Internet guy and strange bills

Internet Guy

So, the internet was changed into the new account yesterday.  It was semi-rough coordinating with the internet guy, the latest they can come is 5:30pm and thats barely when we return home.  First, they had the wrong address so came super late one time and told us that they had to do it the next day (Tue).  But, then I remembered I teach advanced students on Tue so I rescheduled by phone for Wed.  Then, on Wed, my co-teacher tells me that there is a hike/dinner planned for the afternoon.  (Telling me information last minute is a common occurrence at my school... It's lots of fun especially when you think you have a hour break between classes, but it can change in a heartbeat.)  So, I had my co-teacher call the guy and reschedule for Thur.  So, he comes and tweaks the internet settings and messes up the IP (internet protocol) numbers I have set for my school to use the internet there.  I spent about an hour re-doing the ad-hoc network between Jacki and I.

Bill Confusion

Also, there's some weird thing about bills here.  It really doesn't matter whose name is on the bill, the person currently living there is supposed to pay it.  We've been trying to sort out a weird mix-up from a left-over bill from the last tenant.  The internet bill was for two months, but we've only lived here for one month.  My co-teacher calls the company and tells them the situation and then they say that because we 'continued' to use the account, we're responsible for the bill, since its as though we took over the account...  I can understand this logic to a point, but how can I take over the account for more than a month if I'm not physically in Korea... lol.
The internet company woman was asking my teacher over the phone why I used the account, and I was like when people come to Korea and your utilities are hooked up, its not as if you assume your not supposed to use them... lol.  The last tenant left the password on the computer and we just used it.  So, we're running it through our schools trying to sort out the mess.


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