FML : Today, someone finally came to fix my phone line after three weeks with no Internet. The engineer reconnected the phone line to the wrong apartment. I...

Today, someone finally came to fix my phone line after three weeks with no Internet. The engineer reconnected the phone line to the wrong apartment. I hope my neighbour is enjoying my unlimited broadband. FML

I agree, your life sucks

Phew, glad it wasn't me

caggybandicoot Say more :

OP here - can't believe this got published?! I immediately phoned my ISP once I'd figured out what happened - I couldn't reconnect the line myself as I can't access the exchange box (and plus I wouldn't trust myself to be fiddling around in there anyway), and my internet has been restored. As for compensation, I should be getting a portion of my bill back as it took them so long to send an engineer out. Thanks everyone!

By caggybandicoot / Saturday 18 June 2016 02:37 / United Kingdom - Torquay

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By aGMAELSTR0M | 10

#6630926 - Saturday 18 June 2016 04:00

Well, assuming the previous 3 weeks without Internet were the fault of the company as well, I would look for some sort of compensation

By Roskosity | 22

#6630910 - Saturday 18 June 2016 03:27

I hope they come back right away to fix that!

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By Roskosity | 22

#6630910 - Saturday 18 June 2016 03:27

I hope they come back right away to fix that!

By tranced_ | 38

#6630911 - Saturday 18 June 2016 03:31

maybe it's a conspiracy.. the government is behind all this..

By Enkeria | 30

#6630914 - Saturday 18 June 2016 03:40

How does one even do that? I hope they fix it immediately.

SanguineAether | 8

#6630916 - Saturday 18 June 2016 03:43

Well, it is an apartment. I can't imagine it's very hard to accidentally misread an apartment number.

PencilTips | 18

#6630972 - Saturday 18 June 2016 05:58

Usually when engineers come to fix your phone line, they test it by telling you to check your home phone. If it's dead (the line) it's not fixed...

jbuckets_404 | 32

#6631167 - Saturday 18 June 2016 11:49

#9: Engineers don't install/ fix phone lines (they design the electronics/ write software/ etc. back in the offices.) but technicians do.

PencilTips | 18

#6631279 - Sunday 19 June 2016 03:20

Sorry for my mistake #15, usually in arabic countries we refer to them as electricians or engineers... but if it is to do with phone lines we refer to them as engineers. You learn something everyday ;)

By aGMAELSTR0M | 10

#6630926 - Saturday 18 June 2016 04:00

Well, assuming the previous 3 weeks without Internet were the fault of the company as well, I would look for some sort of compensation

By stryder9090 | 28

#6630942 - Saturday 18 June 2016 04:46

A dream come true! Free wi-fi!

By born_hustla | 26

#6630949 - Saturday 18 June 2016 05:15

Disconnect it and call them back!

By seba7236 | 21

#6630954 - Saturday 18 June 2016 05:29

I moderated this!

By dontknow1 | 19

#6630975 - Saturday 18 June 2016 06:01

Call your internet provider again, I hope they can fix it soon.

By caggybandicoot | 31

#6630977 - Saturday 18 June 2016 06:03

ditterbug | 5

#6631820 - Sunday 19 June 2016 08:00

we had an opposite problem our neighbor got their net cut and ours was cut instead. our phone is over the internet. we had no phone or net for a week.

CausticBrain | 14

#6633494 - Wednesday 22 June 2016 02:20

can you tell me what internet provider you use much appreciated

By jvanevery | 19

#6631042 - Saturday 18 June 2016 07:58

I cannot believe that it's not a regular part of the repair process to check and make sure that the repair you did is working before you leave that kind of error is real easy to make in a phone closet or as you call it an exchange box that's why testing is a normal part of the repair process