Packets of zeroes and ones* started coming in through the fiber optic modem into my house again this morning (a technical way to say my internet service has been restored).
I can again watch TV & tennis & Netflix on the big screen downstairs (instead of on my phone).
I could download and install iOS 17.5 for my iPhone and iPad, and watchOS 10.4.
I regained remote control of the thermostat, the garage door, and the car in the garage.
Itโs also sooo much nicer to use the 24-in. computer monitor upstairs to search for stuff on Amazonโ or for stamps on Ebay.
*IPv4 was the first internet protocol deployed for production on SATNET in 1982, and on the ARPANET in January 1983.
It is still used to route most internet traffic today, even with the ongoing deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), its successor.