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Written by Erin Frustaci - View Profile   
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
I've decided that anything marketed as "Three Simple Steps" is never simple and always takes more than three steps. I finally caved to technology and decided I cannot live like a caveman without internet any longer.

Sure, I was saving a little money and I am on the Internet at work anyway, but it just wasn't working. After a three minute phone call, I should have been on my way to the information highway. My roommate picked up the self-installation kit and I pulled out a glossy direction pamphlet.

An hour later, I had cords running all over the living room, packaging strew across the floor and no internet. While the pamphlet was pretty, each of the three steps was really broken down into five other steps.

I'm convinced everything was set up right, up until the final step. Of course, the stupid disc would not magically load as promised, no matter how much I begged and bribed. So, now I am on day two. I will leaver work, get in my car and battle the self-installation kit again. Wish me luck!

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