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  1. FB decided I needed to verify my id to keep my account
    The only problem is my id does not say "Ikate Facebork"

  2. That's the limit of the usb 3.0 standard.
    Come on we should be using at least usb 3.1 for a 5G modem in 2018!

  3. Re:Maybe they've got Comcast on WikiLeaks: Ecuador Cut Off Assange's Internet Access (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    What does comcast consider unlimited now? Last I heard they had raised their caps to 1TB/mo for all capped customers.

  4. Re:Quick question on Samsung Announces 10nm SoC In Mass-Production (anandtech.com) · · Score: 1

    I still think catching fire is a great feature but it needs to work on demand instead of at random.

  5. Re:Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading! on Images Show Further Damage To Great Barrier Reef, But Scientists Assure It's Not Dead (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shhhh! I don't want them to get any ideas about making the main site as broken as the mobile one.

  6. At&t sends all of my bills and notifications to the premium yahoo mail account that comes with the dsl service so I have all mail from there forwarded to a yahoo address that actually gets checked occasionally.

    But it almost always puts the forwarded bills in the spam folder and I don't know why.

  7. So this is how elysium got started.

  8. Re:legacy plans are great on Verizon, AT&T Made $600 Million in Overage Fees Alone in 2016 (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    AFAIK nothing has been done to anyone with a UDP without it being attached to a T1114 or going over verizon's arbitrary cap on unlimited data that they won't tell anyone how high the cap is because people would use that information to stay under the usage cap.

    Otherwise unless you contact support for any reason, go to any verizon corporate store for any reason, or try and activate a sim card yourself you're fine.

  9. How did they come up with these numbers? on Verizon, AT&T Made $600 Million in Overage Fees Alone in 2016 (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    How did they come up with these numbers? Verizon charges $15/GB overage in 1 GB blocks a $26 overage is impossible 1.7GB overage would be 2 1GB overage blocks so $15 + $15 =$30

  10. I think samsung would really have something if they could just figure out how to get it to catch fire on demand instead of at random.

    I was disappointed to find that if you wanted to have a kindle fire you had to actually light it yourself!

  11. Re:What Will They Be Named? on Amazon Eyes Its Own Convenience Stores In Addition To Drive-Up Grocery Sites (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd go with "Amazon mini"

  12. Re:Let me guess... Prime on Amazon Eyes Its Own Convenience Stores In Addition To Drive-Up Grocery Sites (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd be concerned that they might expand their add on item program so if I wanted to buy a tube of toothpaste id have to buy enough stuff to hit the $25 order minimum even after paying for prime.

  13. This is a bad idea. on Amazon Eyes Its Own Convenience Stores In Addition To Drive-Up Grocery Sites (geekwire.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The brick and mortar market is already at saturation.

    Walmart is already starting to offer in-store pickup and drive up pickup.

    Amazon would be better off investing in drone delivery as it has a much better chance of being profitable.

    Oh and little stores that sell milk and stuff? Walmart already tried that with "walmart express" it didn't work.

  14. IMHO Yahoo should take the deal before Verizon comes to it's senses and realises what they are buying.

    Verizon didn't have any reason to buy yahoo (AFAIK) other than hey look at all this extra money we have what can we spend it on?

  15. Re:AT&T though... on AT&T Gigabit Internet Coming To 11 More US Regions (pcmag.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's your problem with AT&T?
    We have a 12Mbps down 1Mbps up u-verse ADSL2+ line at work only took about 6 months and 15+ service calls and modifying the modem firmware so it didn't hijack the connection whenever the connection as lost for a couple seconds to get it to work.
    Other than that and the constant abusive sales calls from telemarketers hired by AT&T (They want to save us money by switching us to VoIP) It's been great.

  16. Re:?No comprendo? on Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phone Catches Fire on Southwest Plane (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    I remember a story about a guy that had his ipod fall into the airplane toilet and they deplaned and went to interrogating people.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...

  17. Is it possible to browse without a FB account?

  18. Well crap. on Google Fiber Is Now a Fiber and Wireless ISP (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    How long until they decide to halt their fiber rollout to concentrate on the more profitable wireless service?

    All the cool kids are doing it.

  19. Ah yes I remember that thing 1.5Mbps down 256Kbps up and the constant threat of termination if I used too much data

    "If you violate the FAP in four consecutive months or at least once in each of five calendar months within any twelve month period â" whether by exceeding the Monthly Usage Threshold or by remaining in a reduced-speed status -- WildBlue may terminate your Customer Agreement."

    Yeah I remember that I used it for about 3 years.
    Still have the dish pointed and equipment connected.
    Every once in awhile I plug it in and see if it can still connect to the satellite.

    But I left Anik F2 for an unlimited 3G data connection years ago it was slightly slower than satellite (1.5Mbps vs 1.2Mbps) but it was way more reliable, unlimited and it was even cheaper!

  20. Last I ordered from staples they were using their own shipping service.

  21. Re:In their area.... on AT&T To End Targeted Ads Program, Give All Users Lowest Available Price · · Score: 1

    At&t business 12Mbps ADSL2+ is $45/mo here in sallisaw oklahoma ($50/mo without bundling phone) what's it cost where you live?...

    What! it signs me in using my ip now?!! on a business account?!

  22. Re:Never look back on FCC Votes To Upgrade Emergency Smartphone Alerts (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Your phone likely won't be able to recive the new version of alerts no but neither will anyone else's current phone unless they add support in a software update.

  23. Re:wow really on FCC Votes To Upgrade Emergency Smartphone Alerts (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    They are all enabled by default when you buy the phone.

  24. Re:It is *MY* phone... not yours... on FCC Votes To Upgrade Emergency Smartphone Alerts (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    No you don't have full control now.
    On my phone it says at the very top of the alerts settings screen "Presidential Alerts are mandatory."

    So I can't disable those and now i'm just waiting for a president to use it for their re-election campaign.

    Otherwise I can disable "Extreme Alert", "Severe Alert" and "AMBER Alert".

    I like many others think the amber alert gives way to many alerts for crap going on in other states so it's turned off on my phone too.

    They only seem to send out the tornado warnings and flood warnings when they want to so i'm glad it's not my only source of information.

  25. So no password reset still yet then? on Yahoo Repeatedly Didn't Invest In Security, Rejected Bare Minimum Measure To Reset All User Passwords: NYTimes · · Score: 1

    How long are they going to wait before they start doing forced resets not just hey we would like it if you changed your password resets?