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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

Gotta love an ISP that depends on their customers to tell them that a portion of their network infrastructure has been offline for 2 days.

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 2

How about a phone company that doesn't throw the switch to your new address when you move to a new home (while keeping your old number), then transfers your call to an outsourced help desk person who tries to tell you that phone lines have to be run to the new location?

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 3

GilaMonster (8/14/2009)
Gotta love an ISP that depends on their customers to tell them that a portion of their network infrastructure has been offline for 2 days.

Makes me wonder if I should contact TMobile and tell them that part of their system is down. Looks like the database that stores customer usage data is down.

hmmmm ... I need to watch the new post to see if there's any that might be related to this. 😉

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

I called this evening to ask if there were any known problems, because I've been having intermittent problems since yesterday morning. Help desk replied that there were no issues and that all towers were working fine. I tell them that tower 103 (the primary tower in my area) has not been accepting connections since yesterday. Helpdesk puts me on hold to consult with the technicians. 10 min later she informs me that it appears there's a problem with 103, thanks me for letting them know and says that they'll get the technicians looking at the problem.

*sigh*

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (8/14/2009)
I called this evening to ask if there were any known problems, because I've been having intermittent problems since yesterday morning. Help desk replied that there were no issues and that all towers were working fine. I tell them that tower 103 (the primary tower in my area) has not been accepting connections since yesterday. Helpdesk puts me on hold to consult with the technicians. 10 min later she informs me that it appears there's a problem with 103, thanks me for letting them know and says that they'll get the technicians looking at the problem.
*sigh*

Heh... ask them for a 2 day service rebate and a "finders fee" and see how far you get?

BTW... how did you know the tower number?

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

Jeff Moden (8/14/2009)
Heh... ask them for a 2 day service rebate and a "finders fee" and see how far you get?

*Falls over laughing*

Yeah that's likely to happen. Not!

BTW... how did you know the tower number?

See attachment. That's the connection software that the modem uses (bloody irritating that it's needed)

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 7

C'mon Gail, you could have left your username and password in there. I might need internet access if I ever get to South Africa!:-P

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 8

Jack Corbett (8/14/2009)
C'mon Gail, you could have left your username and password in there. I might need internet access if I ever get to South Africa!:-P

You'd need to steal my modem to use them. Proprietary modem, proprietary software.

Besides, modem is taking flying lessons come March....

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (8/14/2009)
Besides, modem is taking flying lessons come March....

Gail, be sure to turn your modem off first. You don't want to violate any regulation regarding the use of electronic devices while flying.

😀

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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 10

I can't believe it! I'm almost finished with my article!

It took me three months. I could have written the "Divina Commedia" in this time...

Is anybody interested in reviewing my article? It's about short-circuiting of boolean expressions.

I could also review it by myself, but, after some recent facts, I wouldn't like to change its title to "20 top ways to shortcircuit boolean expressions"...:-)

-- Gianluca Sartori

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 11

Gianluca Sartori (8/14/2009)
I can't believe it! I'm almost finished with my article!
It took me three months. I could have written the "Divina Commedia" in this time...
Is anybody interested in reviewing my article? It's about short-circuiting of boolean expressions.
I could also review it by myself, but, after some recent facts, I wouldn't like to change its title to "20 top ways to shortcircuit boolean expressions"...:-)

I'd be happy to.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 12

Alvin Ramard (8/14/2009)
Gail, be sure to turn your modem off first. You don't want to violate any regulation regarding the use of electronic devices while flying.

No worries. Its power cable isn't long enough for that to be a concern.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 13

Thanks Barry,

I sent you a PM with the article attached.

Gianluca

-- Gianluca Sartori

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 14

Why don't people read questions before answering?

Question: How do I recover data that was lost? I have no backups.

Answer: Restore your full backup to another system... etc...

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 15

I sometimes think people are trying hard to build a reputation by answering, and don't want to read. They want to just throw something out there.