Tech News Vermont

3G on in Northfield

jskoda — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:29 +0000

I just reset my iPhone because it was being very slow and not allowing me to connect to the Internet via Edge. After the reboot…. 3G! In Northfield!

3G seen in Burlington and White River Jct

jskoda — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:27:36 +0000

I’ve see the 3G indicator on my iPhone in Burlington, Williston, and in White River Jct. Still no love for Washington County yet, but it seems AT&T is rolling 3G out in Vermont.

Rumors of 3G service in Burlington

jskoda — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:54:53 +0000

There was a posting on the Burlington Free Press web site that suggested that iPhone in Chittenden county have started registering 3G signal. AT&T’s press release said that plans for a first quarter 2010 roll out of 3G service were in the works for Northfield and Montpelier. I haven’t see 3G [...]

Momentary lapse of service

jskoda — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:12:51 +0000

Technewsvt.com underwent a few changes over the past few days to enhance security for our authors and to update some of the code on the site. If you saw strange messages or unexpected pages, that’s why.

Episode 10, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

jskoda — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:17:33 +0000

Not really a full on episode, really just a function check for some new equipment and to see if everything still is setup for the podcast. Real episodes will be on tap next year.

Holiday Update

jskoda — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:27:32 +0000

I’ve updated the theme of the web site for the holidays. Happy Holidays everyone!

Silly marketing mistakes: Racehorse and Scud Missiles?!

jskoda — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:08:03 +0000

The new Droid ad infers that other touch phones are beauty queens while the Droid is ugly but functional. The metaphor the commercial uses is a racehorse duct taped to SCUD missile. I’m not a marketing whiz by any stretch of the imagination but I think Verizon and Droid need to seriously consider connecting their [...]

DSL is back; Great job Fairpoint!

jskoda — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:19:09 +0000

My DSL service has returned and seems to be better than ever. Fairpoint was very responsive via Twitter and e-mail. I got several direct messages from @MyFairpoint and an email that kept me in the loop with everything that was going on with my service. I know that WCAX or the Free Press won’t be interested [...]

My Pal Mickey returns to Disneyworld

jskoda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:43:24 +0000

I took my Pal Mickey back to the Walt Disney World Resort this autumn to see if he would still function correctly. I bought the 3.0 version of the toy in February 2008 and had a great time wandering the four parks looking for places where Mickey would interact with us. I have seen [...]

Great Fairpoint support via Twitter

jskoda — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:44:02 +0000

I posted on twitter about my DSL woes and I was amazed to receive a direct message from Fairpoint. I have been in contact with the twitter enabled Fairpoint support folks for a few days now as they try to restore DSL service to the house. Nice job Fairpoint, I’m very happy that you’re [...]