D is for Dandelion

Ok so this is kinda cheating...I know a dandelion is a flower, but it's also a crayon color so I'm going to use it.

Dandelion is the color of my ethernet cable that I use in my house thanks to AT&T

I had more trouble setting up this internet than anything else. About 2 months ago I received my first delivery of the wireless modem from AT&T. I waited until my designated registration time and attempted to put it all together. I even invited my friend Daniel over for assistance in case I couldn't figure it out myself. After a couple of failed attempts at connecting all the wires together Daniel called the 1-800 number listed on the contents package. He spent about 10 minutes on the phone and ended the conversation when AT&T said they'd send a technician out later the same week.

My visit from the AT&T technician went well. He basically said something on the outside of the house had not been connected properly so there was no way that I could've gotten the internet started on my own (go figure).

Everything worked wonderfully until I left the house for a couple days. When I came home the wireless light on my modem wasn't green like it was suppose to be, it wasn't on at all! :(

I immediately got on the phone with AT&T again and after 10 minutes of talking to an automated machine I finally reached a representative. The guy said they'd send another modem out because my first one was most likely defective (wonderful!)

I received the new one 3 days later, put everything together and it worked on the first time. But when I left for a few days I came back to find the wireless light off again. After getting angry and calling AT&T again, the new representative I spoke with found out that I need to keep the ethernet cord plugged into the modem, even if I'm not using it, just so the modem knows that something wants to connect to it.

All that to say, I now have a reliable source of wireless internet and the responsible party is my dandelion colored ethernet cable!

Have a good day y'all and tune in tomorrow for "E is for Electric Green"