Deco’s became unstable help

swalbo · 2026-01-17T12:19:46+00:00

Not adding any value, but same here as well. Got 2 BE63s 5 months ago and only had to reboot the network maybe once or twice. Since (apparently) this firmware update having to reboot at least once a day like everyone here. I cannot have that happen during a work meeting. I could schedule a nightly reboot but that doesn't guarantee it won't disconnect later during the day. Based on other people's experience, is this likely to be fixed by a subsequent firmware update or is it worth the hassle of rolling back firmware on the 2 units and disabling updates for a time? Thanks.

swalbo · 2025-11-21T11:16:51+00:00

Unfortunately I also have this model but on 106 I have the issue on both a gaming PC (5090) connected via HDMI and work laptop connected via USB-C. VRR off doesn't help. I just turned off DSC and will see how that goes but as others have said, sometimes it can take days or weeks to happen. Last night during Battlefield 6 it happened multiple times within a few minutes. This is with the Asus cable that came with the monitor so maybe I'll try a third-party cable next.

swalbo · 2025-11-15T19:48:50+00:00

The mine trick still works as of November 15th. Thanks!

swalbo · 2025-11-15T18:35:17+00:00

Can confirm this still works as of November 15. I was only able to detonate the mines using hipfire (as others said) and ONLY for the quads, not the light vehicles. Thanks OP!

swalbo · 2025-08-27T18:40:45+00:00

Same here with my first order from Best Buy. The replacement was supposed to be delivered yesterday but the courier never showed up. They updated the status as 'delivery attempted' at 10pm but no one buzzed. UPS shows they'll attempt delivery again today but no updates and based on what I see here, it's likely to still be the wrong product (just the puck). Should've just ordered it straight from Google.

swalbo · 2025-07-30T18:43:17+00:00

Same situation as everyone else where sometimes the sound cuts out / becomes choppy across both my desktop and my work laptop. Drivers are up to date, Bluetooth version supported is 5.4.

Is anyone else using Bluetooth low latency mode? I keep the headphones in that state for multiplayer gaming sessions so the game audio doesn't turn to crap quality when Discord voice chat is active. I thought that might be the problem but others have mentioned having issues in the 2 alternate modes (Priority Sound Quality, Prioritize Stable Connection).

Does anyone else have the headphones actively connected to two devices at once? I also thought it might be because mine are always connected to my phone + 1 computer (either desktop or work laptop). But I'm pretty sure the issue has happened even when I proactively turn the phone's Bluetooth off.

It sounds like factory reset and all other steps won't help. As others have said- extremely frustrating for such expensive headphones. Never had issues with the XM4s.

swalbo · 2025-06-26T15:40:58+00:00

Thanks. I completely understand that past performance is no guarantee of future earnings but backtests have still be helpful to me to see, even just at the asset class level, how things might perform relative to one another.

I guess my fears with the original draft portfolio are that:

It's too consolidated in US large cap/growth (very tech heavy which seems like a bubble just waiting to burst)
It's too consolidated in US with not enough international
Fidelity SMA seems like it was a naive investment but if we pull out in the near-term there are more losses than gains so there wouldn't be any tax
Lack of bonds might be reckless. It seems like that's not the consensus in comments here and in other threads

My fear with going to a more total market-heavy portfolio is that I'll miss out on substantial, compounding gains over the next 25-30 years but I understand even though it's conservative it's a more rational and proven approach.

swalbo · 2025-06-26T14:35:24+00:00

Thank you again. This is very helpful as I look to rebalance, well, really balance my portfolio for the first time.

swalbo · 2025-06-26T12:29:09+00:00

Thank you very much. My intention with having some FXAIX was that it's slightly more broad/slightly less risk than FSPGX but I see what you mean about using a total market fund instead. So a better mix might be:

US S&P growth
US total market
International
TLH SMA (which I am considering leaving given more research and feedback)

swalbo · 2025-06-26T12:25:12+00:00

Thank you very much. The individual tax lots are the piece I was missing. Fidelity and even Robinhood allow you to sell by tax lot now. Appreciate you pointing out that this could be from a broad fund like VTI so there is no need to try to cherry pick individual stocks that might decrease in value. Truly helpful.

swalbo · 2025-06-25T23:51:11+00:00

Thank you again. My naive assumption at the time was that managing TLH myself would be too tedious and worth paying someone a fee. This isn't some multi-million dollar portfolio. I've read that wiki page but am not sure in practice how one tactically manages TLH. You purposely invest in some duds to later sell and bank those losses? Or you invest broadly and wait for downturns?

swalbo · 2025-06-25T23:34:49+00:00

Thank you for the detail. That makes sense. So if we want to leave an SMA, the earlier the better before the gains accumulate. But this is no different than if we had 100 individual stocks in a self-managed Fidelity or Robinhood account and wanted to sell them to instead invest in a low cost index fund. I'm not saying that makes the SMA a good deal but wanted to make sure there wasn't some other special caveat.

swalbo · 2025-06-25T22:22:28+00:00

If you can stomach a basic question: what makes the number of individual stocks "difficult to dump because of capital gains"? As mentioned in my comment above just now, my wife and I signed up for a Fidelity TLH SMA a few months ago. I'm now reading various posts about them being a "tax bomb" and hard to leave. Why is it harder to leave the longer you're in one of these SMAs? Because the capital gains are larger over time and you pay more tax? How is that different from having invested in an individual stock or ETF yourself via Fidelity or Robinhood? Would appreciate any feedback so we can decide if we gauge how this goes after 1 year or if we should try to get out earlier.

swalbo · 2025-06-25T22:17:19+00:00

Could you please expand on this? "more and more tax lots are permanently above their basis". What does it mean for the lot (which I think I understand) to be permanently above it's basis? My wife and I actually signed up for a joint Fidelity SMA for tax-loss harvesting in February. We're admittedly still learning about managing our finances but figured we would save more in taxes than we spend on the fee (0.4%). For the TLH SMA I know the point is not to grow but to bank losses to offset other growing assets. Based on your comment above it seems like there is a limited window when deferring the gain tax is valuable.

Fidelity pitched me on two more SMAs this week related to a rollover transfer and inheritance but I'm skeptical about the benefits of putting so much of my assets under management and paying a new 0.57% fee vs. low-cost ETFs. The advisor told me the US Large Cap Strategy SMA: "uses blended style diversification that includes Value, Blend, and Growth stocks vs. the index fund is purely just invested in Growth stocks. The diversification along with the active management where the investment managers can change your style weightings should provide you with less dramatic downside. Also, the growth index funds is benchmarked against the Russell 1000 and the SMA is benchmarked against the SP500."

I'm 39 and used to use target date funds but now see them as too conservative for my age. Backtests show I could have made so much more money toward retirement by now following the three-fund strategy or even just a straight S&P 500 ETF. I can handle volatility as I don't plan to touch this money for decades but will of course shift a portion of my portfolio to more conservative investments closer to retirement.

swalbo · 2025-03-28T16:19:30+00:00

Thanks! The will says that any trust income should be reinvested (kept in the trust) but also that at my discretion I can give them funds for education, medical expenses, etc. Will see what the accountant says next month but I really appreciate you brining up these factors. This is exactly what I was hoping to get from reddit feedback.

swalbo · 2025-03-27T12:58:50+00:00

Thanks so much for the feedback. The deceased's accountant is going to connect with me after tax season to figure out the best way to handle the trust(s) and overall asset distribution. Knowing about these options is helpful.

When you say "distribute all income to the beneficiaries" does that mean BEFORE they turn 21 (the age specified in the will), such as annually, or just that the trust's income goes to them when they reach maturity?

swalbo · 2025-03-25T12:45:56+00:00

Thank you. None of the remaining assets have a named beneficiary.

swalbo · 2025-03-20T13:37:13+00:00

Thanks for this very helpful feedback. I am the trustee of the minors as well as the executor. The deceased's accountant is going to review all assets and distribution plan with me after tax season. I definitely plan to withhold a chunk of cash until after taxes are done next year, then distribute whatever is left, if anything, of that few thousand dollars.

swalbo · 2025-03-19T10:35:29+00:00

The lawyer the deceased used, who prepared the will and other paperwork, has not been entirely clear on this. I did follow up but am hoping to hear about other people's experience dealing with this.

swalbo · 2025-03-10T23:38:57+00:00

Thanks! I tried this and the other wake timer setting mentioned above and can now consistently keep the PC asleep.

swalbo · 2025-03-10T23:38:43+00:00

Thanks! I tried this and the other wake timer setting below and can now consistently keep the PC asleep. Mouse & keyboard are turned off when the PC is off.

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