nice and hot and sip it, holding the cup up under your nose where you can breathe in the vapors.

Works every time.

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Bettina April 16, 2008 at 11:51 pm

grrrrr – that’s so frustrating!

Hope it’s sorted in your favour hon.

Hope you feel better again soon too.

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Suzie April 17, 2008 at 1:51 am

Feel better

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Marylin April 17, 2008 at 3:23 am

argh that sucks 🙁 I really hope ya manage to get it sorted. Feel better soon xx

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Sandy (Momisodes) April 17, 2008 at 6:51 am

Ack! So sorry to hear about all of this. Dial-up can be so frustrating. Hope it all works out and you feel better soon.

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Talina April 17, 2008 at 7:52 am

That is crazy! I hope the get their sh%t together soon, sorry about the frustrations!

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Anja April 17, 2008 at 9:04 am

Damn it. That’s bloody frustrating and so frigging typical of all service providers these days.

Take it easy, sweet one. Rest and recuperate.

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Taz April 17, 2008 at 9:59 am

that sucks about adsl

hope your feeling better soon..

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Kelley April 17, 2008 at 1:37 pm

you hardly ever visit me anymore anyway… *sob*

Telstra sucks old withered donkey arses.

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Amanda (Shamelessly Sassy) April 17, 2008 at 1:37 pm

I hope things start looking up for you!

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kaylee April 17, 2008 at 3:26 pm

I hope things get better things have been bad heer lateely tioo : (

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MiseryMom April 17, 2008 at 3:32 pm

Try and get a satellite connection !!!! Surely you should be able to access that. sorry to hear about your troubles – hang in there !!!!

Tracey April 17, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Can we say Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman?

Hope you feel better soon. If not, hope there’s a DAMN good reason why you feel crook!

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Sarcastic Mom April 19, 2008 at 12:03 am

That bites ass! I’ve been selfishly anxious for the time when you can watch my videos.

Hope you feel better soon! (from someone who knows the value of feeling better) 😉

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