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Modem

August 1, 2023 10 Comments

By Michael W King

“Maybe we should call our grandson.”

“I worked with technology for 30 years, and I don’t need a 14-year-old kid to help me. We’ll have internet as soon as I connect the modulator/demodulator to the router.”

“Demodulator?”

“Modem stands for modulator/demodulator.”

“Huh.”

“Try it now.”

“It says there is no internet.”

“It takes a minute to connect.”

“The instructions say you need to download an app to configure the router.”

“You don’t need an app.”

“Then why do the instructions say to download an app?”

“It’ll start working.”

“We still don’t have internet.”

“I’ll download the app.”

“I’ll call our grandson.”

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  1. Michael Slagle says

    August 1, 2023 at 11:04 am

    Loved this! Been there, done that…

    Reply
    • Michael W King says

      August 7, 2023 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks. It’s based on a true story.

      Reply
  2. Paul Scott Wood says

    August 2, 2023 at 10:03 am

    These days, if you don’t have kids, you are missing out on the free technical support they are proficient with. Liked the story.

    Reply
    • Michael W King says

      August 7, 2023 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks

      Reply
  3. Valli says

    August 2, 2023 at 12:27 pm

    Nice read… kudos …

    Reply
    • Michael W King says

      August 7, 2023 at 8:06 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Bud says

    August 2, 2023 at 3:38 pm

    Wow, how true!

    Reply
    • Michael W King says

      August 7, 2023 at 8:07 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  5. Jennifer J. says

    August 3, 2023 at 3:58 pm

    I can relate! Fun story.

    Reply
    • Michael W King says

      August 7, 2023 at 8:09 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply

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