HzO protects your wireless device
I was recently out in the rain walking a block from a parking lot to an office building while it was raining. My phone rang and I answered it, looked up some info from my cloud storage document account and finished the call just as a gust of wing blew ...
Stay awake and aware when commuting
A while ago, Broadband Expert wrote about iPhone theft around the holiday shopping season. Thefts of smartphones, tablets, laptops and other devices are not limited to shopping seasons. Thieves have even found it easy to exchange a stolen iPhone at an Apple Store and walk away with a new iPhone ...
Want to buy an iPhone for $150? Do not do it!
In New York City a brand-new-in-the-box iPhone was offered for sale by Iaron Baskerville to passersby. When a police officer questioned him about the vendor’s license he did not have, Iaron thought this would save him from a fine: “The phone is fake.” Unfortunately for Iaron, he is now in trouble ...
Six Tips for surviving Cyber Monday
Stop Before You Shop: STOP!!! Before you go shopping on this Cyber Monday, protect yourself. There are tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of web sites gearing up for your visit by lowering the prices, putting cookies in place (not the ones you leave for Santa later this year) ...
Avoid being robbed of your new iPhone on Black Friday
I have read a lot about all the Black Friday bargains that are out there. Hundreds of web sites are just dedicated to finding the best deals. We see people waiting for hours and sometimes days in the cold to get in the coveted first 50 places in line at ...
How do I check my real internet speeds?
The obvious place to test your internet speed is at your ISP. Most Internet Service Providers have a speed test. It has been my experience that this is usually a pretty good test.
Has Your Mobile Broadband Contract Changed? What Should You Do?
There you were enjoying the pleasures of unlimited mobile browsing, using your phone as a modem, tethered to your computer (yes, there are still carriers that don't charge for this service, depending on what mobile platforms you use!) when BLAM! You get your mobile bill and discover that your provider ...
Getting your first DSL line, what to expect – Part 2 of 2
If you missed Part 1 of this article, read it now. I should tell you that length is the length of the wire cable between your home and the central telco office. I lived in a home where I could see the central office, but I was 19,000 feet away in ...
Getting your first DSL line, what to expect – Part 1 of 2
You are probably tired of 56 KBPS dialup speeds and the videos you try to watch stutter until it downloads into your buffer and then you start viewing it over again for uninterrupted pleasure. Forget streaming video over dialup as you will, well you do have dialup service so I ...
Guide to Internet security: Email scams – Part 2 of 2
(If you missed it, please read Part 1) Another email scam: You receive an email from your friend you know is on vacation in England. He was in Piccadilly Circus and had his passport ID, credit cards and cash stolen from him. Could you send him two hundred dollars to pay ...
Guide to Internet security: Email scams – Part 1 of 2
I remember an old joke: WARNING: There is a virus going around that is guaranteed to delete your files and there is absolutely no anti-virus defense against it. You will receive an email that says the following: Please open a command window and type the following: cd \ [press the Enter key once] del *.* /s/f/…. [press ...
Beware of the fine print in your wireless contract – Part 2 of 2
Click here to read Part 1. Termination of Service. After you sign the agreement, you usually can return everything within 3 days and as long as you have not used any services, no early termination fee applies. If you cancel within the first 30 days, for good cause, you may ...
Beware of the fine print in your wireless contract – Part 1 of 2
How many of you have actually read all of the T&Cs (Terms and Conditions) before you signed the wireless contract for that long-awaited Droid or iPhone? A long time ago, I didn’t and I paid dearly for it. I went to a particular major wireless carrier’s store with the company’s logo ...
