Nikon swings and misses by a hair with the Coolpix P6000 The newly announced Nikon Coolpix P6000 sounds like a real winner when you judge it by the specs reported by DPreview: 13.5 megapixel CCD (effective) 4x wide-angle zoom lens (28... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
August 01, 2008
AT&T and iPhones in Vermont in August? The iPhone Vermont blog is reporting that the FCC has approved Verizon's purchase of RCC subject to some stipulations. Those stipulations are to include such issues as Vermont’s only two... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
July 08, 2008
iPhone 3G Launches Friday, But Don't Look For It In Vermont Image details: Apple Introduces New iPhone At Worldwide Developers Conference served by picapp.comThanks to our greedy AG, there are no hopes of picking up an iPhone in Vermont this Friday.... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
June 13, 2008
Troubles for AT&T in Vermont? The Burlington Free Press is reporting that the Vermonters will have to wait on AT&T Service today. You can thank the State's Attorney General, William Sorrell. A side-deal to the... Read More | 1 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
June 11, 2008
AT&T in Vermont Mid July?! I've received a tip Tuesday that the GSM Towers and GSM Subscribers in Vermont will be handed over to AT&T on or around the middle of July! RCC CMDA subscribers... Read More | 1 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
June 09, 2008
70+ Countries! What about Vermont Steve? The ugly orange stripped pattern throughout Vermont is what AT&T currently thinks about Vermont... sure you can roam here but don't even consider buying the new iPhone. PARTNER: The areas... Read More | 1 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
December 17, 2007
Wi-Fire Range Extender, A Wardriver's Dream? Anyone ever try out the Wi-Fire WiFi Range Extender? The manufacturer, hField, claims that it can allow you to "access a wireless Internet connection from up to 1,000 feet... Read More | 3 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
December 12, 2007
Bernie, AT&T Wireless IS Needed In Vermont! Back in June I posted a rumor that AT&T was planning an expansion in VT. Then in August, when Verizon announced their plans to purchase Unicel, I think I misinterpreted... Read More | 1 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
September 10, 2007
iPod Touch: Vermont's iPhone? The iPod Touch sounds almost like Apple's direct answer to Vermont's AT&T absence. The iPod Touch has nearly all the features of Apple's iPhone, minus the phone itself (and Google... Read More | 1 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
August 01, 2007
Verizon's Purchase of Unicel Killing VT iPhone Hopes? Is Verizon Wireless' announced plans to purchase Rural Cellular Corp, better known as Unicel Wireless, the end of Vermonter's dreams to have an Apple iPhone? The deal would instantly give... Read More | 3 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
July 17, 2007
Second Generation iPhone in Time For Xmas?! Rumors are flying that a second generation Apple iPhone will be out in time for Christmas 2007, most likely in September. The report claims that the new iPhone from Apple... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
July 10, 2007
AT&T will be the iPhone's Downfall More evidence that AT&T is the iPhone's weak link...Dan is encouraging all new iPhone owners to carefully check their AT&T Wireless statements. He writes: A $36 activation fee + a... Read More | 1 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
July 02, 2007
Are your shorting AT&T? If you been following the reviews and reading all the comments of everyone who has bought an Apple iPhone this weekend, the general consensus is that the iPhone itself meet's... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
June 07, 2007
AT&T Wireless Coming To Vermont? I've received word from a friend (who is in a position to have reliable information) that AT&T Wireless just may expanding their wireless service to Vermont as part of the... Read More | 2 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
June 05, 2007
iPhone Wishlist; Third Party Applications on iPhone? The Apple iPhone won't be available here in Vermont as AT&T Wireless doesn't offer service within the state but that hasn't stopped me from lusting after the iPhone and even... Read More | 2 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
May 09, 2007
Starbucks Spokesman Defends Gouging For Internet Access The hate part of my love/hate relationship with Starbucks is caused by their over priced internet access. I'm half jokingly calling it gouging because what Starbucks broadband partner, T-Mobile, charges... Read More | 1 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
Fon is giving away 100,000 Routers! I wrote about Fon several weeks ago and mentioned that you can join their Free WiFi community by buying a router from them or hacking an existing router. But, now... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
January 04, 2007
Vermont to have cellular and WiFi access *everywhere* within the state! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/politics/Vermont_to_have_cellular_WiFi_access_everywhere_within_the_state'; Vermont Governor Jim Douglas laid out very ambitious plans in his Inaugural Address, "The Vermont Way Forward," today. Amongst many of the compelling ideas he outlined... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
Are you having FON? I'm always in need of an open WiFi access point while away from home and came across one that was part of the FON network today. FON claims to... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
September 20, 2005
Secure Google Wifi Across the US? At the time of this posting I could access https://wifi.google.com/download.html and https://wifi.google.com/faq.html and even download the application. Screen shots: Apparently Google is test launching a WiFi service in San Francisco... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
August 19, 2003
Kensington WiFi Finder A friend just called to tell me about a cool device he saw a visiting IT consultant use at lunch today. Its the Kensington WiFi Finder. With it you... Read More | 1 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
September 15, 2002
Warchalking No these alien like symbols appearing around cities on the sides of buildings and on the backs of street signs weren't left by space aliens or juveniles as gang... Read More | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks
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