I’ve used these guys in the past.

suretyhome.com

DIY alarm.com setup.

It’s been a while since but I used a GoControl 2 panel. Looks like they have new stuff or you can order used on ebay.

Like amazon ring devices? I think it’s called Sidewalk .

Yes

Yes. Noticed yesterday. I was even logged in to a friend’s YouTube Premium account. Loaded like I have slow internet.

Yes. It works with sandboxed play services. I was doing that for a while in the work profile. Running all that is just to much for my Pixel 4A 5G.

Besides the look/layout, I liked how it kept track of credit card statement dates.

Does anyone have any other recommendations to compare?

Before i switched to GrapheneOS i was using:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.realbyteapps.moneymanagerfree

I really miss that app but haven’t found anything even close.

Are you shopping at best buy?

I have one of the yearly deals on MXRoute. Unlimited domains. Been using them for almost 3 years.

Still can’t use tap to pay

MX has its own built in tool to make a bootable USB with persistence

But it’s cheap! $10 a YEAR when I last checked.

2nd Mxroute. I got the black Friday deal a few years ago. I love using the catchall to make emails on the fly for when I sign up for different services.

There should be more deals when you click add services.

Understand on the latency possibly being an issue. I did see they have servers in France now. Maybe you could do some ping tests.

If you want something cheap check out RackNerd yearly deals. Last I checked they still have listings for black Friday and other old deals once you’ve made an account. I got a server for like $12 a year with 5tb monthly bandwidth. I have 3 servers total with them and haven’t had a problem for the 3 years I’ve been using them.

Yeah. Which one did you go with?!

JMP is great! I ported over my number that I’ve had the longest to them probably 2 years ago when it was still beta. It’s so convenient having sms on multiple devices and my computer. I have all calls from jmp forwarded to my phone with service tho. And I just switched that from AT&T prepaid to US mobile.

Edit: I also like popping in to read their group chat. Lots of nerd talk in there. Also, I’m pretty sure if you ask their support you can still get a free XMPP server with JMP service via Snikket.

I happened to have a spare number that I wasn’t using with JMP.chat. So I ported it over to US Mobile.

They offered a 30 day trial if you port a number over. They probably still offer the trial. I still have a week left and I liked the service so much I already ported my real number over. The trial was completely free.

I ended up having to order their sim starter kit because for some reason my Pixel 4a 5g wasn’t compatible with their eSim on their Warp 5g(Verizon), which I wanted to try. When I portrs my real number over I did it on their GSM(tmobo) network with eSim and it worked fine. You can get the sim starter kit for free with some promo code they have listed on their site somewhere.

Just switched to US Mobile after doing the 30 day trial.

Bill from AT&T prepaid was $65 before tax.

Now I’m $29 total. On their GSM(T-Mobile) network I was pulling 250 down.

That’s understandable. I only use an app to generate the codes

What about Intel ME, Microsoft Pluton, the one for AMD. The secret chips that have direct access to your hardware. Basically a blackbox. Same with cellphones. SoC.