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My modem died a traggic death during a recent thunderstorm ...

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  • D Daniel Turini

    Oh, please, don't be offended. I worked some time ago too supporting users, and also suporting the worst kind of users, programmers. I was only joking, you need to have lots of patience to support some stupid people. Crivo Automated Credit Assessment

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    Brian Delahunty
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    Daniel Turini wrote: Oh, please, don't be offended. lol... I'm not offended at all.. it'd take a lot more than that to offend me!!! :D Daniel Turini wrote: you need to have lots of patience to support some stupid people tell me about it!!! :)


    "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]

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    • B Brian Delahunty

      ****Matt Newman wrote: So you are one of those pieces of **** that treat me like I don't know anything lol... I'll try not to in future... Well. My job mainly involves training in new people at the moment. So I don't really spend that much time on the phones anymore :-D


      "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]

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      Matt Newman
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      Personally I have had a lot of bad luck with tech support, although Linksys was the only one to laugh at me and then ignore me. -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
      Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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      • D Daniel Turini

        Two US-Robotics modems in the old times when modems were very expensive. São Paulo has lots of thunderstorms in the summer. Now I have ADSL and never lost or heard about losing an ADSL modem. It seems to be stronger :confused: :confused: Crivo Automated Credit Assessment

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        Matt Newman
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        Daniel Turini wrote: Now I have ADSL and never lost or heard about losing an ADSL modem. It seems to be stronger My wireless broadband provider says I must keep my modem on all the time, so I suppose if it fries they have to replace it :) -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
        Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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        • J Jesse_ie

          hey hye anyone get days off for the world cup......i got the day off for tomorrow cos of the eire match hehehe ahahaha:laugh: :laugh: :rose: Live every moment like its your last. You never know what tomorrow may bring. To look back and say "I have no Regrets" is a life that has never been LIVED.

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          Brian Delahunty
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          Jesse_ie wrote: hey hye anyone get days off for the world cup......i got the day off for tomorrow cos of the eire match hehehe ahahaha Where you working anyway?


          "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]

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          • M Matt Newman

            Personally I have had a lot of bad luck with tech support, although Linksys was the only one to laugh at me and then ignore me. -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
            Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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            Brian Delahunty
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            ****Matt Newman wrote: Personally I have had a lot of bad luck with tech support I can believe you. I've been working here part time [during college] and full time [during the summer] for the last 2 years. It can get really frustrating when you have an idiot on the phone but I always try my best to help. But some of the reps in here are completely ignorant to the callers... I'm surprised they're still here. ****Matt Newman wrote: only one to laugh at me and then ignore me. I haven't done it yet. It's my mission for the next day :-)


            "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]

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            • B Brian Delahunty

              ****Matt Newman wrote: Personally I have had a lot of bad luck with tech support I can believe you. I've been working here part time [during college] and full time [during the summer] for the last 2 years. It can get really frustrating when you have an idiot on the phone but I always try my best to help. But some of the reps in here are completely ignorant to the callers... I'm surprised they're still here. ****Matt Newman wrote: only one to laugh at me and then ignore me. I haven't done it yet. It's my mission for the next day :-)


              "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]

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              Matt Newman
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              Brian Delahunty wrote: But some of the reps in here are completely ignorant to the callers I seem to always get this type of person :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
              Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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                Brian Delahunty wrote: But some of the reps in here are completely ignorant to the callers I seem to always get this type of person :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
                Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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                Brian Delahunty
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                ****Matt Newman wrote: I seem to always get this type of person ah.. .ya win some ya lose some.. [in your case you seem to be losing them all]


                "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                • M Matt Newman

                  Daniel Turini wrote: Now I have ADSL and never lost or heard about losing an ADSL modem. It seems to be stronger My wireless broadband provider says I must keep my modem on all the time, so I suppose if it fries they have to replace it :) -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
                  Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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                  ****Matt Newman wrote: so I suppose if it fries they have to replace it I'd still check it out.. to be on the safe side :-)


                  "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                  • D Daniel Turini

                    Two US-Robotics modems in the old times when modems were very expensive. São Paulo has lots of thunderstorms in the summer. Now I have ADSL and never lost or heard about losing an ADSL modem. It seems to be stronger :confused: :confused: Crivo Automated Credit Assessment

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                    Brian Delahunty
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                    Daniel Turini wrote: Now I have ADSL and never lost or heard about losing an ADSL modem I'd get a surge protector anyway. ADSL modem are dearer then normal ones!! Better to be safe than sorry :-D


                    "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                    • B Brian Delahunty

                      Daniel Turini wrote: Now I have ADSL and never lost or heard about losing an ADSL modem I'd get a surge protector anyway. ADSL modem are dearer then normal ones!! Better to be safe than sorry :-D


                      "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                      Black Cat
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                      Brian, since you are a tech support person. May I ask a stupid question? How do I replace the modem myself? Do I need to take the damaged one out (and bury it)? ;) It is an internal modem that comes with my computer. Ok, I admit that I probably asked more than one stupid question. ;)

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                      • B Brian Delahunty

                        ****Matt Newman wrote: I seem to always get this type of person ah.. .ya win some ya lose some.. [in your case you seem to be losing them all]


                        "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                        Brian Delahunty wrote: [in your case you seem to be losing them all] Well once in awhile I get someone helpful but I usually get disconnected :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
                        Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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                        • B Brian Delahunty

                          ****Matt Newman wrote: so I suppose if it fries they have to replace it I'd still check it out.. to be on the safe side :-)


                          "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                          Matt Newman
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                          Well really they owe us alot, we don't get bills just threatening calls because we didn't pay the bill, outages on weekends are common, nobody is working on weekends to fix the outages that usually occur right after they leave on friday :(, and they have been constantly probing our network :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
                          Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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                          • B Black Cat

                            Brian, since you are a tech support person. May I ask a stupid question? How do I replace the modem myself? Do I need to take the damaged one out (and bury it)? ;) It is an internal modem that comes with my computer. Ok, I admit that I probably asked more than one stupid question. ;)

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                            Brian Delahunty
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                            Black Cat wrote: It is an internal modem that comes with my computer Depends on your computer. :-) I'm off home now. Ask one of the lads... They shoudl be able to give you a quick answer as long as they know what type of modem it is [i.e. internal, external, laptop pcmcia card, laptop internal etc]. Talk later :-D :rose:


                            "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                            • B Black Cat

                              Does that happen to some of you too? Actually the modem wasn't been used at the time (the computer was on). The thunder also destroyed my phone, but the phone line was ok. The funny thing is, my answer machine had 88 messages after the thunderstorm (from GOD?), all of them are just some kind of noise. Now, I am left modemless at home.

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                              Mauricio Ritter
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                              If your modem is onboard you can just replace the little phone-socket-card that is attached to the main board. This happed to me too some time ago... I replaced the socket-card and the modem start working again. Mauricio Ritter - Brazil Sonorking now: 100.13560 Trank :beer: The alcohol is one of the greatest enemys of man, but a man who flee from his enemys is a coward. :beer:

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                              • M Matt Newman

                                Brian Delahunty wrote: [in your case you seem to be losing them all] Well once in awhile I get someone helpful but I usually get disconnected :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
                                Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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                                ****Matt Newman wrote: Well once in awhile I get someone helpful but I usually get disconnected That's one of the biggest Jokes to do in Tech Support, Be really helpful to a user and just before you solve the problem completly, drop the line. :-) LOL Regardz Colin J Davies

                                Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                                More about me :-)

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                                  ****Matt Newman wrote: Well once in awhile I get someone helpful but I usually get disconnected That's one of the biggest Jokes to do in Tech Support, Be really helpful to a user and just before you solve the problem completly, drop the line. :-) LOL Regardz Colin J Davies

                                  Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                                  More about me :-)

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                                  Colin Davies wrote: That's one of the biggest Jokes to do in Tech Support, Be really helpful to a user and just before you solve the problem completly, drop the line. Go figure :) -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
                                  Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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                                  • B Brian Delahunty

                                    Black Cat wrote: It is an internal modem that comes with my computer Depends on your computer. :-) I'm off home now. Ask one of the lads... They shoudl be able to give you a quick answer as long as they know what type of modem it is [i.e. internal, external, laptop pcmcia card, laptop internal etc]. Talk later :-D :rose:


                                    "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                                    Black Cat
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                                    Brian Delahunty wrote: Depends on your computer. I'm off home now. Ask one of the lads... They shoudl be able to give you a quick answer as long as they know what type of modem it is [i.e. internal, external, laptop pcmcia card, laptop internal etc]. Thanks, Brian. I am the kind of guy who threw away all instruction books as soon as the computer was set up (actually, I put them in a place I forgot almost immediatly). So I don't know what type of modem it is. Maybe it's time to take the computer to the store for help. ;)

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