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Yessir, same thing in Denmark. Ordered Wi-Fi for my new apartment two weeks before I moved there, just so I knew it would be activated when I moved in. Ridiculo

Yessir, same thing in Denmark. Ordered Wi-Fi for my new apartment two weeks before I moved there, just so I knew it would be activated when I moved in. Ridiculous. I do think some of the new fiber companies are same-day, though.

jacquesm 6y ago
On one occasion I was given a complimentary hotspot+SIM to use while waiting for the installer to show up. That wasn't a good sign.
- moepstar 6y ago
  Vodafone does this. They also explained to me i get to keep the Mifi+SIM, to use it in case the landline goes out (edit: never had to use it once in 3+ years). Not sure how this is not a good sign, i suppose they do that pretty regularly? Also, in my case the announce 4-week window was 2 weeks in the end, so not sure if there's much of a complaint there. Are we really expecting to just summon things at will now?
- masklinn 6y ago
  > On one occasion I was given a complimentary hotspot+SIM to use while waiting for the installer to show up. That wasn't a good sign. Doesn't necessarily even work. My current flat is apparently rather well shielded, before I ordered a microcell I couldn't even send an SMS from inside the flat unless I stood in front of an open window. I get full signal on the balcony, barely any inside with the door closed. It was a painful few weeks before my wired 'net issues got resolved. Also funny bit: the flat L-shaped, the AP is at the end of long arm (because that's where the study is). I don't get any wifi when standing in the small arm either. Took me some time to realise why: the elevator is in the crook of the L, so blocks the signal.
  - heavenlyblue 6y ago
    Why can’t you put AP in the corner of the L?
    - masklinn 6y ago
      It's possible but it means moving the cable modem & AP there, then adding cabling back to the study (or buying a CPL kit and hoping it works well enough). So far it's really not been worth even considering, the small branch is just the kitchen and I'm not much of a cook so my internets requirements over there are limited. I could also put some sort of wifi repeater there, seems simpler than moving the AP, but even that's not been much worth investigating for now.

jacquesm 6y ago

On one occasion I was given a complimentary hotspot+SIM to use while waiting for the installer to show up. That wasn't a good sign.

moepstar 6y ago
Vodafone does this. They also explained to me i get to keep the Mifi+SIM, to use it in case the landline goes out (edit: never had to use it once in 3+ years). Not sure how this is not a good sign, i suppose they do that pretty regularly? Also, in my case the announce 4-week window was 2 weeks in the end, so not sure if there's much of a complaint there. Are we really expecting to just summon things at will now?
masklinn 6y ago
> On one occasion I was given a complimentary hotspot+SIM to use while waiting for the installer to show up. That wasn't a good sign. Doesn't necessarily even work. My current flat is apparently rather well shielded, before I ordered a microcell I couldn't even send an SMS from inside the flat unless I stood in front of an open window. I get full signal on the balcony, barely any inside with the door closed. It was a painful few weeks before my wired 'net issues got resolved. Also funny bit: the flat L-shaped, the AP is at the end of long arm (because that's where the study is). I don't get any wifi when standing in the small arm either. Took me some time to realise why: the elevator is in the crook of the L, so blocks the signal.
- heavenlyblue 6y ago
  Why can’t you put AP in the corner of the L?
  - masklinn 6y ago
    It's possible but it means moving the cable modem & AP there, then adding cabling back to the study (or buying a CPL kit and hoping it works well enough). So far it's really not been worth even considering, the small branch is just the kitchen and I'm not much of a cook so my internets requirements over there are limited. I could also put some sort of wifi repeater there, seems simpler than moving the AP, but even that's not been much worth investigating for now.