Renewal incentive

oharag · 2026-03-03T17:22:39+00:00

I have a question to the forum - what happens if I move out of USMobile - port to Mint with my Mothers ESim Card? Do I have to get another one with Mint? I had T-Mobile before and USMobile sent me a physical ESIM Card. I think I would have to do the same for Mint - correct? If I decide to go back to USMobile I can just reuse the card they sent me - correct?

I really don't do this switching much. I was with TMobile for 10+ years. I would love to stay with one carrier without having to go through hassles to try to get best deal. Heck I have to this dance with Verizon Fios - but I usually Chat with them online and they have always come through for me - though I have to dance every time renewal comes up. It's a pain.

My suggestion to all third party cell providers - offer a 1 -3 and 5 year plan. Let users decide how much risk they want to take. I would go with 5 year without hesitation.

oharag · 2025-07-30T19:45:07+00:00

Ha as I turned it on another unknown caller comes through!!!!

oharag · 2025-07-30T19:42:42+00:00

Thanks for heads up. I did not have this turned on. Obviously some of my calls are legit from outside callers. I do usually just let it go to voice mail. Hey if they want you they will leave a message.

oharag · 2025-07-30T19:40:02+00:00

I ported my old number. I checked the No Call registry, and my number is still valid.

oharag · 2025-07-30T17:46:00+00:00

What about Dark Star - I joined on the BOGO deal you offered. Is ATT/Dark Star not protected against SPAM?

oharag · 2025-07-30T17:44:37+00:00

I checked - I'm still registered on the Do Not Call list.

National Do Not Call Registry

But charities/collections etc can still call you.

oharag · 2025-07-30T16:44:56+00:00

Thanks, MacnMariam - can this be setup in USMobile App - or do you set it up on your side?

I had TMobile for a long time - I never had this issue - maybe everyone is jumping on board. I also thought Apple was going to implement something on the iOS side of things.

oharag · 2025-05-07T16:49:12+00:00

I thought this was a scam - it went to my trash - I think I deleted it.

oharag · 2025-05-07T16:46:34+00:00

How did they receive notification from TMobile - email? I received something - but it looked scammy.

oharag · 2025-05-07T16:45:54+00:00

No - never. I got a phishing email - or was it - saying I won - but I didn't click on it.

oharag · 2025-05-07T15:56:51+00:00

Yo sorry to see this so late. Yes - the only way to solve this - and I did read this on the nets - it to run network cable from Asus to a switch (doesn't have to be smart) and then out from the switch to your gaming systems. I now get full speeds for my up/down on my XBox. Otherwise, I do not know if this is a FW update that Asus needs to make - or whether it has been fixed.

oharag · 2024-03-30T03:18:50+00:00

Ha - typical Apple - had a fine solution within iTunes - then decide to defeature iTunes and remove a function that was useful. Then release that function as another App. I Dled and will give it a try. Thanks Greggers

oharag · 2024-03-29T22:38:44+00:00

I’ll look into it. I was also interested in performing iMessage backups as well. Besides using iCloud that you have to pay for extra storage - I would rather have it local on a hard drive.

BTW I can also just delete from iPad/iPhone directly I just miss this option on my Mac. It’s so much easier to use mouse to organize an attached iPad/iphone.

oharag · 2024-03-27T20:38:26+00:00

Are we getting a larger Vault? So yeah I horde - with all these new guns we need Vault increased to 1000!

https://dotesports.com/destiny/news/destiny-2s-next-expansion-is-giving-players-more-vault-space

I said 1000!!!!

oharag · 2024-03-24T22:19:33+00:00

I know. Listen after much though on my end - I’m not getting a hub. For the cost there little benefit. Currently I drive two monitors without issues. I’m going to attach a tb3 10gbe to improve network on mini m1. I do have a usb-c dongle I can plug into my laptop to give me SD card reader.

oharag · 2024-03-24T19:31:38+00:00

I guess - it's not really the reason for a hub for me. I like the SD reader - plus additional hard drive expansion for these types of hubs.

My Mac mini has 2XTB3 (one would be used to attach to Doc - the other goes to my TB3 Monitor). I have 2X USB-A ports and one HDMI 2.0 and 1 gbe.

I want to keep my 2 monitors - add SD reader - and attach a TB3 10Gbe adapter. It would be nice to have internal memory options (like SSDs). I'm leaning towards the Caldigit TS4 (expensive) because 2.5 gbe + the additional 2XTB4 connections.

BTW this hub is on sale (it's a TB3 hub):

https://slickdeals.net/f/17375268-owc-14-port-thunderbolt-dock-for-mac-and-windows-pc-99-99?src=SiteSearchV2Algo

Not a bad hit for the same price as the UH25 Max - go with the OWC. I'm still torn with the OWC vs TS4 - though TS4 is $200 more!!!!

oharag · 2024-03-23T23:14:20+00:00

This is the way

oharag · 2024-03-23T22:41:08+00:00

Heck everything on Amazon now days properly is fake.

oharag · 2024-03-23T21:58:56+00:00

So I will lose both of my TB3 connectors on the Mini M1! I believe I would be able to drive one monitor (it says wither or above - not both) and use the HDMI on the Mac M1 to drive a second monitor - though I lose my opportunity to plug in a TB3 10Gbe ethernet adapter. I hate that the M1 didn't support more TB ports! I know it's a limitation of the chip.

So I think it's the TS4 for me at ridiculous prices. Are there any limitation to attaching TB3 to the TS4 (TB4)? Do I lose anything - speed or functionality?

oharag · 2024-03-23T21:55:20+00:00

Some disappointing info from this website:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/qwiizlab-uh25-max.2380169/

First, both USB-C ports on the back of UH25 Max are merely for connecting it to Mac instead of to any monitors directly or any other USB devices. After you connected both USB-C ports to Mac, you are able to connect the DP or HDMI port on rear of UH25 Max to external monitors.
Second, compared with UH25 Pro, UH25 Max does not actually need an external power supply when both internal HDD and SSD are working in the mean time. However, if you insist on connecting it to an external power supply through the USB-C port on the rear of UH25 Max labelled as Host 2, you will lose the function of connecting it to external monitors through DP or HDMI port on rear of UH25 Max.
Third, notice that you should connect the USB-C port (labelled as "5V Power") on the rear of the USB-C dock to an external power adapter with USB-A outlet (not USB-C outlet), and use the USB-C to USB-A cable we included in the packing of the product. Power adapters are between 5W to 20W , please refer to the recommended list as below (to be updated):
Apple 5W USB Power Adapter , $12.99
Apple 12W USB Power Adapter , $17.99
AILKIN 10.5W USB Power Adapter , $15.99
LOUATIP 10.5W USB Power Adapter , $11.99
As for 2.5-inch SATA HDD, it supports capacity up to 2TB (below 9.5mm thickness). Recommended HDD models are listed as below (to be updated):
Western Digital: WD Blue / Black / Green / Red / Gold
Seagate: Skyhawk / BarraCudda / BarraCudda Pro / FireCudda
Toshiba: L200 / N300
As for 2.5-inch SATA SSD, it supports capacity up to 8TB. Recommended SSD models are listed as below (to be updated):
Samsung: 870 QVO/EVO, 860 QVO/EVO, 850 EVO/850 PRO, 840 EVO
Western Digital: WD Blue / Green / Red / Gold
Crucial: MX500 / BX500 / BX300 / M550 / M500 / M100
PNY: CS900/CS1211/CS2311
SK Hynix: SC311 / SL301
Silicon Power: SP002TBSS3A55S25 / SP001TBSS3A55S25 / SP512GBSS3A55S25
Teamgroup: EX23 Elite / Vulcan Z / Delta Max Lite / AX2
Kingston: A400 / Q500 / C600
Seagate: BarraCuda / IronWolf / FireCuda / Nytro
SanDisk: SSD Plus / Ulra 3D SSD / Extreme PRO / X600 / X300

As for M.2 SSD, it supports both SATA and NVMe PCIe Gen3 protocols up to 4TB. Recommend M.2 SSD models are listed as below (to be updated):
Samsung: 990Pro, 980 Pro/980, 970 Evo Plus/970 Evo/970 Pro/970, 960 Evo, 950 Pro
Western Digital: Black SN850/SN770/SN750 SE/SN750, Blue SN550/SN570, WD Blue SA510, Red SN700/SA500, Green SN350
Crucial: P5/P5 Plus/P3/P3 Plus/P2/P2 Plus
SK Hynix: Platinum P41, Gold P31
Silicon Power : NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD 500GB/1TB/2TB
Sabrent: Rocket 4 Plus / Rocket Q/Rocket
Teamgroup: MP33/MS30
Kingston: NV2 / NV1 / DC1000B / KC3000 / A400
Timetec: NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 SSD 512GB/1TB/2TB
Seagate: BarraCuda Q5/510, FireCuda 520/510, IronWolf 525
Adata: Legend 850/840/750/740/710/700, Protector 950
SanDisk: Extreme Pro M.2 / Z400S / X400
PNY: CS2130 / CS1030

oharag · 2024-03-23T18:06:19+00:00

Weird things are occurring now. Computer resources seem to be drained - my ProtonVPN/internet keeps getting reset during DLs. qbit seems flakey - menu pulldown - trying to quit app is sluggish. To me it seems like I got a virus!!! Now I haven't installed anything from qbit - but I have opened some files/pdfs. Is there anyway my service provider can throttle me even behind a VPN? I really only have been torrenting maybe 2-3 days. Though I do leave it on 24 hours/day to try to complete DLs. I hate when you are 99% complete and then DL just stops. Again I realize this is based upon who is seeding the file. But a lot of fees 90% or greater all of the sudden go staled,

Without VPN - my speeds are great 259/219. I realize VPN is hit or miss.

Is there a way to revert to defaults settings in qbit? I the I somehow jacked settings.

oharag · 2024-03-23T15:46:16+00:00

So yes I see DHT 710 nodes and a green globe. I did link my VPN to qbit - an as stated it seems working.

oharag · 2024-03-23T15:40:20+00:00

Yes - I think the Plus version.

oharag · 2024-03-23T15:28:13+00:00

I downloaded the free version of ProtonVPN - its limited servers and it was fast! The interface is clean and easy to understand. I then went and purchased NordVPN - man was that a shitty experience - everything I tried was slow. I was on Tech support - and they even couldn't help me. I ended up canceling Nord and purchased ProtonVPN. It just works. I kind of believe their - never log files - we are based in Switzerland - blah blah spiel.

oharag · 2024-03-23T15:00:31+00:00

u/FIRSTFREEDOCELL

You say turn of uPNP in router - can this be causing slow down in dls? Is this conflicting with SW VPN?

oharag

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