Im sick of technology, and I think technology is sick of me. I have a history of trouble getting online, but this last month almost has me thinking that something is actively trying to stop me logging on...
For the past month ive been limited to 10 minutes of Internet before im cut off. I rang BT and they promptly sent out an engineer who diagnosed a faulty phone wall socket. Try getting someone from a " budget " provider out to visit your house ! ( funny how they call it a discounted provider when you could only be saving 5 pounds a month ) All was well for a few days at least, then back to the same old story...
Next I was sent a new router, a BT 4 " now even more reliable " Was there a history of the previous model being unreliable ? Dont care now as the problem has been fixed. Fantastic ? Er, no. Immediately a pop up virus exploded , just as I thought I was safe. Whats the point of a virus that only allows you to go to a " money making " website ? ! WTF . Laptop goes off the be fixed once again.
When I collected it, I was asked if I used fb much, or looked at films people had shared ? Why of course. It was suggested that this was / is suddenly a problem. Is it ? I thought Norton Anti Virus errrrr, stopped viruses ? ! Silly me ! Where I go from here I dont know. Im getting the feeling that what once worked with no problems is no longer fit for purpose ? Im no expert, but things are getting worse. Its 50 pounds a time to clear viruses. It soon adds up unfortunately.
Next by pure coincidence a family member caught a virus that mailed its self to all her facebook friends as a message. Luckily I havent received that f*****r today. IS THIS THE FUTURE WE HAVE IN STORE FROM FACEBOOK ? Its strange how nowadays everything has become a problem. I use facebook, Im not logging into some dodgy foreign porn site ! But from the tone of voice they used at the repair shop you would have thought I'd been doing something well risky ! Something just isnt right here.
Anyway todays saga saw my Dads laptop expire. Ive been using it while mines been away. Its gone from slow to not even switching off, and its red hot ! I think the hard drive is going. See ? It NEVER ENDS !!
//Next by pure coincidence a family member caught a virus that mailed its self to all her facebook friends as a message.// I have my preferences set on facebook so that nothing gets sent into my email box. I don't want anything from anyone on there.
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to get a virus from a facebook message though? That's a new one. I haven't heard of this before.
ReplyDeleteYes, it happened, I checked. Im at a loss as to whats happening at the moment. I have access to 2 laptops at two different houses and both are cutting me off randomly after around 10 minutes. Ive had a new router too. Im wondering if the problem is me, not the technology. Im plagued with water doing strange things and wind up watches loose time on me as well.... Maybe my email address is faulty ? This is driving me mad !
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