Yet again, the hypothesis by Dave is correct. Verizon blames other factors for their freakin’ inferior DSL service.

Go to the Verizon Troubleshooting Page for Slow Internet Connection. Here is the translation from “Excuse-speak” to “English” (sorry, international readers of the blog)

ES:

“If your DSL speed seems unusually slow, step through the checklist below to diagnose the problem.”

English:

“If your DSL speed seems to be running at a normal speed (about 205KBits/sec), go ahead and waste your time reading this checklist.”

1. Turn your modem off and then back on. This actually works sometimes. Not much to say for this common DSL problem, as well as a wired/wireless router problem.
2. Find and remove viruses. You expect us to find and remove every single virus on our system? Yeah right. If there was a virus, there probably will be no connection at all.
3. Find and remove spyware. You expect us to find and remove every single piece of spyware on our system? Sure. If there were pieces of spyware, there probably will be no connection at all.
4. Free up space on your hard drive. It might affect the performance of the system, but what does this have to do with the internet speed?
5. Make sure DSL filters are installed. And you give us like 4 filters for all the phones in the house.

Again, Verizon sucks. I don’t suggest buying DSL service from them (but I haven’t tried FiOS), so … don’t.

3/3 people agree. Verizon sucks. Those three people are Dave, Paul, and me.

Steven’s Johns Hopkins Scheduling 2006

You will all not miss me when I am going to Johns Hopkins from June 25 to July 16. Here I have listed a few methods of communication. I am not allowed to check email or (gasp…) use the computer at all to do stuff, like speaking with some potential clients.

Stuff like that. What the document says in a nutshell is that you can Cell or Call my CTY number, or leave a voicemail, or send envelope mail stuff. And of course, it gives you the information you need.

If you really need to contact me, the check this out. If you don’t, you can read some information and stuff there.

For more info, check the Calendar.

EDIT: I could do moblogging on my cell, but then my inferior cellular service plan will get charged on the bill, and then my parents get freakin’ pissed.