Telecom Italia you have just got to love them hate them.
Boh!
Yesterday I once again pestered Mrs Sensible to phone Telecom Italia. I waited until she was sat down and drinking her cup of tea before I started.
She had a another really interesting conversation with Telecom Italia about our unusual postal address (They agree with my version of our address, so I am starting to like them). They did ask Mrs S which of the two address they now have for our telephone line, we live at… š š š
The latest update is they will test our line to see if I can have broadband, this will take place between now and the end of the month. It takes so long because they have a ‘specialist line tester’ !!!!
Englishman in Italy 
And, the beat goes on.
Good luck.
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Thanks but I think we will need more than luck, maybe we should use Mrs Sensible’s wet wooden spoon on them
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Ooh, now there’s an idea! Just think of that lovely damp thwacking sound š
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Don’t get me into trouble and I won’t mention the war
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Whatever ‘deal’ is in German š
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They have been very distracted by the referendum in Scotland…all should be well now..
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Ha ha ha,
I hope so
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A specialist line tester? Interesting. Will he be the one coming along with the sharp scissors to see how strong your piece of string is? š
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š More than likely, if they can find our house.
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Cooo, how exciting! If I were you I’d write to Father Christmas – maybe Italia Telecom check if you’ve been a good boy before the line tester steps in. Weird stuff, because in France you just type your number into the internet provider’s site, and they tell you right away.
By the way, i love the term “Tinternet”, it reminds me of Peter Kay sketches. Oh, bugger, now it’s public, MM watches Peter Kay videos.
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You can check your number on line here to and it said the line was OK, but maybe the web site was designed to tell porkies. Peter Kay.. A very funny man
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A specialist line tester? I’ve never heard of that one before. I’m envious! I think I’d like to call myself a specialist too… Just have to figure out what first š
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I am a specialist wine and pizza taster.
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could you just put a giant inflatable gorilla out front, and tell them to drive in the general area until they find it? then they will have arrived at your house, and the street number and name will be irrelevant.
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What a fantastic idea. I will try to convince Mrs Sensible
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(Spanish) Telefonica gave me broadband. It’s slower than my dial-up in London used to be.
Good luck!
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I am a very worried man….
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Luckily, you have five kittens to calm your nerves.
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Don’t mention the cats. Some or all of them need to go
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They sure do. That’s why you got them a litter box.
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He must be a busy chap, that line tester!
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He will get to us around Christmas time….
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Make sure he puts a line between your two addresses PN. It’s networking ! š
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Ha ha ha, I love it
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Tinternet. Love it. š I hear that carrier pigeons are going cheap these days…
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They are probably faster and more reliable that Telecom Italia
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And probably quicker and more reliable
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You know PN, you could try smoke signals. Never heard of the specialist line tester before!! I’ve heard them (or rather Tele2) say that they will test my line but never actually seen one.
As for them finding your house, maybe you could put a great big RED X on it.
I wonder how much wine and how many pizzas you’ll get through before they arrive? If they do!!! Oh dear I hope you have a well stocked cellar!!!
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I might try Tele2ubbies as you suggested. It is Pizza night tomorrow so I will start marking the dates on my calendar.
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Here in Ireland we have the same situation. Eircom sends a specialist to check the distance from the pole and your line. If the line is too far from the hub, you can’t get their broadband.. OTOH, I know several people with *two* separate lines from the same pole. One line will allow internet, the other line is said to be too far away. I’ll ask the specialist, Eamonn, what his cousin Gianni thinks about the problem.
PS: Keep the two ginger cats. I’m told gingers work as good as horns to keep malocchio away.
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It is mad here, we have a phone line that is disconnected but we can receive and make calls. Their website says our line is configured for broadband but they need to send a man to check if it is. And they are now as confused as me as to our correct address
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BOH! Best Italian word/sound ever! Hopefully the line tester will sort things out for you!
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I am not holding my breath.
Boh! is a great expression I also like Ma! pronounced Mahh! it means ‘but’ so it gets used a lot especially by me.
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I thought that’s how the American Italians called their mommies. Good to learn these things!
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I have just had aglio, olio and peperincino washed down with wine and grappa. I wonder what Mrs S will say, I doubt it will be ‘nice’
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