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  1. To my knowledge, I have never received a SPAM SD call despite the fact that we are SD residents. All my SPAM comes from the area code where my phone is registered which happens to be 301. As for SPAM filtering, my Pixel 6 Pro rejects ~80% of SPAM without me having to do anything.
  2. Most, if not all, phone plans have limits on the amount of high speed data you can use in a month before being slowed down to what is euphemistically referred to as 2G speeds. Data-only (hotspot) plans also may have limits but they often are larger. Using phones as hotspots also means the phone has to be where you are which can be a problem if, for example, your spouse has taken their phone and gone shopping. We have found standalone hotspots to be more convenient. It puzzles me why so many people I encounter seem to have a kind of "brand loyalty" to their cellular provider along the lines of "I have a [name of provider] phone so I guess I'll get a [same provider] hotspot. There's nothing that ties these two things together; your provider isn't loyal to you so don't be so loyal to them. Find the best plans for the places you are going to be and use them. Currently all the major carriers have data-only plans in the range of 100GB/mo for $50-60/mo. Be sure to investigate both prepaid and postpaid plans; they are often rather different.
  3. My wife, my kids and my grandkids all have gone over "to the dark side" and I'm alone holding aloft a waning torch for Android! But my Pixel 6 Pro was just approved for Verizon C-Band service so I may have the last laugh (if I ever find a C-band tower!) 😁
  4. All my kids and grandkids have iPhones so we just use FaceTime. My wife has an iPhone and it's easy for her with connect to on her own.
  5. I find it unfortunate that so much of the information posted about unvented combo washer/dryers is second or third hand stuff, much of which isn't true. I know you didn't have any ill intent in this case, but it's frustrating to see people re-posting items such as "don't get an unvented combo because they dump all the water vapor into the RV" when they've never owned or operated one. As you noted, unvented combos are popular in both Europe and Asia where they are often built in as kitchen appliances. If space is a at a premium and access to an outside wall isn't practical, an unvented combo can be an ideal solution. They sure wouldn't be that popular if all the negative traits attributed to them in forum posts were actually true! 😁
  6. Our unvented Splendide has a gasket-sealed door and the condensed water vapor coming off the clothes is directed to the drain. I'm not sure where you find the 10% of the water that you say is released inside the RV. If you are speaking of the slight amount of dampness that sometimes can be found on the clothes when the drying cycle ends, we usually just turn it back on for a few minutes and the clothes then come out totally dry. As for the slower drying times, I think many RVers fail to understand that ANY dryer running on a 15A 120V circuit will dry a given load of clothes approximately three times slower when compared to a residential dryer running on 30A 240V circuit. I know that the drying elements in both vented and unvented Splendide combos have the same wattage. The vented version may have a greater airflow which would result in somewhat shorter drying times. As for the lower drying temperature, the unvented Splendide has two heat settings, one of which is only accessible when using the Cotton wash cycle. When we, for example, dry towels using that high heat setting they can come out almost too hot to handle. I suspect that the lower temperature you are referring to is the temperature used for the Permanent Press cycle (or the Cotton cycle when the "low temp" button is pressed.) We do use that when drying clothes and, I agree, I think that is better for them.
  7. Their website clearly still states that the cancellation fee ought to have been $15 since you cancelled way in advance of your reservation date. I realize that it's not a huge amount of money, but if you care you might want to file a complaint with the State of TN Consumer Affairs office. From the parks' website: Cancellation Policy: Should you need to cancel a reservation, you must notify us before 12 noon 14 days prior to the reservation date in order to get everything back besides a $15 service fee. If you call after 12 pm less than 14 days prior, then you will lose the deposit completely. Any changes to your reservation must be done at least 14 days prior to your arrival date.
  8. I run Bluestacks in order to run Android games on my pc's. Would the ability to do this through Windows 11 have any advantages over Bluestacks? Specifically, we play Wordscapes on my wife's Dell because it has a touch screen!
  9. Sorry, but Obamacare subsidies are not taxable: Q. If I get an Obamacare subsidy in the exchange, is the subsidy amount considered income? A. No. The subsidies (both premium assistance tax credits and cost-sharing) are not considered income and are not taxed. https://www.healthinsurance.org/faqs/if-i-get-an-obamacare-subsidy-in-the-exchange-is-the-subsidy-amount-considered-income/#:~:text=No.,made health coverage more affordable.
  10. With all due respect there must have been a misunderstanding. None of the stimulus checks mailed out during the Trump administration were considered taxable income. https://www.cnbc.com/select/will-stimulus-check-be-taxed/
  11. I don't know if the NYTimes will let you see this post, but your issue is discussed in detail here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/opinion/taxes-remote-work.html
  12. Some CC services are turned on through the Options key rather than the approach you described. At least that's what I have found to be the case with my Roku.
  13. The Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock tells the story of the gliders and their pilots who were trained to ferry materials silently behind enemy lines. A portion of what is now Lubbock's airport was used as the training center. Silent Wings Museum
  14. Yup; I got the same email, but I never received a shipping notice.
  15. I don't recall ever receiving a shipping notice; they simply showed up in the mail one day.
  16. We ordered ours the first day they were available and they came about a week ago.
  17. I believe the sub 6 GHz band will be exclusively 5G. Some of today's newer phones are being equipped to receive "sub 6" signals. I believe my Pixel 6 Pro can.
  18. With all due respect, you are speaking about only one segment of the overall "space" of 5G service. Yes, millimeter wave 5G has a very short range and is primarily suited for urban environments. But most of the 5G service that has already been introduced nationwide has NOT been millimeter wave 5G. Most of the 5G we have today shares the frequency spectrum with the 4G system and has range that is similar to that of 4G. And most of the 5G focus over the next several years will be what is sometimes known as "sub 6 GHz 5G" which uses wavelengths shorter than 4G broadcasts but much, much longer than those used for millimeter wave 5G. The bottom line is that it is impossible to know what capabilities a tower has just on the basis of where it is physically located. As I said previously, I seriously doubt that anyone would erect a new tower these days without giving it the capability of broadcasting a 5G signal of one form or another.
  19. You have to assume that any new tower these days will be a combination of 4G and 5G signals.
  20. Right. The previous comment that the Starlink ground stations form some kind of cellular system is simply incorrect.
  21. Starlink download speeds do appear to vary by location and time of day but, at our home base in coastal TX, mine typically are about ~250Mbps. FWIW the service has been extremely reliable; it averages less than one minute of unavailability per day. Latency times are in the 30-40 msec range. Starlink's earth stations serve to connect the satellite system to the "internet backbone". The ground stations don't constitute another cell system. They are invisible as far as users are concerned and uplink speeds are in the 30-40 Mbps range.
  22. We've been seeing 4G/LTE speeds approaching 100 Mbps on Verizon in more and more places. With speeds like that I don't care if it's 5G or not!
  23. Thanks to Kirk for posting the article I forgot to provide a link to.
  24. The "5G conspiracy theory" machine has been going full tilt for several years. Here's an article that examines and disposes of several of the leading 5G conspiracy theories:
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