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Re: Pasting photos in html emails

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.software.thunderbird, alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject Re: Pasting photos in html emails
Date 2025-03-24 11:50 +0100
Message-ID <21q7blxu4r.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References (5 earlier) <bv4rtj5pomlgd0c3ocnvvgopmbb7kjpafl@4ax.com> <bfu2blxn3l.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <koautjp3itikgjodhb1bj67ufpv7gf9oj8@4ax.com> <67e065f6$0$16738$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <u9v1uj5tirq06da6fi97se712ienln1t3c@4ax.com>

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On 2025-03-24 07:36, Char Jackson wrote:
> On 23 Mar 2025 19:50:14 GMT, Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:40:59 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> When I switched to a fiber ISP a few years ago, they brought in a router
>>> from their truck and told me I had to use it because nothing else would
>>> work. As soon as he left, I swapped in my own router. Naturally,
>>> everything continued to work, but when I've called to report an outage
>>> they start the conversation with, "We're having trouble accessing your
>>> router..." LOL Any fool can look at the ONT and see that the Broadband
>>> light is off, blinking, or red, indicating that the issue is not inside
>>> my home. We get there eventually, but it initially confuses them because
>>> of where their support script starts.
>>
>> I insisted on using my own router, which apparently works here
>> I've had fiber for a couple of years. I insisted on using my own router,
>> which apparently works here, even with phone service, which connects
>> directly to the POTS1* jack on the ONT. Usually, when there's an outage,
>> they already know and send a SMS.
>>
>> The last time that didn't happen and I tried to report it on the website.
>> You have to go through an "AI" that's not very intelligent. It ignored my
>> report of the problem (which included rebooting the ONT, which didn't help
>> anything), made me select from a list (the closest thing was "no
>> internet"), told be to reboot my router (which was unlikely to help,
>> considering my phone was out too , and that connects directly to the ONT),
>> then old me to reset the ONT (which I had tried a couple of times and
>> ALREADY TOLD THE *****). Then it tried so sell mt some home service. After
>> that it went into a loop, repeating the other things I just listed.
>>
>> * - The installer was nice and I didn't get into trouble by knowing what
>> "POTS" is.
> 
> That sounds a lot like AT&T, but I think all of the bigger telecoms
> sound like that.

At Telefónica, Spain, it is somewhat like that with the phone robot. The 
human, depends on your luck. But then there is also a web forum, which 
is slow but the staff is more knowledgeable.

That said, it is surprising that the advice to reboot the router or the 
ONT works very often :-D

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-20 22:00 +0100
  Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-03-20 17:51 -0400
    Re: Pasting photos in html emails VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-20 17:36 -0500
      Re: Pasting photos in html emails bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2025-03-21 06:15 -0400
        Re: Pasting photos in html emails VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-21 18:52 -0500
          Re: Pasting photos in html emails bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2025-03-22 22:22 -0400
      Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 12:39 +0100
        Re: Pasting photos in html emails VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-03-21 18:57 -0500
          Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 15:32 +0100
      Re: Pasting photos in html emails Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-21 17:08 +0000
        Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 15:34 +0100
      Re: Pasting photos in html emails NFN Smith <worldoff9908@gmail.com> - 2025-03-21 17:05 -0700
  Re: Pasting photos in html emails Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-03-21 06:40 +0000
    Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 12:41 +0100
      Re: Pasting photos in html emails Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-03-21 11:48 +0000
        Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 13:59 +0100
      Re: Pasting photos in html emails Retirednoguilt <HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com> - 2025-03-21 09:27 -0400
        Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 15:07 +0100
          Re: Pasting photos in html emails Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-03-21 11:31 -0500
            Re: Pasting photos in html emails Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-21 17:17 +0000
              Re: Pasting photos in html emails Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-03-21 15:59 -0500
                Re: Pasting photos in html emails Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-22 16:43 +0000
                Re: Pasting photos in html emails Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-03-22 16:26 -0500
            Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 15:35 +0100
              Re: Pasting photos in html emails Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-03-22 16:40 -0500
                Re: Pasting photos in html emails Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-23 19:50 +0000
                Re: Pasting photos in html emails Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-03-24 01:36 -0500
                Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-24 11:50 +0100
                Re: Pasting photos in html emails Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-24 18:32 +0000
        Re: Pasting photos in html emails Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-21 11:33 -0400
          Re: Pasting photos in html emails Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-21 17:24 +0000
            Re: Pasting photos in html emails Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-03-22 16:47 +0000
              Re: Pasting photos in html emails Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-22 13:31 -0400
              Re: Pasting photos in html emails Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-03-22 16:10 -0500
                Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 23:50 +0100
  Re: Pasting photos in html emails Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-21 08:17 -0400
    Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 15:12 +0100
      Re: Pasting photos in html emails Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-03-21 11:30 -0400
        Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 15:40 +0100
  Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-27 14:32 +0200
    Re: Pasting photos in html emails knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-05-27 09:34 -0400
      Re: Pasting photos in html emails "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-27 16:07 +0200

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