The Geeky Brit

So a couple of strange things happened today. First of all I had a comcast technician out again, and was griping about it on this blog. As you may have seen, I have griped about Comcast before, and a few people have commented about similar issues. What has never happened before, is that I got a response from Comcast.

I also noticed my twitter feed was being picked up by someone called Frank whose username was comcastcares. Interesting, perhaps Comcast has started trying to solve customer issues when they blog about them. Thats a clever approach, the oil goes to the squeeky wheel, and in the age of blogging, the impact of being a dissatisfied customer and a blogger can have negative impacts…

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“Optimizing iPhone Battery Life”

Many iPhone batteries not fully charging - iPhone Atlas.

After having an issue this morning with my iphone saying it was low on juice, but never recharging, I found the above page which helped me figure out how to fix it. (Restore the phone - it was a software glitch).

So, I have had comcast out today for the 4th time in as many weeks. I have been having video and data reception issues. A couple of weeks ago I was advised to replace my modem, which I dutifully did, but then this weekend was an internet free zone at the geekybrit household, as my modem was not working at all.

This morning, all is well, but I have to admit I am getting a little bit peeved with Comcast. The thing is tho, they are the only provider in my area that can provide fast enough internet speeds for me. DSL here is only 1.5 Mbps … ouch…

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So if you own an iPhone or other compatible portable browsing device, you may notice a new interface if you visit the geekybrit.

I am using the wptouch plugin to provide a much nicer browser experience.