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Just today in Edmonton, AB, I received a mail notice from Fibre Connect outlining that they're coming into our neighbourhood soon for fibre optic home internet installation: https://www.tol.ca/en/news/resources/2024/Fibre-Connect-Installation-Notice.pdf (Original link is from Langley, but same letter content)

One confusing thing is nowhere in the letter does it state which ISP it's for, TELUS or Rogers/Shaw. Upon searching "Fibre Connect" on Google, a City of St. Albert page states:

Fibre Connect will subcont

Renewed our 2 year contract with Rogers “together with Shaw” in August 2023. With no Telus PureFibre ETA in the neighbourhood, we had no other option.

We were told to keep using the xb7 modem even though we upgraded to the 1.5gig ignite plan. To this date, we are not able to upgrade our XB7 to the new XB8 modem with Wifi 6E when inquiring Shaw CS multiple times since August.

It is a disappointment as newer devices such as the iPhone 15 Pro series support wifi 6E. The wifi 6 on XB7 is only 80MHz bandwidth— resulting in about 600mbps speeds.

I’m aware of the XB8 stock shortage situation… wondering when we can finally expect to swap for an XB8. Since I’ve heard conflicting anecdotes for ne

I get this response when I try inquiring about any plans for purefibre in the future for my home address.

Does this mean there’s nothing planned so far, or they just don’t know when? 🤨

End of 2 year contract with Shaw is approaching and Telus only has 150Mbps maximum DSL. Quite baffling since the previous houses I’ve lived in Edmonton all have purefibre by now.

So far, my research has led to US Mobile (Verizon) and Tello (T-Mobile) for a good 10-15GB prepaid plan for 2 days in Seattle ($5 USD).

Then I looked at which MVNO could be a potential option for AT&T network to keep my options open. Boost Mobile seemed to have good deals. They have a promo, 10GB and unlimited talk/text for $5, or unlimited talk/text/data for $12.50.

Problem is, unlike US Mobile & Tello, Boost Mobile does not allow non-US billing addresses. I’m technically a Canadian-American dual citizen but have no US billing or delivery address. Also, their activation process seems to prefer physical SIMs and less towards eSIMs, which would be my preferred method of online activation b

I'll be visiting Seattle from Canada for 2 days in May. Since roaming prices are outrageous and heavily deprioritized, I'm looking at US carrier prepaid options.

So far, I've gathered that T-Mobile, Verizon, Visible, US Mobile and Cricket etc all offer free trials but it's a lot of hoops to jump through for someone outside the US. Ranging from GPS location required on app, to active US service required.

So I might settle for a ~$5 total plan (with $20 off coupons applied) from US Mobile... However it uses Verizon 5G network and I keep reading about how terrible Verizon is in Seattle! I'll be most likely only in Downtown Seattle or SeaTac for the airport. Need priority data for a concert i

I’m visiting Seattle from Canada for 2 days. For 2 days I initially thought of simply roaming with my local carrier (rogers) at $13 cad per day. However I’ve quickly realized that roaming customers are usually deprioritized heavily, and local US prepaid plans or trials can be had cheaper.

My first choice is which network— at&t, t-mobile, or Verizon? I have experience with AT&T and T-Mobile LTE travelling all over SoCal in 2018 and 2019 (also running speed tests on the way). AT&T coverage sucked inside Los Angeles city limits big time (even worse than t-mobile), but blazing “5Ge” speeds at the time. T-mobile had extremely congested <1mbps spots and no service inside hospitals, but that was 2

I’ve had memberships at the William Lutsky Family YMCA, and Planet Fitness (South Common), living in the general Heritage Valley area.

The fact that Dr. Anne Anderson Community Centre is the closest gym to home by distance is highly appealing, but wondering if any regular user there could provide more insight. Could not find any other Reddit posts, they don’t have a phone number, and want to know more than what the Google reviews say.

Up to a few weeks ago I was a member at Planet Fitness (South Common) since July, so like 6 months? My concerns with that gym were the following:

1. Bring Your Own Lock lockers make me forget bringing my combo lock sometimes (I hear it’s the same with Dr. A

I used to be with Rogers, up until exactly 3 weeks ago. Since day 1 of the 3500MHz deployment news, I was seeing it live on many towers across Edmonton. Just not all towers.

Now with Telus, I’m struggling to find my iPhone 13 Pro Max connecting to n78 (through NR Rach Attempt) anywhere I visit in Edmonton. So far I’ve only connected to 100MHz of n78 3500MHz in the area of Gateway Blvd & 34 Ave (South Park Centre). Even there it flips between n66 and n78 like every second.

I’ve looked up the 3500MHz auction results, and Telus has won the most spectrum in Edmonton at 100MHz. Bell and Rogers at 30MHz respectively for Edmonton. So Telus has the advantage for 3500MHz 5G here.

So, this i

Sony LinkBuds S: worthwhile if you have WF-1000XM4?

This new Sony ANC TWS earbuds released today catches my eyes.

I have AirPods Pro and WF-1000XM4 at the moment. I mainly use WF-1000XM4 daily and AirPods Pro only for phone calls or rarely for other usage.

One thing noticeable about the new LinkBuds S is how small and light they are. Yes the WF-1000XM4 are great but kinda on the bulkier and heavier side especially compared to AirPods Pro. Rarely the WF-1000XM4 get kinda uncomfortable or leave sores in my ears , which might be due to its heaviness or not sanitizing the earbuds daily.

Also the ANC is godly on the WF-1000XM4, good enough to make loud road intersections and public transit

My dermatologist is a recent graduate, was a fairly new doctor when I started seeing him in 2019 (after my old derm closed my file cuz of not following up for years).

For years, he's prescribed me minoxidil 5% aka Rogaine foam for my male pattern baldness. I've discussed the finasteride oral pill, but it was always something he advised against due to myself being a single unmarried male in my 20s without children. He told me the side effects are not worth it based on my level of receding hairline, which I'd have to guess is a NW1 or NW2 at most.

Fast forward to last week, I visit the derm again for follow up. He prescribes this new minoxidil 5%/finasteride 0.25% topical compound foam, alon

I'm heading into my final year of Bachelor of Arts Psychology in Canada, with expected graduation date June 2023. I'm now exploring graduate program applications at Canadian universities for a Fall 2023 start date or later (deadline around December 2022). Quickly I'm realizing that there are various requirements in the way that I do not meet yet.

1. Psychology graduate programs in Canada: Intensely competitive, and don't have research/counselling experience. I've seen the admission rates at many Canadian universities for Counselling Psychology are like 7-8 admitted to 200-400 applications. I've quickly realized that most Experimental Psychology fields require research experience, such a