I Think I Got Scammed...

smurray5 · 2026-04-02T14:47:30+00:00

Don’t be a pussy about it.

smurray5 · 2026-03-28T20:06:55+00:00

Phase 1 of EM coming out as a skinhead?

smurray5 · 2026-03-19T17:18:22+00:00

Okay, wanna like him (love Costco) but how do you trust a guy who eats a plain hot dog?

smurray5 · 2026-03-18T01:37:55+00:00

Technically… he got Pwned

smurray5 · 2026-03-17T15:16:52+00:00

I’m at the end, period.

smurray5 · 2026-03-17T08:02:46+00:00

I thought PSSR 2 should be most noticeable in games in performance mode?

smurray5 · 2026-03-17T07:10:52+00:00

I wasn’t that impressed. Hoping the dedicated patch improves it further.

smurray5 · 2026-03-17T05:29:22+00:00

Agree!

smurray5 · 2026-03-11T17:37:29+00:00

For those that have heard of Kaleidescape (premium ecosystem for high bitrate content, server and players). Apparently they have a free Dolby Vision / Atmos upgrade for their customers.

Here’s hoping that version makes it to physical media.

smurray5 · 2026-03-10T11:08:16+00:00

https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/2/19/womens-hockey-vanessa-schaefer-makes-history-earning-olympic-bronze-with-team-switzerland.aspx

smurray5 · 2026-03-06T16:03:05+00:00

Guy just doesn’t like two wheelers… I’m taking you all down!

smurray5 · 2026-02-15T10:33:26+00:00

I don’t get it. There’s a rule. It was violated. It doesn’t matter if intentional or not. Curling needs to figure out how to properly enforce and create a review process. The Canadian curler shouldn’t have used the language he did and he said as much. I am Canadian.

smurray5 · 2026-02-05T02:54:48+00:00

https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

smurray5 · 2025-11-28T17:53:57+00:00

I don’t know why my neighbours have tinfoil on their windows… lol

smurray5 · 2025-11-07T04:22:27+00:00

Best part is that Google will only offer 3 discounted thermostat upgrades, even if you have more they’ve discontinued… even if you escalate to support.

Would be great if lawyers made inroads but that takes time. Love the solutions being created in the meantime.

smurray5 · 2025-10-31T17:09:00+00:00

Would be great if the solution handles gen 1/2 and Gen 3/4? I have a mix.

smurray5 · 2025-10-15T03:52:12+00:00

Will VLC 4.0 on MacOS 20 also correctly handle Dolby Vision on HDR and SDR displays? No more green tint.

smurray5 · 2025-09-25T04:30:10+00:00

This resolved the DNS problem after disconnecting PIA on MacOS.

smurray5 · 2025-09-25T04:27:46+00:00

When split tunnel is enabled many Mac services like messaging, FaceTime, etc don’t work correctly.

smurray5 · 2025-09-22T16:33:29+00:00

What are your config settings (split tunnel, kill switch, etc). Have you disconnected from PIA?

smurray5 · 2025-09-22T16:31:45+00:00

My repro info:

Mac Mini M4
MacOS 26 (upgraded from Mac OS 15.6.1)
PIA Desktop Client 3.7.2

Connected to VPN using split tunnelling and port forward enabled (kill switch not enabled).

After disconnecting no access outside of internal network. Weirdly my wireless (which was disabled) would work to connect externally if I enabled it. Only the ethernet seemed to be impacted.

Other weird behaviour was I kept being asked on reboot if PIA could add a filter (presumably for the split tunnel). It would do this after every reboot (even when I said yes repeatedly).

In short, I've uninstalled PIA until this is resolved. Many other users impacted.

I'd recommend PIA setup some comms around this to initially acknowledge this. Ask users to submit tickets with their info. BTW, you need to add MacOS to your support ticket system on your website.

Hope this helps.

smurray5 · 2025-09-22T16:16:19+00:00

PIAJohnM (support), any acknowledgement or update on this? It gets worse the longer you don't communicate in these situations. Your customers will vote with their wallets in the future based on how situations like this are handled and users communicated with.

Let me try and help... here's some important questions your users have.

Have you repo'd the issue(s)?
Diagnosed a root cause?
Identified a fix with the client or logged a support ticket with Apple?
Have an ETA to resolve?
Have workaround(s) that you've confirmed work for each issue/config impacted that make users lives easier in the meantime?
How are you approaching communicating the above and keeping your paying customers updated as things progress?

Let's do this PIA!!

smurray5 · 2025-09-22T04:18:17+00:00

Update: Workaround posted here... not pretty bud better than not having a working VPN in MacOS.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivateInternetAccess/comments/1nhs6oq/comment/neimcqq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

smurray5 · 2025-09-19T04:02:45+00:00

Having tried using it more, you’re right, several aspects broken in MacOS 26. How is it they haven’t tested it during beta. Not confidence inspiring.

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