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[fj]

The repairman called to say that he had knocked on the door and my doorbell didn't work. In the last weeks at least 4, um, visitors seem to have found the doorbell working just fine. Anyway, he showed up again, attached an oscilloscope, and then left, that is when I snapped the pic. Got a call from him whether I could test for dialtone now, and I did and had it. When he came back to get his stuff I asked what was wrong. Wrong line had been hooked up at the switch. (In fact, I suspect the whole order had been done for the wrong address initially.)

I plugged in the extension cord I had laid down for the DSL modem, and switched it on. I had already configured it with my wireless settings, but wanted to confirm them now so it would be ready to be the wireless access point when O2 started my DSL. I attached my print server laptop with a cable, and started a browser to change settings when the Google search page showed up on the brower as a home page? Huh? This was not supposed to happen without a connection. Fast too. Seems O2 has indeed already provisioned my line with DSL but just not confirmed it to me.

I can YouTube again. And not abuse my mobile phone anymore, allowing it to charge properly. Using it continually as a 3G modem meant it would never charge fully. And now I can send updates to Twitter from my phone, and they will be updated on LJ since AutoPostBot, running on my print server, doesn't need my phone to be home for its connection anymore.

ThinkBroadBand's speed test reports 7.2 Upload / 1 Download Mbps. 15 pounds a month, and I may even get on a cheaper plan because that is supposed to be for higher than 8Mbps. Comcast couldn't give me this fast a connection for almost double the money. AT&T gave me less than a third for half.

Comments

[drewan.livejournal.com]

Welcome back to the real internet. You were missed.

[fj.livejournal.com]

GMail and recon feel like they are being pulled of a local drive, not from the network.

Instant

[drewan.livejournal.com]

That's really the way the Internet should work. It should be so "instant" the it appears on screen before we even ask for it.

out here ...

[henare.livejournal.com]

comcast is pushing 8MB service, with "blazing fast" speeds (approaching 16MB, but i haven't seen it yet). i'm actually planning to call comcast today about this.

uverse is appearing in my neighborhood soon, too. that's at&t's fiber to the door ... don't know how long it will take.

Re: out here ...

[drewan.livejournal.com]

We can get the 12mb service from Comcast here in Minneapolis for $150 a month. I'm not sure if I want to pay that month per month. And I'm not sure if I want to switch to Comcast being my ISP*. I've heard that Comcast can be restrictive on what you download or upload, such as Bittorrents and such.

*Comcast is my connection provider, but my actual ISP is Earthlink.

[susandennis]

Now that you mention AutoPostBot, I feel compelled to mention how very very very much I want AutoPostBotForSusanDennis. I used to laugh at all of the email you reported from the little Asian girls who wanted the Hello Kitty laptop. I laugh no more...

[fj.livejournal.com]

I was waiting for someone to say that, before I developed it any more.

No promises, but if I get a work laptop, development will get a hell of a lot easier.

[susandennis]

Your webpage on the topic kind of discourages the request and that's the only reason why I didn't make it sooner! I do know where you could find an excellent tester.

[fj.livejournal.com]

I should change that text then. I am ready to develop it again some more.

[susandennis]

Excellent news cause I'm so ready to use it! Thanks!!

[jered]

7.2 Upload / 1 Download Mbps.

Other way around, surely? That's very good for the price, regardless.

Congrats on rejoining the wired world!

[fj.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got that swithed.

[nanne.livejournal.com]

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back!