16 Things You Can Do When You Don't Have Internet At Home

Setting up internet at a new place can be torture. Especially in Australia.

1. Talk to people.

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It sucks having to communicate face-to-face with other peasants. But, days are long when you're not tweeting out everything you're thinking online. Try talking about your thoughts! In person!

2. Catch up on sleep.

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At least 97%* of people complain daily about how tired they are. Don't be that person. Go to bed when you get home from work and you have no internet distraction. You'll be as fresh as a daisy the next day.

*Statistic is potentially made up.

3. Read a book.

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Books are those things with pages and words and they're so much easier to read when you don't have red Facebook notifications popping up every second.

4. Watch TV.

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It's a great chance to rewatch the start of all the TV shows you've already ~legally~ downloaded. Or the news. It's on every night and it lets you know what's happening in the world!

5. Converse with your housemates.

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If your housemates are not people you knew well beforehand, bond over how hard life is without the internet. You'll have conversation for at least two important minutes. And be friends for life.

6. Improve your cooking skills.

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It's hard to order dinner online without internet connection and when the data on your phone is already waaay over. Try your hand at cooking - it's amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it!

Disclaimer: You probably won't look like Beyonce. Sorry.

7. Exercise.

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It's 7pm and you have nothing to do because you have no internet. Get active! Go for a walk or run, explore your neighbourhood. Your body will repay you the next day by being sore and tense, but that my friends, is the feeling of accomplishment.

8. Call your parents.

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Parents are those two older people that fed you, bathed you and put a roof over your head. Give them a buzz. It's the least you can do.

9. Get out of the house.

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Why be confined by all those walls when you have the great outdoors to explore? Pay a visit to your local pub or go out for a meal. Because wine is fun. Staring blankly at walls is not.

10. Go to the movies.

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Sure it sucks to pay for a movie you could ~legally~ download, but on the plus side popcorn is way more delicious at the cinema.

11. Have a board games night.

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If you're part of Gen Z you might be confused as to why all these old fossils harp on about games like "Monopoly" or "Cluedo." But they're actually sometimes fun - when they're not ruining friendships.

12. Clean your house.

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Trust me - with no internet distractions, your kitchen, room and bathroom will be constantly shining and perfect just like the display ones at Ikea.

13. Arrange your DVDs and CDs in alphabetical order.

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If you still own physical copies that is.

14. Colour code your wardrobe.

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So your situation is getting pretty fucking dire, but on the plus side, finding clothes has never been easier.

15. Have a long, hard think about your online actions and become a better person.

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Not having internet is a great chance to really get to know yourself as a person. You stalk your crush on Facebook, but without internet would you stalk them in real life? On the internet when something's alarming you'll type "WTF OMG?!?!?" but would you respond like that in real life? There may have been instances where you've insulted people online... but would you do it to their face?

Think about it.

16. Cry about not having internet.

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At the rate Australian companies go at setting internet up, it's probably been at least three weeks already, so it's understandable if you're feeling a little emotional. Let it all out.