Cablemas The End

I guess I was hoping this would have a happy ending - that some time this week I’d be able to say that YES cable TV and internet had arrived at Zac’s Shack.

After the supervisor’s visit last Friday and his assurances that the connection would be Monday or Tuesday, I decided to pop down to the office to find out which day it was programmed for so I wouldn‘t be waiting at home unnecessarily. I called past the RE office and Lita was horrified that this drama was still going on after almost a month and insisted on coming with me. She started by asking them how long a new connection takes, and they responded 5-8 days (exactly what they told me a month ago!). She then asked why this has been dragging on so long and what they were going to do about it. They put me on the list and promised to phone today and let her know when it would be. It’s now 8pm, no phone calls. I can’t believe the lies they tell - anything to keep you quiet and make you go away! And it just continues day after day - manana, manana, but manana never comes. I don’t know how these people can go to work every day knowing they have to lie continuously.

So tomorrow morning I’m going to talk to Telmex (the only other internet provider) whose office is just around the corner from me, and find out how long a new internet connection will take, prices and conditions - and get their word that if it doesn’t happen within the time promised I will get a month free. What are my chances? Who knows but it’s worth a try. If I get a reasonable response, then I will head straight up to Cablemas and tell them where they can stick their contract. While I’m sick and tired of Cablemas there’s no point cutting off my nose to spite my face unless there is a better option. And I certainly don’t want to be in the same boat waiting another month for Telmex. It would also mean that I’d have to organise TV with someone like Dish and get a satellite dish installed. I can live without TV for a few more weeks, but I’m starting to get a bit over having to go out every time I want to use the internet. Having to type up blog postings at home, save them and any pictures onto a USB and then cut and paste. I spent almost 2 hours today at an internet café with a hopeless connection that kept dropping out and could not manage in all that time to send an important attachment to someone. Every time it almost got there it died and I had to start all over again - aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!!!!

Not a happy vegemite today!