internet!

So i just spent 40 minutes on the phone today talking to this SBC representative trying to sign up for a phone line + ADSL. Had to do this coz the online form refused to acknowledge that my house existed. So phone call.

Whereupon she tried to pimp everything to me in super subversive and cunning methods.

"do you want your phone number to be listed on our directories?"
"no."
"ok. do you want to automatically bar 1900 numbers?"
"wait, go back, is an unlisted phone number free?"
"no it's $2.99 a month."
"i'll take the listed number then."

eventually after some wheedling and mild dispute over the concept of "cheapest plan", i manage to get a super ultra basic plan for $29.95 with a phone and internet. but boy is it exhausting to weave through a minefield of hidden costs for 40 minutes.

And in other news, Jacq came down from Madison to visit, although it was kinda a cop out coz i didn't really have much time since i was away shopping and spending lotsa money. Still, i hope she had fun, and yes, i did spend a lot of money. But a gap long-sleeved Tshirt for $6.50? and a 7 piece knife set for $15? woooo.

Oh so i'll get my net up and running (hopefully) on the 20th of October. They will mail my equipment over, thus saving me the $200 setup charge that a technician will cost.


I need to work as a technician.