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Cricket wireless uses ATT's towers so should have comparable coverage for a lower price.

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There is definitely a leak in the valve (mine is the same as the link below). If I pour water on top of the handle (without the screw in) it sucks it right in. I was just wondering if it was worth trying to replace the top cap and gate rather than replacing the whole valve which would involve some p...

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I do have a leak. It is coming from a diverter valve. I replaced all three o-rings, but it is still leaking. What is the next step? Is it possible and/or recommended to replace the top cap and gate, or is it time to replace the whole valve?

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Hello All, I am having a bit of trouble with my pool pump and could use some help. My pool pump is loosing suction quite rapidly and air builds up in the skimmer basket. If I pull my filter and hose it down (even though it isn't very dirty) the pump will be fine for a while (i.e., no air in the skim...

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I have a 2 yo about to be three and a 5 yo about to be six. When we are stuck inside, some things to besides watching TV that you haven't mentioned are: 1. Playing with play dough. 2. Painting 3. Playing Hide and go seek (they are terrible) 4. Putting on music and having a dance off (I am terrible) ...

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I don't think they needed much convincing. The Ford F-150 is the most popular vehicle sold in the U.S., I think by a long shot. Then, numbers 2 and 3, also trucks... Wow, I did not know that. In fact I didn't believe you and had to look it up. I thought for sure it would have been a sedan like Acco...

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I had a similar experience when signing up for service with Sprint.

How did you verify that your credit went back to being frozen?

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livesoft wrote:You are kinda lucky that you have an AC outlet right next to a coax wall jack, aren't you?

There is another outlet about two feet to the right of coax jack that the power strip for the TV/cable/DVD player, so it could have been extended to there as well.

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Thanks everyone for your help. I was curious (and even a little peeved) that a new device was plugged into my house without even telling me why or what it was.

I will post a picture of the "splitter" just for anyone who is curious.

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livesoft wrote:So the OP teased us by not showing a close-up photo of the thing with 2 white coax lines connected and one black coax connected. What's all the labelling on that 'T' junction thingey?

I just wanted to add some suspense to this thrilling thread.

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Almost certainly an amplifier. The "splitter" probably isn't a splitter at all; it's a "power inserter". You don't need to take a picture of it; it may be labeled as a power inserter, and even if it's not, the end where the power is plugged in should be labeled with something li...

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The device appears to be a simple AC to DC converter such as what you would use to power any low voltage DC electronic device. I am guessing this is injecting low voltage power into the coax line to power a device on the line which is not near an outlet. Similar to the way some wireless access poin...

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OP here with some pictures. Split: http://i64.tinypic.com/1ze8hs0.jpg The black coax goes to my cable box. Device (Power Supply): http://i64.tinypic.com/10h1xsn.jpg I should have taken a picture of the splitter, but didn't think of it until now. I unplugged the device to take the picture and the cab...

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Thanks for all of your posts. My first thought was some type of amplifier as well, but the coax cable terminates at the device. I would have thought that the amplifier would need to be downstream, but I guess there could be different ways of amplifying the signal. I will post a picture of the device...

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livesoft wrote:Post a legible photo of all the printing and lettering on the device.

I can this evening, as I'm not at home currently. I tried to do an internet search but didn't come up with anything, so I thought I would post here. I should have waited until I had a picture.

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My cable provider was at my house recently performing some maintenance and installed a new device. The coax cable going to one cable box is split and the split coax cable goes to small device that is plugged into an outlet. The device is a little bit larger than a typical AC/DC converter plug. Does ...

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Thanks everyone, you are making feel a little bit better. I will wait to see if I get a bill or am billed in someway and take it from there. It's also common practice for free subscriptions to accompany purchases of some item or other without necessarily your being notified of that fact; sending to ...

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My wife is receiving multiple magazines that she never ordered or subscribed to receive. And when I say multiple, I mean multiple. So far, it has to be at least ten different magazines. They range from running to popular culture to housekeeping type magazines. All name brand, i.e., People or Food Ne...

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I actually used this promotion and switched from Cricket to Sprint this morning. The process was a little more painful than expected. I thought I could go through the process completely online but wound up having to talk to 4 different customer service reps before getting someone that could help. I...

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scouter wrote:Anyone take advantage of this offer yet? Any info or suggestions on the process would be appreciated.

I tried it and they check your credit. Since I have my credit frozen, I have to try to see if I can find out which bureau to unfreeze.

I'll report back if I get anywhere.

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PFInterest wrote:if your current 403b has good options and accepts incoming rollovers, then yes, you can move the other 403b into it.

So, it only depends on whether my new provider (Fidelity) accepts rollovers?

I guess I'll call them on Monday.

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Here is my understanding of the timeline: 1) Ringplus offers $0/mo. service 2) Sprint kills RingPlus 3) Several months later Sprint offers ~$0/mo. service 4) ??? 5) Profit! You can't make this stuff up! I have a hard time believing Sprint will ever turn a profit on a large number of MVNO users who ...

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When I first started my current job I rolled over a small retirement account from a post-doc position I just finished into a 403(b) account. This was before I started learning about investments. I have not contributed any additional funds to that account and have since started funding a 403(b) accou...

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I just heard about a sizzling deal for cell phone plans on The Clark Howard Show that I thought was worth sharing with the BH community. If you switch to Sprint before June 30 (bring your own phone) you will get a full year of free service ! You have to check if your phone(s) is/are eligible on the ...

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Clark Howard, who I am a big fan on, warned that this is most likely a power grab by banks to crush the free alternatives Venmo and Square Cash. He suspects that after they corner the market due to their size and the alternatives can no longer compete they (the large banks) will eventually charge fe...

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F150HD wrote:if one does this w/ a Citi Doublecash 2% card, this actually reduces the % you get back as it is reducing your payment.
Was discussed in a different thread months back.

Thanks, I had never thought of that (didn't see the other thread either).

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I've never been through the class, but I imagine the cheapest way to learn the material is to listen to his podcasts. I can't imagine there being much in the course that he doesn't cover in his show (save for minor details).

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Nowizard wrote:It really does not get much simpler than the three fund portfolio. Are you satisfied with the returns? If so, it is a simple proposition to rebalance as necessary.

Tim

I think you seriously underestimate the average persons understanding of investing, especially those who have no interest.

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I vote for investing up to the match, then aggressively pay down the loans.

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Can you do both, i.e., meaning enroll in the pension plan AND invest in the 401k?

I am able to enroll in my state's pension plan and contribute to a 457 and/or 403(b) plan. That is what I do, best of both worlds.

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Clark Howard, US syndicated radio host (http://clark.com/), just did a short piece on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), and warned that a lot of them were scams.

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For the mortgage question, I like Dave Ramsey's advice which is a 15 year mortgage where the PITI is ~25% of your take home pay.

If you are not as debt averse as I am, the same scale payment on a 30 year mortgage would be fine.

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Getting rid of both cars makes the least financial sense. Also getting rid of a 3 year old Subaru seems like a fairly significant loss. That is already a sunk cost and shouldn't be factored into your analysis. A better way to think about it is your Civic is already on a smoother depreciation curve. ...

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Thanks for the thoughts so far.

Yes, we have enough room in our Vangaurd IRAs to house both international and bond funds.

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What are your thoughts on the following 401k options? Currently we are investing only in the target retirement fund (Schwab Managed Retirement Trust Fund 0.35%). With its 0.35% ER I am contemplating switching to something less expensive but do not have a lot of options. I don't think 0.35% is terrib...

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Do you avoid international investing like Jack Bogle? Roguejim: How much international investing is a very controversial subject. To help answer the question, I wrote this suggestion: How Much International Stock? A Suggestion. I might add that when experts disagree, it is often because it makes li...

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I've heard that the old "void after 90 days" line doesn't really have any actual power, meaning banks will still cash it without a problem. But I've never tried it.

I would be more worried about losing a $X,000 check. I would just cash it and use it appropriately.

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I think a big part of the equation comes down to how often you will get to use it - which is dictated by the area of the country that you live in. We live in South Florida and my kids were in our unheated pool this weekend. I wouldn't get in it yet, but they had some fun. We can swim in it fairly co...

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I almost started to congratulate you, but then I saw your user name.

I am so sorry.

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blevine wrote:Question, why Google Play ?
You say only 5% use but why ?
What is on Google Play that is unique ?

We have ~ 6 kids movies that came with digital copies which we linked to our Google play account. It is easier to cast them then hunting down the discs. I've also purchased some TV series there.

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I've had a ROKU for quite a while (on my second model). According to Google you can add a Google Play channel. m Thanks, I just saw this on Roku's website. I have Chromecast also. The way I cast Amazon Prime is I first cast my entire screen (go to Google Home, and select "Cast Screen" fro...

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I'm currently in the market for a new streaming device. Our uses are #1 Netflix (75%), #2 Amazon Prime Video (20%), and #3 Google Play (5%). Most devices offer Netflix and Amazon together, but I haven't found any that clearly states they can do both Amazon and Google. Because they are competitors it...

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Hello All, A recent experience of mine as well as a post by sjpopp ( https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204736 ) prompted me to let people know that porting a number to a new carrier automatically cancels the contract from your previous carrier. I recently switched carriers. I ...

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If you wanted to pick a person who is the opposite of a Boglehead, you wouldn't go far wrong by picking Dave Ramsey. What I will never understand is why he doesn't change his investing advice. He could easily transition to advising a low cost index fund portfolio even if still 100% equities*, and h...

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Research getting a Google number. If I remember correctly I got to choose what my number starting with an area code selection. I now have two numbers with two different area codes. My actual phone number from a state I used to live, and now my Google number is a local one. All calls & texts go t...

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Straight Talk uses Verizon's network and has reasonable plans. They also operate out of Walmart's, so I think you should be able to take your phone to your local Walmart for help transferring over. I've never been a Straight Talk customer, so perhaps others could give you more specifics but that is ...

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It depends on what the throttle speed is. Let's use 128 Kbps as your throttle speed. 1. Navigation apps are unaffected. In fact navigation uses no data... sorta. Don't take my word for it. Load up Google maps and start navigation. You can now turn off cellular connection and Google will dutifully r...

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OP here thanks for the comments so far. To OP, 8 megabits is fine for almost anything you normally want. If you are paying extra for a wifi hotspot and sharing the connection, you might find it inadequate. But for watching videos/navigating/web browsing it is fine. Watching videos (or even streaming...

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For those who use a carrier that reduces your speed after a set allotment, how slow is it? Can you still use a navigation app (like Google Maps/Driving, or Waze) or listen to Pandora at the reduced speeds? I am currently in an unlimited AT&T plan (grandfathered in) without reduced speeds but am ...

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The power issue could be bad capacitors. If your TV has bad capacitors it will take a while for the TV to turn on, and get worse and worse. The TV could have been powering up the whole time, and by the time you changed the batteries the TV turned on. That is what happened to our Samsung TV about 5 y...

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