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RCPilot   05-03-2005 at 01:32:41 PM

I'm guessing that it takes different voltage for a router & a modem....

Had a network hiccup & couldn't get on the net. Easy enough, I'll power down the router & modem to reset them... In my desk it's hard to get in there to do any unhooking of anything... I somehow plugged the modem's power cord into the router & the router's power cord into the modem...

No quick smoke or anything, just a slow burn... Started smelling something a tad, touched the router & she was hot, then the lights went out...... Modem wasn't hurt, thankfully, but we made router toast to go along with coffee.... :frown:




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russell   05-03-2005 at 02:16:00 PM
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Oh man, sorry to hear that.

It would seem that the two plugs might be different sizes wouldn't it?

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RCPilot   05-03-2005 at 03:21:53 PM
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They were the same size... I guess the modem used the higer voltage, because it was un affected.....



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ChipDeath   05-03-2005 at 05:37:59 PM
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That's pretty unlucky... But easily done. Just bad luck they both had the same plug I guess.

How much did you pay for the router? Hope you're not too badly out of pocket.

Still under warranty? You could play dumb and pretend it just died anyways. Probably be quite difficult to prove.

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phial   05-03-2005 at 05:46:45 PM
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yea it would be impossible to prove, they would give him a replacement for sure

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RCPilot   05-03-2005 at 05:53:47 PM
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I may try & return it.... I didn't buy it, I got it as payment for some computer work I did for a guy... So I don't have a receipt or anything like that... It was a Linksys 802.11b, wireless with a 4 port switch... I used it a lot building other machines....

Yea, who of thunk the plugs were the same... Only good thing is, it didn't take the modem along with it..... [shrug]



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RCPilot   05-03-2005 at 06:00:58 PM
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I've got the original box & packing for the router though.....



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RichPLS   05-03-2005 at 06:23:52 PM
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Warranty should be thru manu, and rarely do they require reciept. Should have a manufacture date stamped on router, this is what should govern warranty.

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phial   05-03-2005 at 08:04:31 PM
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dooo it dooo it !!

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RichPLS   05-03-2005 at 08:07:42 PM
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Quote :

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.


Al Gore, 1999
Might pack it up and send it to Al!

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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CHHunter   05-03-2005 at 10:44:35 PM
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Don't you feel guilty, after screaming at the guy at your ISP? 30 lashes with your wifes wet pantaloons! Pull your hat over your eyes and wimper off into the basement! Bad Boy, Bad Boy!

Guns***Scotch***Country Music

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phial   05-04-2005 at 12:05:33 AM
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Don't you feel guilty, after screaming at the guy at your ISP?



HELL yes he should be guilty (i do tech support for an ISP)


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russell   05-04-2005 at 05:42:51 AM
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>>>>>>>(i do tech support for an ISP)<<<<<<<

You poor guy. I bet you have some very funny stories.

Which ISP?

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Yahiko81   05-04-2005 at 07:58:11 AM
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No he shouldn't. All ISP tech support people are idiots. And I'll stick by that comment until one of them proves me otherwise.

A watched store never defrags.

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phial   05-04-2005 at 08:04:58 AM
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Rogers


Thank you for the pity :P


And yes, there are crazy people. Heres a copy of the email I sent to my co-workers after I talked to her:


Hi sir,


When i push the power botton on my tv it doesnt come on and i hear a clicking noise and it doesn’t come on. i tried it in a different plug and it still doesnt come on, are you guys haveing an outage? Well, can you send a technition out to my house?


WHAT DO YOU MEAN?? ITS NOT MY TELEVISION!!! *CLICK*

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phial   05-04-2005 at 08:05:54 AM
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yea I agree!!

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Yahiko81   05-04-2005 at 08:11:53 AM
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You wouldn't happen to know how to cluster exchange in a 2k3 environment or how to multipath fiber to a san? If anyone does I'm all ears.

A watched store never defrags.

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phial   05-04-2005 at 08:44:41 AM
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Uh huh thats great there buddy /wonderswhopissedinhiscornflakes

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Yahiko81   05-04-2005 at 08:56:01 AM
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no really it was a legit question.

A watched store never defrags.

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phial   05-04-2005 at 09:11:29 AM
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Ok maybe we should clarify what is meant by "isp tech support" because im talking about the residential side of things, and sinse i dont deal with the commercial customers it didnt occur to me that you may have had such a bad experience

I can understand how that would be frusturating, and I am personally sorry for the inconvenience you have suffered. Now please go fck yourself
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Yahiko81   05-04-2005 at 09:31:23 AM
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heh.. don't you wish you could say that. I know there are times when I'd like to tell the client to fvckoff.

A watched store never defrags.

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RCPilot   05-04-2005 at 09:32:21 AM
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No, isp lady didn't have a clue.... When I told her my router was toast & no lights would come on it now, she said it's because I didn't have a signal from the cable... I laughed at her, because I was on line at the time, with my modem, router out of the system.... At that point I made it difficult on her, but I was polite.... Give me a break, router doesn't have a signal.... :lol:




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ChipDeath   05-04-2005 at 11:32:18 AM
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It's much more entertaining to be a customer talking to a clueless tech support guy, because then at least you can be a little sarcastic/irate with them.

Of course if you're the support guy talking to a clueless customer, then you're bound by various rules and you have to be annoyingly patient....

I've had far more experience of the latter, but fortunately I'm not generally talking directly to the idiotic bastard.

incidentally, by 'Clueless Customer' I don't mean necessarily those who don't know whether they're running a DOS or Windows PC (yes, we have lots of them.. :eek: ).. The really annoying ones are the ones who <i>think</i> they know what they're doing....

Imagine being the tech support guy that SoD talks to whenever he has a problem, for instance :wink:

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RCPilot   05-04-2005 at 11:36:57 AM
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Quote :

Imagine being the tech support guy that SoD talks to whenever he has a problem, for instance


I don't think I'd wish that on my worst enemy...... [/shakes head]



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ChipDeath   05-04-2005 at 06:33:12 PM
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Quote :

Look son, I've been doing this for twenty years, and I'm telling you that rebooting my computer won't do anything. It's because your cable service is under control of a coalition of russian hackers and I've found their IP addresses!!

You need to go and open a can of WOOP ASS on them. I could easily do it because of my years of military training I could parachute onto their heads at nighttime without them realising and BREAK their NECKS without breaking a sweat. But I need to go fishing so I'll have to leave it to you.

So don't tell me that an ACCESS VIOLATION means anything else because I know more than you EVER will and in fact I'm doing YOU a FAVOUR just by informing you about your lax security.


I think that would more-or-less be the gist....

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RichPLS   05-04-2005 at 07:08:48 PM
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FLMAO! Son, you've got it pegged!

now waiting for retribution

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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RCPilot   05-04-2005 at 10:11:42 PM
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ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




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Yahiko81   05-05-2005 at 02:47:42 AM
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So don't tell me that an ACCESS VIOLATION means anything else because I know more than you EVER will



Actually they say "I've already forgotten more than you'll ever know."

A watched store never defrags.

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Jake_Barnes   05-05-2005 at 02:51:13 AM
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RC ... I've been gone ... are you getting a new router or what?


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RCPilot   05-05-2005 at 09:10:34 AM
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I haven't done anything, yet... I need a router for building though.....



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phial   05-05-2005 at 09:39:20 AM
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4 port routers are like 30 bucks .

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RCPilot   05-05-2005 at 09:56:06 AM
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I hear you there... I'll just go out & buy one of the things, rather than hassle with it...

It's not the first stupid mistake I've made, sure won't be the last...



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RichPLS   05-05-2005 at 05:01:19 PM
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You have hereby condemmed yourself to many years of many more stupid mistakes! [/as it is written, it shall be done]

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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mrface   05-05-2005 at 06:15:00 PM
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send it back to the manufacturer and tell them you had a power surge, nine times out of ten they will replace for free,

or just buy the same one and when you get it package the burnt one up and say it never worked.

Remember <font color=blue>flies</font color=blue> lead to <font color=green>diseases</font color=green>, so keep <font color=red>yours</font color=red> closed.
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phial   05-05-2005 at 06:49:54 PM
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Dude that is so dishonest!! Damn..

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mrface   05-05-2005 at 07:05:14 PM
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yeah i meant it sarcastically... :redface:

Remember <font color=blue>flies</font color=blue> lead to <font color=green>diseases</font color=green>, so keep <font color=red>yours</font color=red> closed.
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phial   05-05-2005 at 07:08:28 PM
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riiight, suuure you did.

Shame on you :mad:

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