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Old 4th May 2008, 21:55
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mensaboy
 
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Internet hookups are a bit of a crap shoot. My first hookup took only about a week, while the second took 13 weeks in an established area of the city. No truthful explanation was ever given to me on the second occasion. Eventually I had to sit down at some idiots desk and refuse to leave until they resolved the issue. It was rather humorous but I was persistent. (You simply cannot do your job at EK without internet service so it was starting to frustrate the hell out of me)

Dial up is even more of a ripoff than ADSL service in my opinion. Once you get settled and meet some of the brilliant, technology advanced pilots who are willing to advise you on how to circumvent Etisalets monopolistic and bizarre filtering systems (DU now as well), then things will be fine for you. Do not expect high speed though, that is basically a misnomer for what you actually receive.
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