BADGES! Badges seem to have gone malfunctional since Jan - when PM
introduced new Points. I'm on old Rewards, and it looks like I've still
been getting my Community Rewards each month (such as they are, lol). No
badges for months then suddenly a noti...
I noticed new small print under the US Roaming add-ons: "Important: As
of February 22nd, 2022, some United States (U.S) carriers will begin
turning down certain 3G/HSPA networks in the U.S. As a result, some
customers using U.S. roaming add-ons may b...
I'm not particularly impressed with the recent forum software
"upgrades". Maybe it's been phenomenally improved for back-end users -
CSAs/MODs, PM staff, Oracles, etc. I don't know. But it doesn't seem
very improved for us normal plebe visitors/users...
@computergeek541 wrote:The phone will choose the best connection
automatically ...The best signal ... that it can use, that's it's
allowed to use. The local network machinery is spewing radio to every
device in range almost indiscriminately. The phon...
Device-side data metrics (as measured by your phone's software) are a
"guideline". They never promise accuracy. They're mostly accurate - if
they're reset correctly each time a new data cycle begins - but some
usage patterns and some conditions and s...
@bluejaywpg wrote:The failed connector happens to be USB-C, not Micro-B
(not that it necessarily matters).If you're going to pull out your
soldering iron then I urge you to first lookup the reference pinouts,
lol. You might be interested in products ...
Many of the things sold on Ali are designed for foreign markets (India,
Asia, etc). Incompatible with communications standards in other markets
- wrong radio frequencies, bands, protocols. Incompatible with
electrical standards in other markets - wro...
Whenever I have to replace another broken USB port, I upsize it. Flimsy
little micro-USB connectors are a joke. You don't even have to wiggle
your wire to break them, they just fall apart or fail all by themselves
after enough plug/unplug cycles. I u...
