No Internet
Know what puts me in a really bad mood? Not having an internet connection.
Know what puts me in an even worse mood? Calling Comcast and being told that they can’t detect a connection (DUH), they can’t fix it from their end (great), and the soonest they can get a tech to us is Wednesday afternoon (fan-fuckin-tastic).
Now I am a relatively tech-savvy person, as is Den, and we have done all the usual tests but our modem still has a blinking light that should not be blinking. Our router is not getting an IP address from Comcast, and they apparently can’t detect the modem with their fancy diagnostic system. Not quite sure why it would suddenly act up, as both the router and modem were purchased by us just last year and have been working perfectly since then. Our connection has been slow the last couple weeks – we were actually suspicious that was Comcast’s fault because we cancelled cable TV and kept only our cable internet, but it got worse and then this weekend, pfffttt, no connection at all. Oh, but it will work for a half-hour here, an hour there… then off it goes again. Maybe a wiring problem? Hope it’s not the new modem. That would peeve us.
But whatever it is I hope it gets fixed on Wednesday, because if I have to go even longer without a reliable internet connection I’m going to go batshit crazy. I do not function well without internet. Thankfully we do have our droids to check email and messages and stuff, but it’s not like I’m going to write much or surf forums on my droid. And I definitely can’t finish the newsletter I am currently trying to get sent out.
Grrrrrrrrrr.
you can get easy tether for your droid and tether it to your computer for internet. I would only do this if you have unlimited data. You can pay for the pro OR you can download the older version 9.03?look at the about this app and it has the registration code. delete the old version, download the new one and put in the code for a free app. It worked well for me while my net was down.
this happened once to us. I am not tech savvy at all. We ended up needing to replace the cable connecting the router or modem (forgot which one it was, I think router). So think about replacing the connecting cables.
We had that same issue with Comcast at our last house…happened so often that we finally switched carriers…and it was all them…all outside on the wiring there. I worked from home a lot at the time so it was infuriating! You can do a quick check to see if it is your modem by bypassing the modem…just plug the computer right into the wall and go wired for a few minutes to see if it works. if it does …and stays up…the bad news is that it is your modem. If it doesnt’…well…hello comcast…on Wednesday…that sucks. Sorry!
The same thing happened to us last week but with ATT. We had to buy a new modem.