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No Internet, No Life?

We've been Internet-deprived for the past 6 days.  After numerous visits and calls to PLDT, nothing has been restored.  I've been nice and I've been mean. We just wasted a total of 5 hours on phone plus 3 hours of waiting in line.  Take note that this has nothing to do with the sub-marine maintenance this weekend.   Without this service, we really have limited entertainment. During this time, we've relied on my husband's corporate mobile data service.  It has allowed our children to attend school when needed.  I was able to download my KDrama episodes and Enola.  Apart from these, we were mostly offline.  My Globe Mobile Data service has been really sporadic, not really reliable. It was a disappointment. Thankfully, we were able to find a back-up and had it installed in 3 days. I would have wanted it earlier, but, no dice.   So what have we learned from this experience? 1)  It is important to have a back-up knowing that we rely heavily on Internet for work and schoo