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Which mobile phone MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) are best?

Last post by Plate Cap « Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:52 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:56 pm
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I would love to hear people's thoughts regarding cellular service MVNOs.

For those unfamiliar with that term, an MVNO is simply a third-party...
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Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:52 pm
POS Sony TV weird problem

Last post by MWmetalhead « Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:35 pm
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by km1125 » Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:27 am

I have a Sony KDL-40W650D and every now and then run into a frustrating problem.

The remote stops working. Well, it's not the remote, but the TV...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:35 pm
AM radio sound clarity on car radios

Last post by Ben Zonia « Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:47 pm
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by Riff Raff » Sun Mar 05, 2023 11:53 am

Recently, I upgraded a Vehicle of mine. Sold my 2008 Honda Civic and purchased a 2015 VW Passat.

My Civic had the upgraded sound system as it was...

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:47 pm
Bing's Chat GPT searchbot is nasty!

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:00 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Feb 18, 2023 7:11 am

Microsoft's crappy Bing search engine recently rolled out an artificial intelligence Chatbot as a gimmicky new beta feature. I believe it is...

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:00 am
Making Babies Cry Since 1995...

Last post by MWmetalhead « Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:14 pm
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by kager » Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:53 am

IE is no more...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:14 pm
Tomcat cart players

Last post by HD74 « Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:24 am
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by ramboy » Sun Jan 01, 2023 10:27 pm

I have 3 tomcat cartridge players that need repair, all 3 have the same problem, I will do my best to explain. When you insert cart everything looks...

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Last post by HD74
Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:24 am
Question re Micro SD Card

Last post by tapeisrolling « Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:24 pm
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by Turkeytop » Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:56 pm

I got a micro SD Card today. I had to use it inside the adaptor to load my file, but now I need to remove it from the adaptor to insert it into...

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Last post by tapeisrolling
Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:24 pm
New camera questions

Last post by Turkeytop « Sat Nov 05, 2022 3:09 pm
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by Riff Raff » Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:25 pm

So I am thinking about a new camera, I currently use a Cannon ELPH 180 Power shoot. It takes decent pictures and the video resolution is decent, but...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Sat Nov 05, 2022 3:09 pm
Cleaning Up Old Audio File

Last post by Bobbert « Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:44 pm
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by Bobbert » Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:04 am

I'm trying to make an old radio tape more listenable. It's a Ron Cameron radio show from 1997 that I originally recorded on a cassette tape through...

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Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:44 pm
Latest Windows 10 update adds Spotify to Startup, even if you previously had it disabled

Last post by kager « Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:44 am
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by bmw » Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:58 pm

This is the kind of thing that IMO should be ILLEGAL. Spotify is already pre-installed as part of Windows 10, and by default, it is disabled in the...

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Last post by kager
Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:44 am
Linux: who here uses it?

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:02 am
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by thatonedude » Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:58 pm
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Anyone a user of Linux? I installed openSUSE on an old MacBook a few months back, and I'm impressed at how well it performs. I had used Linux before...
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Last post by paul8539
Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:02 am
Don't download Android 13!

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:33 am
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by MWmetalhead » Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:02 am

So far, Android 13 has brought me superficial GUI upgrades and noticeably shorter battery life.

I hear that on Google's current flagship phone, the...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:33 am
google chrome

Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak « Sun Oct 09, 2022 5:46 am
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by Turkeytop » Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:18 pm

I've been having a lot of issues with my computer lately. When I go online to look for an answer, they seem to have a common denominator. They all...

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Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak
Sun Oct 09, 2022 5:46 am
Peter Eckersley, co-creator of Let’s Encrypt, dies at just 43

Last post by paul8539 « Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:50 am
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by kager » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:39 pm

Let’s Encrypt wasn’t the first effort to try to build a free-as-in-freedom and free-as-in-beer infrastructure for online encryption certificates, but...

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Last post by paul8539
Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:50 am
President Thomas AM/FM Mobile CB

Last post by paul8539 « Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:50 am
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by Calvert DeForest » Wed May 11, 2022 8:57 am

Released a few months ago, this is the first (and so far only) CB rig on the U.S. market for FM transmission under the new FCC guidelines. Depending...

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Last post by paul8539
Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:50 am
Windows 10 Issue

Last post by kager « Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:49 pm
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by Turkeytop » Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:40 pm
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On my windows 10 laptop, I suddenly no longer have Word. It's been replaced with something called Wordpad. It leaves me unable to open up documents I...
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Last post by kager
Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:49 pm
C'mon PayPal - get your act together!

Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak « Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:46 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Aug 27, 2022 7:25 am

So, for the first time in a long time, I used my PayPal account for a couple different transactions over the past week.

I used it to transfer money...

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Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak
Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:46 pm
Bluetooth speaker with FM radio.

Last post by Deleted User 15840 « Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:11 pm
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by Deleted User 15840 » Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:37 am

Just wondering if anyone has an idea about Bluetooth speakers that include an FM radio chip. The question is, since these speakers with the radio are...

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Last post by Deleted User 15840
Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:11 pm
House phone using WiFi

Last post by Deleted User 15783 « Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:58 am
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by Deleted User 15783 » Tue Jul 26, 2022 7:51 am

I think a fair amount of my fellow Buzzboarders are more tech savvy than myself. I've been pondering.

As many of us experience, I sometimes have to...

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Last post by Deleted User 15783
Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:58 am
OnStar

Last post by paul8539 « Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:00 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sat May 07, 2022 3:20 pm

Got reconnected to OnStar recently to take advantage of a promotional offer.

Now, instead of a real person, the user interacts with a robot....

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Last post by paul8539
Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:00 pm
Google engineer put on leave for claiming a chatbot was conscious

Last post by paul8539 « Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:53 pm
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by bmw » Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:49 pm

I read through the whole chat. I have to admit that this is way more sophisticated than what I remember Skype's chat bot being like 10 years ago, but...

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Last post by paul8539
Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:53 pm
U Haul Electronics

Last post by Turkeytop « Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:27 pm

by Turkeytop » Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:27 pm

Rented a U Haul cargo van today. I think it might have been a Ford

The radio was FM only. No AM

The display for the backup camera is in the...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:27 pm
Turn this setting off in Android 12 to preserve battery life

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:32 pm

by MWmetalhead » Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:32 pm

Go into settings --> network & internet --> adaptive connectivity. Turn it to off.

I noticed a decent improvement in battery life after making that...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:32 pm
Sound problem on ABC12

Last post by paul8539 « Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:52 pm
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by spartan7782 » Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:47 pm

When I use my antenna and switch to channel 12.1 the sound is always muted. I have 2 sound options, for this channel only. The sound is set as...

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Last post by paul8539
Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:52 pm
Saw a record player on display at Wal Mart

Last post by paul8539 « Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:48 pm
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by bmw » Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:04 am

I had read recently that vinyl was making a comeback, but I was shocked yesterday to see a record player prominently on display in my local Wal Mart...

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Last post by paul8539
Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:48 pm
Did Your Atomic Clocks Make the Time Change to Standard Time?

Last post by paul8539 « Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:46 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:11 pm

I have two small desk clocks and one wall clock, all made by Sharp. The desk clocks had already adjusted when I got up this morning, but not the wall...

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Last post by paul8539
Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:46 pm
3G cellular network shutdown

Last post by paul8539 « Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:45 pm
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by bmw » Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:44 pm

AT&T was supposed to shut down their 3G networks today. So far both of my old 3G flip phones (which I'm not happy I had to replace) are till...

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Last post by paul8539
Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:45 pm
My solar powered automatic garden watering system

Last post by bmw « Tue Mar 15, 2022 1:07 pm

by bmw » Tue Mar 15, 2022 1:07 pm

Last year some early hot sunny water nearly destroyed my entire vegetable garden. And I got tired of having to water it multiple times a day. So I...

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Last post by bmw
Tue Mar 15, 2022 1:07 pm
Packet Problems With Smart TV

Last post by km1125 « Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:18 am
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by Bryce » Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:50 pm

I just purchased a new 75 inch smart TV. I love it. Picture, colors and sound is beyond my expectations. However, when watching a movie via 5 G wifi,...

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Last post by km1125
Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:18 am
An Android emoji I found by pure chance...

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:35 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Jan 09, 2022 5:42 pm

Cracks me up the below emoji is evidently part of the standard Android 12.0 package...

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Scrolled thru my emojis looking for thumbs up and stumbled...

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Last post by paul8539
Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:35 am
Which Browser Do You Use?

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Jan 09, 2022 5:39 pm
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by Turkeytop » Mon Dec 06, 2021 12:19 pm

I used Fox Fire for a long time but then it started giving me trouble. Someone advised me to use Chrome. I've been using Chrome for about 5 years but...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Jan 09, 2022 5:39 pm
Enhancing LP sound on Crosley Multi-Function Players

Last post by SolarMax « Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:30 pm
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by Bobbert » Mon Nov 22, 2021 6:13 pm

I have a Crosley CR2045B multi-function player that sounds good with radio, CDs, and cassettes, but the LP sound could be better. To improve the...

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Last post by SolarMax
Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:30 pm
Advice Needed

Last post by kager « Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:38 pm
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by Turkeytop » Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:18 pm
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This is the plug that connects my monitor to my computer. It has a screw on each side to tighten it in. But my computer doesn't have the...
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Last post by kager
Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:38 pm
Rewind Museum

Last post by Turkeytop « Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:56 pm

by Turkeytop » Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:56 pm

WAs just introduced to this website. Interesting

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:56 pm
Major update to Microsoft Windows coming later this month

Last post by TC Talks « Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:13 pm
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by bmw » Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:37 am
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While it is unclear whether it will retain the name Windows 10 or some variant thereof....

At Build, Nadella said he's been testing the new OS for...
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Last post by TC Talks
Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:13 pm
Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp off line

Last post by kager « Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:48 pm
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by lidoshuffle » Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:30 pm

Major outage for all three, wonder what happened? Still cannot access my FB or Insta accounts as of this post time...(5:30pm EST)....

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Last post by kager
Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:48 pm
Turntable Question

Last post by SolarMax « Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:54 am
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by Kennelly Heaviside » Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:58 am

Do the newfangled USB digital recording turntables, such as Ion, only have ceramic cartridges, or do some come with magnetic cartridges? Can you...

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Last post by SolarMax
Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:54 am
Read this

Last post by ZenithCKLW « Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:32 am
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by matt1 » Sun Jul 18, 2021 6:05 am

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Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:32 am
Obscure (but important) calibration settings on new Samsung QLED TVs (might also be applicable to other brands!)

Last post by Lester The Nightfly « Fri Jul 16, 2021 4:44 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sun May 16, 2021 8:05 am

I recently purchased a new Samsung Q8DT (same as last year's Q80T model) from Costco.

Went with the Q8DT because it is $100 to $200 cheaper than...

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Last post by Lester The Nightfly
Fri Jul 16, 2021 4:44 pm
YACU - Windows PrintNightmare

Last post by kager « Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:39 am

by kager » Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:39 am

Even Windows 7 gets a patch for this one...

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Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:39 am
Got a newer Dell, dude? You may want to read this...

Last post by kager « Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:26 pm

by kager » Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:26 pm

Dell SupportAssist bugs put over 30 million PCs at risk

Affected models are in the Dell Advisory here:

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Last post by kager
Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:26 pm
Cell phones as two way radio apps

Last post by djb « Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:02 pm
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by Deleted User 14896 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:24 pm

Looks like my group is getting involved in an art fair. Pondering how to communicate. One person mentioned that there are cellphone apps that allow...

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Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:02 pm
fit bit

Last post by Turkeytop « Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:46 pm
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by Turkeytop » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:36 pm

fitbit. Do any of you have one or know anything about it?

My wife is saying she would like to have one and with Christmas coming up, I might get her...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:46 pm
Apple Watch 3 update woes

Last post by kager « Thu May 13, 2021 3:13 pm

by kager » Thu May 13, 2021 3:13 pm

Quite the acrobatics owners need to perform in order to update the AW3 to the latest WatchOS 7.4.1...

Bottom line: Apple has essentially EOL-d...

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Last post by kager
Thu May 13, 2021 3:13 pm
I Can't Seem To Delete This

Last post by HD74 « Mon May 10, 2021 1:56 pm
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by sfpcc » Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:18 pm

Has this every happened to anyone out there? You record a show on a DVR, watch it and try to delete it when you've watched it. Only it does not...

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Last post by HD74
Mon May 10, 2021 1:56 pm
Converting 3/4" u-matic to digital?

Last post by km1125 « Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:45 pm

by km1125 » Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:45 pm

Is there anyplace or anyone local who can convert some 3/4 U-matic tapes to a digital format (MP4, AVI, etc)?

I have a few old tapes that I'd like...

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Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:45 pm
Android OS app crash issues

Last post by Calvert DeForest « Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:41 am
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by MWmetalhead » Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:03 pm

This issue started happening 3 or 4 days ago. Gmail crashes repeatedly. Tapatalk, too.

The issue stems from a buggy firmware update for something...

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Last post by Calvert DeForest
Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:41 am
Using 75 ohm CCTV coax for ham radio

Last post by Deleted User 14896 « Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:59 pm
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by Deleted User 14896 » Sat Mar 27, 2021 9:35 am

There's been an on going off and on discussion with a few ham friends about the following:

One of them has a hefty spool of high quality 75 ohm CATV...

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Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:59 pm
WOW! (They sure do suck!)

Last post by km1125 « Sun Mar 14, 2021 3:15 am
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by MWmetalhead » Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:52 pm

Friends don't let friends become Wide Open West customers - EVER!!!

This episode is so eerily reminiscent of an extended video service outage that...

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Last post by km1125
Sun Mar 14, 2021 3:15 am
New Desktop

Last post by kc8yqq « Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:36 am
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by craig11152 » Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:24 pm

Its time to replace my old desktop which is about 10 years old.
I'm not a gamer, mostly surfing the Internet and watching YouTube/ Netflix/ Prime...

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Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:36 am

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