Never let ‘em see you geek…

So FiOS and I have NOT been getting along lately. For the last three or four months my Internet connection has had a tendency to drop down to dial-up speeds just when I need it most, a kind of electronic waterboarding that’s been driving me totally nuts.

Worse, though, was trying to get Verizon to do something about it. Couldn’t get anyone out to the house, got dozens of helpful firstline techs who patiently asked if I’d tried hooking directly to the wall, not the router, if I’d run speedtests, if I’d stood on one leg, hopping, while reciting the Declaration of Independence, all sorts of things.

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