Originally Posted by Guitarhacker
Well H E double L.....

Our Internet went out last night. Still out this morning. 7-4-25....

Did all the obvious stuff.... Power cycle, reset the router with the recessed button. Nothing.
So I called tech support. They had me do all that again. Still nothing. The technician said they'd need to send a field technician. Ok .. that's good. Figured it would be maybe later today or tomorrow but Monday at the latest. Oh no.... It'll be July 23. Say what?
So I had to agree to that. They said it might be sooner if the technician has an opening.
As soon as I hang up I go outside to the point of demarcation..... That little grey plastic box on the side of the house. Using my knowledge of phone systems and my tools, it becomes readily apparent that there is zero voltage on the 2 lines that comprise my DSL.
Hmmmmmm. So I get on my golf cart with my tools and head to the street to see if anything is damaged and possibly check the voltage there.
It's possible, after all, that the tree trimming company for the power company had damaged my underground cable.
My neighbor upfront was in his yard so I asked him about his internet. He said it was out and the technician who had been there last week.... we've been having Internet drops and he had called,..... Said the company was converting our highway to fiber in the next week or two and there could be outages as the process is completed. So there's hope that the Internet could be on and off as they work on the changeover. Or, we could simply be without any Internet for the foreseeable future.

The problem is.... I can't upload anything from my studio without the Internet working. And yeah ... I'm about to finish another tune not counting a few other things I need Internet to accomplish. It all involves the uploads.

I can use my phone to access the Internet but working online is a non-starter until this gets resolved.

I know when my internet goes out, my son has an iPhone and uses the “hot spot” feature on it to connect all of his devices in his room. He can even play online games without any glitches.

I have no idea how he uses it to connect everything electronic in his room, but he carries on like nothing happens when the home WiFi goes out 🤷‍♂️

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