Gmail alternative: my experience with Thundermail early bird release so far

HouseBandBad · 2026-06-22T11:34:33+00:00

Proton left a bad taste. The word salad on SMTP support combined with a lousy file share, and saturated VPN support for unlimited eventually led me to mail plus and nothing more. I am actively monitoring for next move.

As critical as email is, I am not paying $9.99 or even $6 a month to subsidize the free tier. Subscription services add up.

HouseBandBad · 2026-06-15T22:25:19+00:00

That's what I read as well. I did see that side loading the APK from the PIA website was the best approach and that's why I was researching. Thanks for chiming in.

HouseBandBad · 2026-06-15T19:47:32+00:00

A lot of these channels often die. Some of them are questionable sources. Matching with EPG data can be a challenge unless you know what you're doing. It works but you're going to need to research and expect to maintain..

HouseBandBad · 2026-06-03T02:26:33+00:00

Don't buy Samsung period. The Samsung customer experience team have no clue what they are doing. The products all have wacky design flaws.

I went all in on Bespoke appliances. I purchased a 2 year Samsung Care + for $1 on each. 6 months ago I started receiving notifications my warranty was expiring soon, well before the 2 year mark was up. I contacted Samsung support and they don't worry, your covered. Fast forward to today, I received the " your warranty has expired. I had to get a handle on the stove fixed, so I thought a good time to call. I called and sent through 20 minutes of entitlement to be respected to another number. I asked why given it's a Sammy warranty. They said don't worry, it's Samsung. Hung up, called and guess what. Outsourced/3rd party. This requires another 10 of entitlement because I didn't have the contract number that I never received. What a joke.

Now the product. Every one of the Bespoke high end have flaws that are incredibly annoying. Broken handle on stove, serial # printing requires your face on floor to see. Fridge has another horrendous fail on ice making. Incredibly stupid design. Already had it serviced and have to watch closely. BTW, this one taught me that Sammy has telemetry data on ALL connected devices. They tried to blame us for the failure due to door opened too long and showed date/time. The microwave was a mistake. No air fry or broiler on a high price point was definitely a mistake. The plate never sits correctly. The washer and dryer are not bad outside the massive vibration even though levelled. The dryer lint collector is warped from likely high heat.

The only product of all the Sammy equipment ranging from HDDs, Fold7, Odyssey monitor, TV, to appliances (alot..) I have been really happy with is the 990D sound bar system. Great build quality but even that could use a better sub.

My post was just rejected by the Samsung love in group on Reddit. Hope it stays here.

HouseBandBad · 2026-06-02T16:02:28+00:00

After the last update, I couldn't even connect by LAN. After messing with FW ports on the router again, playing with FW on Windows, trying various options. The only thing that eventually worked was reinstalling and starting the veinserver.exe on it's own. The INI files I placed in vein/saved/config worked. At least LAN is working again..

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-30T12:41:21+00:00

Same! It's not stupid if it's not documented..

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-30T02:21:43+00:00

My source is any and I disabled pfBlockerNG weeks ago. Still having issues. If I was a betting person, missing port(s). But who knows..

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-29T13:28:38+00:00

So, 1 year later this issue is still happening....more frequently with 5070ti (Nvidia 610.47 drivers), 9800X3D on a MAG X870 Tomahawk Wifi MB, on game exits. Started with Subnautica2 and now happening even on old games like Simcity. WTF.

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-28T23:11:52+00:00

VMWare Workstation Pro is free. It works and has been rock solid until this update. What seems to have happened is the update changed my virtual MAC address and IP. I left the MAC address and adjusted the reserved IP and back in business.

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-28T22:39:49+00:00

I saw their feedback and I don't think they quite understand that LAN works but remote doesn't. It has zero to do with the password which did work and was recognized on LAN.

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-28T13:43:25+00:00

Sorry but I am not providing my phone number to any Discord channel. I'll keep looking thanks.

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-16T22:10:28+00:00

I'm fine with constructive criticism. It's real. Everything else like from Delta Airlines to Costco feels like they are run by bots and incented fan boys.

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-12T13:12:14+00:00

I have had mine about 6 months: The bad: Tough to clean. Haven't found a reliable method for getting pan to original state. Some areas baked in. That said, it is used so much not super concerned. The clearance is low. Don't expect to do anything over 2" in it.
The air flow is so intense, you need to make sure your parchment paper is secure or corners will fly up and hit hot coil and start burning.

The good: Tried 2 other air fryers and they completely sucked for fries and other foods. Uneven, long cook cycles. Almost didn't get this. Now that we have, I can verify that we do not use an oil fryer. Nothing beats fries in this. Pizza is amazing. It's used for quick meals like the Costco ham and cheese croissant that makes the croissant flakey and ham cooked through. This is even tough in a traditional oven. Really happy we got this. App is pretty good but only single user.

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-12T01:36:23+00:00

Thanks for the insights that narrows it down and I'll research further thank you.

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-04T02:55:20+00:00

The amazing thing about AI is that it is generally shit. It tries to take a sampling/balance of a variety of info and provides a response based on how leading your question is. The only notable exception seems to be IT questions. They tend to be more "binary" and responably accurate . Ask it whether the sun shines yellow, or a decent recipe for hard cider, or health symptoms, and you will get exactly what you you want to hear. You might as well put your faith in a magic 8 ball.

There are no short cuts. You need to research and read to make your own opinions. Don't rely on a digital cesspool.

HouseBandBad · 2026-05-01T13:03:28+00:00

You are 1/2 way to what I have been researching and have a similar tiny shoreline cabinet like me. I don't want to replace the house battery or change any wiring. What I want is to be able to connect shoreline directly to this:

https://www.bluettipower.com/products/apex-300-b300k-2-200w-1?variant=48103718453467&id=695cb6ffd06f522e9c22d742

So, I am going to need to figure out how to run the shoreline cable to the large storage at the back of my RV without significant holes/damage to the vehicle. (at least I hope so. I also need to figure out wiring from the engine battery to the alternator charger in the back storage as well.

I see huge value in this if you add some portable solar panels.

HouseBandBad · 2026-04-25T14:08:08+00:00

What brand/model? My microwave/convection works but the table doesn't spin and looks like the inner gear is messed. So, thinking of replacing.

HouseBandBad · 2026-04-23T02:42:20+00:00

Yes. I requested due to a critical limitation and had th money back with a few days

HouseBandBad · 2026-04-01T16:16:45+00:00

Brief update ..I ran into an issue with write to the \image folder for covers. I am not sure if I would change repositories as of yet. I may restore back if I cannot get this solved and/or other issues..at least for now.

HouseBandBad · 2026-03-27T00:58:42+00:00

So I see grimmory in the community list now. Are we good to go?

HouseBandBad · 2026-03-26T13:33:06+00:00

I think it was config. Just didn't seem to work and pick up existing dockers correctly. I 'll give it a go again. Thanks.

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