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Tag: internet connection

March 6, 2026 at 6:15 pm

IT Contractor Rushed To The Local Deli After Staff Said Their Internet And POS Was Down, But When He Walked In, Everything Magically Worked

Workers trying to help customers in the local deli, but they can only accept cash

That could’ve gone either way.

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February 24, 2026 at 10:55 pm

IT Team Spent Hours Troubleshooting A Morning Network Outage, And It Turned Out An External Contractor Had Created A Network Loop By Powering Down The Wrong Switch Every Day

Man holding a laptop fixing the network so it won't shut off every morning

That was so drawn out.

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November 22, 2025 at 1:45 pm

Woman’s Boyfriend Kept Calling Her Rude Names When He Drank, So She Secretly Disconnected His PlayStation Out Of Petty Revenge

person holding a playstation 4 controller

Petty revenge may not have fixed their relationship, but at least it gave her a little satisfaction.

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January 12, 2025 at 9:20 pm

A Customer Found Out His Internet Service Provider Had Been Collecting Government Subsidies Without Actually Providing High-Speed Internet, So He Filed Complaints And Got Them Fined

Source: Reddit/Pro Revenge/Shutterstock

I hope Hawaiian Telcom got a huge fine for this. 

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January 2, 2025 at 2:21 am

Bad Bosses Tried To Micromanage Their Only Hardworking Employees, So The IT Guy Took Matters Into His Own Hands To Show Them The Error Of Their Ways

Source: Getty/Zinkevych, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

There’s definitely a disconnect here – and it’s not just the internet!

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