I switched to Teksavvy on March 17 and all was well and fine until a week later when I realized that the Internet wasn’t working. I waited a day to see if anything would fix itself but nothing.
Friday evening I call them up and say they say that they have been getting reports of Rogers Cable physically disconnecting the cable afterward. Sure enough, I look in my front door and there is a note saying they visited and they would offer me some kind of deal like ‘six months free Internet’ if I come back to them! Doh!
So here I am waiting for my Internet to be reconnected. What a pain in the ass! They are trying to schedule me sometime this week but I haven’t heard anything from them.
I must admit that it is very, very strange to not have Internet at the house. I had not realized how much I rely on the Internet for general life. Let me point out a few things that occurred over the weekend:
– I was thinking of checking out some vacuum cleaner reviews and realized I could not.
– I wanted to check out the interest accumulated on my investments (for my taxes) but could not.
– I usually wake up on a Sunday morning and check out the new headlines…nada.
– I wanted to download some new True Blood episodes for Vero. Ain’t gonna happen.
– I was trying to figure out a piano chord and it took a little more thought than simply searching on the Internet (this may be a blessing in disguise!)
Sunday was quite a strange day for myself. I puttered around the house looking for a few things to do. However, I realize now that I did get a few things in order…I started learning piano again, I caught up on a few TV shows and comic books I had been meaning to read.
All in all, it was a strange experience to not be surrounded by the Internet and I’m not sure if I’m better for it. Perhaps I should adopt a ‘no-Internet policy’ on Sundays at the house. I find that some of my time on the Internet is to waste away a Sunday morning. But I could be doing other things to waste it away! Like reading a book I purchased awhile back, or learning an instrument.
It’s been an interesting experience and I’m not sure how long it will last…