Fun-loving Work Stuff
We've been into our new building now since June 20th and there are still issues that need to be dealt with. For one, and the most important issue to me, is the lack of internet service. Secondly, the building isn't really complete.
So, the internet service... where to begin. We were planning to move our current connection from the other building but then there were issues where that couldn't be moved in a timely fashion. This was due to lack of infrastructure at the connection office that was getting installed. In the mean time, the state registry which, oversees all the regional registries, were nice enough to pay for a two year contract through a top tiered provider. So, the fact that our old connection was taking longer than we would have liked to get installed now seemed not so important. If you are not asleep by now, click the read more link below.But then the new connection would also take 30 days to be installed after the contract was signed, but they did have a plan where as we could give them an extra $1000 to be moved up the install queue, but there were no guarantees. So, we began the process of expediting the order with the new provider.
Then, while in that process, the old provider got back to me with install information and shortly after an SBC tech showed up to install their equipment. Two days later (just on Friday of last week), SBC had finished and tested the connection. Then the third-party vendor who sold the connection to the ISP we purchased it from tested the connection. All was good! Then last Friday, a tech from our old ISP called and wanted to check if the connection was OK. It wasn't, so we began to trouble shoot and he finally said he thought it was a problem with the SBC equipment and that he would have the tech back out. He is supposed to be out today, we'll see.
So, all this time we haven't had a connection at work and most the work we do is internet based. We really needed to get back to work and that meant finding some place that could accommodate us. After a little looking around we decided a nearby hotel would do. After some testing of their connection and some great negotiations by my boss, we had the space reserved for this week.
My co-worker, Adam, packed up all the computers needed at the hotel on Friday evening making it easy for me to load it into my car this morning. I then went to the hotel to set up. Now people are able to do their work.
I'm hoping our internet woes are resolved by weeks end. But the free breakfast at the Marriott is looking pretty tasty!
So, the internet service... where to begin. We were planning to move our current connection from the other building but then there were issues where that couldn't be moved in a timely fashion. This was due to lack of infrastructure at the connection office that was getting installed. In the mean time, the state registry which, oversees all the regional registries, were nice enough to pay for a two year contract through a top tiered provider. So, the fact that our old connection was taking longer than we would have liked to get installed now seemed not so important. If you are not asleep by now, click the read more link below.But then the new connection would also take 30 days to be installed after the contract was signed, but they did have a plan where as we could give them an extra $1000 to be moved up the install queue, but there were no guarantees. So, we began the process of expediting the order with the new provider.
Then, while in that process, the old provider got back to me with install information and shortly after an SBC tech showed up to install their equipment. Two days later (just on Friday of last week), SBC had finished and tested the connection. Then the third-party vendor who sold the connection to the ISP we purchased it from tested the connection. All was good! Then last Friday, a tech from our old ISP called and wanted to check if the connection was OK. It wasn't, so we began to trouble shoot and he finally said he thought it was a problem with the SBC equipment and that he would have the tech back out. He is supposed to be out today, we'll see.
So, all this time we haven't had a connection at work and most the work we do is internet based. We really needed to get back to work and that meant finding some place that could accommodate us. After a little looking around we decided a nearby hotel would do. After some testing of their connection and some great negotiations by my boss, we had the space reserved for this week.
My co-worker, Adam, packed up all the computers needed at the hotel on Friday evening making it easy for me to load it into my car this morning. I then went to the hotel to set up. Now people are able to do their work.
I'm hoping our internet woes are resolved by weeks end. But the free breakfast at the Marriott is looking pretty tasty!
posted by Tony Rocha at
7/11/2005
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