Gaybutton Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Good or bad, here I am after having been offline for a week. Last Thursday evening I was using the Internet when suddenly everything just stopped. That happens sometimes around here. When it does, you're usually back online within a couple hours. Sometimes simply restarting the computer solves the problem. This time, that didn't work. By the next morning I was still offline. I contacted TT&T and was told they'll look into it and call me back. A few hours later they said my connection seems to be working, so the problem is probably my router. I took the router to the same place where I bought it. They asked me to leave it there and they'll call me back. Again, I waited several hours. They called and said my router is working perfectly and nothing is wrong with it. Back to square one! I contacted TT&T again. They promised to have a technician call me, but they also said usually it's two or three days after your initial call before they get back to you. At least I can use my mobile phone to send and receive Email, so I had no serious problem about Email. Of course, three days later when they called and said they're ready to come over and check out the problem, I was not in Pattaya. I had to call for another appointment. Now, a week later, two TT&T technicians finally showed up and got me going again within twenty minutes. They tried everything and couldn't find anything wrong with my computer or router. They brought a laptop with them and tried hooking it up to the net using my router. They were online immediately. so the problem obviously wasn't my telephone line. After several phone calls to their office and a lot of head scratching, the technician said he is going to try one last idea before calling in someone with more expertise. He tried changing my user name and password. As soon as he did, I was back online instantly! Naturally, I'm happy to be back online after being down for a week, but I'm also angry. If my user name and password stopped working, the next logical question is why? I also am curious why, after many calls to TT&T, nobody on their end checked to see if my user name and password wasn't working. The idea that might be the problem never occurred to me. I never encountered a problem like that before. As for why, the only answer I can come up with is someone at their office must have cut off my user name and password. Whether that was some sort of mistake or some sort of glitch, I don't know. Anyway, here I am with a new user name and password, and all's well that ends well! Meanwhile, even being gone for a week, nothing much has changed. The US dollar to baht exchange rate is at 34.28. Thaksin is still a wanted man. The PAD is still occupying government offices and is still trying to oust Somchai. In other words, nothing has changed. Glad to see y'all again . . . Quote
Guest TOQ Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Damn, Just as I was really starting to enjoy the peace and quiet. john Quote
Gaybutton Posted October 23, 2008 Author Posted October 23, 2008 Damn, Just as I was really starting to enjoy the peace and quiet. Look at the bright side . . . you got a week's worth. Quote
Guest TOQ Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Look at the bright side . . . you got a week's worth. Point well made john Quote
Guest Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Look at the bright side . . . you got a week's worth. I missed you terribly. I was even having nightmares. The Brazilian BF would hug and kiss and comfort me to go back to sleep. Thank goodness for the compassion of others or I would not have made it. Quote
Gaybutton Posted October 24, 2008 Author Posted October 24, 2008 I missed you terribly. I'm glad you managed to survive my absence. I don't know how you did it. It must have been terribly difficult for you . . . Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 I withdrew money from ATM today from my US bank and received 34.41 B/1$. Investments are dwindling, but $ is still slowly climbing. Quote
Guest Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 I withdrew money from ATM today from my US bank and received 34.41 B/1$. Investments are dwindling, but $ is still slowly climbing. I got the best rates in Brazil when I was there last week than I have in ages. I hope that continues as I now want to take the BF there for a two week holiday. Quote
Gaybutton Posted October 25, 2008 Author Posted October 25, 2008 I now want to take the BF there for a two week holiday. What's this, a thread hijacking? I don't know why a thread about my little Internet problems suddenly became a thread about exchange rates, but as long as the exchange rate moves favorably in our direction, that's great. When, exactly, do you want to take me on that all-expense-paid holiday in Brazil . . . . . ? Quote
