How do you cope without the internet?

[Chris]

I'm having a lot of connectivity issues with Virgin Media as of late, nothing all that long term but its going up and down like a yoyo (which can be frustrating). As most know, I'm very much into my websites and not being able to access them or check certain things really becomes annoying. However, lengthy downtime is the worst.

Power cuts I enjoy, downtime of the internet I start pulling my hair out.

Luckily these days we can tether our mobile data, along with wireless internet powered by a device which stores the power and can connect to a 3g/4g signal (these are a life saver for those who really require internet access).

My question is how do you cope without the internet? Would you miss it? How long can you go without accessing it? Discuss...

[liampie]

i used to be quite addicted to playing games online and browsing sites, not really big on social media. so these days i could manage without it but i would miss certain things like pon and so on.

[CliftonMagpie]

I hate it when it goes down but even on a mobile the signal can be iffy, if you go out and there is a black spot it can be very annoying.

[Magic magpie]

Very simple I can't cope without the internet ... the internet and football  are hand in hand now that simple. For me any way 

[DangerousSausage]

It's scary how dependent on the internet I am. If I'm at work, I can't work properly without it or see our orders. At home I just feel cut off. When the internet goes off the phone usually stops working too so that makes it worse. It's not healthy but that's how it is now.

[Super_Danny_Allsopp]

Alcohol. 

[Chris]

3 hours ago, Super_Danny_Allsopp said:

Alcohol. 

And red cars??

[Elite_pie]

I've just got back from holiday where I had no internet for a few days, which meant I had to speak to my wife.

 

Turns out she's quite a nice lady.

[Chris]

I wondered where you had disappeared to Mr Elite.

[tucsonan]

I'm with Virgin, and guess what?, they're threatening to put the price up again. If they do decide to put up the price before my current agreement runs out then they can fornicate off.

If I cancel my deal with Virgin I'll look for another supplier but I wont break my neck searching, and it wont break my heart if my search is unsuccessful.