throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 timer sidenWhat are you plans if one of your devices fail, (or if multiple fails simultaneously)? Do you have any "back up"/"spare" devices to use while your "main" devices are being repaired/replaced?message-squaremessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareWhat are you plans if one of your devices fail, (or if multiple fails simultaneously)? Do you have any "back up"/"spare" devices to use while your "main" devices are being repaired/replaced?throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 timer sidenmessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·22 timer sidenNo, I go online and just order another one for same-day pickup from a local electronics retailer. Then I restore my files from my backup.
minus-squaredingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 timer sidenYeah it’s super easy to buy shit quickly online nowadays. Most you’d have to wait is a couple of days without the device you normally use. My phone spontaneously died several years ago and those few days without a phone were frustrating, but manageable. Got a new one pretty quickly.
minus-squareMidnight Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 timer sidenBut what if the router is what dies? dun dun duuuuunnnnn
No, I go online and just order another one for same-day pickup from a local electronics retailer. Then I restore my files from my backup.
Yeah it’s super easy to buy shit quickly online nowadays. Most you’d have to wait is a couple of days without the device you normally use.
My phone spontaneously died several years ago and those few days without a phone were frustrating, but manageable. Got a new one pretty quickly.
But what if the router is what dies?
dun dun duuuuunnnnn