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Indeed they have, which means I've signed up for their Broadband + Console package and should be online within a week or so, maybe sooner.
I rang up the special hotline for this package and yet again I got a woman who knew nothing. However, she was American, which made listening to her worse. After telling me I'd need a £50 console (wtf?) I said I didn't know what that was, and told her I knew I'd need the official Network adaptor, and I asked her if I'd need a router in order to allow the leads to reach my room.
"You're going wayyyyy over my heard there" She said. "I'll transfer your call to someone who knows a lot more about this than I do". So it took about 3 minutes to have my call transferred to some English BLOKE, (yes, thank god, a BLOKE) called Alastair. He knew more about it than me, which I was very relieved at, and he basically had the whole thing sorted within 5 minutes.
He said I'd need a minimum of Windows 98 Special Edition, which I didn't have, I have just 98. He didn't seem perturbed, and asked whether I had a network thingy on the back of my tower. I didn't. He wondered if I had a USB port spare. I did. He said it would work so long as I had another USB port free. I trusted him in this matter and promptly made the order.
I just hope he's right, or that me having Windows 98 won't be an obstacle.
Fingers crossed. I look forward to having ~SRS~ next to my name! :D
I rang up the special hotline for this package and yet again I got a woman who knew nothing. However, she was American, which made listening to her worse. After telling me I'd need a £50 console (wtf?) I said I didn't know what that was, and told her I knew I'd need the official Network adaptor, and I asked her if I'd need a router in order to allow the leads to reach my room.
"You're going wayyyyy over my heard there" She said. "I'll transfer your call to someone who knows a lot more about this than I do". So it took about 3 minutes to have my call transferred to some English BLOKE, (yes, thank god, a BLOKE) called Alastair. He knew more about it than me, which I was very relieved at, and he basically had the whole thing sorted within 5 minutes.
He said I'd need a minimum of Windows 98 Special Edition, which I didn't have, I have just 98. He didn't seem perturbed, and asked whether I had a network thingy on the back of my tower. I didn't. He wondered if I had a USB port spare. I did. He said it would work so long as I had another USB port free. I trusted him in this matter and promptly made the order.
I just hope he's right, or that me having Windows 98 won't be an obstacle.
Fingers crossed. I look forward to having ~SRS~ next to my name! :D
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Indeed they have, which means I've signed up for their Broadband + Console package and should be online within a week or so, maybe sooner.
I rang up the special hotline for this package and yet again I got a woman who knew nothing. However, she was American, which made listening to her worse. After telling me I'd need a £50 console (wtf?) I said I didn't know what that was, and told her I knew I'd need the official Network adaptor, and I asked her if I'd need a router in order to allow the leads to reach my room.
"You're going wayyyyy over my heard there" She said. "I'll transfer your call to someone who knows a lot more about this than I do". So it took about 3 minutes to have my call transferred to some English BLOKE, (yes, thank god, a BLOKE) called Alastair. He knew more about it than me, which I was very relieved at, and he basically had the whole thing sorted within 5 minutes.
He said I'd need a minimum of Windows 98 Special Edition, which I didn't have, I have just 98. He didn't seem perturbed, and asked whether I had a network thingy on the back of my tower. I didn't. He wondered if I had a USB port spare. I did. He said it would work so long as I had another USB port free. I trusted him in this matter and promptly made the order.
I just hope he's right, or that me having Windows 98 won't be an obstacle.
Fingers crossed. I look forward to having ~SRS~ next to my name! :D
I rang up the special hotline for this package and yet again I got a woman who knew nothing. However, she was American, which made listening to her worse. After telling me I'd need a £50 console (wtf?) I said I didn't know what that was, and told her I knew I'd need the official Network adaptor, and I asked her if I'd need a router in order to allow the leads to reach my room.
"You're going wayyyyy over my heard there" She said. "I'll transfer your call to someone who knows a lot more about this than I do". So it took about 3 minutes to have my call transferred to some English BLOKE, (yes, thank god, a BLOKE) called Alastair. He knew more about it than me, which I was very relieved at, and he basically had the whole thing sorted within 5 minutes.
He said I'd need a minimum of Windows 98 Special Edition, which I didn't have, I have just 98. He didn't seem perturbed, and asked whether I had a network thingy on the back of my tower. I didn't. He wondered if I had a USB port spare. I did. He said it would work so long as I had another USB port free. I trusted him in this matter and promptly made the order.
I just hope he's right, or that me having Windows 98 won't be an obstacle.
Fingers crossed. I look forward to having ~SRS~ next to my name! :D
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