It's funny to think how important the internet has become!  And 20 years ago, it didn't even exist (at least for us homebodies)!!

Glad to see you're back!

Great to have you back - missed you!

No internet sucks LOL internet junkies arnt we hehehe BT are a pain in the backside dont even get me started on them they have been charging me for 9 months for BT  vision that i dont even have they owe me about £70 still waiting for thme to call GGGRR xx

So glad you're back! It drives me mad that they cant give you tighter timeslots than half a day. The number of times we have had to insist they put on the work order that I HAVE to be out for half an hour for the school run, but the message never seems to get thru  and they always seem to appear at 9 or 3 - aaargh - I waited in for you from 915 - 2.55 and now you appear at 3!!! Or worse, I pop out in the garden to hang washing out and dont hear the door bell. Who can stay by the front door all day and not even go to the loo, I mean?! Yep, I bet you can tell I hate it too! If Tesco can deliver in a two hour slot and Waitrose can hit a one hour slot, why do BT need 5 hours?

I hate to be without my internet connection, so I can imagine how frustrating it was for you. And I am very glad to see you back online - Minti is pretty quiet at the moment! Got any good Articles in your head?

Who's a happy one now So glad you are back and the boys they missed it too. Clever Thomas to fix the new Modem. he is well into the technicallities isn't he?

Love Mum

interesting  in one of our regular australian magazines the editor of "thats life" had a similar experience with a new power cord her laptop  she was told that whilst her laptop was stillunder the 2 year warranty the cord wasnt and she would have to buy a new one (thats life issue 12 march 25 2009 editorial page)  for australian minti members only reference

she thought that was wrong the laptop cant work without a cord so how can that be treated seperately ? at the end she spoke to a service manager and did get the cord at no extra cost.

ah the internet line just like my phone line out of service last week  i blogged about it.  after telling them my line was dead she told me she had some questions she had to ask me. the first being are you ringing from your home phone???? der .

my answer" of course not i dont have a dial tone like i told you what a stupid quesion"  her reply "its not as stupid as you think! " to which i didnt even question  as all logic had gone out the window!

i too was told that i cant say a time so of course i was at work when he called me on the mobs (my home phone had been redirected to it )

i was also without  a washing machine for 3 weeks which was only 15 months old and stillunder warranty but the parts (2 in all ) had to come from another state and ordered by indepndant contractors that the company supplies. they wouldnt book in a second appointment til they were sure they had the parts in their hands . too bad that i work. at the end i conviced themto put in a potential booking and that they could cancel it if the parts hadnt arrived . oh and the company is based in america with their call centre in manilla !  you can imagine the dramas !!

its a great feeling though when all is fixed  glad to have you back on line  helen

annie

 Hooray Helen is back, no there is nothing worse than being without the internet, the feeling is like being without your life line.

Dealing with some of these service providers can sure be a nightmare....glad you have it all sorted out.

Love Janice