What do you do when the net goes down

[hammervice]

My internet was out this morning for around 5 hours I have to say i really didn`t know what to do with myself I look at the newpaper and just watch tv.

every min i was feeling dumber and dumber b/c i just could not access the info i need.


Anyway what would have been a better use of my time then just sitting around waiting for the net to come back on.

 

[dummaque]

If you live in the US and haven't already done so, there's always your income taxes.

 

[hammervice]

If you live in the US and haven't already done so, there's always your income taxes.

I have done that :thumbs up:

 

[jaxfltop]

Well when my internet is down my tv often goes with it. Then I am left trying to get my roommates to talk to me. If they are home, one is usually reading, the other is trying to get away from me because I talk too much for him ( he wants to live in the net so he doesn't have to interact with real people). If it is not during work hours (I don't work because I am disabled) I can usually get some friends together for tabletop roleplaying games.

 

[gb2000ie]

I woke up on Thursday to find no internet at all - panic!

Scarily enough, I found out the net was down before even getting out of bed - tried to check my mail from my iPad - connection error, iPhone, same. Peered over the banisters of the stairs to look at the DSL modem next to the front door - two flashing lights I'd never seen before. Rang my ISP - after some debugging we decided the modem was dead, and it was up to me to buy a new one because the 1 year warranty was over. They would only support NetGear or ZyXEL. Off I went, before breakfast, to the only local computer shop - they had a grand total of TWO DSL modems, and none from NetGear or ZyXEL - nooooooooooo

Then I remembered that I still had a really old modem from my last ISP - we're talking 11 years old here! But it was a ZyXEL, I called support again and they were able to help me get it up - panic over, till I realised I was running at half speed - turns out the modem is slower than our DSL line! Used the slow connection to order a new modem from the internet, so I've been running at half speed all weekend - the new modem is due to be delivered tomorrow - fingers crossed!

So - what do I do when the internet goes down? Panic, then phone my ISP, then do everything I can to get re-connected!

So very very much of what I do relies on that connection to the world - I'm totally lost without it!

When the power goes I always than the heavens that the iPad has a 10 hour battery so I know I can play some games till the electricity comes back

B.

 

[Casanova]

When my main internet is down.. i plug in my iphone to the Mac and connect to the internet from there.. lmao... ugh.. am such a sad case

 

[NicotineFit]

i use some neighbors unsecured wifi. i just make sure to never use logins. i'm paranoid that he leaves it open to sniff passwords.

 

[gb2000ie]

When my main internet is down.. i plug in my iphone to the Mac and connect to the internet from there.. lmao... ugh.. am such a sad case

I'm always tempted to cough up for a tethering plan for my iPhone when ever the net goes down - so far I've been able to resist - JUST!

B.

 

[brmstn69]

If my internet goes down, I hit the streets and cruise for some real dick...

 

[neo666]

i would probably watch porn that i got from this forum, play on the wii or go to work down the road and do some overtime. It all depends on my mood lol

 

[8oclockcoffee]

I don't have internet or cable tv at home, just at work.

At home I read, listen to music, or watch movies and tv shows on Blu-ray or DVD, or I watch my computer porn collection.


At work if the internet goes out (luckily it has only happened once in the last two years, and that was actually a problem with our hub, not the ISP) it's my job to get it back, whether that's fixing/changing hardware, getting on the phone with the ISP, or whatever. No one else here is the least bit tech-savvy, so it's up to me to figure out what's going on. If it's actually the ISP, then our phones are out, too, since we get all services (phone, tv, internet) from one company. Then we sit around waiting for it to come back after we report the outage via cell phone. A few years ago when that happened, I took the opportunity to do a complete warehouse inventory, while everyone else whined about no internet.

 

[ffff]

go into instant withdrawal

 

[brmstn69]

I don't have internet or cable tv at home, just at work.

At home I read, listen to music, or watch movies and tv shows on Blu-ray or DVD, or I watch my computer porn collection.


At work if the internet goes out (luckily it has only happened once in the last two years, and that was actually a problem with our hub, not the ISP) it's my job to get it back, whether that's fixing/changing hardware, getting on the phone with the ISP, or whatever. No one else here is the least bit tech-savvy, so it's up to me to figure out what's going on. If it's actually the ISP, then our phones are out, too, since we get all services (phone, tv, internet) from one company. Then we sit around waiting for it to come back after we report the outage via cell phone. A few years ago when that happened, I took the opportunity to do a complete warehouse inventory, while everyone else whined about no internet.

So... Your surfing and downloading porn at work...

I like...:devil:

 

[hammervice]

So... Your surfing and downloading porn at work...

I like...:devil:

I use to , but i was not on there network

 

[slimjim]

Continue to work my way through the West Wing box sets:thumbs up:... just finished series 2, with series 3, 4 and 5 waiting for me under the television. Thoroughly enjoying it !... very well produced TV...love the snappy witty dialogue... and to think that initially they were not going to have the president appear at all :duh:

 

[hammervice]

Continue to work my way through the West Wing box sets:thumbs up:... just finished series 2, with series 3, 4 and 5 waiting for me under the television. Thoroughly enjoying it !... very well produced TV...love the snappy witty dialogue... and to think that initially they were not going to have the president appear at all :duh:

omg thats like my fav show of all time no lie

It is so awesome well done show i wish more shows was as good as this one was. sheen does look and act like he could be a president.

who do u like best on there ? I love josh and cj but everyone is so great on there.

(side note for what ever reason i hate the name toby)

(in offline life i could talk about this show for hours)

 

[chillyboi]

don't come home
read
put in an old movie

cut the cable months back

 

[jrr22]

Read, anything but romance novels. Since I consider most television to be a waste of time these days if I'm not on the net I have a book in my hands anyway.

 

[slimjim]

omg thats like my fav show of all time no lie

It is so awesome well done show i wish more shows was as good as this one was. sheen does look and act like he could be a president.

who do u like best on there ? I love josh and cj but everyone is so great on there.

It's such a well crafted show, the doentary style camerawork, the great cast, and Aaron Sorkin is rightly praised for creating the show and writing such a fantastic script... I cannot pick any favourites, as you say all they are all good... I love the banter between Josh and Donna and Mrs.Landingham had some great lines scolding Josh Bartlet, usually about his inability to use the intercom or computer. I'm working through series 3 and it just keeps getting better.. and the beauty of having the box sets is I don't have to wait to see the next episode.

 

[hammervice]

It's such a well crafted show, the doentary style camerawork, the great cast, and Aaron Sorkin is rightly praised for creating the show and writing such a fantastic script... I cannot pick any favourites, as you say all they are all good... I love the banter between Josh and Donna and Mrs.Landingham had some great lines scolding Josh Bartlet, usually about his inability to use the intercom or computer. I'm working through series 3 and it just keeps getting better.. and the beauty of having the box sets is I don't have to wait to see the next episode.

well said , i love watch tv shows on dvd back to back really lets you get into it.

I`m going to wait and lil longer then im going to start to watch the west wing box set over again ( and i hate watching stuff i have seen before but this show is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the banter is the best i have seen on tv.
I dont know of a show where every season was awesome even the last