Ever Wanted To Throw Your Modem At the Wall?
By Sue H.
@CinnamonGrl (7083)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
September 15, 2016 8:56am CST
I am so f!@#$%! mad right now. My connection has been crappy since last evening. I go to write something to you guys and hit "reply" and it just sits there, then I disconnect. ARGH!
So my question is: do you sometimes feel violent over internet connections issues? What chill pill do you suggest? MUST I pick up a book or cook a meal or do something without the internet?
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34 responses
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
15 Sep 16
Breathe easy lol I go through this once a day! Especially if its storming my internet speed can go from 25 mbps down to 900kb wich is super annoying
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Sep 16
Once a day I would go stark raving mad lol
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Sep 16
I am so dependent on my puters.
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@CoolPeace (1566)
• Miami, Florida
16 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl. It another form of entertainment
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@sherryericha (1806)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
15 Sep 16
I have wanted to smash my phone, tablet, and laptop 
at various times.
Writers on TV and in movies never have connect problems. 
at various times.
Writers on TV and in movies never have connect problems. 5 people like this
@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Sep 16
It seems to be better now. Probably shouldn't type that out loud, huh?
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Sep 16
I guess I did cuz it started working fine not long after I posted this
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Sep 16
OH man, I had dial up a lot longer than most people. This area is so slow to do anything, we aren't terribly rural but we're outside the town limits and I don't think our needs take priority. I kinda take that back, because firefighters just totally saved our homes. But when it comes to technology and updating equipment, it goes slow For a long time. I would join sites and have to get special browsers to block all the imges and such because they wouldn't load. So glad to not have to have dial up anymore.
I think my internet connection issue is gone now. Maybe all I had to do was gripe here at myLot, lol.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Sep 16
It seems to have straightened out, maybe it felt threatened. Very odd.
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
15 Sep 16
I have those feelings once in a while! I have thought sometimes that I should have a pushing ball or maybe a dozen of eggs to throw agains the wall at those times. But then I think that maybe I would then repent or, worse still, I would have to clean the wall.
I have thought sometimes that I should have a pushing ball or maybe a dozen of eggs to throw agains the wall at those times. But then I think that maybe I would then repent or, worse still, I would have to clean the wall.3 people like this
@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
16 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl And then the thingie starts to behave again and we forget for a while.
@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
15 Sep 16
Sorry you are having this issue, that would annoy me too.
If the problem was the modem, I would just call Time Warner because it is their problem to fix. I know some people buy their own modem, but then if something goes wrong and I don't have extra money to buy another, I would have to wait.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
16 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl Now that I can understand, wanting to take it out on the company.. I never had AT&T, will they fix the problem?
I never had AT&T, will they fix the problem?@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Sep 16
I blame at&t not the actual modem, but I can't throw at&t against a wall
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@akalinus (40433)
• United States
16 Sep 16
I had trouble today. I got on myLot and it was like a foreign country. I thought it had been hacked. Then I got a notice to restart to finish installing updates. After all that was done, it worked better than ever. Restart and see if that helps. Clear your cache and browsing history first and then restart. Can't hurt, might help.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Sep 16
Strangely, right after I posted this it started working fine.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Sep 16
Will these Rice krispie treats do?
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@paigea (35629)
• Canada
16 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl Oh my yes. I never make those lately!
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
16 Sep 16
Most annoying time when you want to do more and your internet is not cooperating, yes I want to smash my wifi in the wall because of this. But what can we do, we are just the person who patiently wait for the good mood of the service providers.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Sep 16
thank goodness it straightened out
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
16 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl good then, lets rock and roll now.
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@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
15 Sep 16
Yes. The wifi at my school is always bad and barely works. Some of the professor think we are lying when we tell them we can't turn in homework/papers/projects because the wifi always seems to be out. I have had the wifi go out during the middle of a timed quiz that I ended up with a zero on because I couldn't finish it and on my professors end it just looked like I didn't submit it.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Sep 16
Oh man that is awful! Didn't they let you take it over again?
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@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
15 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl Some professors will let us take them over and others want.
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@CoolPeace (1566)
• Miami, Florida
16 Sep 16
They treat you guys like high school or kindergarten students.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
15 Sep 16
Take a deep breath and walk away from the computer..lol
You wouldn't want to do something you would later regret..lol
It happens to me all the time time. Computers are great when they are working
well but they can also be a pain in the butt too. lol
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@jennyjoy (1961)
• Bangalore, India
16 Sep 16
YES!!!! several times a day.It seems to have a life of it's own and starts playing up,especially when I have a timeline.I think I own my salt and pepper to poor connectivity.
Check if you have this problem at approx the same time everyday.If so,you could try using the net at a different time.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Sep 16
I'd go mad if it happened every day. This was a rare occurence thank goodness
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
15 Sep 16
I have wanted to throw a thing or two from internet issues, I won't lie. Lol. I hope it gets better for you soon-I know that's frustrating!
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Sep 16
It cleared up thank goodness
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Sep 16
i only get cranky when the puter 'tself malfunctions. then i threaten to either take 't fer a swim (aka: toss't out'n the pond) 'r out'n the pasture fer the horses to play with. the net schtuff only bothers me when customer support 'tis 'f no help 'n 'tis not workin' fer days. i demand a refund 'f those days :)
my 'chill pill' 'tis to go outdoors 'n enjoy mother natures wondrous gifts. takin' a book 'long helps sometimes, too.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Sep 16
We do have lovely weather for that right now
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Sep 16
I have a bunch of that to do tomorrow. Company's coming on Saturday
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
16 Sep 16
i did it. Time and again it was troubling me. I got angry and broke it. I just threw it out of the house. In the meanwhile, a vehicle passed over it. The end came nicely.
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@hyperchi (71)
• Lagos, Nigeria
16 Sep 16
For me it my phone, especially when I need 3g network and an getting 2g or when I want to download with it and getting nothing, I would wish to throw it out, but checking the coz I would easy down, but if someone get me angry at that moment then he gives me no choice than to throw it at him.
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@hyperchi (71)
• Lagos, Nigeria
16 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl but how do you feel when you want to download with it
@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Sep 16
It's all right now. I would wait longer to change an ISP, sometimes you end up with worse lol
