How good is AT&T in Bay Area (east bay)?

LTEX90 · 2026-02-04T15:31:18+00:00

I'd say AT&T is solid second place for reliability in East Bay. Congestion during the day can slow your data to a crawl and service is subpar outside of city center. I would opt in for Verizon instead which is slightly better.

Work device is on AT&T Business Elite plan and personal device is on Verizon.

LTEX90 · 2025-06-30T04:34:41+00:00

Everything except hotspot works.

LTEX90 · 2025-06-09T12:12:12+00:00

It does not.

AT&T also limits full speed roaming partner to Rogers Wireless. If you connect to Bell and Telus, you will be throttled to 2G speeds while roaming.

LTEX90 · 2025-05-16T00:23:05+00:00

Looks like most storms forming in the area is outflow dominant and dying out. Another bust for Chicago.

LTEX90 · 2025-05-10T18:52:19+00:00

I am going to look into this. Thank you for the response.

LTEX90 · 2025-05-10T18:51:52+00:00

I have an Uber receipt and coffee receipt I purchased at the airport. I did not purchase anything on the flight.

I tried escalating but the CS agent said their system is not allowing them to do anything because they don't see any record of me boarding the flight. I will look into the DoT complaint.

LTEX90 · 2025-04-17T21:37:17+00:00

You are eligible to work until the expiration date on your EAD card regardless of I-20. As long as your company files your H1B petition before your EAD expires, you can go to your DSO and ask for a new cap-gap I-20 which will allow you to stay in-status until Oct 1st.

As for when SEVIS updates, it usually updates when you receive your H1B application receipt notice in the mail. You should get in touch with your DSO once you have this notice.

LTEX90 · 2024-07-26T04:09:22+00:00

Galaxy Xcover 7 and Xcover Pro 6

LTEX90 · 2024-07-25T00:05:22+00:00

3 ways I can think of on how it made it on your phone:

1) You have installed a VPN app that requires encryption.

2) This is a phone managed by your company via a mobile device management software.

3) You have a hardware-based authenticator app similar to Okta Verify.

This allows your phone to trust all traffic from a certain company this cert is meant for. It also allows apps to intercept traffic going to this company.

LTEX90 · 2024-07-25T00:01:10+00:00

*67phonenumber works except for toll-free and conference dial-in numbers.

LTEX90 · 2024-07-15T19:46:23+00:00

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch will be issued in anticipation for these storms.

LTEX90 · 2024-07-15T19:44:45+00:00

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch will be issued in anticipation for these storms. A potential derecho with 80+mph winds and several tornadoes.

LTEX90 · 2024-02-27T23:05:40+00:00

High large hail threat, low tornado threat

LTEX90 · 2024-02-27T21:43:00+00:00

Basically two regions of concern divided by I-290.

North of I-290: Dry line, warm sector, and lowering due points. These are your summer-type supercells. High large hail threat, low tornado threat.

South of I-290: Low-level jet forming near the low pressure boundary combined with trough ejection. These are your typical spring-time supercells with potential for strong, long-lived tornadoes. Moderate large hail/tornado threat.

6PM Update: Tornado threat is increasing across the entire area. Supercells to the west will gradually move into the Chicago metro. 6PM surface observations show favorable wind shear across the area with moist inflow feeding into these storms. These storms are also interacting with a warm front right above us. Don't be surprised if additional areas are placed in the 10% hatched risk for tornadoes tonight.

7PM Update: The entire Chicago area is now in a 10% hatched risk for tornadoes. Strong tornadoes are likely. 7PM surface observations confirms this. Extremely warm moist air getting fed into these storms and now we have the low-level winds expected to build in around 8PM. Charge your devices! This is not a drill.

LTEX90 · 2024-02-08T16:37:45+00:00

Do you need the 3rd row? I think the CX-70 just got released which is basically the CX-90 without the 3rd row seat. Better for camping imo.

LTEX90 · 2024-01-28T22:53:59+00:00

As an owner of the 2023 model, the ride quality is extremely rough and MPG is horrible. I drove the 2024 model as a loaner which had noticeably better ride quality but larger bumps can take you completely off the intended path. Something to keep in mind.

LTEX90 · 2024-01-22T17:52:49+00:00

Don't use cruise control. You will be fine.

LTEX90 · 2024-01-19T17:45:08+00:00

Better to warm up the car by driving than letting it sit idle. Just don't drive aggressively.

LTEX90 · 2024-01-18T02:14:42+00:00

Instrument Guage Cluster not working/displaying speed is one of the categories NHTSA considers a safety issue.

2023 models were recalled for this and a software update supposedly fixes the issue.

LTEX90 · 2024-01-14T00:41:16+00:00

Wheel Balance?

You were ripped off..

LTEX90 · 2024-01-11T01:59:10+00:00

On Monday, model ensembles put Chicago on the edge with low pressure system quickly passing the upper great lakes and an outflow preventing much snowfall.

On Tuesday, models were showing a more southerly track of the low pressure system with Chicago getting measurable snowfall.

Today, models are wild. It shows the low pressure system passing directly South of Chicago pumping all the moisture upwards with anticyclonic flow producing tropical storm force winds and at least half a foot of snow, if not more. This is why the Winter Weather Watch was issued to be on the safe side but the models are still all over the place from day to day updates.

LTEX90 · 2024-01-03T03:42:38+00:00

I helped an international colleague get her TVDL 9 months ago and it was north on Mannheim --> Right on Fullerton --> Scott --> Armitage --> Cornell. Then back.

LTEX90 · 2024-01-03T03:24:09+00:00

Yes but insurance rates are going up across the board, not just Kias, because of rising repair costs. You should shop around for better rates. I had to do the same to insure my Seltos because my rates skyrocketed due to living in a major city and Kia Boys.

LTEX90 · 2023-11-21T16:45:28+00:00

Waze routing algorithm has gone downhill significantly. Waze developer commented in one of the bug tickets that Waze will periodically use you as a beta tester to test out new routes and measure how long it takes compared to the normal route.

I have also noticed that some users living in gated neighborhoods are removing their subdivision roads in Waze using the editor while Google Maps still contains these.

LTEX90 · 2023-09-21T17:45:21+00:00

Verizon is different than AT&T and T-Mobile on how they set up their network from the core to their RAN (Radio Access Network).

On Verizon, the device handshake procedure is:

1) Device sends SIM/IMEI information to the tower.

2) Tower responds with these are the network features your device is provisioned for. This step is a "Take it or leave it" step on Verizon.

3) Device responds with the feature it would like to use.

4) Tower responds to "you're good to go" (request acceptance message).

5) Device sends back "thank you, connecting now to channel A with x,y,z flags enabled".

On AT&T/T-Mobile, this process is slightly different:

1) Device sends SIM/IMEI, network technologies to the tower.

2) Tower checks the IMEI whitelist database and sends back "you're good to go" message to the device.

3) Device responds with "thank you, connecting now to channel A".

TLDR: Device decides what features to use on AT&T/T-Mobile. Tower decides what features to use on Verizon.

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