my internet is out, I think Im going through withdrawl.

Im pretty sure that Im addicted to poker and more so to the internet. My internet has been out for 2 days now. I find myself not knowing what to do. How am I supposed to fill my free time if I cant access forums, or grind? I get mind numbingly bored and just watch t.v. for hours.

I am a long term winning player, so the addiction to poker isnt a big deal, but what about the internet? I feel so detached from the world, and quite honestly handicapped. How can I look up menus to order out? How can I get directions? ect. ect...

how did you post this...

Read a book... I spent two long travel days reading a non-poker book (something I haven't done in >5 years)... and it felt really, really good.

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Originally Posted by swiggidy

how did you post this...

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sheer willpower

haha ja i feel you, i still go out and about with friends, stores, errands, lifting everyday and what not and i've been taking a break from poker, but man when the internets go down i feel so freaking lost, it's terrible

school computer lab... I find myself waking up early, not to grind, but instead to go to school so that I have internet access.

Im so pissed with my ISP right now. Whatever you do, do not ever get earthlink dsl, or any dsl for that matter. Its slower than cable, its expensive, it requires a phone land line, ect ect. Also the customer support is so fucking terrible, its all outsourced and they are poorly trained. They told me to call back in 8 hours so I could talk to a level 3 tech (apparently so he could cast level 3 script spells to fix my internets.) So I called 8 hours later got an automated message, after keying in my problem ticket, which told me to call back in 8 hours. I finally navigated through the automated phone system and found a level 1 tech (clearly with few attribute points to distribute they allocated most of them to stamina waiting for a higher level to pump some into wisdom) who tried to go through the same trouble shooting the first one did with me. I say "ok ok, just shut up Ill call back in 8 hours."

So I call back yesterday, well over 8 hours later, only to get the same message. The third level 1 tech tries again to force their troubleshooting script on me again. At this point I just start to go ballistic, because this is absurd. Finally I tell them that I want the number for customer support that handles account closures, yet they keep trying to avoid this by troubleshooting. AHHH! Finally I get the number and the person is semi competent and offers to transfer me to a higher level tech directly and assures me Ill get a refund. I wait on hold for like 30 minutes then the higher level tech tells me in a clearly and concise manner that there is some sort of mix up at the phone company and that their techs are working on it and it could take up to 48 hours to be resolved. This took less than 2 minutes where as everytime I talked to a level 1 it took half an hour (clearly the level 3 has put a large amount of attribute points into charisma.) So now Im just waiting for the problem to be fixed so I can call and bitch til I get atleast a months refund and then cancel my service after they agree.

cliffs: earthlink/dsl sucks balls
outsourced/undertrained customer support sucks balls
comcast here I come.

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Originally Posted by boost

cliffs: earthlink/dsl sucks balls
outsourced/undertrained customer support sucks balls
comcast here I come.

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goddamn, just stick with this part next time. nobody wants to hear your stupid fucking stories goddddddddamnnnnnnnn.















jk <3 dont kill me <3 <3 <3

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ok ok, just shut up Ill call back in 8 hours."

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the funny part is, i can totally picture you saying this.

infact, i'm quite sure that you said something quite similar to me many times in the bahahhahamas.

lol A+ story especially with the DandD jokes.

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Originally Posted by Massimo

lol A+ story especially with the DandD jokes.

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dont know who dandd is but Im assuming you are referring to the "level 1 cast spells attribute points ect ect" jokes? anyways, ty. Figured it would just be a long rambling rant, but Im happy that someone enjoyed it.

fixed... after 5 days...

gonna milk customer support for a juicy refund, then once I get it Im gonna cancel and get comcast.

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Originally Posted by boost

(clearly the level 3 has put a large amount of attribute points into charisma.)

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nice