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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, January 10th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, January 11th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, January 12th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, January 13th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, January 14th, 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 94 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

Suggestions for new VoLTE compatible phone

Congrats to RobEll49 for starting our one hundred and tenth 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:

Sony's $1,000 Xperia 5 III compact finally goes on sale in the US

Pixel 5a review: The best-kept secret in Android

How Apple's iCloud Private Relay Can Keep You Safe

Ten ways to take control of your smartphone

Top 10 trending phones of week 2

From The Forums:

Easy to use phone for senior mom

Text FOUR to 611611

Moto g STYLUS (XT2115DL)

Tracfone stole my DATA balance!! Need advice..

Liberty Wireless $60/year plan question

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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 real beauty of Wordle is how its emoji results tell a story

Judge says the FTC’s Meta monopoly lawsuit can go forward

WhatsApp Co-Founder Is the New Acting CEO of Signal

Nokia set for major US expansion with five new budget phones and two new wireless partners

The best budget Android phones for 2022

From The Forums:

two year extension

HSN Bundle Activation - What's the longest time you have went before activating phone?

Chat sworn statement?

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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:

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE review: just off the mark

Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Galaxy S21 FE: Which one is right for you?

Legacy Google Voice users are in for a rough transition

Firefox Focus gets a privacy boost with Mozilla's Total Cookie Protection

Telus Blocking Apple’s iCloud Private Relay in Canada, Say Customers

From The Forums:

Inactive devices removed from website

Is there a way to contact a higher level of Page Plus tech support?

Conditional Call Forwarding to Google Voice with Tracfone T-Mo BYOP SIM

I have SIM swapped

Can I use S21 and get 5G?

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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:

Wearables of CES 2022: new smartwatches from Fossil, Razer and Garmin

Skagen Falster Gen 6 Review: An elegant design makes the best of Wear OS’ bad situation

​Honor launches long-awaited Watch GS 3 smartwatch

Xiaomi Watch S1: Stylish smartwatch launches in multiple styles with a large display

Uber is the latest popular app to bail on the Apple Watch

From The Forums:

Can you block a number from texting w/o opening/receiving the actaul text?

WHAT is wrong with T-Mobile 5G?

Did Redpocket kill their conditional call forwarding?

Years in the making TMobile Home Internet

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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:

OnePlus 10 Pro launches in China w/ second-gen Hasselblad camera setup, more

Apple’s Walled Garden Approach to iMessage is Why 87% of U.S. Teens Own iPhones: Report

After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful

Apple’s biggest scandal of 2022 is already happening

T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US

From The Forums:

No icon in my TF account - is that normal?

how to contact tracfone

Seeking Flip Phone Purchase Advice

T-Mobile Blocking Apple Private Relay

Fido doesn't honhour pricing they offered during sales call

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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, January 3rd, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, January 4th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, January 5th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, January 6th, 2022
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, January 7th, 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 122 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

The VoLTE changes

Congrats to Otis 226 for starting our one hundred and 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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From The Web:

Top 10 trending phones of week 1

The Verge Awards at CES 2022

Sonos vs. Google FAQ: What the ITC decision means for the future of Google devices

Flashback: goodbye, BlackBerry, and thanks for all the keyboards

Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 15 years ago

From The Forums:

How often does tracfone update iPhone models?

T-Mobile reports 844K net adds in Q4

Suggestions for new VoLTE compatible phone

Reward Points Question

AT&T “Retires” Pay-As-You-Go 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:

Phoenix rises from the ashes: The Samsung Galaxy S II gets a taste of Android 12

iPhone SE (2022) will apparently still look like something from 2017

OnePlus 9 review: The end of an era

Why BlackBerry held the tiny keys to my heart

QR codes are fine, even if you're not fine with them

From The Forums:

Redpocket - switch carriers without losing plan

Verizon eliminating unlimited 5G hotspot for OLD plans

AT&T NON-COMPLIANT Message replaced

Original Iphone SE on Consumer Cellular(ATT)

Is the TMO test drive hot spot a good choice for long term monitoring of remote security cameras?

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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:

Fitbit’s 2021 year in review reveals the global average Sleep Score and other worldwide stats

Garmin’s newest smartwatches aren’t limited to fitness buffs

Skagen Falster Gen 6 and X Razer special edition launch at CES

Apple Watch Isn’t Living Up to its Potential in the Medical Field, Says Harvard Researcher

This smart collar wants to be an Apple Watch for your dog

From The Forums:

Red Pocket & AT&T's February deadline

T-Mobile Will Offer Existing Magenta MAX Customers 20% Off For Life

NET10 Rewards

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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:

Samsung Launches the Galaxy S21 FE at $699

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE sold over 10 million units, which is probably why we got the Galaxy S21 FE

TCL's newest Android phones will arrive at T-Mobile and Verizon this month and quickly be forgotten

Verizon joins T-Mobile and AT&T by offering a truly unlimited mobile plan

It is time for another phone revolution

From The Forums:

Missing a lot of GB

Verizon Commits to Launching 5G for 100 Million This Month

Possible to get USB tethering and WiFi hotspot to work on (A&T) X Venture?

Can't text abuse leave H20

Activating my Tracfone after having it a few months. Some 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:

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G Olympic Games Edition announced

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE hands-on: Better late than never

This is how much your used Android phone will sell for in 2022

Apple hits $3 trillion market cap

Don't waste your money on these Apple products: January 2022 edition

From The Forums:

tracfone question

Snow Storm

Verizon postpaid unlimited data plan with 5G?

Supposed new plans

Super slow data speed

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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, December 27th, 2021
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, December 28th, 2021
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, December 29th, 2021
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, December 30th, 2021
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, December 31st, 2021

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 50 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

WiFi Calling… beware Data settings

Congrats to tftess for starting our one hundred and eighth 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:

Top 10 most popular reviews of 2021: Q3

Top 10 most popular reviews of 2021: Q4

The biggest tech fails of 2021

Gurman: iPhone 14 Models With Hole-Punch Display, Redesigned MacBook Air With M2 Chip, and More to Launch in 2022

MobileSyrup Touque Test 2021: How new wireless earbuds work with winter hats

From The Forums:

The VoLTE changes

I can't log into Tracfone...

Will C-band be available for business customers?

Truphone 2022 thread

Completly remove a phone from national black list

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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 most popular reviews of 2021: Q3

Samsung's Galaxy Store is distributing apps that could infect phones with malware

Apple Allegedly Preparing for iPhones Without SIM Card Slot by September 2022

Here are the most important Canadian telecom stories of 2021

Wareable Hotlist: 22 wearable tech predictions for 2022

From The Forums:

Unsubscribe from TracFone marketing texts

Incoming phone call 8:30 AM every day

Using "upgrade" phone to activate a new line?

Transferring apps and data from old Moto to new Moto

Can I add paygo credit for data to the $12 plan?

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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:

Best tablets of 2021

Whoop 4.0 review: Niche but brilliant sports wearable

New ​Movano smart ring to bring stylish health tracking at CES

China Mobile Subsidiary CMLink to Cease Operations in Canada Amid Security Concerns

BlackBerry OS devices will stop working on January 4, 2022

From The Forums:

reconditioned iPhone 12 month unlock?

Using Current Google Voice Number with New IPhone?

When is Tmobile dropping 3G?

Tracfone Account Error - Account Does Not Exists!

How to Stack a 1 Year Plan to an Existing 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:

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE unboxed and reviewed by retailer buyer in South Africa

FCC win clears the way for a massive Wi-Fi 6E upgrade

Another T-Mobile cyberattack reportedly exposed customer info and SIMs

Some LastPass users are mysteriously seeing their Master Passwords compromised

2021 in wearables: Biggest launches of the year revisited

From The Forums:

WiFi Calling… beware Data settings

Moto E low memory error when using camera in apps

5g service. Will it become mandatory anytime soon to have a 5g capable phone?

New plan for flip phones - $15/mo but no data

T-Mobile Got Breach Again

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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 most popular reviews of 2021: Q2

Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro debut with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets, 50MP main cams

Lenovo has a third Motorola Razr foldable coming, apparently with a better chip

​New Fitbit patent targets depression and bipolar detection

Apple Stores across NYC are only open if you’re picking up an online order

From The Forums:

any tracfone company service for any tracfone company device?

question about 3g going away and lte

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 13 5G performance

Updating Credit Card on PP Site

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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, December 20th, 2021
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, December 21st, 2021
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, December 23rd, 2021
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, December 24th, 2021

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 38 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

TF Activation Black Hole

Congrats to cv91913 for starting our one hundred and seventh 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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