Posts made by marcopolomle

@arthurpeale said in Current Tracfone Deals / Discussion thread:

@marcopolomle said in Current Tracfone Deals / Discussion thread:

I have over 15000 minutes and 3Gb of data on my tracfone and my airtime is about to expire and I can’t find any “trick” to just extend the time.
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

I don’t think there are any just “time” cards.

With tax season upon us, Tracfone has upped the prices on just about everything they have.

For a while they had a great deal on a 1 year card for $39 and change, it’s now $49 and change, which is probably your best option.

It appears that they discontinued even that in January
https://smartphonematters.com/tracfone-discontinued-50-one-year-service-days-add-on/

I have over 15000 minutes and 3Gb of data on my tracfone and my airtime is about to expire and I can’t find any “trick” to just extend the time.
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Interestingly no smartphone deals this year like LG Phoenix for $30 last BF

https://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=13751.0

Thanks. Got one.

Link
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@ctgolfer said in Incredible Bank $100 Checking Bonus + $100 Per Referral:

I’m “referring” everyone here at Phatwallet to sign up. Do I get $100 per member?

Yes.

@fivetalents said in Sprint 1-year free (+tax) unlimited data, talk, and text:

@marcopolomle said in Sprint 1-year free (+tax) unlimited data, talk, and text:

@mustsav3 said in Sprint 1-year free (+tax) unlimited data, talk, and text:

@marcopolomle
I cannot get my unlocked LG X Charge from Xfinity to work.
Did you plug in the IMEI and phone number and check on the Sprint site? Does it work for you?

No I haven’t tried it yet.
I gave up on the idea after reading about it in detail.

What specific deal breakers did you discover? TIA.

I don’t have any phone in the list which are mostly high end phones and I am cheap

Link

My referral code is YAA0662
You have until June 15 to apply!

To get the $100 Bonus, the following requirements must be met:
• Direct deposit of $250 or more posted to the account by midnight July 16, 2018. Bank transfers do not qualify for direct deposit. Direct deposit should be recurring payroll, Social Security, pension or other government benefit. Multiple deposits that aggregate $250 do not count towards bonus.
• 5 or more debit card purchases of at least $5 each or more, during the promotional period of May 3, 2018 through July 16, 2018. ATM transactions do not apply. All transactions must be posted to the account by midnight July 16, 2018.
• Enroll in online banking.
• Sign up for E-Statements.

I believe Obi-to-Obi calling should still work since its not routed through GV.
Send your Obi100 to your friend/family in another country and you can talk for free.

@myisland said in Obi200 for $33 at Newegg:

How long before my Obi200 suffers the same fate?

Don’t know. Mine are still working.
I don’t think I am going to buy more than one this time since all I need is FAX capability.
I can use a spare cellphone with GV on it for calls if a “landline” is needed at all.

@onenote said in Obi200 for $33 at Newegg:

Error Sorry, the promo code EMCBCBF36 you’ve entered is invalid.

BTW, price at newegg is $59 now.

New(egg) Promo Code : EMCXPURT2

@mustsav3 said in Sprint 1-year free (+tax) unlimited data, talk, and text:

@marcopolomle
I cannot get my unlocked LG X Charge from Xfinity to work.
Did you plug in the IMEI and phone number and check on the Sprint site? Does it work for you?

No I haven’t tried it yet.
I gave up on the idea after reading about it in detail.

@dangeruss said in DNA testing: 23&me $69 or $139 (Health Reports) OR Ancestry.com $59 thru April 25th:

I could say I’m the queen of england and the charge will go through.

I think that will amount to fraud and by your own definition will make you a serial killer

@dangeruss said in DNA testing: 23&me $69 or $139 (Health Reports) OR Ancestry.com $59 thru April 25th:

they’re the only ones not submitting their DNA to these services

You give a new meaning to the word “DNA profiling”

@midwestusdealguy said in DNA testing: 23&me $69 or $139 (Health Reports) OR Ancestry.com $59 thru April 25th:

While agree, and personally wouldn’t pay to give away my DNA info, these companies have strict privacy policies which they adhere to.

The big concern is if and when these companies go bankrupt, their privacy policy ceases, and all of your DNA info goes to whoever buys out the company. And that company can do whatever they want with your DNA info, as it becomes their property. 😬

Not to mention this info getting stolen.
Once certain info is out of your hands it’s fair game for anyone and everyone since there is nothing you can do about it.
Someone having your DNA info is Nth time worse than them having your SSN, DOB, CC#, Address and your employment info.
IMHO it’s not worth risking your future.

@dangeruss said in DNA testing: 23&me $69 or $139 (Health Reports) OR Ancestry.com $59 thru April 25th:

Don’t use your real name, duh

How are you going to pay for it, Bitcoins ?

Just came to know about this plan.
Wonder why this has not become popular?
Apparently LG X Charge from Xfinity should work after unlock.
This also has Global roaming for free at 2G.
You can also transfer the service to a different phone which is not in the list.

Why would anyone pay to give their DNA to anyone ?

@kohlspowrshopper said in $10 for a $20 Kohl's Gift Card @Groupon.com thru Apr 17 - invitation only:

Kohl’s official policy has been that expired Kohl’s Cash will be honored – in-store only – for 10 days following its stated expiration date, @marcopolomle; however, I noticed that the webpage featuring Kohl’s KC Redemption Policy has very recently changed to basically say that expired is expired.

Lots of changes are brewing right now at Kohl’s…

Thanks a bunch.
But I can always “Return & Rebuy” to get the KC, can’t I?

I regularly get 10/30 & 25/75 coupons but without rebates I have no use of them.
I still have NIB printers FAR from good old days.

Kind of OT but is there a way of reactivating it if your Kohl Cash expires ?

Potbelly: Get Two Sandwiches For Free

Potbelly is offering a buy one sandwich, get one sandwich free deal for tax time. If you don’t already have the Potbelly app then you can get a free sandwich. You can stack these two deals and get two sandwiches for free.
Thanks DoC

@mom2jel said in VPNs:

Can someone ELI5 (Explain Like I’m 5 ) what/why you’re all using VPN?
Does it run faster? Afraid of cheeto-face spying on you? Streaming illegal video?

Thank you!

I’ll give an analogy:
Not using a VPN is akin to leaving your door open where anyone (including bad guys) can simply walk into your home but by using a VPN your door opens into a secure area where only good guys are allowed.
You can read about it all here where everything about internet security is very well explained.

@mikk1 said in VPNs:

@marcopolomle - did you sign up for any of them? If so, which one and what are your impressions if you don’t mind sharing?

I am still researching which is mind boggling.
On more research I have come to the realization that no VPN is even close to what they advertise. You can read about it here:
The impossible task of creating a “Best VPNs” list
Most VPN Services are Terrible
The Problem with the Tor Network and Commercial VPNs
IPv6 Leakage and DNS Hijacking in Commercial VPN clients
https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-section/

So, in a nutshell, decide based on your requirements but know what you are getting.
DO NOT expect a commercial VPN to provide you anonymity but just use it to be safer on the net especially while using public WiFi.
Personally, I’m leaning towards VyprVPN or continuing with PIA.
Unless you know coding and want to try out likes of Algo or Streisand etc, there aren’t many good options.

After a detailed research I (finally) found the only unbiased review site:
https://thatoneprivacysite.net/choosing-the-best-vpn-for-you/
This is based on the personal experiences of people I know on Reddit and other sites.
https://www.reddit.com/r/vpnreviews/
https://www.reddit.com/r/vpnreviews/comments/64zx0l/vpns_that_do_not_leak_test_results_2017/

@honkinggoose said in VPNs:

@fasttimes said:
“Create your own VPN and slip it into someone’s house.”

How did that go by without a comment?

After a lot of research I have found the answer:

How to Setup a VPN Server with Tomato VPN + OpenVPN
https://learntomato.com/how-to-download-install-setup-openvpn-with-tomato/
https://learntomato.com/how-to-setup-a-vpn-server-with-tomato-openvpn/
https://www.howtogeek.com/60774/connect-to-your-home-network-from-anywhere-with-openvpn-and-tomato/
https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html

The Fine Print
Valid through April 15, 2018.
$75 threshold can be met in a single purchase or across multiple purchases.

Stacking the Deal

Aside from the Amex Offer mentioned above, there’s a separate Amex Offer deal to get a bonus Membership Rewards point for each dollar spent at Boxed. Be sure to save that offer too on your MR cards.
Go through a shopping portal
New users can get $15 off $60 with referral
First-time Boxed users can get $15 back from Swagbucks when shopping $20+ in the groceries category. (This stacks with the referral bonus.)
$20 back on $50 purchase for first time Boxed customers by linking your credit card with Drop and saving the offer (note: terms say this offer can’t be combined with other offers; but it seems to work anyway)
Add some free Boxed samples to your orders

Thanks DoC

If you do this deal on February 4th it can stack with the 10x UR points offer when using Chase Pay with Freedom or Sapphire Cards

Sorry for the Noob question but what does ROGO stand for?

So NSA is not happy listening only and now want to see what we are doing in our home?

@zerenia said in Best Free Android Password Managers per CNET:

LastPass is now free with cloud synch of passwords across all platforms. Been using it since RoboForm discontinued their free version.

Same here but thinking of trying out Keepass.

@dangeruss said in Staples sending out $10 off 10 coupon - check you email !:

I got a rock

That’s better than getting nothing
It can be quite useful depending on how big it is.

PS: I just used it to buy a case (on clearance) for my $30 Amazon Fire HD 8

@mrvietnam said in Amazon Dash Wand is now $13.47 and still includes the $20 credit after your first purchase using the wand (credit expires 6/1/18) Warning: $20 credits have not been posting automatically for many. I expired it but mods unexpired it.:

@marcopolomle said in Amazon Dash Wand is now $13.62 and still includes the $20 credit after your first purchase using the wand (credit expires 6/1/18):

@fivetalents said in Expired: Amazon Dash Wand is now $13.62 and still includes the $20 credit after your first purchase using the wand (credit expires 6/1/18):

Why did you edit your title to say “expired” @MrVietnam? The price is still getting cheaper (currently $13.56) and the $20 credit doesn’t expire for months (“Promotional credit expires at 11:59 p.m. (PT) June 1, 2018.”).

I “Unexpired” it.
Hope I did not annoy anyone

I expired it because no one was getting the $20 credit automatically unless you chatted with Amazon customer service and when Amazon agreed to issue it it was showing up as a goodwill credit. I have a large banked gift card balance and I do not want to go around asking for credits from Amazon and potentially put my gift card moved at risk. HTH

Don’t you think it’s better to put YMMV instead of EXPIRED ?

@fivetalents said in Expired: Amazon Dash Wand is now $13.62 and still includes the $20 credit after your first purchase using the wand (credit expires 6/1/18):

Why did you edit your title to say “expired” @MrVietnam? The price is still getting cheaper (currently $13.56) and the $20 credit doesn’t expire for months (“Promotional credit expires at 11:59 p.m. (PT) June 1, 2018.”).

I “Unexpired” it.
Hope I did not annoy anyone

I am like you @PrincipalMember and like to automate my bill payments.
Great job @jcantanixon with such a nice tutorial
I would like to add the warning - keep paying manually till the eBill initiated payment kicks-in which takes at least one statement cycle otherwise you will be slapped with various fees.
Once I set up eBill initiated payment and miscalculated the statement cycle dates and I was slapped with Late fee as well as interest.
Also, business cards do show up under BoA account but there is no option of eBill initiated payment. I had to do it manually every time for Alaska Business Card.
With BoA cards I just sock drawer them after getting the bonus.

The email is titled “YOUR exclusive $10 off coupon has arrived!”
$10 off your in store purchase of $10 or more.

@ctgolfer
Thanks, Got one.
But OOS now.

@ajm1538 said in VPN Unlimited: Lifetime Subscription $18 A/C @ Stack Social:

Buyer beware - if it sounds too good to be true…

https://restoreprivacy.com/vpn-scams/

On further research I found this guy to have his own agenda in upselling some VPNs.
I tried out VyprVPN and found out it frequently disconnects.
After a detailed research I found that the only unbiased review site is https://thatoneprivacysite.net/choosing-the-best-vpn-for-you/
This is based on the personal experiences of people I know on Reddit and other sites.
https://www.reddit.com/r/vpnreviews/
https://www.reddit.com/r/vpnreviews/comments/64zx0l/vpns_that_do_not_leak_test_results_2017/

Not seeing it.
All it says is to sign in?