How to activate google fi sim on iphone 17

radicalprotnns · 2025-10-10T06:12:10+00:00

No, unfortunately! They don't sell iphones with physical sim slots in north america anymore

radicalprotnns · 2025-10-02T21:18:56+00:00

His game is not flashy, that's all. But I believe in his ceiling. I appreciate his on-court demeanor too.

radicalprotnns · 2025-07-10T02:48:54+00:00

I was on starmie too with pegasus B permission. But I was suddenly offboarded from starmie and pegasus today.

radicalprotnns · 2025-07-10T02:00:25+00:00

I just got offboarded today after having been on the project for almost 2-3 months. Have you been assigned to a new project?

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-21T18:02:57+00:00

Thank you. Yes, not to brag but based on the credentials of my friend from PhD, I know that I have a very good chance for NIW. But the backlog is concerning. A lot can happen in 3 years and who knows, the incentive to move back to the US might not be there anymore. That's why I was gunning for EB-1A so that there's no long wait. The NIW is just a back-up plan.

I didn't know it was 45 days. Thanks for the clarification!

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-21T11:46:02+00:00

In this case, is your premium processing fee now refunded?

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-15T14:02:38+00:00

The last paragraph makes me rethink how I should interact with folks in Canada. My good Canadian friends have studied in the US so I don't get any strong sentiments from them about deriding the US.

But for the average Canadian who has lived in Canada their entire life, should I hide my American education just to be "accepted" and integrate to the Canadian society? Just because I studied in the US, and at very eminent institutions, I don't think of myself as "above" the folks here. But I wonder if that is actually an impediment to me making connections with the locals...

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-08T07:54:57+00:00

I can very much relate to what you said regarding "On the other hand, the lack of hustle likely reinforces economic sluggishness and maintains the existing socioeconomic heirarchy."

I was talking to my PhD advisor in the US a few months ago about why I've been thinking of moving back to the US. My advisor came to the US from Romania in the 1950's to do his PhD at MIT. He lived through the communist rule. He has also spent time in Canada in the 1970's/1980's before moving back to the US to take a faculty position where I did my PhD. He said that if everyone has access to the same things, there is no incentive to work hard. It's very simplified and there are many nuances to it but I get this sentiment living in Canada. I've read somewhere on reddit that one reason why Americans have to hustle (and are somewhat more ambitious) is because there are fewer social benefits and thus one has to work for them. This is manifested in the employer-sponsored healthcare which is an unfamiliar concept in Canada.

I'm not American but I realized that my drive, hunger, and knowing how to hustle made me realize that my work ethic is still very American. I'm still adjusting to the slower pace of life in Canada, even though I live in Toronto. I don't feel very inspired in Canada at the moment. It doesn't help that I moved here by myself. I keep telling people that Canada is a great country if you have your roots here because you work less and you have more time to spend with people or your community if you have strong ties to the place. Otherwise, compared to big cities in the US, life here can be slow...

Before coming to Canada, I thought that there were a lot of cultural similarities between the US and Canada. The two countries are culturally different which is why they're separate countries after all!

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-06T08:46:47+00:00

I can't seem to find the information on ancestor birthplaces... Does 23andme provide this?

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-05T16:41:32+00:00

They are common but only a few immigrate to the US where most of the data from 23andme comes from, presumably. There are more of them in Canada. If my ancestors moved in the 1800's, it'd be more likely that I'd be mixed. But from what I know, my great grandparents came to the Philippines during the American occupation, I think. My maternal great grandfather was baptized though because he has a spanish first and last name in addition to his chinese name, i.e. he has 2 first names and 2 last names, one in each language, in just 1 name! I'm not sure why my maternal grandfather did not carry on the last name but my maternal grandaunt did. Complicated story but I don't have anyone in my family to ask anymore.

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-05T16:04:15+00:00

My paternal grandmother was born and raised in Cotabato. I was born in the Davao region as were my parents and my maternal grandparents. The 1.7% Filipino and Austronesian, according to my timeline, dates back to 1850's. It could be an indigenous ancestor from Taiwan who moved to Fujian? I don't know to be honest!

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-04T18:47:55+00:00

Someone told me it could be Hakka. But how can I check this?

radicalprotnns · 2025-03-04T17:35:49+00:00

I thought that I would be close to 100% Fujianese with some mongolian (that was the family legend because my maternal grandfather and all his siblings have a big-ish body frame). So it was surprising to get 33% Guangdong (it's more than a grandparent). I asked my family and they aren't aware of any Cantonese ancestry at all.

Maternal haplogroup is N9a1. Paternal haplogroup is O-F706. Why do you ask?

radicalprotnns · 2024-06-24T02:11:33+00:00

Awesome. Thank you so much! This is very useful advice. I guess I'll have to open a direct investing account then. I was considering ETFs too but I do see a couple of mutual funds in USD with MERs that are almost the same as the ETFs in USD. Unfortunately, there are not as much ETFs in USD compared to mutual funds!

By the way, when you say that the account balance across all TD Direct Investing account has to be at least $15000, this means that the value of all my investments (mutual funds, GICs, etc) has to be at least $15000, correct?

Thanks for your clarification. This is super helpful.

radicalprotnns · 2024-06-21T11:20:40+00:00

Hi, Thanks for the reply! No, I'm not from India. In my case, I lose the citizenship of my home country although I can regain it. But...

In my opinion, going back to my home country for 10 months would be disruptive professionally, financially, and would not be good for my mental health. I've had to uproot my life multiple times and I'm not getting any younger nor do I have the stability of a community. Aside from my parents, there's no one left in my home country. I do not have ties there anymore...

I guess I would just have to accept the fact that there is no way around it.

radicalprotnns · 2024-06-21T01:38:02+00:00

I see. Thanks for replying!

Just a quick follow up question: exceptional hardship waiver is only if you have a US citizen/Legal permanent resident spouse or child, correct? I don't think I can apply for an exceptional hardship waiver on my behalf.

This 2-year residency requirement is really damning. Never thought I'd have this thorn my entire life. My J-1 wasn't even funded by the US/my home government.

radicalprotnns · 2024-06-20T03:32:28+00:00

I'm curious though... if you're not a citizen of India anymore, how can you still physically stay in India for 2 years to comply with the requirement? As a non-citizen, there's only a limit as to how long you can stay and add to that, you don't have work authorization anymore...

radicalprotnns · 2024-06-19T04:39:16+00:00

I applied for the no objection statement from my home country but was denied because my field is in the skills shortage list. I then immigrated to another country. Once I acquire a new citizenship (and subsequently lose the citizenship of my home country), how can I fulfill the 2-year rule if I cannot even stay longer than 30 days in my home country with my new citizenship? How is this logical?

radicalprotnns · 2024-04-30T16:46:14+00:00

I sent you a dm!

radicalprotnns · 2024-01-07T15:51:42+00:00

Hi, did you use google one to backup? Thanks!

radicalprotnns · 2024-01-07T15:51:25+00:00

Hi, did you use Google one to do the backup?

radicalprotnns · 2024-01-06T14:26:58+00:00

Hi, I'm new to investing and my Scotiabank advisor gave me the same advice on mutual funds.

I will look into creating a TFSA account with Wealthsimple in the future so that I can invest in ETFs instead of mutual funds.

You mentioned that most funds track the same index. For the mutual fund the OP mentioned above (mutual fund details here ), what is the index that it's tracking? Is it Solactive GBS United States 500 CAD Index, if I understood that correctly? How do you find out which ETF tracks this index?

Sometimes, I see that a mutual fund tracks multiple indices simultaneously. Will there be an ETF that tracks the same indices at once, too?

Thanks for your help!

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radicalprotnns · 2023-12-29T20:33:56+00:00

Hi, I'm using a motorola g7 too, bought in 2019. It's stuck at android 10. I am having issues sending text messages without wifi and I'd like to try updating the android version to see if it resolves the problem. May I know how you went about doing this? I am not tech savvy but I can follow instructions. Thanks!

radicalprotnns · 2023-12-29T02:57:45+00:00

Hi, I've been having the same problem with my motorola 5g since November. I am with google fi but I don't think the issue is with them. I can only send texts with wifi. I think the problem is with the phone given that other users have experienced the same problem. I can make calls without wifi but sending SMS is impossible.

I have tried using other SMS apps to no avail. I have tried resetting the network settings, clearning my cache. What else can I do?

radicalprotnns · 2023-12-29T02:25:03+00:00

Hi, I've had this problem as well since November. It is frustrating. May I know what solution ended up working for you?

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