Upon factory reset of my Belkin RT3200, I discovered the WiFi password I had been using was no longer acceptable because it contained spaces and repeating characters. Funny, that password worked fine before I factory reset.

So, yes, I bought another WiFi doohickey, but someone suggested I try loading OpenWRT. I'm not above using non-factory firmware on consumer-grade routers, going back to the original Linksys WRT54GS with DD-WRT and others. Despite the semi-obtuse/incorrect documentation for loading OpenWRT from stock firmware on my Belkin RT3200 [openwrt.org], I got it working. And, hey, I can use spaces and repeating characters in my passwords now…and it'll actually get software updates once in a while.

Meanwhile, I expect that Amazon purchase I just made will get returned…

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Visible is owned by Verizon [verizon.com]. Even though the coverage is identical to Comcast (who uses Verizon), data service seems a bit more peppy. Most likely because of better prioritization…

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Because I had forgotten the password to my WiFi router, I had to factory reset it. When I tried to enter the same password I had previously, it was rejected because it contained a space. Considering I entered this passphrase before and it worked, one can only assume some middle manager at Belkin decided it was ok to require passwords NOT to include spaces.

Funny, I no longer have space for Belkin (or Linksys) products in my life.

The one thing I appreciate about Number Portability is not having to talk to anyone at Comcast about cancelling their shitty service. That plus eSIM made switching to Visible…pretty easy, actually. Took all of about 10 minutes or so per line.

trust me, my credit is not an issue. Convincing a multi-billion dollar corporation with one of the worst customer service reputations of something their computer says is wrong is…a waste of time.

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Who knew getting a new Apple Watch would require me to change mobile operators? They decided, despite having excellent credit, that I was a credit risk and wouldn’t let me add a new line. Ok, then, I guess I’ll just take the rest of my lines elsewhere, too.

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it’s funny, I didn’t do a whole lot with Napster. And I actually buy more music now than I ever did. And that’s despite having an Apple Music subscription, which I switched back to after having a YouTube Music subscription for a time.

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it’s one of my favorite albums. Bought it on CD back in the 90s.

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Now it seems to me some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
#nowplaying

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