Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Someone on another board was asking for donations so she could buy an iPhone 11. When I checked the Apple site, the 11 with the big memory was 858 unlocked with no sim or data plan. The thing that disappointed me most is that Apple also offers a tradein program, but my SE was only worth $45 to them. So it will last me until the security patches stop, then I might go shopping on the dark (Android) side...

I got middle memory which is a lot. $750. Worse part is Verizon charged $40 upgrade fee because I changed phones and decided not to change carriers. Not like they had to do anything. Pizzs me off when companies steal because they can.

 

[ronjhall]

I have 4 iPhones, SE, 7plus, 8 and 8Plus i only use the two 8’s any more. Other than size the 8Plus runs circles around the 8. Longer battery life and better camera. Easier screen to look at with it’s larger size. My son had the X max and now the 11 max. Likes all the Face ID and other features.
When I switched carriers. I found out the iPhone 7 Plus I bought from ATT would only work on their service. Had to get the 8 plus. Betty’s was a unlocked phone we bought at a Apple store. It was able to be switched to the new carrier. When looking for a new phone get one that is unlocked. Especially if you may be switching carriers.

 

[sodamo]

Forum just loaded with good news today

Just back from town and we have a good day also.

Wife measured and scheduled for left eye cataract surgery in Nov.
Got my stuff at HD
Got all but 1 filter at O Reillys. I’ll just order it on line.
Treated selves to early lunch at McD’s. About a dozen folks sitting along one side providing local music. Very good. The lady’s voice was as good as on radio.

Decided to stop at Toyota on way by. No customers at desk and when I mentioned my name, the girl 2 people down, says, oh, Mr... I just got your truck and keys. If you can wait I’ll get your paperwork done. I waited. Apparently a couple bad wires, likely rodent. Even with servicing, bill was only $260. Pleasantly surprised. Truck back home now.

Should ease on out to tractorshed and be productive....

 

[Bird]

Wife measured and scheduled for left eye cataract surgery in Nov.

l guess everyone is a little concerned about having eye surgery, but it's quite common. I had the cataract surgery on my left eye on 10/13/2011, then the right eye a month later, 11/15/2011. It was painless day surgery.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good news on the truck.

We got lots of errands done after PT. Ate out. I used an electric scooter at Costco, to make sure we got the right water softener salt. Wife returned stuff, then to wallyworld to pick up one of my meds.

Skipped Lowe’s trip, will do tomorrow. Got early PT.

Router is gone. Ordered gig E switch with POE to use upstairs.

 

[hawkeye08]

BEF - I switched to Ubiquiti equipment last year. I run a small EdgeRouter (just router, no AP) and then a nanoHD AP. I have a 8 port Ubiquiti switch also in my office. My plan is to use VLANs to separate the traffic into 4 networks.
1 - home computers and printers
2 - TVs/DVD/FireStick
3 - Work computer
4 - security

I will setup firewall rules to stop the networks from talking to each other except home network can talk to other networks, but other networks will not be able to initiate a connection to another network.

On the wifi (nanoAP), I will setup separate networks so wireless is on one of the 4 above. I am still researching details, but with managed switch in my office, I will be able to set ports to VLANS as needed. Family room switch is un-managed and connects to main router.

I can setup my main router to have two internet connections and have considered trying my AT&T wireless home phone with internet (it has an ethernet port for connecting to wired network) for a backup. It is currently not active, but I think I can put my phone SIM in it and use it for internet. Need to test.

One thing to mention, my switch and AP are Unifi devices and managed by Unifi controller running on Raspberry PI 3B+, but the EdgeRouter doesn't use Unifi controller so I have 2 management panes open on my laptop to monitor and manage the network. Ubiquiti also has remote management for Unifi if that is important.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I don’t have a want for vlans. But have gigE in the house with 4 switches soon , an AP and a router. New POE switch to feed some cameras I want to relocate. No managed switches.

 

[sodamo]

l guess everyone is a little concerned about having eye surgery, but it's quite common. I had the cataract surgery on my left eye on 10/13/2011, then the right eye a month later, 11/15/2011. It was painless day surgery.

Yup, some thing new for us. Sophie did have lasik almost 20 years ago. She has monovision as a result. Dr said he will maintain that with the cataract surgery so shouldn’t need glasses.

 

[Looking4new]

Just for the record, my purchase was made before Kyle posted that link, and Jill's ,er, attributes, had nothing to do with that decision.:laughing:

If any of you know of a better gas can, that you can actually buy new right now, I'd love to hear about it. I've been pouring a lot of gas from cans lately, between the generator and motorcycles, which both have fill holes on a horizontal surface. The nozzles on all of my old 5 gallon cans stick up in the air at about a 45ｰ angle, and fuel will pour out of a full can before the nozzle can engage the filler neck on the tanks. The button on the No-Spill, combined with the horizontal nozzle, makes filling those tanks a breeze, and aside from a wet thumb, yesterday I didn't spill a drop when using the No-Spill. I spilled a LOT of gas trying to fill the No-Spill tank, which I was using to transfer gas from the 5 gallon cans, and for the same reason: The gas from a full 5 gallon can starts pouring out the nozzle before the nozzle can get anywhere near the opening on the 2 1/2 gallon No-Spill tank. Those 5 gallon cans work great on the filler neck of a car, which is located on a vertical surface, and if I had a place where I could elevate the smaller No-Spill so I could keep the 5 gallon tank lower, I might have more luck getting the gas where it needs to go. I think it was Bill that said he just used a funnel to pour gas directly out of the can, no nozzle involved, and that's probably the best solution for a horizontal filler hole, if you don't have a No-Spill can.

IF you can take the vent plug/cap clean off, then put your thumb over the hole. The only thing you need to remember is to flip the can up fast.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF - I switched to Ubiquiti equipment last year. I run a small EdgeRouter (just router, no AP) and then a nanoHD AP. I have a 8 port Ubiquiti switch also in my office. My plan is to use VLANs to separate the traffic into 4 networks.
1 - home computers and printers
2 - TVs/DVD/FireStick
3 - Work computer
4 - security

I will setup firewall rules to stop the networks from talking to each other except home network can talk to other networks, but other networks will not be able to initiate a connection to another network.

On the wifi (nanoAP), I will setup separate networks so wireless is on one of the 4 above. I am still researching details, but with managed switch in my office, I will be able to set ports to VLANS as needed. Family room switch is un-managed and connects to main router.

I can setup my main router to have two internet connections and have considered trying my AT&T wireless home phone with internet (it has an ethernet port for connecting to wired network) for a backup. It is currently not active, but I think I can put my phone SIM in it and use it for internet. Need to test.

One thing to mention, my switch and AP are Unifi devices and managed by Unifi controller running on Raspberry PI 3B+, but the EdgeRouter doesn't use Unifi controller so I have 2 management panes open on my laptop to monitor and manage the network. Ubiquiti also has remote management for Unifi if that is important.

I’m trying to see if their equipment supports LTE modem.

Also they have amplifi system ehicj is different from unifi.