Fill R' Up

[Pumpkin_Jack]

Fill R' Up

thats right just Git R' Done

[Rand{CLR}]

May not be able to even try. A massive thunderstorm whipped through starting around 7am (the Washington Post states that among other things, it got "dark as Doom" outside), and when I woke back up at 9 when it was actually safe to shower without electrocution my cable and internet were out.

At least I only lost power for about 6 seconds.

-Rand

[Minerva]

was fun

[{CLR} ObiTroy]

Rand, I saw that storm on the radar... huge and ugly it was.

[Rand{CLR}]

Yeah, it was the worst we've had this year, and we've been hammered in the last month. Almost as big as the State of Maryland with lots of red and purple on the radar. It flooded portions of the Capital Beltway and knocked down a third wave of trees in the past three weeks. We also got two more serious thunderstorms between 3pm and 1am yesterday after that one.

That one did some minor damage to my place. My Comcast service call last night was like this: 1/2 hr wait--send signal/unplug cable box/send signal--set up service appt--transfer to internet, 1/2 hr wait--unplug cable--cell phone died. (my Verizon phone service is currently on hold for a service call because the outside line is dying).

Disgusted at the fact that Comcast's sole diagnosis tool now seems to be "unplug for 30 seconds and hope," I started doing more on my end. Turns out a common point in my system since the last service call was a signal booster. In bypassing it while troubleshooting for reals, I found out the storm fryed my booster.

I'm back online and on cable, with a new booster already on the way. I just need to call those idiots again and cancel my service call (first date--Monday).

I hate them so. And Verizon. I feel like I'm in the third world.

-Rand

[Dead_And_Gone]

I know what you mean. My work center is world wide for customers, so Coast-to-Coast USA is just a part of it. Verizon in MD is a PITA to work with. Not as bad as NY/NJ, but pretty dang close. Wait times of +1hr to TALK to a technician is common.

Although I have to say that the core cable in MD is better than VA or NY/NJ. Verizon just doesn't have or won't spend the money to put in new infrastructure or end link cabling. Expensive and cheaper just to keep patching the POC cables that they have now.

Good luck on the connections

[{CLR} Cobalt]

I hate them so. And Verizon. I feel like I'm in the third world.

Lmao.. welcome to my world. I feel right at home.

[{CLR} ObiTroy]