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It's time for a new thread of the week, our way of recognizing forum members for promoting valuable discussion here.

Every weekday yours truly posts a morning briefing, including the most popular forum threads—that is, the posts with the most replies—for the previous 24 hour period. For reference, here are the briefings for the past seven days:

Your Morning Briefing for Monday, December 5th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, December 8th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, December 9th, 2022

Remember that the Monday briefing includes forum posts from the prior Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so all weekend posts are similarly eligible.

In each briefing, forum posts are ranked by the number of replies (from highest to lowest). That's subject to change, of course, so I did a quick recount of replies for all forum posts in the briefings above. With 54 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

Tracfone reps ALL clueless?

Congrats to Despotes for starting our one hundred and fifty-second thread of the week! As a small token of our appreciation, please enjoy a monthlong Premium Membership on us. Benefits include ad-free browsing, increased private message count, access to a subscriber-only forum, extra attachment space, a referral/affiliate signature link, the ability to post referrals, and a custom avatar and user title!

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

It's official: USB Type-C mandatory for devices sold in the EU from December 28, 2024

Apple Supplier Foxconn Helped Relax COVID-19 Restrictions in China: Report

Twitter Blue will reportedly cost more from iPhones to offset ‘hidden 30 percent tax’

CRTC rejects Telus credit card fee, but you'll still pay it

Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto

From The Forums:

TracFone sales hurting! 😵JUST LOOK AT THIS!!

Boost Infinite Beta - $25/month Forever

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Apple Previews New iMessage and Apple ID Security Features Coming in 2023

Apple drops controversial plans for child sexual abuse imagery scanning

Monopoly #5 – Against the WIND

Here are the changes to Canadian mobile rate plans this week

Does Mint Mobile work internationally?

From The Forums:

Possible to switch to an AT&T sim card?

Warning if running multiple MyAccounts

Sanity Check - Straight Talk to Verizon Wireless - Family of 5

Got my "LTE" to show!

Boost Infinite is live

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Tim Cook and President Biden came to Arizona to announce plans for American-made chips

Apple announces sweeping changes to App Store pricing

Samsung December 2022 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

Here's your first look at the Google Pixel 7a

Hey, Google: It's time to step up your Pixel upgrade promise

From The Forums:

PP SIM card in Moto G Play - "We're sorry, but we're currently unable to authenticate your phone."

Verizon reaches 175M milestone with 5G Ultra Wideband

Verizon deploys mmWave repeaters in Houston

Expedited unlocking of eSIM for non-US usage

T-Mobile's Latest 5G Home Internet Bundle Will Drop The Price To $25 Per Month

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Google brings more features to Pixel Phones (including VPN and AI-enhanced calls for the Pixel 7)

Google's Pixel Watch December update is headed out OTA with a bunch of fixes

Fitbit Sense 2 vs. Fitbit Sense: We compare health watches

Huawei’s latest smartwatch has a secret inside: a pair of wireless earbuds

Apple's iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via Satellite Feature Saves Stranded Man in Alaska

From The Forums:

Tracfone reps ALL clueless?

Safelink Lifeline moved my service from T-Mobile to Verizon

Faster 5G on Tracfone?

Test Drive without ID?

Account

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

This week in Canadian telecom: provider complaints and 5G growth

T-Mobile Tuesdays fans are getting the gift of amazing selfie lighting

U.S. dismissing charges against Huawei's Meng Wanzhou

Top 10 trending phones of week 48

Flashback: the rise (and fall?) of the microSD card

From The Forums:

Hiving an active phone off MyAccount to start a new one, maybe get referral RPs?

Moto G 5G Stylus hotspot error message

Checking remaining balances

T-Mobile Home Internet Connectivity Issues

Data speeds while roaming on Senior Plan while in Vancouver, B.C.?

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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It's time for a new thread of the week, our way of recognizing forum members for promoting valuable discussion here.

Every weekday yours truly posts a morning briefing, including the most popular forum threads—that is, the posts with the most replies—for the previous 24 hour period. For reference, here are the briefings for the past seven days:

Your Morning Briefing for Monday, November 28th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, December 1st, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, December 2nd, 2022

Remember that the Monday briefing includes forum posts from the prior Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so all weekend posts are similarly eligible.

In each briefing, forum posts are ranked by the number of replies (from highest to lowest). That's subject to change, of course, so I did a quick recount of replies for all forum posts in the briefings above. With 22 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

iPhone 12 Mini add/activation questions

Congrats to malet for starting our one hundred and fifty-first thread of the week! As a small token of our appreciation, please enjoy a monthlong Premium Membership on us. Benefits include ad-free browsing, increased private message count, access to a subscriber-only forum, extra attachment space, a referral/affiliate signature link, the ability to post referrals, and a custom avatar and user title!

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Apple App Store award winners for 2022 announced

AI art, a viral social network, and a port of a massive battle royal lead Google's best apps for 2022

1 billion people will be connected to 5G by the end of the year

Monopoly #4 – Teleconned

From The Forums:

HSN 2 Phone Bundle Question

iPhone 12 Mini add/activation questions

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Apple Further Supports Worlds AIDS Day By Turning Their Apple Stores (RED)

Apple’s latest iOS 16 update includes optimizations for car crash detection

Android 13 and Samsung One UI 5 are coming to Galaxy S21 series stateside

Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition Review: Wear OS 3 is supposed to be better than this

Elon Musk is delaying Twitter’s paid verification to avoid Apple’s 30 percent cut

From The Forums:

ATTEN.: Tracfone TCL Flip 2 & Wifi Calling

Safest Way to Combine Balances, Deactivate Donor Phone and Transfer Number from Donor Phone

AAL Value

Has Wifi Calling always consumed minutes...? Wifi calls consuming minutes on 2020 iPhone SE

Magicjack shut down its prepaid wireless

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

How Samsung became Android's software champion

Samsung’s Galaxy S23 lineup will reportedly launch in early February

Good luck getting a new iPhone 14 Pro before the holidays

Netflix mobile app gets seven new games

Elon Musk may produce iPhone & Android competitor if Twitter is booted from App Store

From The Forums:

Anyone else receiving unintelligible texts apparently originating from Tracfone?

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

The FTC wants to fine Google over deceptive Pixel 4 ads aired three years ago

Canadian carrier apps include trackers from Facebook, Google, more

CRTC Chair Ian Scott has Been ‘Disastrous for Public Confidence,’ Says Telecom Expert

Inflight 5G calls and data could become a reality in Europe with new decision

Apple Watch Ultra gains ski and snowboard workout detection

From The Forums:

No Data Connection

Tracfone Moto G Stylus listing on Ebay

Porting Number Out of Tracfone

Someone asked me to join there TMobile group, legit?

Data not working on Moto phone after update

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Top 10 trending phones of week 47

Best Cyber Monday smartwatch and fitness tracker deals of 2022

Amazon Canada’s Cyber Monday 2022 Deals Now Available

Canadian carriers lock their doors, does it change the shopping experience?

Why China’s efforts to help world’s largest iPhone factory descended into violent protests, further disrupting Apple’s supply chain

From The Forums:

Moto G Stylus 5g 2022

Where to buy prepaid minutes now?

T-Mobile email: Holiday Exclusive - FREE Line

iOS 16 on Tracfone iPhones. Your experience?

Is my account DOA? Can I restart it somehow?

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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It's time for a new thread of the week, our way of recognizing forum members for promoting valuable discussion here.

Every weekday yours truly posts a morning briefing, including the most popular forum threads—that is, the posts with the most replies—for the previous 24 hour period. For reference, here are the briefings for the past seven days:

Your Morning Briefing for Monday, November 21st, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, November 24th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, November 25th, 2022

Remember that the Monday briefing includes forum posts from the prior Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so all weekend posts are similarly eligible.

In each briefing, forum posts are ranked by the number of replies (from highest to lowest). That's subject to change, of course, so I did a quick recount of replies for all forum posts in the briefings above. With 74 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

Difficulty getting Google Pixel phones onto TracFone

Congrats to medontknow for starting our one hundred and fiftieth thread of the week! As a small token of our appreciation, please enjoy a monthlong Premium Membership on us. Benefits include ad-free browsing, increased private message count, access to a subscriber-only forum, extra attachment space, a referral/affiliate signature link, the ability to post referrals, and a custom avatar and user title!

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Brazilian regulator seizes iPhones from retail stores as Apple fails to comply with charger requirement

Top phone deals from US Black Friday week

Best Cellphone Black Friday Deals in Canada for 2022

Everybody promised to disrupt the smartphone — and the smartphone outlasted them all

Nokia 1011 (1992)

From The Forums:

Calling Verizon about a TracFone problem?

How do I buy the Red pocket 100 gb annual plan?

Better Tracfone for fringe reception?

IMEI Generator For 5G Tablet

Callingmart Down/not working

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Limited edition Xiaomi 12T Pro brings contemporary art look inspired by sculptural objects

Android 13 now arriving on Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3; expands to Fold 4 and Flip 4 in US

Google Pixel 7 vs. Pixel 6a

Workers are protesting in China’s vast ‘iPhone city’

Here’s how to access free data while travelling to the U.S.

From The Forums:

Thanksgiving 2022

How to add new device to TF account without activating?

Will an unlocked TracFone work in Cuba

How can I set up a paygo expiry reminder?

Activating Straight Talk iPhone

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Amazon (Canada) goes live with ‘Early Black Friday’ tech deals

Amazon's Fitbit Black Friday wearable tech deals are go

Best Black Friday smartwatch and fitness tracker deals of 2022

This $28 Black Friday deal on the Amazfit Band 5 is perfect for outrunning holiday stress

Apple AirPods Pro 2 review

From The Forums:

How do you keep a spare TF activated?

What does "add a line" mean?

What's cheapest way to extend my Tracfone service for 1 year?

Trial/Test eSIM plan with phone number

US Mobile new plans

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

It’s not just you, Fitbit is partially down with sync and data issues

More and more people are using ‘Samsung’ as their password

Rogers-Shaw deal: Merger will hurt low-income Canadians the most, tribunal hears

CRTC chair Ian Scott says Canada needs more wireless competition

4 Million Canadians Ready to Upgrade to 5G Shows Survey

From The Forums:

Unlocking new refurb Tracfone active after 60 days

Cheapest esim plan for calls/text/data

Trac phones

T-Mobile $20 Per Month Data Plan For Businesses

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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From The Web:

Top 10 trending phones of week 46

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE gets One UI 5.0 update, Tab S6 Lite receives Android 12L

The best cheap Motorola phones in 2022

Mint Mobile is giving away up to 6 months of free service for Black Friday

Freedom Mobile Black Friday Plan 2022: $40/30GB Unlimited Data Plan

From The Forums:

Difficulty getting Google Pixel phones onto TracFone

Getting a new phone - any good deals to add service?

iPhone 11 Charging Question

Good cheap phones during Black Fri sales?

Network Pass and previous customers

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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It's time for a new thread of the week, our way of recognizing forum members for promoting valuable discussion here.

Every weekday yours truly posts a morning briefing, including the most popular forum threads—that is, the posts with the most replies—for the previous 24 hour period. For reference, here are the briefings for the past seven days:

Your Morning Briefing for Monday, November 14th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, November 15th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, November 16th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, November 17th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, November 18th, 2022

Remember that the Monday briefing includes forum posts from the prior Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so all weekend posts are similarly eligible.

In each briefing, forum posts are ranked by the number of replies (from highest to lowest). That's subject to change, of course, so I did a quick recount of replies for all forum posts in the briefings above. With 19 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

Orbic Journey V (RC2200L)

Congrats to Slepy for starting our one hundred and forty-ninth thread of the week! As a small token of our appreciation, please enjoy a monthlong Premium Membership on us. Benefits include ad-free browsing, increased private message count, access to a subscriber-only forum, extra attachment space, a referral/affiliate signature link, the ability to post referrals, and a custom avatar and user title!

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Andrew Currie has been blogging about mobile phones since 2001, smartphones (depending on how you define them) since 2002 and smartwatches since 2014.
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