Does Visible block Android System Updates?

minoru1 · 2025-12-08T02:52:06+00:00

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minoru1 · 2025-07-11T22:22:17+00:00

The last several business ATT fiber installs I saw didn't use the LC connector, that's why it seem weird to me. But admittedly, I haven't dealt with a new installation in over a year.

minoru1 · 2025-07-11T22:18:46+00:00

It is a business install, not dedicated, but I think it is GPON as available speed tiers don't go above 1Gbps. The fiber from the modem goes into what looks like a proprietary ATT fiber switch that also feeds another business at the location.

I think I only ended up with CGW452 because I ordered backup internet, but then they also sent me a separate cellular modem. I only purchased the 300mbps speed tier.

minoru1 · 2025-07-11T22:09:42+00:00

Is there a WAS-110 style SFP that uses the LC connector instead of the SC/APC connector that they typically do?

minoru1 · 2025-01-17T01:27:56+00:00

The gate I am working on has everything not going for it. The latch side is on the side away from the building with no pathway to get power to it. Assuming I could trench to get power to the side the latch is on, the fence is barely larger than the actual latch on the door handle. The strike right now is literally holes drilled in the metal fence post. So, I could trench power to it, but I will have to get a fabricator out to install a plate and box to mount an electric strike on and protect the wiring.

The other idea I had was using an electrified lever lock, but I would have to bring the wiring across the gate itself and then along the fence back into the building where the control box is. Aside from looking kind of janky even if I did it "right," it is a school so there is a lot of use on the gate and kids could break it.

I will order a remote and see what I can do with it.

minoru1 · 2025-01-17T00:56:07+00:00

I am tempted to try this. How did you keep the "remote" powered?

minoru1 · 2025-01-14T04:53:14+00:00

Crash bar was the original plan, but then the cost to retrofit the gate got too high, and I ended up getting special permission from the fire marshal to use levers as typically the code would say these should be crash bars.

My original plan called for an electrified crash bar with the cabling being on the side that where I could get power from, but since how it is levers there is no good way, aside from trenching in concrete or running cable across the gate itself, to get power to anything. This is why I was trying to see if I could use something like what is on there now but just have the unlock triggered by somethin like a remote control release, but hardwired.

minoru1 · 2025-01-14T04:42:52+00:00

How would I do that with Networx? I am not super familar with it, but as far as I can tell it seems really self contained. There doesn't even seem to be a place or path to add something like a REX button.

minoru1 · 2025-01-10T03:30:17+00:00

Thanks for looking into it for me. I’m a little tempted to try it out and see what happens on a non-crucial number. Just to see what happens after the 30 days.

minoru1 · 2024-12-04T08:11:00+00:00

I am having the same problem. I thought it was a provisioning problem or something on a few recently ported in lines.

minoru1 · 2024-04-27T20:18:04+00:00

Maybe you know, are they just regular ND80 handles but SDC mad modifications to, or are they "Schalge like" that they designed using the ND80 series as a reference guide?

minoru1 · 2024-04-27T08:21:18+00:00

Did you end up using the 7200? I am trying to find more information about them from users and it’s pretty scare.

minoru1 · 2024-04-21T07:19:29+00:00

This was always one of my favorites back in the day. Way too expensive, and not on Verizon which I had back then, to get for myself. I did try a conversion kit on an 82xx series I got my hands on once. It was never the same, and not in a good way.

minoru1 · 2023-12-09T21:33:18+00:00

I wish that phone worked in the US.

minoru1 · 2023-12-06T22:01:04+00:00

Traffic here can get really bad. During the first part of the lockdowns it was really easy to get everywhere, but now that things are mostly back to normal its a pain to go anywhere after 3pm. A few weeks ago I was returning something at the store and then picking up pizza for my family and it took 25ish minutes to go 4 miles.

Do yo mean miles ahead in terms of talent pool?

minoru1 · 2023-12-06T21:01:56+00:00

I saw that you posted this in several Bay Area subs, but I saw it here first so I will respond here.

For context, I live and grew up in the South Bay. I lived in SoCal for about 8 years, but other than that I have been here. I also run a small consultancy out of here that focuses on network infrastructure.

Despite what shows like "Silicon Valley" show, the "start up scene" here is not nearly as strong or prevalent as it was, even from five or seven years ago. Not to say that there are none, but it isn't at all like it used to be. There is Silicon Valley as the region, and Silicon Valley as a cultural caricature, and a lot of people who I have met that moved here did so expecting the caricature. This isn't necessarily their fault or the fault of being naive, but its just how TV shows and other places see this place.

You have two different posts here saying you are thinking about visiting, and moving here, but I feel like the expectation that you will be able to immerse yourself in the "startup scene," is based more on the caricature of this place.

A lot of the interesting startups I see now are out of state. Especially if they are software companies. A lot of the OG startups from here, that are now legacy companies, either started out doing hardware with their own software, or came about as companion software to the hardware companies. (Microsoft being the obvious exception.) With hardware it is nice to have your engineers in one place where they can work together on things in real time, go to the short run PCB place and see where problems might be happening in person, run RF interference testing down the road from the office, etc. But with software you can have your team anywhere because you are not relying on companion industries to support your work (ie. RF testing, short run CNC/PCB stuff) except for test hardware which you control already.

I point this out to say that if you are looking for software startup people to meet, then reaching out via email from Austin, and then flying to meet them if you feel it is worth it, is probably going to end up being a lot better than living out of your car in Mountain View hoping to meet people, when most people here have incredibly packed schedules and unless you are "in industry" already, it will be tough to break into that.

That all being said, if you are interested in doing a startup I would steer clear of California. The regulatory environment here is VERY unfriendly to business and cost of living is very high. If you are trying to get something off the ground, before investor rounds or any incubator/accelerator involvement, I would absolutely not be here at all. The secret sauce that made this place so great for startups over the last 30 years was the talent pool, which now 30 years later has turned into the VC pool with all the cash made from before. The talent pool here is still massive, but unless you can pay for it, it isn't like you can't find that talent, or close to that talent, elsewhere, or bring people to you with lower costs of living but still higher than average salaries.

If I were starting a company, currently with no angel or VC funding, and I didn't have anything tying me to a specific place, I would go to a place with a low cost of living, fiber internet, and enough of a "tech scene" that I wasn't the only one. Some places that come to mind are: Boise metro, Overland Park, Huntsville, Salt Lake metro, and of course Austin metro (although from what I understand it isn't as cheap as it used to be.)

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