After spending the last few weeks (about 3) being "disconnected" from the world, I am finally back! In some ways it was kind of nice, though there were days where I felt like I was getting a little stir crazy. I think what I missed about not having the internet was being able to watch stuff like ThunderCats. What? I love the heck out of this reboot and it kind of hurt to miss it these past few weeks.
Then again I could/did watch the episodes from my phone, but still! Full screen videos wins over a tiny cell phone screen any day!
But the most frustrating thing about all of this was having to deal with so many uncertainties. I never would have guessed that moving into a new place and having internet service transferred could be such a hassle. Hell, I didn't even think trying to sign up with a new company would also end up being a headache, but that is how it worked out also.
Thankfully, we at least won't have to pay for the full month's bill because of the lack of service up until now. But I hope in the future these companies will do more to keep their customers informed when they have issues, rather then leaving 'em in the dark as much.
Our first idea for an alternative internet provider was Clear (formerly Clearwire), but I think they were quickly ruled out because of everyone we ever asked about it, two said they liked it and everyone else said it was the worst of the worse. Ouch.
Our second option was going back to Road Runner, which we had used a number of years prior. I can't say we had the best experience with their service, but in the years since then, it looks like they've added more options to their service and it looks and sounds worlds better then what we had.
So in light of that, I think the plan going forward is to keep our DSL and we're signing up for cable at the same time. The goal here is to see which of the two actually functions better and we'll keep the best of the two choices. So far our DSL has been pretty okay, the speed of it is nothing like it was before we moved (damn you old house with old wiring!).
All in all though, I think I am just happy we're reconnected again!
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