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> 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] On Behalf Of Jay Weekley > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 7:30 PM > To: 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] *On Behalf Of *Jason Wilson > > *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:32 PM > > *To:* 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>> 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/email-signature> > > Version: 2016.0.7998 / Virus Database: 4749/13840 - Release Date: > > 01/26/17 > > > > > > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
