Today, my parents were surprised when I told them that changing the internet and cable service would also cut themselves off from the internet service's email. Which they have everything connected too. I thought about this when they told me they were saving $200 on switching. They apparently did not. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my parents canceled the Internet at our house because they view it as a "passing fad." FML
Today, I received an almost $400 bill for Internet services I don't even have. When I called and talk to them they told me I still owe them $77 because I didn't catch it within 3 months. FML
Today, my parents threw a hissy fit calling me ungrateful and disrespectful for wanting to do laundry and clean at home, instead of going out to their friends' house for dinner. They also disconnected the Internet to punish me when they left. I'm 20 and visiting home on a college break. FML
Today, I checked on an uncle following his surgery. I got a two-hour monologue of how the internet doesn't really save paper, because he has to print the bills and receipts, plus pay for ink and staples, and that utility companies are really just shifting costs to the consumer by going "paperless". FML
Today, my husband cancelled our internet and cable package because we’re having money problems. I work from home and need the internet to do so. I guess getting a job of his own wasn’t an option. FML
Today, my mother said she called our internet provider, and told them to cancel it. In rage, I left for a friends house for a couple of hours. When I got home, she told me she was joking, and wanted me out of the house so she could eat all the ice-cream. FML
Today, I tried to get my son off of the couch by turning off the wifi. Afterward, I went to watch tv. Turns out he got me back by turning off the cable. FML
Today, I was unable to connect to the Internet. After calling support, I was informed that due to a cut cable, the whole country will have no service from that provider for some time. The. Whole. Country. FML
Today, I've been receiving a lot of calls from my telephone company, offering combo packages with internet, Netflix, Disney+ and whatever the fuck. We had previously resigned from their services, because the company never had the intention of fixing an outage that was caused BY THE SAME COMPANY. FML
Today, I found out my mom is getting rid of cable TV. My dad and I bought her a 700 dollar plasma screen TV for Christmas. FML
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tiptoppc 21
Yeah… you can tell who knows anything about tech by finding how little they understand what a @isp.com email means as a primary email for years.
Chazzster 32
It depends - If as is typical, their email addresses and server is the same company that supplies the internet then you are correct that the change will likely cut off their email. Personally I use Microsoft mail as my server and email address any that cost me about $20 a year or so. My wife uses Yahoo for hers and that’s free… Similar with the “landline” phone over the internet - if the phone service was purchased through the previous internet provider then it goes away. But if for example, Vonage or some other independent internet phone service provider is used, it will work through whatever internet provider is used… BTW - Don’t they already have cell phones? If so why keep the “landline” phone? We dropped our “landline” (via internet) 6 months ago and we don’t miss it. They would just need to give their contacts the new number.
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tiptoppc 21
Yeah… you can tell who knows anything about tech by finding how little they understand what a @isp.com email means as a primary email for years.
Chazzster 32
It depends - If as is typical, their email addresses and server is the same company that supplies the internet then you are correct that the change will likely cut off their email. Personally I use Microsoft mail as my server and email address any that cost me about $20 a year or so. My wife uses Yahoo for hers and that’s free… Similar with the “landline” phone over the internet - if the phone service was purchased through the previous internet provider then it goes away. But if for example, Vonage or some other independent internet phone service provider is used, it will work through whatever internet provider is used… BTW - Don’t they already have cell phones? If so why keep the “landline” phone? We dropped our “landline” (via internet) 6 months ago and we don’t miss it. They would just need to give their contacts the new number.