How to Piss Me Off - IP Style
So as I'm working today, my Internet connection went down again for the third time in two months. After resetting my computer, router, and finally radio to the tower; I called the ISP to ask them what's going on.
Me: Hi, this is Brian Wohlgemuth out here in Huntington. Are you guys having problems again?
Tech: Yeah, we noticed a huge spike in your bandwidth so we shut you off.
Me: Excuse me?
Tech: Yeah, we shut you down, thought you might have had a virus.
Me: Or it could have been that I was downloading a huge file that I need to print and sign and get out to UPS by noon.
Tech: Oh, well I guess it could have been that.
Me: And seeing as how I'm the guy who works on Global Networks all day long, has my machines firewalled to the gills, don't you think a phone call to me might have been more appropriate.
Tech: Umm, yeah, we'll try that next time.
Now I have to decide between SBC and Comcast...decisions, decisions.....
Comments
If you have a virus or worm, you generate a shitload of OUTBOUND traffic.
A shitload of INBOUND traffic (e.g., downloading a file) only means you're using the service.
What a bunch of fucktards.
Posted by: Derek | March 26, 2004 11:39 AM
See...it is true. You can learn something new every day. The word of the day for me now is: "Fucktards."
Nice. I like that.
Posted by: Jason | March 26, 2004 4:02 PM
Hmm...I've been informed that for the next week I will be capped at 256k (instead of 1000k) or at least until the upgrades are done to the system.
Posted by: Brian | March 26, 2004 4:06 PM