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[naggy.livejournal.com]

My dog chewed through the CAT-5 cable between DSL modem and the wall. Should I call SBCGlobal's DSL desk and play like a luser? :)

Comments

[inahandbasket]

man, like techies don't have enough crap to deal with every day, doing it intentionally is just harsh.
=P

[c0c0c0.livejournal.com]

Drag your amused ass down to Wally World and buy a new big telephone jack and don't bother us over stupid shit. Otherwise we will send a chargable $50 tech to go out and do it for you.

[noiresque.livejournal.com]

why would they buy a new telephone jack when it's the Cat 5 cable? :P

[c0c0c0.livejournal.com]

the lusers don't know what a cat5 cable is. So we have to call it a big telephone jack so they will half way comprehend what we are talking about.

[random-c.livejournal.com]

Many techs have ways of catching out the clueful when they're playing. They will make you jump through hoops, and if there's any way they can cost you money, they will.

go for it

[jedisamui.livejournal.com]

You should test them and see how knowledgable they are when it comes to teching no sync. Hell I would for the fun of it. And then bitch at them when you discover that the cord is chewed through.
:)

Re: go for it

[norelevance.livejournal.com]

yesssssssss...
but it would be sooo hard to play THAT dumb.

Re: go for it

[tjernobyl.livejournal.com]

"How DARE you give me delicious cables! Don't you KNOW that dogs are going to chew them? I WILL SUE you if Mister Fluffles develops the slightest bit of indigestion! Credit me for a YEAR of service if you don't want to hear from my many LAWYERS!"

Former SBC tech

[punkygoat.livejournal.com]

No, but you should call them to cancel your service. You'd probably get one their new India or Philipines centers, or a newbie who would disreguard the chewing and follow the Flow Charts.
"Um, have you disabled all Anti-Virus software?"

Oddly enough, my roommate's dog just chewed through his cat5 for his Xbox for the 2nd time. The first time he just patched it with electrical tape and it worked fine. Not so much this time.
And has anyone made the obviously Dog Eatting Cat(5) joke yet?

Re: Former SBC tech

[dmsalem00.livejournal.com]

OOOOOOOOWWWWWWH:LKSJDS:LKJD:SLKL

go join the Lenny Brisco fan club. Right now.

[evilgato.livejournal.com]

NO!!! because it may get routed to me because the phone tree is super FUCKED and SBC likes to dump calls on RANDOM departments that are NOT directly SBC!!!