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I sat down the other day to call Qwest and Comcast to find out what my options are for internet access. I was expecting to find that DSL would be a little cheaper, but that cable would be able to be installed more quickly. My primary concern at the moment is cost, but installation speed [...]
So last night I was supposed to do all sorts of things on the internet like look at porn fix Pat’s blog, but I was unable to do anything, because stupid Comcast had some sort of stupid “global connectivity problem” that they were “aware of” and “trying to fix”. Actually, I haven’t had any serious [...]
Submitted via an email form to Comcast this morning: This morning I ran the Comcast install CD wizard on my macintosh. It’s running OS 10.3. When the wizard was finished, the internet connectivity was working great, but for some reason, it changed my shell prompt. Previously, it was displaying Hosaka:> – which is the name [...]
I haven’t felt much like blogging lately, but lots has been happening. Annie’s last week of work ended on Friday. Now she can focus on packing for the next week, and continue looking for a job in Washington. My work situation continues to be strange, but I don’t feel like getting into that. Email me [...]
You really have to hand it to Qwest. They’re finding all new ways to take customer service to unheard of depths. I’ve had some horrible service before, I’ve had people hang up on me, I’ve had people be rude to me, I’ve had people lie to me, and I’ve dealt with general incompetence. But what [...]
I’m sure you all have heard my rants about Qwest before, so I won’t repeat them. Suffice to say that since I’m moving, and I need my DSL up and running ASAP, I started to get the ball rolling three weeks early. Long story short, it turns out that the problem this time isn’t with [...]
“It was clear Wi-Fi had transformed conferences when Qwest’s then-CEO Joe Nacchio spoke at PC Forum in March 2002. Two audience members began to heckle in real-time blogs, and the crowd, reading along, turned against him.” – Rael Dornfest, UnWired
Okay, so I just got off the phone with the somewhat helpful girl at Qwest, who is upgrading my DSL from 256/256 to 640/640. The reason I’m getting this upgrade is so that fojar can come live at my house, which has a variety of advantages, including allowing Steve to cancel his phone line (to [...]
The good news (for scott):My Linux box appears to be working! I had a 6GB drive that windows wouldn’t touch, but Linux installed right onto it! The good news (for steve):The cute little toaster computer is working! I’m not sure if he had to reinstall Win2K, but I’m guessing he didn’t have to, since he [...]
<GEEK NEWS> Oh man. I’ve been through the best and worst ends of computers in the last week. I’ve formatted my computer four times, and Annie’s twice, and I still have to do it one more time because I somehow fried her hard drive. The bad news was that all the upgrades didn’t always go [...]
Well, tonight is the night that KT and Sean and Annie and Zach and I all go see Lord of the Rings. Steve wasn’t able to get tickets in time, and he made me promise not to tell him about the movie. Yesterday my DSL finally came online. My original 10 business day installation period [...]
Background information: About two weeks ago, I called Qwest and ordered phone service for our new house. At the same time, I ordered DSL. The guy took my information, and then completely ignored it and placed an order for MSN DSL. We moved in and discovered a dead phone jack, and Qwest saying they might [...]
