TELSTRA - close to redemption.
November 6th 2008 01:52
Well, so far so good, it looks like I'll be getting my free month. A free month is so small a thing to ask for given what they did - the fights in our household were shocking, and the legal implications were just abominable. I say so far so good because the compensation has been thrice promised and not yet given. I am waiting for my invoice so it can be done officially. Im down with that.
Last night I was going through the little country mag rag that goes around locally, and I read that TELSTRA is a major sponser of the small farms expo - they are going to be there with bells on. I actually got a warm glow. Especially when I read that the express purpose of the next G network is to connect farmers and give them the same services as city siders. WOW! I was all like, yay telstra!
But dont celebrate yet, oh no....
Into Kleos time machine, *weow weow* we use this thing a bit nowadays dont we? But remember when this little laptop beastie belonged to Kman and I used it furtively while he was at work? He used to scream and scream about the useage. How one Gig was rapidly eaten up by the blog. I couldnt understand why it was happening, and neither could anyone else. Text pages, even posting and comments, should not use that much. So when the laptop was given to me, I went nazi on it. Switched off all the programs that connected to the internet without permission, so it had to ask me before it updated. I even turned off next G and ripped out the cord when it wasnt in use so there could be no unauthorized access.
Last month my useage blew completely out of control. I was lulled into a (false) sense of security after operating the account for roughly a year and never (EVER) hitting 50% of useage. I thought, gee, Kmans a better liar than I thought! But last month I was astounded to see I had hit 90% Thats NINETY PERCENT!! It seemed to speed up - just checking my notifications shot it up. When it hit 98% I ripped out the modem and tore my hair out. What the hell was going on?
Telstra informed me I was free from hackers and it was all me. So I thought. Yeah. Kitten pics, sketches (some which were not web page sized) job applications....Yeah. I suppose its gotten an extra workout this month. I wasnt convinced, but it made sense. Sort of.
The account rolled over yesterday. I checked my useage after cleaning up over one hundred notifications - which in and of itself has never jacked up useage, and yesterday I had somehow used 31 megabytes. How? Sure, I put up a few pics, but this is NOTHING like a few months ago. I could put up pics and not see a nudge for days. Now Ive got this massive blue bar right across the page for THE FIRST BILLING DAY.
Why? How? This has not happened before and I monitor my account very closely. Is this because they merged the network or something? Kman said it would be happening, but as usual I didnt pay attention. I just cant work out why in previous months I have worked the crap out of the internet and never seen it go over 50%, and now all of a sudden the useage is spiking like crazy and its only the second day.
Free month or not the galloping gig is unacceptable. I remember awhile ago windows demanded acess to the internet and I never switched it off again. That will be done shortly. And if all else fails? Luckily, I have a solution.
Because of last months blow out, I had about 6 days where I could not touch the computer. Man, that first day was hard. Well, I'll just jump on and....No *mental smack on knuckles* cant. Dont. So I went out and did some fencing. Played with the horses. I read - and finished a book, 'No Sanctuary' By Richard Laymon, horror master. I almost screwed up the courage to work on the masterpiece and started rewriting the prequal in my mind.
And yesterday, when I COULD use the computer again, I found I didnt really want to. Of course, I got sucked in. Couldnt help it, and here I am, three wasted goddamn hours already, even though it hasnt taken that long to write this, it has taken that long to manage my 3 email accounts.
So my solution?
Dont log on. Dont switch on. Use a fucking pencil. Get out and run around instead of just dreaming about it. Last week I met a bearded dragon on my travels, and we shared some lunch and a chat. He had a lot to say. And he didnt know shit about the american election, abortion or christianity. He hadnt read the bible, but I didnt hold that against him. We discussed the colour of the wind, fresh catches, and threat display tactics.
And man, what an experience, to turn pages instead of click on them. I thought I absolutely had to have the internet to go job hunting, but maybe thats exactly whats holding me back.
Dudes, Im sorry, but thats my three posts for the week.
Adios.
Last night I was going through the little country mag rag that goes around locally, and I read that TELSTRA is a major sponser of the small farms expo - they are going to be there with bells on. I actually got a warm glow. Especially when I read that the express purpose of the next G network is to connect farmers and give them the same services as city siders. WOW! I was all like, yay telstra!
But dont celebrate yet, oh no....
Into Kleos time machine, *weow weow* we use this thing a bit nowadays dont we? But remember when this little laptop beastie belonged to Kman and I used it furtively while he was at work? He used to scream and scream about the useage. How one Gig was rapidly eaten up by the blog. I couldnt understand why it was happening, and neither could anyone else. Text pages, even posting and comments, should not use that much. So when the laptop was given to me, I went nazi on it. Switched off all the programs that connected to the internet without permission, so it had to ask me before it updated. I even turned off next G and ripped out the cord when it wasnt in use so there could be no unauthorized access.
Last month my useage blew completely out of control. I was lulled into a (false) sense of security after operating the account for roughly a year and never (EVER) hitting 50% of useage. I thought, gee, Kmans a better liar than I thought! But last month I was astounded to see I had hit 90% Thats NINETY PERCENT!! It seemed to speed up - just checking my notifications shot it up. When it hit 98% I ripped out the modem and tore my hair out. What the hell was going on?
Telstra informed me I was free from hackers and it was all me. So I thought. Yeah. Kitten pics, sketches (some which were not web page sized) job applications....Yeah. I suppose its gotten an extra workout this month. I wasnt convinced, but it made sense. Sort of.
The account rolled over yesterday. I checked my useage after cleaning up over one hundred notifications - which in and of itself has never jacked up useage, and yesterday I had somehow used 31 megabytes. How? Sure, I put up a few pics, but this is NOTHING like a few months ago. I could put up pics and not see a nudge for days. Now Ive got this massive blue bar right across the page for THE FIRST BILLING DAY.
Why? How? This has not happened before and I monitor my account very closely. Is this because they merged the network or something? Kman said it would be happening, but as usual I didnt pay attention. I just cant work out why in previous months I have worked the crap out of the internet and never seen it go over 50%, and now all of a sudden the useage is spiking like crazy and its only the second day.
Free month or not the galloping gig is unacceptable. I remember awhile ago windows demanded acess to the internet and I never switched it off again. That will be done shortly. And if all else fails? Luckily, I have a solution.
Because of last months blow out, I had about 6 days where I could not touch the computer. Man, that first day was hard. Well, I'll just jump on and....No *mental smack on knuckles* cant. Dont. So I went out and did some fencing. Played with the horses. I read - and finished a book, 'No Sanctuary' By Richard Laymon, horror master. I almost screwed up the courage to work on the masterpiece and started rewriting the prequal in my mind.
And yesterday, when I COULD use the computer again, I found I didnt really want to. Of course, I got sucked in. Couldnt help it, and here I am, three wasted goddamn hours already, even though it hasnt taken that long to write this, it has taken that long to manage my 3 email accounts.
So my solution?
Dont log on. Dont switch on. Use a fucking pencil. Get out and run around instead of just dreaming about it. Last week I met a bearded dragon on my travels, and we shared some lunch and a chat. He had a lot to say. And he didnt know shit about the american election, abortion or christianity. He hadnt read the bible, but I didnt hold that against him. We discussed the colour of the wind, fresh catches, and threat display tactics.
And man, what an experience, to turn pages instead of click on them. I thought I absolutely had to have the internet to go job hunting, but maybe thats exactly whats holding me back.
Dudes, Im sorry, but thats my three posts for the week.
Adios.
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