I have a project today.
Life savvy-slash-reasonably intelligent people-slash-those armed capably enough to cope in the world might think of this as more of a cute “project”.
But not me.
I’m installing a new modem/router.
Witness my white whale
Isn’t that cute? It’s called a surfboard.
I’m appropriately terrified.
I may as well be changing Angela’s oil on my own. I’m having flashbacks to the lawn mower engine I disassembled in my Junior High Shop class and gave up putting back together. I just stuffed it into a locker and waited out the end of the school year. Thankfully, my dad got promoted at work and relocated the family half a country away.
It’s the Shop Class Dropout Relocation Program.
So, yeah. This is more daunting than cute for me.
But after paying for Comcast’s modem/router at least 5x over in their monthly equipment rental fees, I’m bound and determined to make this switch and then fling their equipment at their building as I whiz by in Angela.
So, wish me luck. If you never hear from me again, don’t be too surprised.
Oh, gawd…it just occurred to me: I’m going to have to come up with a pithy new wifi name. Farewell, YouGoGlennCoco.
atleastihaveafrigginglass 
I quit paying companies for their devices a while back. When Verizon/Fios sold out, failed to cut me deal to stay I left. I asked what to do with the old stuff that was Verizon branded. “We don’t want it back.” WTF? Shit was worth 40some bucks a month for 3 of them. Hold on, I can buy a 4K fire stick for a month’ rent, high speed Internet only, save a buck and a half a month? Not use some throttled back modem with less range than a fart?
Good man. Give them their modem and the finger.
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We are quite the grumpy old men, are we not?
Mind you, we aren’t *wrong* – which is doubly rewarding!
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Yes. Given my all, been screwed, finally caught on, enough is enough.
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How did it go?
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Haha…well, partial credit? I’ve got WiFi streaming for music and TV – but for whatever reason, no internet. I’ve been putting off calling Comcast about that for 2 days. Maybe tomorrow?
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