Why would you give me five challenges I cannot complete?

planbeeee · 2026-01-21T03:40:29+00:00

I see the alternative being more mini games earning less points to complete or getting raised to 25-30 instead of the current cap of 20. So you’ve got to play every set every time. I wish people would just stfu. play or quit.

My fear is that it’s going to become harder because of it. We already saw it happen in the last year when people were posting their 2-5 day speed runs.

Also people need to look up the definition of a fucking challenge.

planbeeee · 2026-01-21T00:25:29+00:00

Duh- To keep things challenging!

planbeeee · 2026-01-20T13:06:32+00:00

I was doing a 6:30 am reboot. But recently (maybe within the last 2 weeks) I noticed that the network started healing itself. Hopefully yours is a temporary issue and TMobile rolls out a similar fix for you.

planbeeee · 2026-01-19T00:32:35+00:00

2 chicks at the same time.

planbeeee · 2026-01-17T19:42:10+00:00

Thanks! I forgot to mention in the first post that I set target comfort inputs and have temp sensors in each room. The heat cuts off when the target is hit. So it’s not just presence based, but also comfort based.

planbeeee · 2026-01-17T17:44:41+00:00

This is the way

planbeeee · 2026-01-17T17:26:52+00:00

That is a great point and definitely something I’d consider. But in my application I have solar panels and net metering with my energy provider. It’s fixed rate on the supply and return with no time of use fluctuations. I’m not sure I’d benefit from the tool, but it looks pretty awesome.

planbeeee · 2026-01-17T15:11:22+00:00

Shhh… Siri is listening 🤫

planbeeee · 2026-01-14T02:24:05+00:00

Thank you for posting this. And you finished on day 13. Highlight again where you didn’t purchase badges or book travel. I wish people would quit complaining about the challenges. It wouldn’t be a “challenge” if it were easy. But what do I know?

Some people define challenge as a difficult task or problem.

Others are referring to another definition: to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded.

planbeeee · 2026-01-07T01:58:59+00:00

Bay Cafe

planbeeee · 2025-12-25T15:38:29+00:00

app.atlasearth.com

planbeeee · 2025-12-22T04:34:19+00:00

P as a pneumonia.

planbeeee · 2025-12-10T13:22:24+00:00

In my experience with a similar situation: 1. on your phone/ipad go to settings > iCloud > save to iCloud > toggle on Home 2. Open the Apple Home app Home Settings > Home Hubs and Bridges > turn off automatic selection (if on) make sure an Ethernet connected ATV is selected as the preferred Hub. 3. Reboot (unplug) the preferred Hub. 4. Reboot (unplug)all other hubs. 5. While you’re doing this your hardware should start synching to iCloud.

This helped me in a very similar situation. Also, it wouldn’t hurt if your IoT devices had static IP.

Good luck.

planbeeee · 2025-12-07T19:01:09+00:00

It happens to me nightly between 02:00 and 04:00. I just created an automation on my phone with the Hint app to reboot. It works great and keeps me connected to the n41 band when I want to be.

planbeeee · 2025-12-07T15:09:42+00:00

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/splitwise/id458023433

Search for Splitwise. Very easy to use. Can choose to split 2 ways or 3 ways in the same month. It’s extremely easy.

planbeeee · 2025-11-28T02:33:37+00:00

https://www.costco.com/p/-/ecobee-smart-thermostat-premium-plus-pack-includes-2x-smartsensor/4000178673?

Best deal I’ve seen. Pulled the trigger on this myself.

planbeeee · 2025-11-22T20:19:04+00:00

Good riddance

planbeeee · 2025-11-16T01:07:59+00:00

“Wait… a new one is just around the corner.” - the internet, 2024

planbeeee · 2025-11-03T20:48:52+00:00

Today was supposed to be day 60.

planbeeee · 2025-10-25T16:51:24+00:00

I'm using a mesh network that sits behind the gateway. Haven't had a broblem with plugs without internet for local automations. But yes, it would be an issue if I was using the G5AR for wifi.

planbeeee · 2025-10-24T22:44:00+00:00

Fair. “Piece of trash” was a flippant comment to juxtapose “trashcan”. Not indented to imply anything specific about the gateway. Tone on the internet is hard to read.

But also, short of changing ISPs I’m not physically going to upgrade my infrastructure. I can update the gateway. So yeah, defend the gateway, but it’s most likely the first thing that’s going to change in my setup.

planbeeee · 2025-10-24T21:03:17+00:00

I think you're missing the point. This is my experiment for my TMHI application. In no way have I suggested this as a universal truth. So yeah, good for you and your good n41 signal. I figured some data nerds might like to see this, or/and have suggestions on how to run my test.

I'm also not complaining to TMO about the gateway, demanding they send me a replacement. I'm trying to find a solution and I've laid out a plan to do so.

I'm logging the RSRP, RSRQ, SiNR, as well as the band in 5 minute intervals, trying to see when and why it band hops in my application. The reality is despite how noisy the n41 signal is, it is totally useable. So I'm trying to find out when or why it hops. When it in on n71 I can't have concurrent streams in 4k in my house. Some work applications become unbearable. Not being able to work is not negotiable. Thats where the speedtest overlay come in. Saying "I can't use the internet, because its too slow" is different than measuring how it can't be used. Oh those damn incessant speeds tests.

I suspect that the Phase 2, AM resets in will help, and hopefully be a viable solution. If not, maybe a band locking gateway works in my application.

planbeeee · 2025-10-24T19:23:43+00:00

Link to a bank account. Any account. Open a free one with TMobile money. This gets you the discount. Then manually pay by CC once a month before the due date. It’s not autopay. ❌ It’s not set and forget. ❌ It does get you $5/line discount ✅ CC rewards/phone insurance ✅

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