[Stones] Email server issues / broadband ...

[Ric]

Hi Chris,

i wouldn't mind so much, but i live practically in the
middle of London: the situation is entirely bizarre:
last time i tried to hook up to BB i was told 'my area
was in a zone incompatible with broadband' ~ yep, in
the middle of one of the biggest cities in the world,
oozing tech all over the place: sorry, no BB
connection for you!

now i've got as far as getting sent the (this
time)correct router but have been given no information
at all regarding wireless router adapters, which i
need, but blithely supplied with WL BB router (doesn't
work without adapter) nevertheless; then advised to
acquire adapter but not informed that only specific
adapters compatible with internet provider - result:
end up with incompatible adapter + spend 24 hours
pulling remaining hair out trying to get everything to
work...

stage 2: attempt to return incompatible adapter to
store and acquire compatible model

>:(

 ... meanwhile, someone emails me on possible stone
circle in Shetlands (next)

:)

R


--- Chris Tweed <chris at henge.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi Ric,
> 
> > routers, wireless routers, wireless adapters,
> > broadband ... i'm surprised any of us can keep in
> > touch about Stones at all?
> 
> When you stop and think about it, especially as
> someone who broke his  
> computer teeth on the likes of the ZX80 and the RML
> 380Z - it's all  
> pretty gobsmacking really isn't it? So much we take
> for granted every  
> day - which is why I didn't spot the issue for a
> couple of days.
> 
> > 3rd attempt to get on broadband, and getting
> nowhere
> > fast :-|
> 
> Ugh! That's reminding me of a horror story I was
> involved in - trying  
> to get ADSL installed for the M.D. of the company I
> work for. Yeah,  
> I'm the IT Manager, so I get to sort out his home
> broadband for him.  
> He lives in the 'middle of nowhere' of course, very
> nice cottage in a  
> little Leicestershire village that barely appears on
> the map. On the  
> day of the install he had a big BT truck pull up
> outside with an  
> engineer asking, "So, where did you want your new
> telegraph pole  
> putting?"... Long story, but believe me - I feel
> your pain!
> 
> Chris