Internet Outage: Frustration

@Shavkat (140980)
Philippines
August 22, 2025 2:10am CST
I lost my internet for two days, and it makes me feel so frustrated. I cancelled all my classes online and did not teach my online students. It means I lost a part of my income for this month. I called the internet service provider (ISP), and they failed to address my concern. I am starting to lose my temper because of this. As of today, I asked my neighbor to connect with their DSL line. What makes you feel frustrated? Image Credit: static.vecteezy.com
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rakski
@rakski (149387)
• Philippines
22 Aug
that is very frustrating. I wonder what the reason is for not being able to address your concern
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140980)
• Philippines
23 Aug
This is what I am whining about. They kept on telling me that there is a problem from the main source, which I think it is a lame reason.
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rakski
@rakski (149387)
• Philippines
23 Aug
@Shavkat true. Three days is long
Sanna_S
@psanasangma (7910)
• India
23 Aug
I can understand how frustrating it is! Hopefully the provider will be able to sort it soon.
rsa101
@rsa101 (40524)
• Philippines
22 Aug
I can really understand your frustration—losing internet, especially when your work depends on it, can be so stressful. I went through the same thing during the pandemic when everything was dependent on the net. When my ISP failed to provide stable service, it was so frustrating that I did everything just to get back online. In the end, I even had to subscribe to another provider just to make sure I could keep going. You did the right thing by finding a temporary solution through your neighbor’s DSL. It might also help to consider a backup option, like mobile data or pocket Wi-Fi, so you won’t have to cancel important work if it happens again. Sometimes, staying calm while being proactive makes all the difference.
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@allknowing (153953)
• India
23 Aug
This morning a while ago I had error 503 here atleast for an hour Very frustrating.
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@DaddyEvil (162913)
• United States
22 Aug
I'm sorry you're having trouble with your internet and hope it gets fixed quickly. Needing to "borrow" internet from a neighbor would frustrate me. I hope everything is okay now... Do you need some money to make it through the month?
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366580)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Aug
It's not good that you're losing income because of this.
AbdulAziz
@Emasburinong (1073)
• Indonesia
22 Aug
Oh no, that’s really annoying . I usually get frustrated when the weather ruins my plans, like heavy rain just when I’m about to go out