How Useless is Your Computer Without an Internet Connection?

@2wicelot (2945)
June 19, 2010 4:30pm CST
A few days ago, I lost my internet connection and it took a couple of days to get it fixed. I realised in that period I couldn't do anything productive with my computer. No Google, no emails among other things. How useful/useless do you think your computer will be if you loose your internet connection.
21 responses
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
19 Jun 10
Without internet i don't even go on the computer. I will listen to music on my computer hard drive when i have internet, but just knowing that the internet is not there. I don't even go on it, not even to listen to music. My computer is so boring if it does not have any internet. I could not live without internet. Internet is my life even though sometimes it get pretty boring and i don't know what to do on it. So I'm thinking what to do when i dont have internet, i have to stick to watch boring tv. What to do without internet is hard very hard in fact.
• Canada
19 Jun 10
Yeah , but i remember when i did not even have dial up.I had a modern computer to back in 2005 and got by just fine with no internet for well up untill i was 19 or so .Rarely did i ever get a chance other than at school to actually use the internet. I gueess most people nodays are totally relant on it.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I guess we have now become used to the internet it has now become a necessity. It will be difficult to do without it.
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
19 Jun 10
Don't get me wrong here. before i got my internet i use to still be on the computer everyday. But when i got introduce to internet (meaning getting the internet for myself and can use it when i like), i became very addicted to it even when i had nothing to do on there. Sometimes i would just turn it on and just stare on the computer screen. lol.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
24 Jun 10
i have a laptop with a USB modem. this modem can be used with any other computers. and because i have computer in the office, i can leave the laptop at home. so my wife said, what will be the use of it i won't leave the modem with the laptop? hmm... play solitaire.
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@2wicelot (2945)
25 Jun 10
Solitaire is interesting but I think after a while it gets boring. Probably need to leave the USB at home.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
28 Jun 10
i can't leave the USB modem at home as i need it in the office. my office work will be much boring if i don't have internet.
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
20 Jun 10
Not entirely useless as I have downloaded a collection of interesting ebooks and seminars, but indeed it is not as fun as when you're online. Then again when I am online I can sometimes be amazingly bored.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I agree, the internet can be a really boring place sometimes. But it is good that you have your e books.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
20 Jun 10
Oh,it would be useless (not actually useless) But,without net connection,how can we surf ,chat,and update some files. One reason for having personal computers at home is internet,so,without net connection,it will be hard and seems useless. Have a good weekdays ahead
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I agree with you. These days it seems the most important reason for having a computer is for the internet connection.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
21 Jun 10
Yes, there is most certainly a limited amount of things to do on the computer without an Internet connection to the computer. There are still a couple of things to do here and there, as I still have a few games right on the computer that can be played. However, its not like that I can get any work done on the computer. Therefore, the amount of work that I can get done would be rather slim. I think I might be able to amuse myself for a couple of hours. After that, it just gets frustrating. There is so much that needs to be done on the Internet, that it is absurd. I remember the first couple of months that I had the computer, that it was without an Internet connection. I really do not know how I managed that one. These days, when the Internet goes down, it is pretty much an emergency. I would have to say that the computer is rendered useless.
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@2wicelot (2945)
21 Jun 10
If you have a really good internet service provider then it will be excellent.
@sagar21 (1579)
• India
20 Jun 10
well I don't think its completely useless without internet.... we still have other choices of entertainment in it..??? anyway internet...emails,mylot,youtube...I'm addicted to them... thanks for sharing..... have a great day/night.....
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
Yes. Those are really important things that can only be done with an internet connection.
@Jimeous (858)
• New Zealand
20 Jun 10
Hmnmmmmmm.... I have a large amount of games on my computer so I wouldn't get majorily bored without the Internet.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
Nice. Having games is so cool. I used to have lots of games before but now I don't have any space for them on the hard drive.
• Sweden
20 Jun 10
My internet connection was out for several weeks a couple of years ago. The only things I did were play games like Half-Life or write stuff. My usage of my computer usually focuses on the internet (e-mails, online games, MSN etc.) so my computer is pretty useless without an internet connection.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I like half life. I am still waiting for the next episode. I wonder when it will be coming out.
@Jadsta (269)
• Gibraltar
20 Jun 10
It would be pretty useless unless you want to simply type out stuff and print it, or make pictures or graphs, etc. You could do a lot of very useful stuff without the internet, but not having the internet can be a huge disadvnatage, and you need it to search for useful information, read emails, etc. It's pretty useless without the internet unless you have some kind of special programs that you don't need the internet on it for.
@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I agree, unless you have programs that are independent of the internet connection, it could be really dull.
• Portugal
20 Jun 10
It depends on what you are doing... If I'm writing, listening to music or running a program, then I don't need internet connection.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I agree with you totally.
@jhudy101 (373)
• Philippines
20 Jun 10
Hmmm a computer without internet, well! computer is useful but without my internet connection well for me its totally boring!
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I totally agree with that.
@sumit057 (227)
• India
20 Jun 10
its something like a life without breath!!
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
Wow! that's serious.
• Indonesia
20 Jun 10
hi 2wicelot i had like that before. it really boring when my computer can`t browsing. in my first day without internet it is not problem because i can play some games on my computer. but i can`t play it all the time, i need some information out there. internet was become my first priority right now. i don`t need to buy newspaper if i had an internet.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
It can be really dull without an internet connection.
@qisyaz (40)
• Singapore
20 Jun 10
i will feel at lost...As a student internet is the most important research tools.. i can learn lots of information on the internet and some of the assingments need to be handed in online..Computer and internet is essential in my life..the first thing i do when i wake up is to on the computer and the last thing i do before i fall asleep is to off the computer.. And i need some entertainment dosage for the day on the internet
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I guess without the internet we may have to go into the library and look for information in books. That will be really hard.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
19 Jun 10
Well im fond of playing games so i'd probably just play the games that are stored in my pc. I listen to music, read the pdf files and webpages that i saved. But quite boring really if it doesnt have an internet connection, i see the same files over and over again coz i cant download stuff onlyn, lol.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
I think we are used to getting fresh ideas and content online it will be quite boring to stick to the old stuff we had before.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
27 Jun 10
for me its nothing...i don't even touch the computers if i dont have internet connection...only my children keep doing some painting and other things like making some kind of presentation etc....then only i come to know that my children know a lot more in computers than me .....once they made a presentation on 'My Mother' and i was so pleased to see it
• India
20 Jun 10
computer without internet is really bad i hate it..it's as good as playing baseball without bat
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
That's a funny analogy but I think it works fine.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
19 Jun 10
I think I will be more productive without my internet connection! If I think about it objectively, much of what I do does not require a connection. I mostly earn online through writing. I am so distracted by the internet that I do not always finish what I set out to do.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
That's true, the internet can be a real source of distraction sometimes. You probably need to switch off the connection once in a while so you can get on with your writing.
@juggerogre (1653)
• Philippines
19 Jun 10
I think I wont be able to use my PC if it has no internet connection. Most of the things I do with my PC needs internet connection. So its almost useless if I have not internet. The only thing I can do is play games, which is really unproductive.
@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
It seems everything is online these days and it seems it will be more so in the near future with cloud computing and the likes.
• Indonesia
20 Jun 10
Well...for me, Internet is like my bloodline. I am trying to make money online so if my computer is without internet connection, suddenly it will all stop. It's horrible if it really happens.
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@2wicelot (2945)
20 Jun 10
That's true, the earnings will drop drastically without an internet connection.