Miscellaneous: Today, I spent hours and hours trying to figure out why the wireless...

By divineinstrument - 12/07/2009 14:46 - United Kingdom

Today, I spent hours and hours trying to figure out why the wireless internet on my laptop wasn't working, but everything I tried completely failed. At the end of the day, my older brother came home, and fixed the problem in under 10 seconds by turning the wireless internet switch on. FML

I agree, your life sucks 10 604

You deserved it 58 398

Winter: Snow and Funny News
Snuggle up and laugh with our winter stories, where snow isn't the only thing sliding around! More…

Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

Just a prank, bro!

By Anonymous - 25/10/2020 21:02 - United States - Kirkland

Today my brother disconnected my internet and made my task bar disappear. I spent 2 hours trying to fix it, when I figured out I just had to restart the computer. Now I'm a little behind on assignments. FML

I agree, your life sucks 718

You deserved it 306

By burnnotice - 19/09/2009 14:10 - United States

Today, I was trying to turn on my computer and couldn't. I spent twenty minutes trying to figure out what was wrong when I finally called my husband for help and made him leave work. He came in, looked at the wall, and plugged it back in. The look on his face said it all. FML

I agree, your life sucks 8 229

You deserved it 57 331

There you go

By Anonymous - 04/07/2018 01:30

Today, our work computers are down so I've been trying to fix it via my home computer for 3 days. My 12-year-old son took one look at the screen, changed 2 settings on a drop down menu, and the problem was fixed. My 12-year-old is better at my job than I am. FML

I agree, your life sucks 3 932

You deserved it 1 579

Brain melt

By coco1234 - 09/03/2020 12:35

Today, I stood there for 10 minutes trying to fix the toaster, until I called my brother to help me. I'd forgotten that it wasn't plugged in. He now thinks I'm a complete idiot. FML

I agree, your life sucks 502

You deserved it 1 450

Brain fart

By Anonymous - 27/01/2010 18:09 - United States

Today, the speakers on my laptop weren't working. I worried I'd broken something, and started freaking out. I restarted my computer numerous times and played with the settings for an hour before calling my sister in to help. She looked at it for two seconds, then unplugged my headphones. FML

I agree, your life sucks 7 115

You deserved it 41 368

By lord kuntface - 22/08/2013 21:33 - United States - Fort Myers

Today, my computer stopped connecting to the corporate network. I know what the problem is, but our tech support is so clueless that the only thing they do is utter the dreaded words, "Did you try turning it off and back on?" Meanwhile my boss is yelling at me for not getting any work done. FML

I agree, your life sucks 41 631

You deserved it 3 547

By disconnected - 23/09/2014 20:19 - Brazil - Santa Maria

Today, we spent an entire day without being able to do work because our internet connection was down. Turns out, only the router had crashed and nobody bothered to reset it "to avoid doing further damage". FML

I agree, your life sucks 31 523

You deserved it 3 459

Unionize!

By worksux - 05/01/2011 20:25 - United States

Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML

I agree, your life sucks 41 135

You deserved it 4 147

By Howdoiwatchpoliticsnow - 29/05/2016 20:06 - United States - Newton

Today, I tried to get my son off of the couch by turning off the wifi. Afterward, I went to watch tv. Turns out he got me back by turning off the cable. FML

I agree, your life sucks 10 952

You deserved it 6 538

By fmlforreal - 15/10/2010 08:33 - Singapore

Today, I found my brother tampering with my laptop. He had changed the entire settings, in ways I don't even know how to fix. I finally had to get my mom to threaten him to change it back to its original setting. I'm 15. He's six and can barely get dressed by himself. FML

I agree, your life sucks 28 177

You deserved it 9 617

ChefFrenchie 0

Sunday 12 July 2009 20:23

ummmm really if you know enough about computers to spend "hours and hours" trying to figure out why the wireless internet isn't working then you should know enough to check if it's on or off. Isn't that fairly easy to discover? I mean, I have a MacBook and it shows right at the top of the screen if my wireless is on or off. I'm sorry but this has to be a YDI for a total "here's your sign" moment

gavintlgold 0

Sunday 12 July 2009 20:25

Well, windows is pretty unclear and if the guy was used to using a desktop where there's no switch he could be pretty confused. I remember it took me a while to figure out about the wireless switch in the first laptop I had with one.

Comments

rubenrox 1

Friday 17 July 2009 4:24

haha same shit happened to me!!!

Tucker28 0

Friday 17 July 2009 21:01

That happened to me exactly!!! My little bro came home from a football game and I was telling my mom about it. He apparently went upstairs, in my room and checked my connection, came down and flipped the switch. He came in the kitchen and said to me "Try the internet now, dipsh!t." I tried it and eventually yelled at him "You stupid son of a b!^@* ! how did you do that."

09993k 0

Tuesday 21 July 2009 8:22

ummm, hours and hours? it doesnt take a technology geek to figure out an on and off switch. Well, maybe you should read the manual before doing anything.

twitchy4360 4

Wednesday 22 July 2009 22:49

I've done this three times... Four times actually, once on my friend at schools lap top too...

amandaj 0

Sunday 26 July 2009 19:15

that happens to me all the time. i always forget that there is a switch. why do they have it if i causes problems? who would want to turn wireless off in the first place?

NonExistance 0

Tuesday 8 September 2009 7:21

jeez, fyl because your brother fixed a mistake everyone eventually makes

Xader 0

Friday 11 September 2009 0:16

@ #111 Someone who isn't using it and wants to save their battery? I use it frequently when Im away from a hotspot

uckfayeemay 0

Wednesday 18 November 2009 2:49

The same thing happened to me with my new laptop. My cat had stepped on the key that connects it and I had no clue what to do. I spent hours trying to figure it out also. My friend came in from work, pressed the key and TA DAH!! *facepalm* Thanks for letting me know I am not alone :)

DeidaraDaKitsune 0

Monday 11 January 2010 11:58

I think this post would fit better on MyLifeIsAverage... not saying that you deserve the hours and hours of confusion, but I just don't really think it's bad enough to be an FML...