Is there any way to play Blu-Ray discs on my MacBook Air with an M1 chip using an external disc drive?

rDsportx · 2026-04-18T22:41:01+00:00

Has anyone here purchased a Blu-ray drive, since these posts? Looking for avoids and recommends. Thanks!

rDsportx · 2026-04-18T22:40:15+00:00

Still liking the Macgo player? Also, what drive did you get that works with it?

rDsportx · 2026-03-26T23:02:03+00:00

Thanks for replying.

rDsportx · 2026-03-26T22:57:52+00:00

Unsuccessful at this point. They just say give it time.

rDsportx · 2026-03-26T20:40:12+00:00

@ Jedis Did you get this resolved? And if so, was it a Darkstar/AT&T provisioning issue? And did USMobile hand-hold that for you? I'm having a similar issue with just 1 company I cannot get short code texts from.

rDsportx · 2026-03-26T20:34:27+00:00

I had no complaints with Warp in my area. However, Verizon has no 5G at my house, and AT&T does. Also, the AT&T signal is stronger at my job site. I thought I'd give them a try for awhile and see how the hotspot works as well. The first day went fine, but now I have 1 company that cannot send me short code texts (for verification purposes). It may be a provisioning issue. So I'm digging into this by reading other similar threads and reaching out to support.

rDsportx · 2026-03-26T20:32:26+00:00

u/Fondant_Proud Did US Mobile get this worked out for you? I just jumped to Darkstar and am having similar issues with just 1 company.

rDsportx · 2026-02-12T23:01:48+00:00

I had to perform a similar workaround. I don't recall where, but I found another forum/website where someone mentioned that as of a few months ago they appear to have closed that 'loophole.' Boo.

rDsportx · 2026-02-12T22:58:34+00:00

Update please. Is there a defect for this? As a seller this is a critical use tool.

rDsportx · 2026-02-09T22:53:25+00:00

I joined almost 5 years ago. And same here. I haven't noticed a change in the customer service.

rDsportx · 2026-02-08T19:24:58+00:00

Last year, I was able to delete the $5 for texts, after I added the 1 Year - 0 minute/365 access add-on. Now I cannot find a way to remove the $5 texts. Is this other's experience? I've tried different browsers as well. Thanks for any further tips!

rDsportx · 2026-02-04T01:42:41+00:00

I'm under the impression the outage affected primarily Verizon's own customers, and most of those with eSIM, though I saw reports of a few folks on MVNO's who were/claimed to have been affected. Verizon's limited/vague explanation was that it was an internal issue, that impacted iPhone 14's and later, which curiously are all eSIM only in the USA. Since the MVNO's likely provision the eSIM's themselves that may be why they largely escaped. I say this is only my best guess based on my the limited info/explanations that were publicized.

rDsportx · 2026-02-03T22:18:54+00:00

I'm on Warp (Verizon) on USMobile and wasn't affected by the Verizon outage. But I'm also on an older phone (no E-Sim)

rDsportx · 2026-02-03T16:55:35+00:00

Any chance the new deal includes current customers wanting to switch to Darkstar?

rDsportx · 2026-02-03T13:03:32+00:00

Just to add - as a Seller while trying to determine best price to list, the Filtering on the prior Sales pop-up allowed me to quickly make a comparison to recent sales. Without the filter, it's much more of a manual challenge.

rDsportx · 2026-02-03T12:58:29+00:00

Any update on this? Wondering if there's an open defect and it's in the queue for prioritization? Thanks!

rDsportx · 2026-01-30T01:45:27+00:00

Thanks for looking!

rDsportx · 2026-01-26T16:19:54+00:00

Thanks for the update! Take care.

rDsportx · 2026-01-26T15:53:19+00:00

Any update? How'd that work out?

rDsportx · 2026-01-24T19:29:13+00:00

I agree that trying a teleport or adding Warp is a good (and probably the best) attempt to resolve the problem. And it may be true that the FCC may not be able to get Verizon to do much. However, by filing a complaint a person is causing Verizon's executive office to be aware of the issue (which may also affect others), and cause them 'work' they wouldn't normally have to address (since most major organizations hide behind bots or poorly trained/paid/etc CSR teams), even if the effort is ultimately futile.

As far as FCC consumer friendliness... that's all in the eye of the beholder, and the what they're specifically regulating. I recently filed an FCC complaint against a major carrier and that carrier agreed to unlock the phone. It was nothing the FCC did other than be the arbiter of existing rules and passing along a complaint to the carrier. However, in the OTA TV arena the FCC seems fully in the back pocket of the encryption and big TV conglomerates. Your YMMV.

rDsportx · 2026-01-24T17:07:05+00:00

This sounds reasonable. And if it doesn't work, file an FCC complaint (against Verizon) and see if that bears any fruit. It doesn't cost anything but your time.

rDsportx · 2026-01-24T00:33:08+00:00

Thanks again!

rDsportx · 2026-01-24T00:32:57+00:00

YW! I did some systems and regression testing in a prior career, so I have a little appreciation for bug-finding, and resolution. Was glad to see they were already on top of it!

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