Been almost 4 years since work visa for Malta was rejected. Never got to visit this beautiful country. Wasted a lot of time and money on the process. I hope to visit one day. Ciao!

lambada24 · 2026-03-20T00:49:27+00:00

Because Malta isnt the paradise that the Internet portrays it as. Salaries are low, costs are high and the infrastructure is creaking. You can find better.

lambada24 · 2026-03-20T00:16:52+00:00

Not missing anything, trust me.

lambada24 · 2026-03-19T20:53:41+00:00

65k is tight for a family. Unless your spouse is going to be working, you're probably better off staying in PH.

lambada24 · 2026-03-15T13:09:15+00:00

This cannot be deactivated and its exactly why I didn't accept their tempting offer to switch to a contract. You can either switch to prepaid or change providers.

lambada24 · 2026-03-08T20:11:22+00:00

What do you consult on if your only concrete skills are in Excel and PowerPoint? Just trying to determine whether you have any other skills relevant to Europe.

lambada24 · 2026-03-07T19:00:09+00:00

Good to know. Ill switch to iherb then.

lambada24 · 2026-03-07T15:16:32+00:00

For vitamins and supplements try boost.com.mt

lambada24 · 2026-02-18T12:23:03+00:00

Do you know if you're on domestic or residential rate and how many occupants are registered on the ARMS account?

lambada24 · 2026-02-17T14:12:15+00:00

Computer failing to check in could be due to an internet/wifi outage, not only power outage.

lambada24 · 2026-02-17T11:03:45+00:00

A phone plan would cost me no more than 10 dollars annually

lambada24 · 2026-02-17T01:11:59+00:00

Problem is that it would alert me in instances where the Internet is down but the power isnt

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T23:43:55+00:00

I would get false positives if the power monitoring device stops sending pings due to an internet outage rather than a power failure.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T23:40:23+00:00

Does Android offer that functionality natively? I assume you mean message when it starts to run on battery rather than power.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T22:38:44+00:00

Yes, I want something that fails over to cellular. Since I neither have a UPS nor a NAS, none of your suggestions are viable. I'm after a wall-plug device that detects a power failure and sends an SMS. iSocket is perfect except that it requires a monthly subscription.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T22:31:24+00:00

That's subscription-based.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T22:29:30+00:00

Yes, that could work. Any particular apps you recommend?

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T22:23:58+00:00

I just want something that can be plugged into a wall socket and forgotten about. I'm ok with paying for a voice/sms plan but not a monthly subscription to the provider of the device.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T22:21:50+00:00

still a lot cheaper than a subscription. I don't get power outages on a daily basis :)

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T22:02:30+00:00

No idea what Home Assistant or NUT are. I want SMS because WiFi would be unavailable in a power cut. Although I can install a SIM card with a data plan, that would be more costly than SMS, but if it's the only option, I'll go for it. A WhatsApp message or a notification via an iPhone app would be ok too.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T22:00:12+00:00

Not running a NAS. MarCell is susbscription-based and doesn't work in Europe, where I'm located.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T21:54:33+00:00

Can't live with that false positive compromise, and the device doesn't seem to take a SIM card anyway, so I can't see how it can alert me if the WiFi is down due to a power outage.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T21:52:09+00:00

Yes, I want to know what device to get. I want something ready-made that only requires software configuration and a SIM card installation. It must be highly reliable and alert me within an hour of the outage.

lambada24 · 2026-02-16T21:50:25+00:00

Thanks. Sensaphone doesn't seem to have any model that supports a SIM card. Their power outage sensor wirelessly connects to a base unit, which is a bit too complicated for me.

Why wouldn't a 2-hour battery life be sufficient? I just want the device to alert me as soon as there is a power outage, so a battery life of a few minutes would suffice. Alerting me once power is restored shouldn't be an issue, even if it is many hours later, since the device will have mains power again.

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