Friday, February 20, 2026

February 2026

s23 fe, out of stock

s32 519 6s plus 300 vs 100 cracked


pixel 10a 250 for fi - activated, stay on fi for 120 days

discount 250

unlocked in google store 


pixel 10 - 399 - on fi  discount 400 (9a is same as 10a , 9 is slower than 10)

When you buy or finance the Google Pixel 10

Activate the device on Fi within 30 days

The person who activates must be an existing Google Fi customer, and be part of your group plan

Remain active on Fi for 120 days

Offer ends April 7, 2026 or while supplies last

Offer can only be used once per group member


But here's what happens if you cancel or pause service

Canceling service, switching devices, or leaving your account stops the promotion. The $400 discount will be charged to your Google Pay account.


pixel 9, 599 , 200 discount

When you buy or finance the Google Pixel 9

Activate the device on Fi within 30 days

New and existing Fi customers are eligible for this offer

New customers must port-in (transfer) a number to Fi

Remain active on Fi for 120 days

Offer ends April 7, 2026 or while supplies last

Offer can only be used once per group member


But here's what happens if you cancel or pause service

Canceling service, switching devices, or leaving your account stops the promotion. The $200 discount will be charged to your Google Pay account.


2/24 comcast waived activation

1 year free on basic


A17 5G budget, recommended better display over A15, A16 (1080p vs Moto 720p? but better CPU)

200 at samsung


Apple

Refurbished iPhone 14 Plus 128GB - Purple (Unlocked)

Now$529.00

Was$729.00Save $200.00

iPhone 17

From $799

Newline:

Comcast

Xfinity Mobile requires Xfinity Internet

with internet, 1 year of free service. but no phone discounts, that requires 36 mo, premium unlimited


Add a line or upgrade an existing device and save up to $1,100 when you choose Premium Unlimited and trade in your phone. Act fast — we're covering the $25 line activation fee through 2/24.

Get up to 2 phone upgrades a year. Select Premium Unlimited to enjoy Elite Upgrade.


Xfinity or NOW Internet required. $25/line activation fee waived for all lines purchased between 1/15/26-2/24/26 Equip., intl. and roaming charges, taxes and fees, including reg. recovery fees, and other charges extra, and subj. to change. Pricing subj. to change. $25/mo charge applies if Xfinity TV, Voice or Internet not maintained. When a line exceeds its monthly premium data allowance, data may be temporarily slower than other traffic in times of congestion. Speeds on Unlimited plan reduced to a maximum of 1.5Mbps download/750 Kbps upload after 30GBs of data/line. Data thresholds may vary. 


Offer ends 2/24/26. Requires qualifying phone trade-in, purchase of new eligible Apple, Samsung, Google, or Motorola phone (while supplies last), 36-month Xfinity Mobile Device Payment Plan Agreement ("Device Agreement"), and 1) activation of a new Premium Unlimited line within 30 days of phone purchase or 2) phone upgrade on an existing Premium Unlimited line and activation of phone on that line within 15 days of order. Trade-in must be completed within 21 days of phone shipment date. Must maintain line required for offer until trade-in is completed. Porting of number is not required with trade-in. Up to $1,100 via trade-in credit applied monthly so long as Device Agreement is in effect. Actual trade-in amount varies based on trade-in and purchase, not to exceed the retail value of purchased phone. If line is canceled or phone payments are accelerated, balance of credits associated with Device Agreement are forfeited. Out of stock phones are not eligible. Not valid with prior purchases, returns or exchanges. May not be combined with other device offers.




fi (80 for 3 or 90 for 4, this plan)

phone on us after 24 monthly credits 

pay 499 today or 0


How to get this offer

When you buy or finance the Google Pixel 10a

Activate the device on Fi within 30 days

The person who activates must be a new Google Fi customer, and be part of your group plan

Keep the Fi account active for 24 months

Offer ends April 7, 2026 or while supplies last

Offer can only be used once per group member


Get reimbursed over 24 months

Receive $20.80 off each bill for 24 months

The credit is tied to the person who activated the device

Taxes and fees may apply


But here's what happens if you cancel or pause service

Canceling service stops the promotion. If you're financing the device, you'll owe the remaining balance on your device.

If you move to a different Fi plan, the credit will be applied to your new Fi plan

Any unused credit will not roll over to the next month

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Recent notes:
fi pricing for basic unlimited $80 for 3, $90 for 4
even premium plans can only switch at monthly increments - not a good workaround for international travel

Sunday, December 3, 2023

December 2023

iPhone XR losing battery effectiveness.

Elected to keep Google Fi and get a 14 from Apple. $729

Shame on Apple: $30 for an unlocked phone. "Connectivity Discount" or whatever else you call it, it sucks. 

Discounts:

$75 back for a future purchase: Gift card from Apple , black friday

3x $15 back from target for $100 apple gift cards. Only one card from online. The second kept saying Pending, until I cancelled it. Two more from the store. 

Estimated $140 back for iPhone XR

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Picked up a iphone se 2022 , June 2022. $429. no trade ins.

Family got the hand me downs. 

Google Fi unlimited seems ok for now (2, 3, 4 lines are now $80 +, currently called "Simply Unlimited"). We switch back to flexible for international trips. Switch is possible only in monthly increments, at the end of the billing cycle.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop Keyboard stuck

 Did your wireless keyboard stop working all of a sudden ?

Check if it is in number pad only mode - see the circled key in the picture. This preference persisted through an overnight battery removal. Another clue was that the letter keys worked after removing and replacing battery, for a few minutes. 



Tuesday, December 14, 2021

October 2021

Unexpected change from Verizon to Google Fi. 

Mainly because of puppy chewing phone. S9+ had no chance. Display is dead, Phone is alive. 

Repair estimate locally is ~ 260. 

New Samsung A32 5G from Google Fi was 200 - 100 bill credits = 100. 

Initially sent in S9+ for a broken screen trade in with Samsung for a S10e for later, but that trade in did not work either. So, returned S10e.

Iphone 13 was available through Verizon with broken screen trade in, but ..... only for some unlimited plans. Bill credits were 30 months. 

In the end, Google Fi may not be the right answer for H who seems to use lots of data. More than earlier. Maybe this is pandemic related , work ? 


Update of winter 2018-2019

Iphone XR / 128 G
Apple giveback: 6s+ = 250 - Didn't work
$50 back - barclays card

Samsung S9 Plus in costco, Thanks to A. 
Maybe 150 for Iphone 5

Reasoning: Switch to Sprint $0 plan for a year. That worked. 
Phone needed to support both GSM and CDMA
Initially TMobile

Saturday, September 24, 2016

GPS Android 5.0.2

If your phone no longer GPSes with your tracker, try toggling location services after the tracker has started. This works for me. Trouble started with Android 5.0.2.

Exactly same hardware and geographic location worked well earlier. 

HTC One M7, Originally T-mobile, stock ROMs
Strava, Runkeeper

I also dislike that this version always defaults to high accuracy. Many of the places I ride have no service. I can't imagine this is more power efficient than device only.