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By China at 12:34 PM

Internet access is vital when you are a college student. When I moved into my apartment last year it was such a hassle to set up the cable and the internet. Every few days the TV or the internet would stop working and we would have to call the cable company and have them come out and fix it. It is something I dread for this coming school year, because if the internet stops working, you can't check your grades online or if your teacher cancels class and sends out an email you won't get it, or even checking my bank statement. The worst part is that if your internet doesn't work it takes so long to get it fixed. We would call the second it stopped working (of course always when we were in the middle of an important homework assignment that required research online or an aim conversation ha) and then we would be on the phone for 30 minutes to an hour just being transferred from one person to another and every single time they transfer you, you have to explain your problem again to that person. Then they will send someone out ‘as soon as possible', which really means between 3 days and a week before someone will come to your house. Then usually what happened to us, was that it was a problem that needed equipment that the person didn't have with them so they would have to order it and it was just such a mess because we would have to reschedule the appointment and have them come out a few days later to actually fix it and by the time it is really done, two weeks have passed and then 2 days later it stops working again.

You don't realize how much you depend on internet access until it doesn't work or you don't have it. I spend so much time during the school year on the internet that when it goes out it is a serious inconvenience. From checking my balance on my bank account to keeping in touch through email with my friends and family to doing homework and class assignments, you need the internet now a days. It is crucial for you to be able to sign online and check all of those things and so much more. If you don't have internet access you are out of the loop completely.