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| whichwaymediumorrare | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 8:02 AM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Apr. 01  | this really is not a tech Q.so i put it here.does any one else have a problem running microsoft explorer on there dsl servise.it will just stop loading for acouple of mins.then continue.does it every 4 mins.it sucks.its annoying as hell. ADOPTED BY FILZY This message was edited by whichwaymediumorrare on 6-27-01 @ 8:08 AM | ||||
| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 8:28 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | I still have dialup service. This message was edited by TeenWeek on 6-28-01 @ 9:14 AM | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 8:58 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | You actually got Verizon DSL service to work? I gave up on those fucks months ago and got a cable modem. It's probably just either the site you are visiting is being hammered by visitors, or Verizon is giving you bad service. I think it's the later of the two. DasDoomper  | ||||
| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 9:02 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | That is a disgusting sig pic. | ||||
| whichwaymediumorrare | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 9:45 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Apr. 01 | i am switching over to cable as well.dsl sucks.thats the reason i asked.thought i would get that response.thanks das ADOPTED BY FILZY | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 9:53 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | quote: Thanks, I'm taking that as a compliment. I wanted something that was unique, somehow tied in with the message board, and just a tad on the offensive side. When I saw it, I immediately thought of "Hanger-On". I think it may be from the movie "The Cell". If not, the psycho in that movie suspends himself just like the crazy dude in the pic. DasDoomper | ||||
| Ronreddog | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 9:55 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Must be your configuration. I have had DSL service since last July, and have had few issues. Try calling them at 800-567-6789 to have them check your system configuration and installation. I know last night there were connectivity issues in Jersey, I could not get a connection.  Sig pic courtesy of the recently resurrected CBH, one sick F! Please WOW this bully today! E-Mail Me | ||||
| George Peterson
| posted on 06-27-2001 @ 10:53 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | HAH! Call them! Right, that'll get a whole lot done. I've been waiting on these fucks for months. They're so nice, they call me every week to say the box with my modem and crap will arive in only another week or so. Give up while you still can: I have to wait until the box arrives before I can cancel my service. I'm a full-time pistol-packin' skull-crackin' Windows-dissin' baby-kissin' Mac user.  Official Byram Hills High School Canceller of Appointments "Can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding" - T.M.B.G. Evan Chan Was Murdered Jeanine Was The Key | ||||
The sky is blue | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 11:05 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00 | Ok, everything that everyone has said in this thread has happened to me in the past week only. Cable service is still iffy in my area. Just the other day, I couldn't get online all day. IE just wouldn't work.  I'm still saved.... Tune in next week for Gooch's creative works on my status! | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 11:23 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | quote: Typical phone call to Verizon: 1) Call toll free number. 2) Make your way through pointless IVRS system so you end up talking to the same person, no matter which buttons you press. (Approx 5 min) 3) Remain on hold for 1-2 hrs while you wait to talk to someone who you know doesn't have the knowledge to handle your problem. (Approx 1.5 Hrs.) 4) "I have a script that Verzion gave me to help you with your problem Tool" finally answers phone. (Approx 10 min of "bullshit conversation) 5) Tool makes you go though pointless script that you FUCKING KNOW WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. (Approx 30 min.) 6) Tool finally admits that you may need to speak to a "technical expert" (Ok, so what the FUCK are you suppose to be!?!?!?) which you knew you were going to need to do before you even picked up the damn phone. 7) Wait on hold for 2-3 Hrs. for Technical Expert. Enjoy listening to first 5 bars of Beethoven's 5th symphony over and fucking over again!(Approx 2.5 hrs.) 8) Talk to expert about how things have not been working now for 3-4 months, and that I am getting billed $$$$ every month for service they are not even providing! (Approx 20 min) 9) Expert gives you line of bullshit about how they are really understaffed, and that this is a problem all along the east coast, blah, blah, blah,... (Approx 15 min) 10) After about 1 hr of fruitless talking, problem still isn't solved, but you are now listed in the never ending database list of people who can't get their service to work. Your dabase entry issue will probably be looked at again in a few months, or whenever they feel like it. (Approx 45 min) 11) Hang up phone, and make a list of the people at Verizon that need to be anally raped with a glass encrusted baseball bat (Approx 10 min) Total wasted time = 8 Hrs, 15 min Total time for Cable modem to be installed and working flawlessly = 10 min. DasDoomper This message was edited by DasDoomper on 6-27-01 @ 11:25 AM | ||||
The sky is blue | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 11:27 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00 | Anyone here ever have to go through the "Control Panel-System-Devices Manager-Network Adapter" thing? Everytime I call them, I do it 1098249279432976478263 times. I'm still saved.... Tune in next week for Gooch's creative works on my status! | ||||
I Need An Old Priest And A Young Priest | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 12:43 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | I had some major troubles last night and could not log on until about 11:45. *edit* DasDoomper, That sig pic is horrific, why are you using it?  Officially Part of JWO: skitchr4u, JasonFromRiverEdge & Jesus H Christ This message was edited by Joey BigArms on 6-27-01 @ 12:47 PM | ||||
| FaithLess Listener | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 1:39 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jun. 01 | This might help... I'm using verizon DSL now...(no cable modem service near me yet :()...and I had problems with the service at first. I turned out to be my fault tho. I had this old phone in my basement that I had forgotten about cuz it never got used, and I didn't put a signal filter on it. I was getting like 2 or 3 times the bandwith of 56k and I had alot of lockups, slowdowns etc., but as soon as I slapped a filter on that phone I was getting 11 times the bandwith of 56k...consistently...and over the past few months the service has gone out only once for a few hours. So if you didn't put the filters on ALL your non-dsl lines that might be your problem. If you did...this is useless and I am a tool...plz proceed to tell me so...;) This message was edited by FaithLess Listener on 6-27-01 @ 1:57 PM | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 1:51 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | I thought it was kinda funny with the whole "Hanger-On" reference. Your the second one to be "disturbed" by it. At least I didn't use pics of genital warts (Sorry if that made you start to dry heave) I'll change it when I reach Psychopath status. Only 81 more posts to go... DasDoomper This message was edited by DasDoomper on 6-27-01 @ 2:00 PM | ||||
| Spuds_Buckley | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 6:04 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | don't bother with tech support...here's your solution to the IE hang right click network neighborhood click on the tcp/ip that is bound to your ethernet card, then select its properties. on the very first screen you will that you selected to obtain IP automatically. There you want to click on specify the ip address enter 10.255.255.10 for the IP and 255.255.255.0 for the subnet. Click OK or apply or whatever then click OK again. Reboot All should be well in the hell that is Verizon DSL  It's not enough that you want a cracker...you have to earn it! Now I'm going on a bender to end all benders | ||||
| Lgaia | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 7:58 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | O.K. People, I work for "Horizon". ( This is what all the ignorant people call it when they call in to speak to me, I also hear extremely assanine comments such as "you were better when you were Bell Atlantic".....we never changed we just merged with those assholes down south at GTE. ) Heres the scoop, when it comes to DSL you are (90%) of the time speaking to some asshole from Ohio who has no idea what the fuck they are talking about. I work on the end where you call for regular services or when there is a problem with your bill etc. , A good percentage of us ( in my office anyway ) however have a pretty good understanding of DSL, ISDN, T1, shit like that. You have no idea how bad I feel for customers that call in and need help with thier DSL and I CANT help them because I'm not permitted to , I then have to transfer them to some toothless clueless jackass down south somewhere, and be left on hold, and hung up on 5 or 6 times until they decide they want to take your call and then transfer you beacause "Jethro" is from billing and you need tech support which is what I thought I had in the first place ( BTW thier VRU is the fucking worst). I hate the fact that I work for a fucking company that has SO many employees that dont take thier job seriously, and fuck around. These are topics brought up daily, but working for a corporate giant means that it doesnt matter what they hear from employees, if it takes 20 years to get it right they dont care. I make good money and I'm not going to lie: My job is fucking HARD, and its ten thousand times harder when you are trying to help someone and you can only get as far as the department you need help from is fucking around and saying they cant help you. I can sympathize with you guys because I dont even have DSL, but I get caught up in thier shit daily. I have a cable modem, I got it when they were first available, and havent looked back since. Yeah you get a free modem and a web-cam, but is it really worth dealing with someone who doesnt even know what the "script" they are reading means? I think not, all I'm trying to say really is a good percentage of the time you are speaking to someone like me who takes thier job seriously and wants to help,but we have to follow procedure and go by the rule book or get canned. So its not "all" of Verizon, its just little sub-divisions of non-union brainless dipshits that dont do thier job well, or dont do it at all. Ok Im done ranting, Just wanted you guys to know a tiny bit of what goes on inside that corporate sponsored circus hell hole.  Oh and Das...that thing about being understaffed is true, they will fire hundreds and hundreds of people, and then overwork all the mother fuckers that are left. Thats not an excuse but once again thats what happens with a big butt-raping corporation. :) This message was edited by Lgaia on 6-27-01 @ 8:03 PM | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 06-27-2001 @ 9:08 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | When I tried to get DSL, I was one of three people on Staten Island that wanted it at the time. The guy that came to hook up the DSL line said he was a contractor and wasn't a Bell Atlantic (at the time) employee. This makes me think the phone company didn't even have the man power to launch DSL at the time. The really ironic thing was, I got my DSL connection to work just long enough to create an account and give them my credit card number, and then it dumped on me. For the 10 min that it worked, it was pretty nice compared to my 33.6 connection at the time, but I got really pissed when I would get a $50 bill each month for getting raped by the phone company. DasDoomper | ||||
I Need An Old Priest And A Young Priest | posted on 06-28-2001 @ 12:37 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: Its not, its horrific. Officially Part of JWO: skitchr4u, JasonFromRiverEdge & Jesus H Christ | ||||
| fatty chopped meat | posted on 06-28-2001 @ 12:42 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | whatever you do......... do not use BESTWEB INTERNET as a provider..... they are the fucking worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stick with verizon b4 you decide to go with bestweb (in case you were considering a switch of course)  Justin Credible is under my wing since 4-12-01 | ||||
| Skeet Slambone | posted on 06-28-2001 @ 12:55 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | You need to set up the dummy IP address. The directions are in the book that came with your modem package.
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| F the S out of her A | posted on 06-28-2001 @ 10:42 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | Verizon sucks ass! Once their monopoly is broken up, it could be Ed's Telephone Service or whatever, but Verizon will go the way of the do-do. I have never had a good experience with Verizon. Adopted by JonBenet Norton as a career Padawan... ONE BURBON, ONE SCOTCH AND ONE BEER | ||||
| Arthur Dent | posted on 06-28-2001 @ 10:51 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Nov. 00 | Das Doompa, FYI: Your sig pic comes from something based on a Hindu ritual practice. The hooks are not barbed and the person's weight is distributed evenly so they do not tear. It is a very extreme form of meditation said to enduce an out-of-body type experience. There are several web sites that explain it in detail. "I don't read books, but I have friends who do." -Presidential Candidate George W. Bush "I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada." - Britney Spears | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 06-28-2001 @ 12:05 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | Thanks for that trivia. I remember them saying something about out of body experiences in the movie The Cell. The killer used it to reduce the effect of his mental illness. If I remember correctly, he suffered from some form of seizures. DasDoomper | ||||
| Gabriel | posted on 06-29-2001 @ 2:01 AM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: May. 01 | Aarghh... cable modem service won't be available in the Bronx until supposedly begining of 2002 (but then again, they said April back in January so I'm not holding my breath) Regardless, DSL just doesn't seem worth it. As for Das Dooper's sig, it's not any worse than a pic of Mendi. And since it is my 13th post, I guess I'll do something Evil... so if you thought that sig was bad, I dare you to click this, no really go ahead, I double-dog-dare you. And to answer future questions: yes, they do it on purpose. You can read about why here. | ||||
This status is sponsored by: P®oJë©T M@¥hέm I Mod VG's ass! | posted on 06-29-2001 @ 2:21 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | i've been using a cable modem since october & it rocks... only ever had a couple of times when i had no service (& if you call optimum & bitch enough, they'll credit your account for it) my mom got the verizon dsl and had nothing but trouble... it took longer to cancel the damned thing than it ever lasted online... she's now using the 56K again & waiting for cable to reach her area Professional Slacker Currently in need of psychiatric help | ||||
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