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Looking for Turkey Takeout?
Thanksgiving is going to look very different this year. With the coronavirus pandemic ongoing, many people are choosing to stay closer to home, nixing their travel plans and opting for smaller gatherings in place of large turkey day blowouts. Restaurants across Whidbey Island are handling the 2020 holiday season a little differently, too. While many …
Hot Topic: WiFi Hotspots
If you’ve ever tried to answer an email or surf the web from your mobile device in public, chances are you connected to a WiFi hotspot. Not only is this connection highly convenient, you also didn’t have to use your smartphone’s data. Not surprisingly, public WiFi hotspots are becoming an essential part of public infrastructure—especially …
How Do Your Devices Affect Your Internet Speed?
Nowadays it feels like everything connects to the internet in some way—from computers and smartphones to baby monitors and security cameras. All these devices in your home share your bandwidth. Every device on your network decreases your bandwidth a portion, especially over WiFi. Think of it like traffic on the highway. During rush hour when there’s a lot of traffic, …
How to Recognize and Avoid Spam and Phishing Emails
Spam email is annoying at best. At worst, it can include scam offers or malicious computer viruses that cost you time and money. We became aware of an email phishing scheme targeting Whidbey Telecom customers. Customers reported a fraudulent email that appeared to be from “WHIDBEY Inc.” This scam email tells customers we have made …
Behind the Lines: Get To Know Your Local Support Team
Whidbey Telecom is, and always has been, committed to providing high-quality customer care to the communities we serve. When you contact us, whether by phone or online, you are interacting with your neighbors. Your customer service reps and technical support team live and work in the communities we serve. Technical Support is available 24/7 to …
Best Tools & Apps for Working from Home
Whether you work remotely for your side hustle or you have decided to do a little social distancing and work from home, technology has to be your friend, not foe. The keys to successful remote working are a good internet connection and the right combination of apps. Share the load. File sharing is critical for …
