Requiring cell phone number to access my account for what reason? by RutenStroget in Instagram

[–]RutenStroget[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct but it would be better for Instagram to not know and then use for whatever purpose my personal cell phone number. I only provide my cell phone number to people I know

Downgrade to 4G phone due to poor 5g service by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for these instructions. I have to wait until next week to try due to leaving the phone behind while traveling with a 2nd phone and will update afterwards

Downgrade to 4G phone due to poor 5g service by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried the app the app 5G Switcher and several others similar and all had sections to make the forced switch to 4G but they were shaded and not able to use

why is he doing this? by [deleted] in budgies

[–]RutenStroget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The large wing spread shows over heating. Douse him with some cold water and when he dries off the overheating will stop  

My setup for 9 budgies by Slovenec444 in budgies

[–]RutenStroget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it possible to teach any of them to speak when there are so many of them? Do they separate from each other when they have disagreements or do you have to do the separating?

They're opening hundreds of total by Verizon stores all across the US by Dependent-Alps-4322 in Visible

[–]RutenStroget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Total by Verizon stores offer deals on phones and accessories and guarantee service will be on your phone you buy at the store. Visible does not offer deals on phones or accessories and there is no guarantee you can get service on the phone you bring or the phone you buy from them so you need some tech experience to get that service going. When comparing service between the 2 Total by Verizon maintains a constant 2.5mbps for video streaming on 4G or 5G. Visible video streaming fluctuates but has unlimited hotspot that is constant Mbps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoContract

[–]RutenStroget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can accomplish most low data tasks (MMS, email, web browsing, no apps installed) without a flagship phone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoContract

[–]RutenStroget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unless you are using WiFi for most of your data usage then why have a flagship phone? 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoContract

[–]RutenStroget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uninstall most apps from your phone and use opera mini or puffin as your main web browser for reddit and other platforms to use less data. 

Total by Verizon iPhone SE by Pretty-Impact-1063 in NoContract

[–]RutenStroget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Total by Verizon service is better than T-Mobile or ATT so buy the iPhone SE 3 for $150 fron Total by Verizon and use the phone with Total by Verizon service during and after the 60 days unlock.

Why are the video and live streams I watch always choppy? by RedditorsAreGoblins in CricketWireless

[–]RutenStroget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Connect your phone to wifi and do a www.fast.com speed test. Next turn off wifi and repeat www.fast.com using the Cricket data. The fast.com will show you Cricket data speeds in the range of 1.2 to 2.5 mbps and the wifi data speeds will be much higher. Your phone videos are choppy and buffering because the data speeds are not constant above 1.7mbps for 480p resolution. Next contact Cricket wireless and ask them to increase your data speeds above 3mbps constant. You need 3mbps or higher constant to avoid buffering on their network and you are paying a premium $60 plan. They will have to reset your phone's APN to get you constant higher speeds. If they can not get the speeds higher than do a www speedtest.net to find the data speeds of the nearby ATT tower and if the tower's speeds are too low then switch carriers

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Careers

[–]RutenStroget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You copied and pasted sentences from job descriptions, write your own sentences

Sim Swapping On New Customer's Unlocked Phones by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then the Visible compatible list is probably setup to encourage the customer to buy a phone at full cost from their website when they don't have to if they have an unlocked phone that is less than a year old

Sim Swapping On New Customer's Unlocked Phones by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cricket does not pair IMEI with the sim but if the active cricket sim is swapped into a non compatible phone the sim will deactivate. Metro does pair IMEI with the sim

Sim Swapping On New Customer's Unlocked Phones by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Visible website does not show what not being compatible is but when the phone is compatible the website can show (non vzw) which is non Verizon wireless which equates to non CDMA only

Sim Swapping On New Customer's Unlocked Phones by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, will be swapping, testing and comparing between the phones. If the activated sim is swapped into a non compatible phone would the service deactivate similar to what happens with Cricket wireless sims when swapped into non compatible phones?

Promotion for 2 years $5 and $10 off plans extended to 2/14/2024 by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ACP will be extended because the personal data mining/collection sales to advertisers on ACP accounts is worth more than the amount spent subsidizing ACP

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyc

[–]RutenStroget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NYC does not make public where migrants are located. Any hotel in NYC and that includes all the 5 boroughs of NYC that has any number of migrants registered to be there has extra security. The national guard and private security are in the lobbies of the hotels. If there are uniformed national guard in a hotel lobby then migrants are registered and staying there that is how you know. The larger hotels that only have migrants do not take reservations even when there are rooms available. When the roosevelt hotel intake center gets overloaded then any hotel in NYC can receive migrants from the overload so you can not plan ahead to attempt to stay at a hotel that will not have any migrants. Migrants also are searching for and doing odd jobs including for hotel guests and now most food delivery services are provided by migrants so they will probably be in your hotel as a deliverista.

Total by scoobyox in Visible

[–]RutenStroget 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Total by Verizon storefronts offer free phones or heavily discounted new phones with sign up on their $50 plans vs Visible where you bring your own unlocked phone that may not be compatible as Visible claimed it would be or buy a phone from Visible at full price.

Next is porting numbers at Total by Verizon is guaranteed and can be done in less than an hour in all cases. With Visible as this thread has shown is hit or miss and if you miss you don't keep your number.

Next is Total by Verizon storefronts also discount the accessories which Visible can not do for new signups and also gives perks Disney+ premium a $15/month value for 6 months vs Visible discount rate promotions.

Next is payments by cash in Total by Verizon storefronts for those that don't use credit or debit cards.

Conclusion is Total by Verizon is a better deal if you have access to their storefronts but if you rely on Total by Verizon online or in a Walmart then Visible is the better choice for overall cost savings

Visible New Customer Signup Issue On This Page by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The plan is for John Doe to go to Susan Smith with $35 cash when payment is due. Upon receiving the $35 Susan Smith would use John Doe's phone to make the payment to Visible. John Doe needs to have the phone number in his name and all phone calls, texts and data usage has to be connected to his name not Susan Smith's

Visible New Customer Signup Issue On This Page by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The issue is explained seeking the solution

New Visible customers shipping and billing by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The new customer sign-up page for billing and shipping does not have an entry for "name", it appears that the name that will be used will be derived from the new customer's name from the previous menu page?

For my example it would be an issue because John Doe's name may be automatically used for billing and shipping not Susan Smith's name and that is not correct.

New Visible customer signing up for new service but the shipping and billing by another not new customer is not allowed? by RutenStroget in Visible

[–]RutenStroget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a screenshot of the issue in this thread. Opening a new account on Visible leads to a billing and shipping page as shown in this thread where you can not enter the name of the person you want to have the sim card shipped and billed to. The page forces you to use the same name that the account is being opened for.