Comments on: Wi Fi Saved My Butt http://talkingtech.net/2007/06/21/wi-fi-saved-my-butt/ life and technology on the north coast of california Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:39:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: AJ http://talkingtech.net/2007/06/21/wi-fi-saved-my-butt/#comment-28861 AJ Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:31:22 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2007/06/21/wi-fi-saved-my-butt/#comment-28861 I made the decision to switch today after the latest SuddenLink outage. DSL activation takes 3 days, so I'm back online with dial-up service in the interim. Humboldt Internet sells DSL and provides the dial-up back-up for emergencies. I made the decision to switch today after the latest SuddenLink outage. DSL activation takes 3 days, so I’m back online with dial-up service in the interim. Humboldt Internet sells DSL and provides the dial-up back-up for emergencies.

]]> By: Switching to DSL http://talkingtech.net/2007/06/21/wi-fi-saved-my-butt/#comment-28860 Switching to DSL Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:58:13 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2007/06/21/wi-fi-saved-my-butt/#comment-28860 Speaking of WiFi... My Suddenlink has been out for the past day, and was very lousy the previous few days, rivaling a 14.4k telephone modem connection (that's a guess, as I couldn't fully load any speed check web sites). I call Suddenlink and get a generic recording about e-mail and Internet troubles in "the Eureka area." I'm in McKinleyville. The kicker is that I'm sending this comment via an unsecured WiFi connection from someone in my neighborhood who is... you guessed it... using Suddenlink without any trouble. I guess I have to wait for the Eureka area troubles to resolve before I can talk to a real person on the phone. Speaking of WiFi… My Suddenlink has been out for the past day, and was very lousy the previous few days, rivaling a 14.4k telephone modem connection (that’s a guess, as I couldn’t fully load any speed check web sites). I call Suddenlink and get a generic recording about e-mail and Internet troubles in “the Eureka area.” I’m in McKinleyville.

The kicker is that I’m sending this comment via an unsecured WiFi connection from someone in my neighborhood who is… you guessed it… using Suddenlink without any trouble.

I guess I have to wait for the Eureka area troubles to resolve before I can talk to a real person on the phone.

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