Moving To Life Online ... With A Vengeance

ISPs are having a few hiccups adjusting to the massive increase in Internet usage, particularly in the daytime <https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12320125>. Even phone calls, it seems, are overloading the landline network: Meanwhile, Spark says the indu[s]try-wide congestion problems that stopped many voice calls getting through on Monday and Tuesday are slowly starting to ease - but the telco is still encouraging people to use internet apps like Apple Facetime, WhatsApp or Skype for calls to help ease the pressure. Yeah, push even more load onto the Internet ...

True but as a 72yo in poor health what are the options? I have not left my unit in six days now. I am not using any communication apps other than email, web browsing and the odd odd forum. Cheers John.. On 26/03/20 3:24 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
Yeah, push even more load onto the Internet ...

On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:53:50 +1300, john wrote:
On 26/03/20 3:24 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
Yeah, push even more load onto the Internet ...
True but as a 72yo in poor health what are the options? I have not left my unit in six days now. I am not using any communication apps other than email, web browsing and the odd odd forum.
I think the ISPs are coping. Sorry if that wasn’t clear. And keep yourself safe, John.
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