Where's Forty Rod?????

Forty Rod · July 13, 2009, 10:45:37 AM

Ain't been around for a spell because I been cleaning up electronic vomit. My computer puked its guts all over my desk.

I have this $3500.00 set of iMac computers and accessories that Santa brung me and had Verizon FiOS installed last Wednesday. The dang system hasn't worked very well from the beginning and this FiOS crap just kicked in the head. I'm reduce to the humility of using the dial up system at the local Senior Center.

I've give Verizon and Apple ultimatums. Pray for me.

Delmonico · July 13, 2009, 10:52:37 AM

Glad to see you, sorry about the pewter. Ignore the message I left you this mornin' since we now know yer OK.

Texas Lawdog · July 13, 2009, 01:33:09 PM

I know howw frustratin' those computers can be. I've got two laptops that have minds of their own. I've got AT&T DSL service. It seems to work fairly good. I went from MSN dialup to the DSL.

Arcey · July 13, 2009, 01:48:23 PM

Had the Verizon FiOS installed a week ago yesterday. It puked yesterday. Once I got thru the Verizon tech assistance menu 'n gottah live person, she got me back online in a few minutes. This time it wasn't an English as a second language employee.

Thanks, Jo. Ya did good.

Texas Lawdog · July 13, 2009, 02:34:43 PM

Arcey, I know what you mean. I had that problem with AOL.

Delmonico · July 13, 2009, 02:42:06 PM

We got Internet Nebraska only problem we had was Rita managed to unconnect it by accident. Got someone who speaks the language well. One reason we went with them, there help folks are here in Lincoln.

Tensleep · July 13, 2009, 02:59:27 PM

We have Comcast DSL here.
The few times I have called the help line it was to Northern VA never New Delhi.

Texas Lawdog · July 13, 2009, 03:08:08 PM

You're lucky Bro. Sleep!

Leo Tanner · July 13, 2009, 03:08:42 PM

Good ta see ya back 40. Seem ta recall teasin you an Daniel bout them macs awhiles back.

AOL is a tool of the devil. Likes ta use a lot of CPU resources and is loaded with useless add ons. Once it's in the machine ya aint gonna get it all the way out without problems occuring.

As far as tech support goes, I gave up on callin any of em. When ya get ta the point where ya realize you know ten times more than the guy whose supposed ta be helpin ya...
An I don't know that much.

Arcey · July 13, 2009, 03:17:51 PM

Called Verizon three times. Don't know where the first gal was but we had a fit talkin'. I hung up 'n called back hopin' I'd get someone else. Got her again. In fairness, she fixed it. That was when I had DSL.

Got a regular guy the second time but he was stumped. Alex fixed it in a few minutes 'n couldah told me what ta do o'er the phone. That's when I bought this'n 'n, again, in fairness, the folks I bought it from couldn't figure it out 'n it was as simple as turnin' the firewall off.

Jo knew what she was doin' 'n no trouble talkin' to 'er. It's just the twenty questions thing ya gottah play with the damned 'bot ta get thru ta a person what pisses me off.

Can't remember once havin' a problem when I was on Mindspring dial-up I ever had ta call 'bout.

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · July 13, 2009, 03:20:38 PM

Welcome back Furlong. Or is it 110 fathoms?

Texas Lawdog · July 13, 2009, 03:22:41 PM

The only problem I had with dial-up was the fact that it was too slow.

Arcey · July 13, 2009, 03:35:34 PM

Slow but it always werked fer us. Had two phone lines 'n DSL was cheaper o'erall. That 'n Alex was beatin' me 'bout the head 'n shoulders ta switch.

Am startin' ta see the FiOS stuff is faster for some sites. She's lovin' the HiDef flat screen 'n the DVR. Reckon it was werth the effort as it took care of the b'day 'n Christmas..

Russ T Chambers · July 13, 2009, 03:46:51 PM

I've had DSL for over 6 years now. When I first got it I was working for Nevada Bell,(then SBC then ATT) and was kind of a guinea pig (I was a System programmer after all). I was out past the distance that we were supposed to support, but it worked well 90% of the time. Once they put a repeater in I've never had an outage, either in the apartment where I started with it or in the house we have now. (They are only about 1.5 miles apart.)

Forty Rod · July 13, 2009, 04:56:13 PM

I hate computers. I truly do.

Delmonico · July 13, 2009, 04:59:57 PM

Well to get this thread which was intended to go off track back on track, here is a picture of the buckaroo's that took over litl rooster's job and forced him to become a sheep herder. (Should have added a shepards crook.)

And feel free to detour this at any time.

Delmonico · July 13, 2009, 05:01:18 PM

Quote from: Forty Rod on July 13, 2009, 04:56:13 PM
I hate computers. I truly do.

Yeah, but look on the bright side, it gave you an excuse to hang around the Senior Center all day. BTW, did you win anything playing bingo?

Leo Tanner · July 13, 2009, 05:06:50 PM

Quote from: Delmonico on July 13, 2009, 04:59:57 PM
Well to get this thread which was intended to go off track back on track, here is a picture of the buckaroo's that took over litl rooster's job and forced him to become a sheep herder. (Should have added a shepards crook.)

And feel free to detour this at any time.

Careful Del, er get replaced by the Pea Soup Andersen guys.

Forty Rod · July 13, 2009, 05:10:08 PM

The Senior Center scares hell outta me. First two questions I was asked the first time I went in there were "What's your name" and "are you married"?

You ever been mugged by a herd of little blue-haired widder women?

Leo Tanner · July 13, 2009, 05:23:22 PM

Quote from: Forty Rod on July 13, 2009, 05:10:08 PM
The Senior Center scares hell outta me. First two questions I was asked the first time I went in there were "What's your name" and "are you married"?

You ever been mugged by by a herd of little blue-haired widder women?

That ain't bein mugged that's straight bein hit on. YOU DA MAN!!!