Thursday, November 13, 2008

technological trials and tribulations

My internet connection is shit. All day I’ve had problems connecting to my server, reading blogs, looking at flickr and uploading a blog post. I’ve determined the problem is not local it is somewhere out there, something to do with Westel. It’s been working sporadically all day.

When the internet goes down so does my phone. I use a VoIP service from WebCall. The main advantages are price. For a flat rate of $15.99 a month I can phone all over BC and Alberta and maybe a few other places. All of my family live a long distance call away so I’m saving money. WebCalls tech support is staffed by real people who answer the phone imediently. No more dealing with the frustrating Telus Robot. This in itself is worth the minor hassle of internet downtime. The price also includes all those goodies Telus makes you pay extra for, call display, call waiting, three way calling and all the rest.

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