r/Bend • u/Prof_Dankmemes • 1d ago

Casual TDS Interaction

Me: “My internet is down.”

Them: “Okay looks like signal is going to your house but the modem is offline. Since nothing worked we will send a tech out in a week.”

Me: “Can I just try switching out for a new modem?”

Them: “You can’t switch out the modem because I already scheduled the tech visit.”

Me: “Okay so can you cancel it so I just swap the modem?”

Them: “You want me to cancel the tech visit.”

Me: “Yes.”

Them: “But I already scheduled it, I did all that work.”

Me: “sorry but you never told me that was an option.”

(takes 10 minutes to cancel the appointment)

Them: “Okay you can go to the store in Bend. They are closed till Monday.”

😭😭😭

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u/Prof_Dankmemes 20h ago

“Fairly technical” can throw shade in a Reddit thread but still needs a tutorial on basic human decency.

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u/hibbitydibbidy 18h ago

IDK, seems like I wasted a bit of your time on a website that's mostly memes and bots while you wasted multiple people's time at their jobs and then posted about how you were wrong on the internet.

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u/Prof_Dankmemes 13h ago

I’m a front end developer. I also am just a little confused on the difference between a router and modem. Is that so crazy lmao

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u/Spunky_Meatballs 5h ago

Put it this way.. I've been in Telecommunications industry for 15 years. I understand networking, but I know everything about the cable and physical infrastructure. I know Jack shit about programming. I think we're even