Had counselling yesterday – 21st July. Took the kids with me because there was no one else who could have them at the time. They stayed in the waiting room with a DS each while I went into the other room with my counsellor. Was difficult this week. Hoping that it’s going to improve over the next few weeks.
Dropped my phone again yesterday and have just ordered a new screen for it. Why didn’t I take out the accidental damage cover when I brought it?? Grrrr. Too late now tho. My daughter has said that I can borrow her phone until my one gets fixed, which was really nice of her.
Last 2 nights I have fallen asleep on the sofa. Tuesday morning my son came down and found me asleep, and last night I woke up 3am and decided to go to bed. Both times I had been watching 24 season 3. I think I should start watching them earlier in the evening rather than about 11pm.
Lost my internet AGAIN last night for hours. I really need to change providers. Waiting for my MAC from AOL, so that I can change. I have been having a shop around to see what I can get. BT offer my postcode up to 3mbps (megabits per second) where the average in the country is 5. I did a telephone number test and it said that I could only get 0.5mbps which is slightly faster than dial up, anmd I know I am getting faster than that. I have done a speed test:
This shows that I am getting a download of 2.28 megabits per second. So what do I do? Do I go for BT and hope that they can give me my 3mbps connection and get a wireless dongle for hotspots across the country so I can connect where I want to for free. Or do I go for Virgin Media where I get fibre optic broadband of up to 10mbps which is really fast – but no dongle. Arrrggghhhhh why isn’t anything easy?
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July 22, 2009 at 17:15
still waiting for that damn MAC code
July 22, 2009 at 19:41
i think i wud rather a faster fibre connection…..afta all that is the way foward…….than hoping u will get 3mbpm.
mg xxx
July 22, 2009 at 19:48
I think you’re right.
July 22, 2009 at 19:50
u THINK im rite………im a woman OF COURSE im RITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 22, 2009 at 19:51
I knew there was going to be a comment like that as soon as I clicked submit.
July 23, 2009 at 12:29
I think I would go with the cable option. However, where I live it’s not an option…
July 23, 2009 at 12:36
yeah, I’m going to. Just waiting for my MAC to come through. They said it would take up to 5 days. Looks like they are going for the full 5
July 23, 2009 at 21:21
I had the same problem the other way around!BT was for us the bettter option as virgin media doesn’t do cable here. I had them for 12 months (long story) and quite honestly would never send my hard earned money their way again! Their customer relations is pitiful…not rude but it takes about 3 months many e-mails and lots of swear words just ot get a reply…the tv reception thing was forever breaking down and a lot of the stuff they said came with my package ended up not coming with it.Then I checked my direct debts…they were charging me twice a month!!! they were lots slower at paying back than taking!!!
However they do seem to be the better option for you.
July 23, 2009 at 21:25
Sounds like you had a lot of fun with them. I know they used to be bad a while ago, but have heard nothing recent apart from one couple who said that they have no problems.
August 7, 2009 at 22:28
I’m not sure if virgin can really offer you 10mbps, my father in law (common law of course) is in roman way (a stones throw from you) and dont think he gets 10 from Virgin. U just gotta go with the flow, i’d give my eye teeth for more than 0.5mbps!!
August 7, 2009 at 22:40
The day they were supposed to come and set it up, I phoned to see where they were and they told me they weren’t coming because my house couldn’t get it. Of course no one let me know this, so I had cancelled my counselling session as that was the only date within the week that thy could come. They told me that they had written a letter to let me know. I got the letter today – dated the day before they were due, but date-stamped the day after.