It never occurred to me, for even a moment, that I could ever be so addicted to the internet. True to the maxim that you only appreciate something once it is gone, that was exactly how I felt the moment Telekom pulled the plug on me; because I was upgrading to a faster speed, but one that required a change of billing name.
For one thing, Telekom is pretty efficient; but for odd and awkward reasons. Only an hour after the line-termination form was submitted, my umbilical cord was suddenly cut, and so was my connection with the rest of the world (and from my pals on Facebook, urrghhh).
Of Curses and Praises
What became 'fairly tolerable' for a few hours eventually turned into a 'nail-biting hysteria' after just 3 days of abstinence. So apparently the only solace I found was in the fact that I could still check up on my pals on Facebook Mobile, and so that was the only sliver of light left at the end of this musty tunnel.
Thankfully, thanks to a very efficient sub-contractor, the whole issue was resolved without much of a hiccup, save for the fact that Telekom's 'boleh' server was down the day before, thanks to the embodiment of the 'boleh' spirit that echoes throughout of Malaysia's largest telco. Malaysia indeed 'boleh'.
The day before, the contractor broke to me the possibility that the maximum possible speed that could be supported was 2Mbps. The fact that I subscribed to a 4Mbps package meant that there would be more delays to be expected, if this was indeed true. The nail-biting continued.
Thank goodness, it was a problem with one of the 'boleh' servers, and it was resolved the following morning. Speeds were great (in Malaysia, you just don't expect to much, do you?), and at 4Mbps, I suddenly became good pals with Youtube. I hope the speed stays that way, at least until I decide to upgrade in the future. Praise be to Telekom!
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