The 21st Century has Arrived in St. Thomas!

Some of the things that you (and we) think of as basic just aren't so basic in the USVI. One area this applies to is technology.

Bob is part of the management team for the local provider of phone, cable, and internet. It's a really long story, but essentially the previous company owner lived a rich man's life with the fees the subscribers were remitting and no money went back into the company. So, no improvements in infrastructure or upgrading of features for the last several years. Since the ownership change last fall, the new owners and management team have been working to improve and update the company and its services.

Earlier this year, the company introduced wireless phone service in the USVI. It's going pretty well, from what I understand.

On April 1, the cable company is going to all digital signals, just as the mainland did - about 2 years ago.

Then, just a couple of weeks ago, new cable boxes were offered - and St. Thomas cable customers can now access 12 HD channels and DVR! This has proved to be so popular that the company is having trouble keeping the new boxes in stock.

Bob brought our HD DVR cable box home on Thursday :)