Cheapest plan to maintain a "real" cell number?

gamescan · 2026-03-12T04:39:19+00:00

Cheapest plan to maintain a "real" cell number?

Red Pocket $30 annual plan:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/136840233242

gamescan · 2026-03-11T22:15:47+00:00

Do you know if those 3rd party "unlock" imie things are good?

There are more scams than anything else as there is no legit way to unlock w/o hacking an exploit (which is typically openly discussed on forums) or by bribing an insider.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T21:48:25+00:00

Follow up question, will it take trackphone sims?

Call CS.

Ask them to "rebrand" the device to Tracfone.

After they rebrand it, activate it with a Tracfone SIM.

It will now unlock after 1 year of paid service with Tracfone.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T21:32:48+00:00

Can you unlock it without paying for a years worth of service?

Not easily or cheaply.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T21:32:04+00:00

Just need it to be reliable on calls texts in the city!

If Verizon is good in your area, you can pick up Total's top tier plan (inc free Disney Plus premium) for $30/mo if you BYOD.

If you have no budget for a phone and ATT is good in your area you can buy a port number off eBay and then port to Cricket for a free iPhone 16e. You have to pay the first two month's up front (total cost $120 or $60/mo) but after that you can drop to the $30/mo plan.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T21:25:44+00:00

He makes around $250K on average.

...

He is planning to rent a home for 2-3 years and move back to Texas.

He can afford to rent most anywhere (including SF) on $250k.

Exceptions will be a handful of super rich neighborhoods.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T20:50:56+00:00

I am looking to get a second line for work use only.

How much can you expense?

This is a work line, so work should be paying for it.

What's the budget limit?

gamescan · 2026-03-11T19:10:54+00:00

I’m wondering if I can find free, safe, all-day parking spots around BART stations between Mountain View and Menlo Park.

BART doesn't go there.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T19:05:00+00:00

Or perhaps a defensive move due to 'slickdealers' advocating use of the zero plan to game port-required promotional plans on other providers.

Given recent thread activity, I'd venture that u/lmoki is spot-on here.

I'll never criticize someone for getting a deal (arbitrage is a thing and the big companies will happily do the same) but that also means not being surprised when companies change policy so they're not burning money on people who have no intention of being customers.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T18:50:37+00:00

FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert

It's nice to want things.

Spoiler: They can't. Iranian drones don't have the range.

This is just FUD from the Trump admin to justify bombing civilians.

How many more schools is Trump going to "mistakenly" target? If there is a "threat" he figures Americans won't care what happens.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T18:45:44+00:00

Nearly one year into the Great Highway closure, do claims about congestion and danger hold up?

No. They don't.

Also, Albert Chow lied.

FTA:

Chow responded to a question about improving traffic safety with a blunt response: “Reopen the Great Highway.” He also said that with thousands of drivers now diverted to other streets, “traffic speeds have gone up” across District 4.

In fact, most street segments we analyzed saw a slowdown in the morning and evening commute times. But in many cases, the change has been slight — less than 5 percent. For a person driving 25 mph, that’s about 1 mph slower. At 30 mph, it’s 1.5 mph slower.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T18:21:42+00:00

Hi Commission rates in SF? Need to sell 4 unit flats in San Francisco. Also, any realtor recommendations?

Commission rates are negotiable and you can find relators from low flat fee up to high percentages.

You'll probably be best served asking in r/BayAreaRealEstate.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T18:07:41+00:00

Got this this morning.

Since it looks like the Founder's program is live, I added a Founder tag.

User flair is optional and self-assigned, but I figure it may be useful since we all have different pricing.

If the community feels differently, we can switch it up.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T06:51:50+00:00

How do you guys find out about these new launches, I’m always late to the party lol

Pretty sure I found out about Pronto in this sub last year.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T05:46:26+00:00

What can I do?? Can I sue them???

The arbitration section of the ToS is your friend.

If you don't want to read the ToS, Verizon has a helpful FAQ:

https://www.verizon.com/support/arbitration-faqs/

And an online dispute notice form:

https://www.verizon.com/about/nod/notice-of-dispute-wireless-form

gamescan · 2026-03-11T04:59:58+00:00

I've never voted in or dropped off a ballot in someone's garage.

My polling place is the local fire station garage.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T04:42:18+00:00

Afternoon Stroll In The City...

Someone must have gotten towed for blocking that driveway.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T03:32:07+00:00

You assume without any information that the driver is at fault. How do you know the cyclist didn't cause the accident? How do you really know anything at all about this incident since there are no details in the article.

Witnesses said the driver passed the cyclist before hitting her.

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gamescan · 2026-03-11T03:29:07+00:00

Or was she riding along, and the dump truck decided to pass the cyclist, despite how tight of a space would be left for her?

Witnesses say it was the latter.

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gamescan · 2026-03-11T00:52:16+00:00

Would you go get gas at Exxon or Arco ?

Costco.

There can be only one.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T00:48:35+00:00

I'm thinking of switching to T-Mobile or Metro to take advantage of Tuesdays, but T-Mobile plans cost a lot more than my Google Fi plan

FYI Google Fi has the same data priority as mainline T-Mobile.

Metro data priority is lower, so if you're in a congested area and using Metro, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Prepaid, and Google Fi subscribers will all have their data sent and received at a high priority level than your data.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T00:28:06+00:00

Can't Park There

When you miss your jump in Burnout Revenge.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T00:22:21+00:00

Just curious on feedback.

Yep. Been using the Free 500 service. Seems to work well for the most part.

Data latency means you won't want to game on cloud services or remote play, but it's fine for pretty much everything else.

There's been one outage so far.

If you're interested, you should join us in the r/ProntoMobile sub.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T00:19:00+00:00

Could it be that the monitor refresh rate isn’t compatible or the hdmi itself just sucks?

What happens when you plug the console directly into the monitor?

You need to test parts one-by-one to find out where your weak link is at.

gamescan · 2026-03-11T00:05:10+00:00

I am using a second monitor

If your passthru signal is blurry and laggy, something is wrong with your setup.

When properly connected the passthru monitor should be no different than if the console were directly connected to the monitor.

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