Internet Acting Up
By allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
Philippines
June 18, 2020 7:08am CST
My internet connection has been acting up. Of course I cannot afford this because I work from home.
I have two internet service providers - one is fiber which is my main ISP. This one works fine in my laptop but the connection is iffy in my mobile phone. If it is windy or if it rains, both my mobile phone and laptop lose internet connection.
The second ISP that I have is a prepaid wifi modem. Tried it in my laptop. It works but guess what? It doesn't work with my work apps so it is basically useless since I got this as a back-up when main ISP 1 acts up. It does work well with my mobile phone, I can browse and all but Spotify and the game that I play doesn't work with prepaid wifi modem. So I got an expensive paper weight. I will give it a chance to redeem itself before I smash it to pieces with my bare hands.
My third one is a data plan. Surprisingly, it works the best in my phone. I tried using it for my laptop using the mobile hot spot function, nah, it doesn't work or it was so slow I didn't bother waiting for it.
So yeah, internet connectivity is acting up but life goes on. I can't believe we let ourselves be controlled by the internet.
Yes, it is convenient.
Yes, it is fast.
No, there is more to life than the internet.
I have to leave now and listen to my transistor radio and watch news in an old black and white telly that has a dial to switch between five local channels.
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20 responses
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
18 Jun 20
True that.
The main ISP is good but when it rains or it is windy, I need an alternate ISP that I can count on.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Jun 20
Yeh, in some ways the internet complicates our life, since we are so dependent on it. I have a couple old (we are old, lol) friends who still barely use it. Sometimes I understand why. But right now I am very glad for the internet because so many friends are here. I'm still isolating, so it's nice to have the socialization online. It's almost humorous how I panic if the internet goes out. I do have other things around here I could be doing, lol. Good luck with your connections!
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
18 Jun 20
Thanks. I need all the luck I can get!
I have friends, not old mind you who don't have social media accounts and not even a smart phone. They live in their own bubble and have a basic phone to call and text.
For a good time I lived like that - no social media accounts and no smart phone - simpler times!
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
What a highly intellectual rant!
I like the ERGO and the back-to-life conclusion. Really, the old telly is still alive? Mine gave way years back. The transistor radio, too. Hu hu.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
26 Jun 20
@eileenleyva mature rambling mindless chatter.
Sometimes it is best to keep it all in and filter it through another person's point of view.
Sometimes it is best to keep it all in and filter it through another person's point of view.1 person likes this
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
23 Jun 20
@allen0187 Thanks. You got me there. Kindness becomes me, really. Ha ha.
Truly though, mature rambling can be delineated from mindless chatter.
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@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
3 Jul 20
My internet connection is okay. The only time I borrowed my brothers routed was when the Smart/PLDT maintenance. Not until the new schedule. I am in the morning shift now and my internet is slow.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
3 Jul 20
My internet connection has been good the past couple of days. Still need to have a second provider that would serve as a back-up.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
4 Jul 20
@jobelbojel Converge is good but their customer service is bad. That is the feedback that I heard from friends who have Converge.
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@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
3 Jul 20
@allen0187 yes we need back up. I applied for Converge back in April, still pending though because of the availability.
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@Hannihar (129588)
• Israel
1 Jul 20
@allen0187
Sorry about all the troubles you are having in order to work on the internet. That is very frustrating.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
3 Jul 20
@Hannihar sorry to hear about that.
Hope your problems are resolved now.
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@Hannihar (129588)
• Israel
2 Jul 20
@allen0187
Yesterday I had so many problems with my modem that it kept going off and then on and then off that it was so frustrating to work on the computer.
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
18 Jun 20
You`re right. We all depend too much on the internet nowadays. I don`t know about others but it helps me to be connected with friends online and keep me busy on my free time 
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
18 Jun 20
@allen0187 Yes. You`re right. It`s all up to us to stop being on the internet
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
18 Jun 20
@m_audrey6788 that is why I do technology detox every weekend. Two days with no laptops or mobile phones.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
18 Jun 20
It does bring a lot of comfort and advantages but on the other hand, it takes so much of our time and it has taken over our lives.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
23 Jun 20
I may have cable but ever since they took out fox / star movies I just interest in watching cable...
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
2 Jul 20
The Philippines has the slowest internet connection in Southeast Asia and it is the most expensive.
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@SHOHANA (16094)
• Bangladesh
2 Jul 20
@allen0187 oh sorry to hear that, I think same as ours
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
18 Jun 20
I think most people will freak out if their internet goes out.
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
Yeah, that is why it is important to have a couple of back-up connections available.
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
19 Jun 20
@allen0187 You're right. I only have my cable and a different service for my phone.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
i had that this morning too that was why i got inactive while responding to comments.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
Everyone needs a reliable ISP that is not adversely affected by weather.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
22 Jun 20
@ridingbet they obviously thought about it better than what we are doing here.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
@allen0187 i agree with you. in Kuwait, the phone line wires are under the ground. there are no electric poles outside.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
True.
The internet connection here in the Philippines isn't the best. It always lags and it is considered as one of the most expensive here in Asia.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Jun 20
@thelme55 that is why I need to get two connections for my work. One as a primary source and the second one as a back-up.
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@dgobucks226 (34439)
•
19 Jun 20
Yes, we have been sucked into total reliance on the internet for so many things. Paying bills, finding information, reading news, sending e-mails, things I never would have imagined. Technology has definitely taken over our lives.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Jun 20
It ain't too late to get back our lives from the internet. After all it is our lives.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
29 Jun 20
@dgobucks226 it definitely has its advantages, no question about that.
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@dgobucks226 (34439)
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24 Jun 20
@allen0187 You make sense, but in some ways after the internet draws you into it's web you become accustomed to it. I do like skipping trips to the bank and saving money on stamps for paying bills.
Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in.
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@snowy22315 (170663)
• United States
18 Jun 20
I hate internet, phone and TV problems and if it isn'tone around here it is something else..especially with all this greenery interfering with the signal!
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
These new technology certainly comes with its own set of problems.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
Not really.
I do not consider it as an expense but rather an investment.
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
18 Jun 20
It can be a problem when you try to have it covered but somehow things don't work as you are expecting
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
18 Jun 20
True.
You need to come up with more options.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
No one is disputing the benefits of the internet, it is useful but we are too dependent on it.
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@qwertyboy (33)
• Malang, Indonesia
19 Jun 20
as a 28 years old man, i agree
i think so much job we have been change into machine, internet is used to connect machine to machine and we work & life with machine right now.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Jun 20
So internet is used to connect man and machine, what happens to the connection between man and machine if the internet is gone?
Is the connection between man and machine gone too? So man cannot operate the machine without the internet?
Is that the future that we want to have?
