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by ubermax
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity
Replies: 13
Views: 1416

Re: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity

Prices will vary widely depending upon where you live and demand. We live in the North East and it is expensive to get most things done. I have coworkers that are one state to the north (less than 100 miles) getting the same jobs done as we did but paying only about 70% or less of what we do. Here it seems that a normal calculation of materials and labor is only a part of the cost calculation. Now it seems to be materials, labor, and how far out are they booked. Booked out 9 months? Double the price with no further rational than you are in demand. People are paying so I guess it works. The normal process I follow is try to get about 6 quotes. I don't need or want 6 quotes but this is how it will go. 1 will never call us back. 1 will schedu...
by ubermax
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity
Replies: 13
Views: 1416

Re: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity

wilked wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:55 am See here
viewtopic.php?t=410337
Thanks Wilked - lot of responses for this topic , helps a lot !!
by ubermax
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity
Replies: 13
Views: 1416

Re: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity

I can understand now why there weren't too many replies - it's like asking someone their salary , too personal - as my wife and I get older we view a walk-in shower as being less risky than trying to swing over the side of the bathtub twice when taking a shower - we got a quote from a local plumbing company who also promotes bath room re-modeling and has a show room at their place of business . Swanstone shower walls - 62"x32"x 96 " and base measuring 60" x 32" - Subway tiles measuring 6" x 24" Kohler hardware Corian Vanity with double oval integral bowls : 61 1/2 " x 22" Bypass Gemini clear tempered glass door -- 57" x 60" x 79" Labor was 60% of total price - reasonable ? - anyon...
by ubermax
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Anyone use Shoe Goo to increase the life of their shoes
Replies: 38
Views: 3774

Re: Anyone use Shoe Goo to increase the life of their shoes

Yes played a lot of hard court tennis in that time frame and have a toe drag on my serve - wore down the right toe on many tennis shoes pretty fast - Shoe Goo worked great - had one pair with a brand name Bata that was made for "draggers" and so the toes were built up to begin with - had another pair called Etonic that were super light weight , around 10oz - could move quicker but there wasn't much rubber in the toe , used a lot of the Goo.

Bought a lot of tennis stuff mail order from Hollabird sports in Baltimore - thanks for the walk down memory lane - but yes I found Shoe Goo to be a great product .
by ubermax
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity
Replies: 13
Views: 1416

Re: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity

I can understand now why there weren't too many replies - it's like asking someone their salary , too personal - as my wife and I get older we view a walk-in shower as being less risky than trying to swing over the side of the bathtub twice when taking a shower - we got a quote from a local plumbing company who also promotes bath room re-modeling and has a show room at their place of business . Swanstone shower walls - 62"x32"x 96 " and base measuring 60" x 32" - Subway tiles measuring 6" x 24" Kohler hardware Corian Vanity with double oval integral bowls : 61 1/2 " x 22" Bypass Gemini clear tempered glass door -- 57" x 60" x 79" Labor was 60% of total price - reasonable ? - anyone...
by ubermax
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity
Replies: 13
Views: 1416

Cost of Tub to Walk-In Conversion With Dbl Vanity

For those who have undertaken a project like this , would like to know what the total cost ( including labor ) was and the brand names used for shower walls & base , door , & vanity deck and bowls - and if your project was only one of these , that's fine too .

I realize that product and labor cost can vary by region of the country but I'm just trying to get an overall feel at this time .
by ubermax
Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Tub to Shower Using a Cut Out Approach
Replies: 9
Views: 1635

Tub to Shower Using a Cut Out Approach

Just wanted to get everyone's thoughts and hopefully some experiences - to save a bit of money we're thinking about working with an experienced craftsman for the cut-out part and our local plumbing company for the finish work , i.e. frame , door , sealant work , & some new or revised hardware installs.

I'd really like to get some personal experiences both good and bad - one concern is achieving a solid feel when opening and closing the door .

Thanks In Advance for your input .
by ubermax
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: New Laptop Questions
Replies: 52
Views: 4789

Re: New Laptop Questions

talzara wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:33 pm
In Settings, click on About. The processor generation is identified in the Device specifications section.

7th generation Intel Core processors are unsupported on non-Microsoft hardware, so the check will say that your system cannot run Windows 11. Microsoft has documented a registry key that you can set to bypass the CPU check: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... e77ac7c70e
Thanks again but I'm risk averse in this area - will be getting a new T14s .
by ubermax
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:38 pm
Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
Topic: Attaching a PDF file to a post
Replies: 2
Views: 2497

Attaching a PDF file to a post

Can a PDF file be attached to a post ?
by ubermax
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: New Laptop Questions
Replies: 52
Views: 4789

Re: New Laptop Questions

talzara wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:43 pm
If you have a 7th generation processor, you can run Windows 11 in an unsupported configuration.

I would not risk it with a 6th generation Intel Core processor.
Thanks for the tipoff - a few months back I got an alert on my screen inviting me to check if my system could run W11 and I'm pretty sure the answer
was no but I'll have to check the paperwork I got with the laptop - is there a way I can check the generation on my system via Settings ?
by ubermax
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:48 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: New Laptop Questions
Replies: 52
Views: 4789

Re: New Laptop Questions

My wife and I have had very good experience with the Lenovo T series ( i.e. ThinkPads) - I have the T470S ( 14", slim, 2017 ) - 7 years old this year and still going strong - she has the T14s that she got in '20 or '21 - on the Lenovo website there are packages for this model but there has also been an option to build your own - we kept our prior models at least 5 years as well .

We extend ourselves price wise but we think the same with auto tires - it's paid off with longevity and reliability - I will be getting the 14s soon myself because my current model won't handle W11 and as you said the sunset is fast approaching .

Good luck !!
by ubermax
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2007

Re: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?

IMAP keeps emails on a server so multiple devices can access them. POP3 does not. Once an email is delivered to a device via POP3 it’s stuck there. Remove your Comcast account from Apple Mail and add it again as an IMAP server. Settings here: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/email-client-programs-with-xfinity-email I want to thank everyone for your time and input - I went to the local Apple store today and the advisor I spoke to wasn't authorized to physically trouble shoot my iPhone - so I just started winging it using the guidance from Nummerkins - I'm going from memory now but it was something like Settings/Mail/Set Up New Account , the rest is fuzzy now but one key step was to Remove/delete the Comcast account which required in...
by ubermax
Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:15 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2007

Re: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?

CardinalRule wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:17 pm I have not had any difficulty accessing Xfinity email on my iPhone or iPad.

My incoming server is imap.comcast.net.
On my laptop I have the path to my Xfinity emails set up as a favorite - and those same emails appear when I tap the Apple mail app on my iPhone - but if I delete an email from either laptop or iPhone it isn't deleted on the other devise - this has been the case since the beginning of this year - synchronization isn't maintained .

Question : Is there somewhere in settings on my iPhone where I can see if I'm set to imap.comcast.net ??
by ubermax
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Auto Lease - Anyone Check Dealer Math
Replies: 5
Views: 664

Re: Auto Lease - Anyone Check Dealer Math

flarf wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:34 am Leasehackr (the e is missing on purpose) is the forum for this.
This is the perfect forum - a lease can be considered an investment - don't underestimate bogleheads .
by ubermax
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Auto Lease - Anyone Check Dealer Math
Replies: 5
Views: 664

Auto Lease - Anyone Check Dealer Math

Auto lease math can be pretty straight forward but when you factor in state taxation laws it can get a little more involved - for example here in CT dealer discounts are non-taxable but if the manufacturer, for example , reimburses the dealership then they are taxable and customer cash upfront is taxable as well as dealer fees .

A simple example : if the dealership requires $5000 up front in cash and the state tax rate is 10% then only $4500 is available to reduce gross capitalized cost to arrive at net capitalized cost which is a main ingredient of the depreciation and finance charges that make up your lease payment .

So, my question is does anyone educate themselves to the point where they can check dealer calcs for reasonableness
by ubermax
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2007

Re: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?

Thanks for all the many thoughts and ideas - I am still able to see all the same emails on both laptop and iPhone and so they're in sync in that way but once I delete an email from either one they are out of sync - I have connect.xfinity.com stored under Apple notes and so when on the go I can see my emails that way . I did go to a local Xfinity store and asked to have IMAP restored and after tapping the keys for a couple minutes the gentleman said I now have IMAP - I don't , when I got home I deleted an email and it still appeared on my laptop - I can only assume that he did what Nummerkins suggested ?? I'm a little leery about deleting & then restoring the Xfinity account on my own - if anything I don't need Apple mail - it could very...
by ubermax
Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2007

Re: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?

My wife has an iphone 11 and a mini ipad and as a long time comcast customer she uses comcast/xfinity email. It is a constant source of irritation to me - "Honey, what is it doing now? Why isn't it working, why is it different than yesterday, why don't they sync?" I don't have problems with my iphone 11 and my verizon.net/aka aol/aka yahoo email. I hate comcast, but that's been the sole provider out here in the woods and she's lived here since '95. Thanks for responding - My wife has : iphone 13 , iPadpro, & W10 laptop , & Apple Mail App ( not Xfinity ) - (1) Every day she has to delete her emails from both the iPhone & iPad but (2) the email folders that she creates are in sync and visable on both the Pro & the l...
by ubermax
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
Topic: Can't Delete Notifications in my Control Panel
Replies: 4
Views: 2618

Re: Can't Delete Notifications in my Control Panel

LadyGeek wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:51 pm Sorry, but the only option is to mark them "Read".
Good enough , thanks !!
by ubermax
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2007

Re: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?

The fact that Apple mail is installed on every iPhone combined with the additional fact that Xfinity is a major internet service provider makes it hard for me to believe that no one on this forum has experienced what I described in my introductory post - or maybe the one lone response I got says it all .??
by ubermax
Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
Topic: Can't Delete Notifications in my Control Panel
Replies: 4
Views: 2618

Can't Delete Notifications in my Control Panel

Trying to clean things up - deleted all my drafts through the years but Notifications won't budge - am I doing something wrong ??
by ubermax
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2007

Re: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?

corduroysuit wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:50 pm You will need to use IMAP instead of POP for your mail settings, if you want the mailboxes to stay in sync. It’s possible that xfinity won’t allow you to use IMAP.
Yes , thanks for the reply and I agree - supposedly they were hacked last year and they may be better protected by only supporting POP3 going forward .
by ubermax
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2007

Apple Mail & Xfinity Mail Incompatible ?

There was a point in time before the end of 2023 when my emails viewed using the Apple mail app on my iPhone were in sync with those seen on my laptop via my Xfinity account - now emails appear in both places but when I delete an email from either place it's not deleted from the
other - Apple support points to Xfinity and a trouble shooting session with Xfinity didn't produce a solution .

Using Safari I could go directly to my Xfinity emails from my iPhone but that's a work around and not an answer as to why Xfinity & Apple are suddenly incompatible .

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated - this is above my pay grade but apparently I was Imap before and now I'm POP3 :confused
by ubermax
Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:49 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Retirees, how much $ do you actually need
Replies: 48
Views: 7269

Re: Retirees, how much $ do you actually need

We've maintained our pre-retirement lifestyle with just SS, RMD now, and a very small DB pension .
by ubermax
Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Are there any reliable refrigirators with water dispenser on door?
Replies: 58
Views: 4707

Re: Are there any reliable refrigirators with water dispenser on door?

There are many but it helps if you change the filter once in awhile :happy
by ubermax
Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
Topic: Problem With Private Message
Replies: 4
Views: 3075

Re: Problem With Private Message

LadyGeek wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:20 pm I'm not aware of any problem. If it didn't show up in the "Sent" or "Outbox", something went wrong. Try sending a PM to yourself.
Sending a PM to myself worked fine - I don't do it a lot but I think I clicked "submit" twice and it worked fine & maybe previously only once - thanks again !!
by ubermax
Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
Topic: Problem With Private Message
Replies: 4
Views: 3075

Re: Problem With Private Message

LadyGeek wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:20 pm I'm not aware of any problem. If it didn't show up in the "Sent" or "Outbox", something went wrong. Try sending a PM to yourself.
OK , thanks !!
by ubermax
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
Topic: Problem With Private Message
Replies: 4
Views: 3075

Problem With Private Message

Is there a problem recently with PM's ? - I created a PM and then clicked "Submit" but it didn't show up in the "Sent" box or "Outbox" .
by ubermax
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question
Replies: 14
Views: 1198

Re: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question

First, you need to download the CT-1040 to your laptop and open it locally with Acrobat. Then on the right, go to tools, then content editing, and then click "add text." I ended up using 14 point Minion Pro font, bold, which you can select in the right panel under "format." And I use all caps. When you select "add text," you use the cursor to click in the general area of where you want the text to go and type in the text. Then hit escape. Then hover over the text box just created until you see a 4-way arrow and click once. The text box will be highlighted by 8 blue squares along its perimeter. Then you can use the arrow buttons to fine-tune the placement. Then hit escape again. I first line up each number entr...
by ubermax
Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question
Replies: 14
Views: 1198

Re: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question

The first thing is that I have a full paid version (the "standard" version??) of Adobe Acrobat, not just a free reader. That version allows content editing, like adding and editing text. Then I have to play around with font types and sizes to find a good fit in the forms. Thankfully, there are precious few numbers to add to the return, but the text fields are even more of a pain, and I end up adding spaces between characters as needed to fit the fields. And it's extremely difficult to get the positioning right on the first placement, so it takes a little maneuvering of the text and numbers using the arrow buttons. It got a whole lot easier once it was done once, and I could pretty much copy what I had done the last time, even cop...
by ubermax
Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:15 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question
Replies: 14
Views: 1198

Re: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question

iceport wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:50 pm
I still use paper, and send it through the mail. I haven't seen any fillable forms, though. So I just use Adobe Acrobat to type in the numbers and text "by hand." The only saving grace is that the CT form is fairly sparse.
Thanks for the tip Iceport - what are the steps you take to be able to use Acrobat to fill in the pdf Connecticut tax form ?
by ubermax
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question
Replies: 14
Views: 1198

Re: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question

It is a nice implementation and easy to use. It is helped by the fact that CT's income starts with the federal AGI and makes very few adjustments. The hardest part for me is calculating the amt of social security that is taxed. That is because the form expects you to have completed the federal tax worksheet. Look at that form and map the fields to the worksheet your federal tax program uses. For the last several years I've used an Excel spreadsheet to summarize all the entries for both Federal & State returns - I want to drop TT because using it absorbs too much time - I've completed our Federal by pen and paper and could finish up the CT return in a similar way but the CT website mentions electronic submission - I thought maybe their ...
by ubermax
Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Anything Besides Facebook Marketplace? Sell Unwanted Stuff Around the house
Replies: 21
Views: 2159

Re: Anything Besides Facebook Marketplace? Sell Unwanted Stuff Around the house

As others have said , check FB groups in your State or local area that are similar to Market Place .
by ubermax
Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question
Replies: 14
Views: 1198

Connecticut Electronic Filing - Question

For those who have used it or are knowledgeable about it , is it similar to TT , Block , etc. or is it just a template that you fill in and submit electronically instead of doing that yourself on the paper form and mailing it in ?
by ubermax
Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Reframing of Prior Auto Lease Question
Replies: 1
Views: 248

Reframing of Prior Auto Lease Question

Given complete information I know how to calculate a monthly lease payment - my question is for those who have leased a vehicle or even for those who haven't but know how they would approach the process of negotiating a lease.

I'm interested in knowing the actual steps people take to arrive at a monthly lease amount - this is a pretty big group and I have to believe that there are many out there who have gone through the process and have lived to tell about it .
by ubermax
Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Auto Lease Question
Replies: 6
Views: 937

Re: Auto Lease Question

I'm considering a lease as well when I go car shopping later this year. Here's links to a number of resources I found to better understand leasing, how dealers calculate leases and finding a good deal / things to look out for. I haven't gone through them in depth yet but they all looked helpful so thought I'd share Thanks for sharing LookinAround - Six years ago like yourself I wanted to understand the concepts and accompanying math behind auto lease calculations - you tube and other instructional videos weren't as prevalent back then but I was able to find enough advise papers written on the topic to start me off - as you read and gain an understanding of not only the methodology behind the calculations but also the specialized terminolog...
by ubermax
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: MS Defender vs Bitdefender
Replies: 32
Views: 4732

Re: MS Defender vs Bitdefender

snic wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:58 am
Edge is a web browser. MS Defender and Malwarebytes are anti-virus and anti-malware software. They are a completely different kind of software from a web browser. I don't know what you mean by "Malwarebytes conflicted with Edge," but I suspect that either Malwarebytes was not letting you download something because it thought (correctly or incorrectly) that it contained malware, or there was some other incompatibility that prevented one of the two programs from running properly.
Edge has antivirus protection built in - it's one stop shopping
by ubermax
Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:00 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: MS Defender vs Bitdefender
Replies: 32
Views: 4732

Re: MS Defender vs Bitdefender

I rely on Edge - is that synonymous with MS Defender ? stopped using Malwarebytes because (1) it conflicted with Edge and (2) our local talk radio computer guys said that Edge was sufficient - never had a virus issue .
by ubermax
Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Lenovo PC Scan Results & Fixe$
Replies: 17
Views: 1716

Re: Lenovo PC Scan Results & Fixe$

My Lenovo T470s ( Model T , 14" , 2017 , slim) is getting old as well - I also am beyond the warranty period and lost Vantage for several months and then recently it reappeared automatically at start up - it just alerts me to occasional updates but I haven't seen any issues being shown - I have been alerted to the fact that it isn't able to accept Windows 11 and since support for W10 is quickly approaching sunset , I've put a new T14S into the cart.

I am loyal to Lenovo and have had only two over the last 14 years - we have a local computer talk show on our local AM radio station and just recently
they have endorsed and promoted Edge over Malwarebytes and one other that I can't recall at the moment .
by ubermax
Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Auto Lease Question
Replies: 6
Views: 937

Auto Lease Question

I'm thinking about an auto lease and am curious how others reach a decision for the monthly lease payment - one way I can think of assuming you have a vehicle to trade in and maybe some cash to put down as well would be to first agree on a sale price , get an appraisal for the trade-in, decide on a term and then let the sales person run the numbers for the monthly payment - if it's within your budget then maybe you go ahead with the lease - but my question is I guess , are you ever curious with how they calculated the payment or is it simply a budget thing ?
by ubermax
Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: oil change frequency
Replies: 37
Views: 4483

Re: oil change frequency

Have a 2016 Audi Q5 and have the oil changed at the earlier of 1 year or 10K - so far so good so I'll stick with that schedule .
by ubermax
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: V'grd Investors - Anyone Calc Their Own Avg Cost Basis
Replies: 1
Views: 496

V'grd Investors - Anyone Calc Their Own Avg Cost Basis

The default method for basis calculation and reporting used by Vanguard is average cost - does anyone calculate their own
average cost basis for a bond investment as a double check ?
by ubermax
Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Xfinity Email and iPhone Question
Replies: 5
Views: 1015

Re: Xfinity Email and iPhone Question

dukeblue219 wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:34 pm I don't use either but Xfinitys website still provides instructions for using IMAP and there isnt a rash of posts on the Xfinity Reddit sub complaining about IMAP so I would guess they haven't completely discontinued it.
Thanks DukeBlue219 for the encouraging info - puts some fuel back in my tank to keep pounding away at getting some answers from Xfinity .
by ubermax
Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Xfinity Email and iPhone Question
Replies: 5
Views: 1015

Re: Xfinity Email and iPhone Question

japh wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:52 pm Yes, what is your question?
Thanks for responding - up until a day ago I could see the folders on both my iPhone and Windows laptop - but now
only on the laptop - Xfinity phone support couldn't solve the issue and said it was an Apple problem - Apple pointed
back at Xfinity and said that Xfinity has stopped providing the IMAP protocol ( not sure if that's the correct word ).

I guess my questions to you would be : (1) Is Apple correct in that Xfinity no longer supports IMAP and (2) If Apple is incorrect are there steps I can follow to enable those folders to appear on my iPhone ?
by ubermax
Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Xfinity Email and iPhone Question
Replies: 5
Views: 1015

Xfinity Email and iPhone Question

Has anyone created personal email folders on their Xfinity email account ? - if so, a question to follow .
by ubermax
Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Thoughts on Audi Q5? Any Problems?
Replies: 40
Views: 6225

Re: Thoughts on Audi Q5? Any Problems?

We have a 2016 Q5 and love it - it's a turbo 6 bought just before the focus shifted to high performance 4 cylinder versions - we're probably in a different demographic than you since the issue with Car Play wouldn't be a deal breaker for us - it has 79K miles on it and have had brakes replaced as well as the AC compressor but it's a dream to drive and is still very peppy .

If we were buying an Audi today I'd give the 2024 Q3 Premium Plus 45TFSI a serious look - fairly bare bones , no tech package, etc just color choice - that 4 cylinder turbo has plenty of HP .

Good Luck !!
by ubermax
Sat Dec 16, 2023 2:55 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Question for Those Using Comcast As Their ISP
Replies: 3
Views: 962

Re: Question for Those Using Comcast As Their ISP

Katietsu wrote: Sat Dec 16, 2023 2:12 pm I can not address your question directly.

However, are you aware that you can view your email using your web browser, e.g. Safari, on your phone? Just go to connect.xfinity.com and log in. I assume this is how you access your mail from your laptop.
No initially on my Windows laptop I just typed in xfinity.com in the search window , navigated to email and then just made the resulting URL a favorite - that was the initial time and so currently I just go directly to my favorites and find it right at the top .
I never use Safari
by ubermax
Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Question for Those Using Comcast As Their ISP
Replies: 3
Views: 962

Question for Those Using Comcast As Their ISP

I have an iPhone SE and use Comcast for my ISP ( Internet Service Provider ) - I had created a personal library of email folders to store emails pertaining to different topics - then a couple of days ago all these folders disappeared from view only on my phone , still can view them on my Windows laptop . Comcast says these folders are safely on their server(s) but is deferring to Apple with respect to restoring them on my iPhone - Apple on the other hand is saying that for privacy and security reasons , Comcast is , for at least the short term, dropping something called IMAP (??) which supposedly is technology that allows those folders to be seen both on my laptop and iPhone - however , they are not giving out information as to when they wi...
by ubermax
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Any benefits for downloading McDonald's Phone App?
Replies: 75
Views: 9426

Re: Any benefits for downloading McDonald's Phone App?

Nver2Late wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:21 am
This brings up another point, my local McDonalds has eliminated counter staff. They have the big ordering screens and a pickup station only. So the App just makes that process easier than using that big touch screen.
Haven't been to Mickey D in awhile but last time I was at our local one there were no touch screens , just a big display screen and intercom and then to the pick up window .
by ubermax
Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:01 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Any benefits for downloading McDonald's Phone App?
Replies: 75
Views: 9426

Re: Any benefits for downloading McDonald's Phone App?

Convenience is one benefit since it's similar to a charge card - another is that it keeps your rewards points and offers in one convenient place - it's another concrete example of how we're moving more and more to a diminishing cash society - I've had the App for a few years now and plan to keep it going for awhile - our phones are computers in our pocket - navigation , pickleball appointment scheduling , banking , DD , Starbucks , and on and on :happy
by ubermax
Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:10 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Picture Transfer : Laptop to iPhone
Replies: 9
Views: 1058

Re: Picture Transfer : Laptop to iPhone

Assuming this is a Windows laptop (otherwise on a Mac, it's very straightforward), I don't think you can copy from PC to iPhone via the cable without third party software. Instead, you can go to icloud.com on your PC's web browser, upload your pictures there, and they will automatically sync to your iPhone. Or you can get the iCloud app for Windows, then you'll have an 'iCloud Photos' folder on your PC that you can copy pictures to and they will automatically sync to your phone through the internet. Either method does not require connecting the iPhone via the cable. Without any background information about my goal , you provided all the information I needed and I agree that third party software would be required if I wanted to go with the ...