Request or request for

My modem was broken, not working, fried, crapped out. It was not spoiled. Milk spoils. Meat spoils. But inanimate objects break, rust away or quit.
I phoned the service center and requested verification.

Thanks for your clear explanation.

Truly speaking, English is very much more complex than Chinese. For example I applied for a job and request a modem verification last week.

I bet you wouldn't think Chinese were that simple if it weren't your native language.

I'm with Roger on this one. Yes, English is quite difficult to master, but you're doing fine. I can only speak a few words of Cantonese. And reading it... um, no. It's beautiful to look at though.

I applied for a job and requested a modem verification last week.