I’m with you, but this is the way the world is going. Things and devices. No com-poo-ters.
People even complain about needing a router. They don’t even want a wire, I thought this was wireless! A lot of my customers think “WiFi” means “Internet”, and a “satellite” is that grey thing on their roof. Robots and the Internet are making us stupid. In a few years, the average IQ will be around 20. The movie Idiocracy was a documentary, except that the future was only 10 years away not 500. Welcome to Costco, I love you. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Darin Steffl Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:22 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] managed router craziness I understand there's many more mobile devices but I don't understand how a household doesn't at least have one computer. A cheap $200 chromebook even would make life so much easier. Sometimes you just need a keyboard and larger screen instead of a tablet or smartphone. I love having a laptop and prefer it if I'm going to be on my phone for more than 5 or 10 minutes. On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 7:45 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com <mailto:af...@kwisp.com> > wrote: Since I was asking for the impossible (a computer for troubleshooting), she put it off until Saturday when her parents will be visiting with one of those rare pieces of equipment. Where we go next, who knows? -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com> ] On Behalf Of Jay Weekley Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 7:30 PM To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] managed router craziness What did you do with the customer with the TPlink that could stream netflix but not surf? Ken Hohhof wrote: > > Customer has a leased Mikrotik. I don’t think they will be able to > handle managing a Mikrotik, and I don’t want us making changes > multiple times each day so their kids do their homework. I told > customer to shop for a router that can do what they want, and we would > take back the leased router. > > I still think sticking their head in the room has some value. > > *From:*Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com> ] *On > Behalf Of *Jason Wilson > *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:32 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] managed router craziness > > Look at router limits. They have a few options to do exactly what you > are looking for. > > J > > On Jan 26, 2017 3:10 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com > <mailto:af...@kwisp.com> > <mailto:af...@kwisp.com <mailto:af...@kwisp.com> >> wrote: > > Customer called wanting to be able to call us each day and have us > disable Internet to each kid’s computer until they did their > homework, then call as each one finished their homework and have > us turn it back on. > > Seriously? > > What happened to sticking your head in the room and yelling “get > off the damn Internet and do your homework”? Are parents too lazy > now to get up off the sofa and check on the kids? When I was a > kid, a parent could yell from 50 paces and make you soil your > underwear. > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature> > Version: 2016.0.7998 / Virus Database: 4749/13840 - Release Date: > 01/26/17 > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com <http://www.mnwifi.com/> 507-634-WiFi <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
