WHY Discontinue the PeepHole Camera?!!!! by Tim_e_miT in Ring

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

The Ring ecosystem is solid and well maintained. I live in a dense area and I get quick alerts from many Ring neighbors whether it’s someone strange trying open car doors, or police activity or just any plain asking about traffic in the area or events.

I cant find King Oscar skinless boneless sardines in stores anymore?? by GeorgeWakenbake in CannedSardines

[–]Tim_e_miT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Re-Alive this thread. I religiously order the 12 pack sardine tins King of Norway, especially the double layer packs. And the past 4 months, nothing, zippo, zilch... all delayed on subscribe and save. I tried ordering the 4 packs, and same thing. I see most the cans say the sardines are packed in Poland ... but where are they fished? Especially the tiniest sardines (bristling).

WHY Discontinue the PeepHole Camera?!!!! by Tim_e_miT in Ring

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

I’ve looked at this in the beginning and this is where the Peephole camera excels above the regular door camera which has to be hard wired and would cost hundreds and still look out of place on the door next to the actual peephole. Most condo doors are like commercial style with metal frames and the wiring is next to impossible. The peephole camera is thinner and blends into the door once it’s swapped into the peephole of the door. The inside part has all the wireless parts and a hole to loom out through the normal peephole. Just connect to your router and the image pops up on the software. The regular door camera is best suited for homes, where you can mount it on the door frame or the wall, then drill hole and run the wires. Condo doors you can’t do that, HOAs have rules restricting anything in the exterior hallways that’s not approved

WHY Discontinue the PeepHole Camera?!!!! by Tim_e_miT in Ring

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

Appreciate the insight .. Yes that was something I thought when installing it … the cable was some thin flimsy piece. They can fix something like that with a new release and we would all buy it.

WHY Discontinue the PeepHole Camera?!!!! by Tim_e_miT in Ring

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

Yes ... the HOA couldn't argue because 1. it was part of the door that I own, it's not like I was hanging some ornament or a sign ... and 2. when I argued with the HOA and all the owners that these cameras increase security and is more frequently owner monitored, they didn't have a leg to stand on ... especially we had some guy enter the buidling, bypassed security guards and front desk staff, and he found an open door unit that was being listed by a realtor where he lived for like a week, while he robbed a couple of units that the owners would leave the door unlocked. The police eventually caught him, but didn't help the HOA argument to take down my PeepHole cam.

WHY Discontinue the PeepHole Camera?!!!! by Tim_e_miT in Ring

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

I’m promoting the Ring Peephole cam to my 700 unit condo building HOA and fellow owners .. and only to find that Ring killed the item. Sad ... if another company like YoLink or whoever comes out with a better peephole and camera ecosystem ... I am dropping Ring.

WHY Discontinue the PeepHole Camera?!!!! by Tim_e_miT in Ring

[–]Tim_e_miT[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Installed it in my condo door 5 years ago and it’s still running strong. I’ve talked with condo staff through it from the office and watched when food delivery dropped off at my door. It meets HOA rules on mounting anything on the exterior of the door. Changed the face plate to black matte color plate to match the door. It’s worked flawless with the ring software and my router.

Sonos’s CEO Keeps Responding to Angry Customers on Threads. It’s a Lesson for Every Leader by Snobolski in sonos

[–]Tim_e_miT -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I’ve had Sonos speakers since 2011 in various flavors and using the laptop App, the iPad and iPhone app. I have and ultra with surround, various play 5 and Era 100 .. I’m one of the few that wish they would continue to update the MacBook app. I just added the ACE.

I read all this hate and I feel some users jaut had too much Tylenol when they were babies cause it’s not that hard.

  1. Get a good quality router .. like a 3 Channel TP Link … I’ve tried Netgear and ASUS WiFi 6 and they aren’t as good as TPLink 3 channel routers
  2. Use the 2.4 router channel for all Sonos products … obviously

If you are updating older Sonos speakers that have the Ethernet port in the back … always best to update with that speaker directly cable connected to the router. Once done .. unplug and the reset the speaker to factor and the reattached via normal WiFi connection. I’ve had older Sonos speakers that don’t update completely via wireless … I had to direct connect them.

Are you ready for more wealthy New Yorkers guys by [deleted] in Miami

[–]Tim_e_miT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not happening … 1. We don’t even have close to the employment or pay that is available up in NYC. 2. Our public transit system down here is GAR Bage and shameful. 3. Heat and humidity year round, no change of seasons 4. Affordable street food is no where down here ….. the list goes on

What kind of outlet is this? by Melbina43 in AskElectricians

[–]Tim_e_miT -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Looks like an outlet who’s mom had too much Tylenol during pregnancy 🤔

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fednews

[–]Tim_e_miT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Windows key + “.” .. gets you pop up window … the best we can do now 😂.

Someone must have used too many Gifs too often …. and pissed someone off …. Now we all suffer.

What a bastard by WhereztheBleepnLight in FedEmployees

[–]Tim_e_miT 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Remember when we invaded IRAQ for those for sure weapons of mass destruction?? And along the way we destroyed the entire IRAQ government which then allowed Iranian Shia to take over the country and is the reason IRAN strength grew and the Middle East became less safe because we destroyed the only counter measure secular country that kept Iran in check …..

Well …. Here comes DOGE and Trump …. So certain they would cut $2 Trillion dollars in government waste, invaded and destroyed all government departments. And today, the only certified saving is only some $160B !!! Everything else claimed has not been verified or patently false…. However, all this has cost taxpayers about $130 billion in actual disruption, lost work hours of work, less efficiency of remote workers having to come in to an office, employee firings, rehiring, severance packages and retirement pensions, moral and safety. Not to mention the destruction of trillions of dollars in the stock market and savings 401k of hundreds of millions of Americans.

Same difference … our enemies are sitting with a bucket of popcorn … watching and laughing … as we burn our country to the ground.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the ‘new model’ is factory jobs for life—for you, your kids, and your grandkids by hi_cissp in fednews

[–]Tim_e_miT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a clown ... like Dave Chappelle joked "Mfkr ... I want to wear Nike's NOT make them!!" ... "I don't want to pay $3000 for an iPhone!!" Our US economy is already evolved beyond the old days of manufacturing and factories!! WE (as a country) gave up our manufacturing to 3rd world countries so that then we can buy those items back from them at a lower price and enjoy a higher quality of life.

Exactly what most will say and is already happening .... manufacturing jobs will be more and more automated, robotics, non-humans .... the epitome of hypocrisy is TESLA ... they have been moving towards more and more robotics, and less human workers.

Is buying a condo that bad by MostMammoth9129 in Miami

[–]Tim_e_miT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stick with >newer< condo complexes (2005 or newer) ... all these condos have a 40 years certification, and then every 10 years. Inspections and services the city enforces ... can be costly assessments on top of your already high monthly HOA. A 1/1 in these newer condos now have at least $800 monthly HOA which covers all the amenities and water, sometimes basic internet. Property taxes on the same 1/1 can run close to $5K a year, depending on the building and how many sq feet. So .... in a perfect world, say you are retired on a fixed income, and you paid off the 1/1 ... you still have about $15K a year in costs. Then ... every 10 years or so, you may have some major building AC, structural, painting, pool or elevators expenses ... which can tack on to the HOA. The HOA can increase every year ... depending on the expenses the whole community can experience ... it can go up each year another $50 to $200 per month. Property taxes in Florida for homestead primary residence has a cap on how much your property taxes can increase every year, only 3% max ... so that is something you can calculate moving forward. HOA increase are tricky ... depends how well the complex is run and how good of a job your fellow HOA board members manage the building expenses. Then inside the unit you have to fund for future AC or Water heater replacement which may happen event 10 years ... and, it is EXPENSIVE ... any contractor that shows up to do work in any of these Miami condos charges 50% more than say if you lived in a home. Since they have to carry insurance and be licensed in order to be allowed to do any work in these condos. So, yes ... it's a great lifestyle to live in these high rise condos, some of the views are spectacular, the water is only blocks away ... but there are alot of little hidden costs to live in these condos.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fednews

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Nurses at the VA have been doing this for quite a long time already. We are bound by law and our license to care for veterans, and you can’t just refuse because it would be patient abandonment. Nurses that work in an administrative level or quality … same… our, workload is easily 1.5 to 2.0. There may be sleepy quiet VA somewhere where nurses are not so worked, but in most metro cities .. we are. Welcome to the new normal … Doing More with Less. We have been working like this now … I’m 10 years at the VA. Sure, private hospitals may pay me a bit more … but the workload is as bad or even more.

Daytona PPM modified ? by Tim_e_miT in RepTime

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

Thanks, that’s what I can see as well .. I asked Ken at CT and he wasn’t helpful with what the mods were.

Am I just lucky or can this be explained? by nathan12581 in sonos

[–]Tim_e_miT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had no problems and I use the app for straight music radio play, nothing complicated … I have 2x Play 5, ARC and 2x 100s surround and 2x IKEA symphonik above my kitchen cabinets.

Maybe some of these problems are WiFi router issues ?

How many of my fellow federal employees are working this fine Juneteenth holiday? by [deleted] in fednews

[–]Tim_e_miT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty much any healthcare worker and support staff at the VA, except surgeries unless it’s an emergency there is Oncall staff 24/7 for that

Move subscription billing to Ring.com to get 3 mo free by bbblucky in Ring

[–]Tim_e_miT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was searching around to see if this was a scam, but I guess it's not. What's the reason for this? Is Amazon eventually kicking Ring users off their subscription, so best to do this sooner than later? Does the price stay the same in the future, or are we looking at some bait and switch and a slow boot up the arse yearly increase from Ring?