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Going to Vermont for a White Christmas? Relax - you'll have 3G service

by Steven Sande Dec 17th 2009 at 8:00AM

So, you and your song-and-dance partner have decided that you're going to follow a few classy dames that you met at a nightclub in Florida up to Pine Tree, Vermont, where they're going to be spending the Christmas holidays performing their sister act at a lodge. The only problem is, you have AT&T service and you've heard that 3G service is nonexistent anywhere in the Green Mountain State. How are you going to be able to stream a live video from your iPhone 3GS to the Ed Harrison show so you can get your old Army buddies together for a tribute to the lodge owner, who is the General you served under in WW2?

There will be no problems this White Christmas, since AT&T is in the process of lighting up their 3G network in Vermont starting today. This week, service will roll out in Bennington, Brattleboro, Brownsville, Killington, Vernon, Warren, West Dover, and White River Junction. By New Year's Eve, service will be extended to Burlington, Colchester, Essex Junction, Fayston, Hartford, Jamaica, Jeffersonville, Middlebury, Rutland, South Burlington, St. Albans, Stowe, Waitsfield, West Rutland, West Townshend, West Wardsboro, Williston, and Winooski. In the first quarter of 2010, Barre, Montpelier, and Northfield will finally see the light of 3G goodness glowing in their iPhones.

Wait a second... I didn't see Pine Tree in that list. Maybe it's not going to be a Merry Christmas after all!

A tip of the TUAW Santa hat to Vermont resident Bradley M. for sending us the news.

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Derek

What about Manchester? It wasn't mentioned. I was in Bennington a couple days ago and only saw 3G show up briefly on my phone...seems like there is still a little work to do.

December 20 2009 at 10:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
pinktech

Ludlow, anybody???

December 18 2009 at 1:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
NeuroJoe

AT&T has a 3G network?

December 17 2009 at 8:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cheesehead Dave

I hear Vermont is lovely this time of year, what with all the snow...

December 17 2009 at 5:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Luigi193

Thank God! They've promised it to us for a year now! Glad they're finally doing it!

R.I.Peaces Edge…

December 17 2009 at 2:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Michael

Thanks for getting me excited about NOTHING!

Ok, I'm a little harsh there, but comeon... the largest city (by far) in Vermont is Burlington, and you (in the meat of the article) got me all excited that TODAY I would see 3G finally turn on, and that if not, I would see it before Christmas! In fact, most people visiting Vermont for the holiday's will probably be HEADING to Burlington, not any of those other cities!

Then I read on to see Burlington isn't listed until "before the new year"! Well that doesn't do me a damn bit of good TODAY!

So again, thanks for getting my hopes and excitement up, only to crush my dreams of 3G service this afternoon.

;-)

(p.s.---while I truly was disappointed, I'm being melodramatic for fun, not to actually complain. I'm excited as hell to get 3G in the coming days.)

December 17 2009 at 1:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Luigi193

Plenty of people would be heading to Killington (and therefore Rutland) for skiing…

December 17 2009 at 2:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Michael

Alright, well that is fair. I forgot about the skiing holidays. I was thinking along the "visit family" holiday.

Though that still doesn't do the Stowe / Waitsfield visitors any good.

December 17 2009 at 2:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
murph

YESSSS! Finally. As a Mount Snow renter in West Dover, this is HUGE news. Now maybe I can put my data card to good use.

December 17 2009 at 1:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
zadig

It's great that you link to many witty pop culture references, but could you also link to the source of the story?

December 17 2009 at 10:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Steven Sande

Click the "Source" link at the bottom of the post for a link to the source material.

Steve

December 17 2009 at 11:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
zadig

Thanks, Steve.

It seems much more common among blogdom to include the link in the article. I had no idea I needed to look down there. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. But I suppose I know now. :-)

December 17 2009 at 1:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
E to the M

Finally! Verizon's had 3G in Vermont since 2006. When I switched so I could have an iPhone I sorely missed the data speed.

December 17 2009 at 9:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Ryan

that sounds very vermonty

December 17 2009 at 10:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Seth

As a Vermonter I cannot wait to finally get 3G service.

December 17 2009 at 9:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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