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EcoTank printers are particularly hostile with this. Despite that the waste ink pass on most models are user-servicable behind 1-2 screws, and can be purchased on Amazon for $10, t…

I agree. Something other people aren't mentioning - the default iOS Contacts app will automatically switch your messaging and voice call shortcuts to use an alternate platform, per…

Bear in mind that not updating your Plex server could leave you open to security vulnerabilities. The most notable example of this is last year's massive LastPass breach, which beg…

iOS 17 is supposed to come with a new "Assistive Access" setting[0] which is intended to be an "old person's mode" with limited but pronounced functionality. In the meantime, you s…

Rtings did find something similar with the AirPods Pro, seeing a "fairly significant drop" in December 2019 and another "slight decline" in October 2021: > We've tested 'Noise Isol…

Contact them via phone or online chat; with no way to test remotely, they will offer to exchange the AirPods in most cases.

> If Apple were censoring messaging apps I would agree with your seemingly negative sentiment, however, as someone who has pushed out apps to the Apple and Mac app stores, I can sa…

> Something like 60% of pedestrian road deaths are intoxicated pedestrians. Do you have a source for this? I looked up your claim and found this study from the NHTSA[0] (pg 23), wh…

> Why was ATT and T-Mobile allowed to combine. AT&T and T-Mobile did not combine, that purchase was (one of the few mergers) blocked by the DOJ under the Obama administration. T-Mo…

In the fine print, that page notes that international data is limited to 128kbps (or 256kbps if you're on the top-tier 'MAX' plan). Phones that are designed for (or sold through) T…

Unfortunately this isn't allowed on iOS - Dell Mobile Connect is the only app I know of which has this functionality, and they access Messages via a Bluetooth connection between th…

You can buy a phone with the latest technology in it, designed and built to tomorrow's specification; and AT&T still won't support it, unless the manufacturer has paid them to cert…

> I think only one of the 2 slots fully supports LTE. Both of the slots support LTE; OnePlus has made some frustrating power saving decisions though, which force the secondary (non…

> It is not just "old" or 3G-only phones, it is any phone that is not explicitly on their whitelist. This is correct. The whitelist that they're using specifically is here[0]. Some…

Personally, I believe that they're worried about a repeat of this incident[0] - and the way they're ensuring that that can't happen is to test and 'certify' all phones before custo…

> If its rolled out on 26ghz its bad in range. Sub 6 GHZ 5G rollout is as good or better than 4G on the same frequencies. Range will be the same, but coverage can technically be a …

AT&T shut down their GSM 2G network in 2017 - the remaining circuit switched calls were going out over UMTS (3G) until the shutdown.

Apple's cable is 3m, which is likely most of why it's more expensive. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MWP02AM/A/thunderbolt-4-p...

For those who are thinking, "why do we need Net Neutrality? When have you actually seen an example of providers throttling content?" - there's a pretty egregious one that's been pr…

In addition to what was noted by a sibling comment (emergency calls are given higher priority than your standard commercial voice or data traffic), there is specifically an exempti…

The latest alpha (Canary) build of Discord for Android uses React Native[0]. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/u4kn2k/alpha_12...

I believe you’re limited to 3 apps this way, as well as being limited to 10 App IDs (most popular apps will include multiple App IDs for things like extensions, widgets, etc). If y…

It’s worth noting that this (proposed) law already only applies to large companies, as I noted upthread. This is something that a lot of folks in this thread are missing, but which…

> imagine WhatsApp was written and maintained by an individual? Would we be so keen to use terms like "force"? This is all negative in the freedom dimension. These rules only apply…

In case others are curious, that (probably) was Episode 96[0] of the "Darknet Diaries" podcast. Very worth a listen IMO. [0] https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/96/