Our internet modem is broken.We have to wait until Monday to swap it since there aren't any places open on the weekends. I'm not sure why Comcast doesn't have emergency places available to swap these things on weekends, but it sucks. Many people, mostly those who are not my family, don't understand the importance of internet access. I would rather give up cable and my phone then be without internet. I get all my news and do all of my communicating via the world wide web. Needless to say, I've been lost for the last 24 hours without connecting. I have no idea what's going on in the world, on Vox, or on Facebook. Apparently, my sister lost her job and my mafia is getting their asses kicked. We are resigned to hitting up free wi-fi or sneaking onto the neighbors when available to get a little fix. Tomorrow will bring a new modem and a reconnection to the world, but for today, I'm stuck in blackhole, having to rely on other means of communication and the TV news.
Update: Apparently there is a place to get a modem on the weekend. Yep. It's called Best Buy. We purchased a new modem (avoided the future rental fees) and are now fully connected.
I was gonna say...I hope comcast hadn't convinced you they were the only source of modems....
Doesn't it feel good to find out comcast has been charging you $5 a month for years for a $40 piece of plastic?
Posted by: Wolfdog | 05/17/2009 at 02:33 PM
Actually, it was Jodi and Ben who convinced me that Comcast had cornered the market on modems. Otherwise, we would have had one last night.
I feel so empowered by owning my own modem. Screw Comcast and their rental fee!
Posted by: Ericka | 05/17/2009 at 02:36 PM