I may be gone a while

[lil_shepherd]

A chap/chapess is coming this afternoon to install the line and modem for fibre optic broadband. When we had broadband installed originally we spent over a week offline because the router was faulty -- something the provider's support team refused to believe -- though the replacement they finally sent has worked perfectly ever since (and served as

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[verrucaria]

I envy you! Fiber optic Internet is available in the surrounding areas but not in Boston (and no sign of it ever coming here).

Wishing you a smooth transition!

[lil_shepherd]

The transition itself was very smooth - unfortunately, I am having problems logging Ina's old Toshiba (running Vista) onto the router. (Though I had no trouble at all with my machine and the SMART TV.) I shall probably have to employ my brother's expertise at some stage. And it was only an upgrade - not a new provider or cable...