It's never easy...
Mar. 6th, 2009 11:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisI had a Roku attached via HDMI.
I had a TiVo attached using wireless adapter.
Should be an easy swap. Unplug the TiVo and Roku. Plug the wireless adapter into the the new box. Plug the HDMI cable into the new box. Hook up cable cable. Move power plug from old TiVo to new and I'm good, right?
Nope.
The stupid new TiVo won't play nice with my wireless adapter. It wants it's own. Buggers. Order the new one.
Happily, when I wanted to cable up my wireless laptop several months ago, I could only get a 50 ft ethernet cable. They sold it to me for the same price as the 25. I stuck the excess behind the desk.
Today I pulled it out from behind the desk and across the room to the new box. So there! Looks like crap but works fine, thanks. The laptop can wireless for a bit.
Then I get a call from Elyse from Comcast Executive Cares. Turns out that the $12 extra is for upgraded service that is not required but, heck, it will give me BBC America and Logo... so I said ok. She tried to apply credit so I get the installation for free but her system would let her so she gave me the entry rate for 6 months which will save me a total of $120. I can handle that!
Now I can't get the Netflix/You Tube access to work. This is exhausting.
I think it's time to break for lunch.
I had a TiVo attached using wireless adapter.
Should be an easy swap. Unplug the TiVo and Roku. Plug the wireless adapter into the the new box. Plug the HDMI cable into the new box. Hook up cable cable. Move power plug from old TiVo to new and I'm good, right?
Nope.
The stupid new TiVo won't play nice with my wireless adapter. It wants it's own. Buggers. Order the new one.
Happily, when I wanted to cable up my wireless laptop several months ago, I could only get a 50 ft ethernet cable. They sold it to me for the same price as the 25. I stuck the excess behind the desk.
Today I pulled it out from behind the desk and across the room to the new box. So there! Looks like crap but works fine, thanks. The laptop can wireless for a bit.
Then I get a call from Elyse from Comcast Executive Cares. Turns out that the $12 extra is for upgraded service that is not required but, heck, it will give me BBC America and Logo... so I said ok. She tried to apply credit so I get the installation for free but her system would let her so she gave me the entry rate for 6 months which will save me a total of $120. I can handle that!
Now I can't get the Netflix/You Tube access to work. This is exhausting.
I think it's time to break for lunch.
