Life without the Net!!

After moving across town and being assured by a few isp's that connecting to ADSL2+ shouldn't be a problem, I gleefully contacted Optus to get myself reconnected.

Öh, we don't service that area."

This small fact had obviously escaped their notice when I first gave them the new address 4 weeks ago.....mmmmmmmmmm.

Move onto the next isp...

"Yes, you can have ADSL2+, just need to check your lines"

2 days later, a phone call to tell me that I couldn't get ADSL2+ (something about sharing a line and not enough copper) and it would take them a week to see if I could get ADSL......mmmmmm

NEXT.....Hello Telstra

After what seemed like a reassuring phone call and the expectation that a modem would be showing up at my door in the next 5 days, I did a little jig, unpacked another box and tried to find all unit notes ;) ;)

Meanwhile, on the other side of town.....

Another phone call to tell me that even though the new house if physically located less than 1km from a ADSL2+ enabled exchange there is over 3.5km of cabling between us which means transmission is degraded and my only options are wireless or the dreaded dial-up!!!

If I lost $60 I would be angry with myself, if I lost $60 kg I would consider it a miracle but the loss of 60gb left me despondant.

How do you complete an internet course when you don't have access to the internet??? Thankfully I have rediscovered the wonders of the local library and the quest for decent, affordable home access to the net continues.