2021-04-10
Hotspots on 🔥 School districts have been using these for distance learning. Not great if they are bursting into flame. “15 reports of devices overheating, including six reports of fire damage to bedding or flooring and two reports of minor burn injuries.” https://www.cpsc.gov/...
The Verge
Verizon is recalling 2.5M Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots, ~1.3M of which are in use, after investigation found batteries could overheat and pose fire hazards
2021-04-09
Hotspots on 🔥 School districts have been using these for distance learning. Not great if they are bursting into flame. “15 reports of devices overheating, including six reports of fire damage to bedding or flooring and two reports of minor burn injuries.” https://www.cpsc.gov/...
The Verge
Verizon is recalling 2.5M Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots, ~1.3M of which are in use, after investigation found batteries could overheat and pose fire hazards
The CPSC says the devices' batteries are the source of the overheating — Verizon said Thursday it is working …
2021-02-13
No, you don't have to buy a $10,000 ad to get Sonic fiber! Instead, write to your City Council and ask them to make it a priority to update construction standards. Many cities do not allow new trenchless construction, blocking competitive fiber buildout. https://arstechnica.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Ars Technica
AT&T installs fiber for a 90-year-old after his WSJ print ad complaining of slow AT&T Internet service speeds goes viral
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
2019-12-23
#77: Google Fiber ...Meanwhile, we soldier on at Sonic, building fiber all around the SF Bay Area. 😏 https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the 2010s, from the Fire phone and Google Glass to the undoing of net neutrality in the US
A decade of failures — The world never changes quite the way you expect. But at The Verge, we've had a front-row seat while technology …
2019-12-22
#77: Google Fiber ...Meanwhile, we soldier on at Sonic, building fiber all around the SF Bay Area. 😏 https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the 2010s, from the Fire phone and Google Glass to the undoing of net neutrality in the US
A decade of failures — The world never changes quite the way you expect. But at The Verge, we've had a front-row seat while technology …