Okay, as if my internet predicament weren’t bad enough, I got another email on Saturday asking if August 19, 1977 is my real birthday! Seems that they can’t find any record of me in Norway. Crap. This again, I was pretty sure we worked this out last month when the company paid the entire first year of service!! So, I’m all paid up, but they still want to make sure that I’m an actual citizen of Norway… or at least that I have my personal ID number.
Basically, they want my Norwegian Social Security Number. I don’t have one, so they’re treating me like I don’t really exist. Very very painful.
Fortunately, I’ve learned how to use my cell phone to dial into the modem at work. It’s not too fast… about 1/2 the speed of my first modem back in 1993. So, I can check my email and post stuff here, but that’s about it. I’m certainly not at any risk of prosecution by the RIAA.
This is especially frustrating given that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) just introduced high speed wireless Internet access on all cross Atlantic flights!! That’s right, I can get blazingly fast downloads at 30,000 feet, but I can’t get mid-nineties speeds here on the ground.
I called them to complain, and was told by someone there that he would, “get this in the hands of someone that can actually help me.”
Um… Thanks… I guess…
He also said they would call on Monday, but I really don’t have much confidence in that happening. More updates to come…
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Yes, your birthday is August 19, 1977…4:10 p.m. Roanoke, VA. I was there. Well sort of, I was out of it most of the time.
I didn’t know you are a fellow Leo!! My bday is Aug 12, and we both have Friday birthdays this year. Sweet!
P.S. I’m now going to use your personal information, including DOB, to apply for loads of department store credit cards in your name. Do you like Kohl’s? ;)
He will now! Or at least, the credit agencies will think he does. They may start to wonder why he’s suddenly buying all that “Santa’s Christmas Village” stuff, though….
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