The internet is really slow at home at the moment. Like really slow. So slow in fact, that when I tried to look at one site with flash, it took nearly 5 minutes for the page to load up. So slow that when I tried to download a sermon, which usually only takes 30 seconds at the most to download, it took nearly 10 minutes! So slow that when I open up a webpage that usually would load up instantly, like my google home page, I can now walk away and get a glass of water and then come back while it loads. Apparently it is down to lower than what we had when we were with dial-up.
And it’s all my fault. I admit it. But I acted innocently, or more out of ignorance than anything else. Apparently, there are peak and non-peak periods for downloading, and apparently, we are given a monthly limit of stuff we can download. I wasn’t aware of either of these things and proceeded to download seasons 3 and 4 of The Office – during peak time. So we got shafted down to really slow internet as punishment from iinet. My brothers weren’t happy with me. And I believe the sentiments will remain until 10 February when it is supposed to return back to normal quick-broadband speed. Julia told me recently that she did the exact same thing but their net was restored at the end of January, 10 days earlier than me – where’s the justice?
Some good has come from this however. I spend a lot less time on Facebook – hardly go on at all (because it takes so long to load!) Also, I have found that the time waiting for things to load can be used effectively to read through Isaiah or my other books. So it’s a blessing in disguise, really. So there’s my story – lessons learnt? Don’t download during peak periods! iinet need to learn lessons on forgiveness. Frequent hydration breaks will always be beneficial. And always look for the hidden blessings!
And it’s all my fault. I admit it. But I acted innocently, or more out of ignorance than anything else. Apparently, there are peak and non-peak periods for downloading, and apparently, we are given a monthly limit of stuff we can download. I wasn’t aware of either of these things and proceeded to download seasons 3 and 4 of The Office – during peak time. So we got shafted down to really slow internet as punishment from iinet. My brothers weren’t happy with me. And I believe the sentiments will remain until 10 February when it is supposed to return back to normal quick-broadband speed. Julia told me recently that she did the exact same thing but their net was restored at the end of January, 10 days earlier than me – where’s the justice?
Some good has come from this however. I spend a lot less time on Facebook – hardly go on at all (because it takes so long to load!) Also, I have found that the time waiting for things to load can be used effectively to read through Isaiah or my other books. So it’s a blessing in disguise, really. So there’s my story – lessons learnt? Don’t download during peak periods! iinet need to learn lessons on forgiveness. Frequent hydration breaks will always be beneficial. And always look for the hidden blessings!
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