I'm back after 4 weeks without the net!

Craig · Craig #1 (**permalink**)

09-11-2007, 07:34 AM

Well I moved house last month and realised there was no existing internet access in my flat. Between the various farces conducted by Sky, BT, and Orange it took 4 weeks to get online! No email, no internet radio and no mac-forums for weeks. It was very unsettling lol. I even missed the new ipod announcements.

Went to the new Glasgow Apple store at the weekend with my friend and, much to my surprise, there were beautiful new nano's sitting in the shop! I also tried out the new iMacs. Stunning. For any of you naysayers who doubt the new design and screen (I was one of them), you have to see these machines instore. The 24" blew me away. Really beautiful for viewing photographs and HD video (excepting the mediocre response time). I now want one

goobimama · goobimama #2 (**permalink**)

09-11-2007, 11:03 AM

4 Weeks! That is whack! I openly admit that i'm a net junkie. Need to be able to access the net all day...

mac57 · mac57 #3 (**permalink**)

09-11-2007, 11:05 AM

Wow - four DAYS and I would be in "net withdrawal"! Amazing you survived!

Lucibel · Lucibel #4 (**permalink**)

09-11-2007, 03:13 PM

4 days without internet access at all?... I won't even imagine how that feels like

Kash · Kash #5 (**permalink**)

09-11-2007, 03:58 PM

I know how it feels. I once went through 3 and a half weeks without Internet access 2 years back. It was like torture...

DoubleCap · DoubleCap #6 (**permalink**)

09-11-2007, 09:42 PM

Dude... that's nuts! When I moved to Kansas this summer temporarily for an internship, I had no internet for 2 days in my apartment. I went nuts. I need my daily source of Digg/E-mail/CNN/etc. I could've done that at work, but I hate the feeling of NOT having internet access.

Craig · Craig #7 (**permalink**)

09-12-2007, 07:37 AM

Yeah it's not fun. After a week you are forgetting that you need your daily fix, but you start to realise that you can't do any internet banking, pay bills, even get itunes artwork and track names from gracenote. At least it stopped me buying too many apple products!

Audio.Trench · Audio.Trench #8 (**permalink**)

09-12-2007, 04:07 PM

Arg! I'm moving into a new apartment for the 1st of October, and there's this stupid situtation I'm in with the only DSL/broadband provider in this area.

It's complicated..

Basically, once I move, the only net I'll be getting is from my cell phone/smartphone (once I get it).

So I'll be leaving the boards for a bit in about 2 weeks. It's gonna suck, because I have no idea how long it'll be before I can get service.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #9 (**permalink**)

09-12-2007, 05:01 PM

Welcome back, Craig! Betcha have a lot of catching up to do in M-F!

cheesybanana · cheesybanana #10 (**permalink**)

09-12-2007, 05:02 PM

I would die. I mean, I would simply combust.

The internet and my cell phone. I would give up pretty much everything else in life to keep these two.

Pretty sad, huh? I am truly a child of my generation.

Audio.Trench · Audio.Trench #11 (**permalink**)

09-12-2007, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cheesybanana

I would die. I mean, I would simply combust.

The internet and my cell phone. I would give up pretty much everything else in life to keep these two.

Pretty sad, huh? I am truly a child of my generation.

I can live without my computer, but take my cell phone and I'm a lost soul.

Kash #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	09-11-2007, 03:58 PM I know how it feels. I once went through 3 and a half weeks without Internet access 2 years back. It was like torture... June 2007 July 2009
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DoubleCap #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 12, 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 552 Mac Specs: MacBook 2GHz/2GB/CD	09-11-2007, 09:42 PM Dude... that's nuts! When I moved to Kansas this summer temporarily for an internship, I had no internet for 2 days in my apartment. I went nuts. I need my daily source of Digg/E-mail/CNN/etc. I could've done that at work, but I hate the feeling of NOT having internet access. Open Source Mac
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cheesybanana #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 939 Mac Specs: C2D MacBook Pro	09-12-2007, 05:02 PM I would die. I mean, I would simply combust. The internet and my cell phone. I would give up pretty much everything else in life to keep these two. Pretty sad, huh? I am truly a child of my generation. Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?
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Craig #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 04, 2006 Location: Johnstone, UK Posts: 74 Mac Specs: 1.83 MacBook 2GB RAM	09-11-2007, 07:34 AM Well I moved house last month and realised there was no existing internet access in my flat. Between the various farces conducted by Sky, BT, and Orange it took 4 weeks to get online! No email, no internet radio and no mac-forums for weeks. It was very unsettling lol. I even missed the new ipod announcements. Went to the new Glasgow Apple store at the weekend with my friend and, much to my surprise, there were beautiful new nano's sitting in the shop! I also tried out the new iMacs. Stunning. For any of you naysayers who doubt the new design and screen (I was one of them), you have to see these machines instore. The 24" blew me away. Really beautiful for viewing photographs and HD video (excepting the mediocre response time). I now want one
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goobimama #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 2,542 Mac Specs: iMac Core Duo 20", iBook G4, iPhone 8GB :)	09-11-2007, 11:03 AM 4 Weeks! That is whack! I openly admit that i'm a net junkie. Need to be able to access the net all day...
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Lucibel #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 18, 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 93 Mac Specs: MBP 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 4GB 1333MHz 320GB / 60G iPod Touch	09-11-2007, 03:13 PM 4 days without internet access at all?... I won't even imagine how that feels like
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Craig #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 04, 2006 Location: Johnstone, UK Posts: 74 Mac Specs: 1.83 MacBook 2GB RAM	09-12-2007, 07:37 AM Yeah it's not fun. After a week you are forgetting that you need your daily fix, but you start to realise that you can't do any internet banking, pay bills, even get itunes artwork and track names from gracenote. At least it stopped me buying too many apple products!
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Audio.Trench #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 03, 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,719 Mac Specs: Custom PC	09-12-2007, 04:07 PM Arg! I'm moving into a new apartment for the 1st of October, and there's this stupid situtation I'm in with the only DSL/broadband provider in this area. It's complicated.. Basically, once I move, the only net I'll be getting is from my cell phone/smartphone (once I get it). So I'll be leaving the boards for a bit in about 2 weeks. It's gonna suck, because I have no idea how long it'll be before I can get service.
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MacHeadCase #9 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	09-12-2007, 05:01 PM Welcome back, Craig! Betcha have a lot of catching up to do in M-F!
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