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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, June 29th, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 30th, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, July 3rd, 2020

Remember that the Monday briefing includes forum posts from the prior 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 30 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

Possible Teltik Shutdown. What prepid should I try next?

Congrats to batman420 for starting our thirty-first of the week! As a small token of our appreciation, please enjoy a third month of Gold Membership on us!

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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 27

Galaxy smartphone with nearly 7,000 mAh battery incoming

What Does 1GB of Mobile Data Cost in Every Country?

The Weather Network App Has Been Reading Your iPhone Clipboard

US sanctions make Huawei more of a security risk, says leaked UK report

From The Forums:

How are Verizon 5g plans compared to the other two?

Freeze Virgin Account?

TF 'lLG L125DL' with T-Mobile sim cannot make WI FI calls

Hampton Roads Virginia - 600MHz band freed up

What ARe Some Of The Better Choices For Unlimited Data On A Verizon MVNO?

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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 might not include a charger with the iPhone 12. Good

T-Mobile shuts down Sprint’s legacy 5G network

Google's Fitbit acquisition is being criticized for privacy and competition concerns

Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook CEOs to Testify Before Congress on Antitrust

Here are the countries using Google and Apple’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing API

From The Forums:

Hundreds of phones - Please help!!

Anyone using T-Mobile Money?

T-Mobile Unlimited High-Speed Data Pandemic Upgrade

Wifi Calling Won't Activate on T-Mobile Towers

Band 30 vs Band 66 Propagation

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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 Nord is a 5G phone for under $500 (First batch sold out even though that’s all we know)

Exclusive: OnePlus Nord chipset, 5G and 3 key focuses revealed

Google discontinues the Pixel 3A and 3A XL

FCC officially declares Huawei, ZTE a threat to US national security

Huawei Says Banning the Company Won’t Stop Governments From Spying

From The Forums:

Question about buying service on website

Verizon "unlimited" plan options

hotspot options?

Question about buying airtime for a family member..

DISH Completes buyout of Boost

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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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Happy Canada Day!

From The Web:

PayPal Launches QR Code Touch-Free Payments in Canada

Bell no longer plans to charge an additional fee for 5G service next year

Supreme Court of Canada Rules in Favor of Uber Drivers in Gig Economy Case

Google confirms acquisition of Canadian smart glasses startup North

Spotify Premium Duo plans launch in Canada for $13 a month

From The Forums:

Smartphone Card

Question about buying service on website

Getting rid of gUDP. Can it be sold?

Reddit user claims T-Mobile SIM cards now work on locked Sprint phones...

AT&T Prepaid Switching to Cheaper Plan Temporarily?

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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 Snapdragon 875 will reportedly support 100W fast charging, cost dearly

There is one Android from 2015 still getting updates, but it's not a phone

SafetyNet’s dreaded hardware attestation is rolling out, making it much harder for Magisk to hide root

Today Marks the iPhone’s 13th Anniversary

You May Not Get a New Charger with Your iPhone This Year

From The Forums:

New Shared Plans

Comprehensive list of wifi

T-Mobile "Scam Likely" Caller ID on Tracfone

How do I find 4g lte/5g towers in my community?

LG Phoenix 5 & LG Xpression Plus

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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, June 22nd, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, June 24th, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 25th 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, June 26th, 2020

Remember that the Monday briefing includes forum posts from the prior 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:

Poorly Covered Public Beaches

Congrats to CellGeek for starting our thirtieth thread of the week! As a small token of our appreciation, please enjoy a third month of Gold Membership on us!

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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 26

Kuo: Apple to Launch 10.8-Inch iPad Later This Year, 8.5-Inch iPad Mini in 2021

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite hands-on review

Huawei Canada Blames Trump for Putting Canada in ‘Extremely Difficult’ Situation

TikTok and 53 other iOS apps still snoop your sensitive clipboard data

From The Forums:

Does 4G = VoLTE compatible if sold through PagePlus?

Freedompop deals

Possible Teltik Shutdown. What prepid should I try next?

VZW says incompatible, Total wireless & US Mobile say compatible.

$400 Deposit Required When Moving Over 5 Lines

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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:

Amazfit adds automatic nap tracking to its smartwatch line-up

Get the new Amazfit Bip S smartwatch for $63

Huawei CFO’s extradition proceedings officially continuing into 2021

Bolton book could factor into Huawei exec's extradition case

China Hints Jailed Canadians May Get Freedom If Huawei Exec Let Go

From The Forums:

TF not in service

AT&T Phones Activation

Good News: You Can Mix/Match Prepaid Loyalty and Multi-Line - Even for Primary Lines!

Lost access to Exchange and contact list is locked in the 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:

Google to auto-delete users' records by default

LG Velvet with DualScreen review

With iOS 14, Apple is finally letting the iPhone home screen get complicated

Global smartwatch shipments grew by 12% in Q1 of 2020, Apple Watch sales fell 13%

Verizon’s new Visa credit card offers nice rewards with a pretty big catch

From The Forums:

Verizon Prepaid rolls out new plans

Cheapest AT&T Phone that supports VoLTE

YouTube Live Streaming over Hotspot

Motorola G6 no speakerphone in Phone app

Cheapest way to test Visible

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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:

WWDC keynote format was great – I'd like this every year

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Review: Xiaomi’s best phone yet!

Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro Review: 5G for just $500

OnePlus: Yep, We're Working on a More Affordable Smartphone Line

Upcoming affordable OnePlus phone not coming to Canada

From The Forums:

WARNING: Google Voice numbers that are ported out are being spoofed.

Internet

Moxee Mobile Hotspot K779HSDL

FreedomPop free plan minimum usage

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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 unveils iOS 14 with new home screen design, widgets, picture in picture, more

iOS 14 Compatible With iPhone 6s and 6s Plus and Later

Phone Calls Will Finally Stop Taking Up the Entire Screen in iOS 14

16 major iOS 14 features Apple 'borrowed' from Android and Google

Apple approves Hey email app, but the fight’s not over

From The Forums:

Poorly Covered Public Beaches

Interesting response for performance issues - Fillmore, CA

Verizon Visa Card

Very cheap AT&T MVNO?

Red Pocket balance disapeared

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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, June 15th, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 18th, 2020
Your Morning Briefing for Friday, June 19th, 2020

Remember that the Monday briefing includes forum posts from the prior 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 67 replies as of this posting the most popular thread started last week is:

TM down in SE U.S.

Congrats to mikethaler for starting our twenty-ninth thread of the week! As a small token of our appreciation, please enjoy a month of Gold Membership on us!

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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 25

Apple WWDC 2020 keynote: how to watch today’s live stream online

Android 11 isn't a 'boring' update, you're just not looking at it the right way

Former Google CEO reveals the real reason why the U.S. attacks Huawei

Bell Customer Tests 5G Network Speeds, Burns 6.5GB Data in the Process

From The Forums:

Phone turns off by itself in hot vehicle

TF TCL A2 A507DL 3gb RAM/ 32gb

Verizon calls

Blu phones

Coverage?

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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:

Mobile Flagship Phone Camera Overview 2020 H1: Still Picture Battle

The best Android smartphones you can buy right now (Summer 2020)

Samsung Canada’s Father’s Day promo discounts phones, tablets and more

Canada to Use Apple/Google Tech for Contact-Tracing App, Testing Starts in Ontario

NBA restart plan includes using Oura rings to catch COVID-19 symptoms

From The Forums:

"New" development in GV - alias number with person's name

Cannot Load Apps on Old Tracfone Android Phones

Looking for a good low-use plan for coverage backup on ATT or VZW

What's the cheapest plan for receiving U.S text in other countries?

Suggest a USA phone number service with international roaming for incoming text

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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:

Huawei surpassed Samsung as the World’s Largest Smartphone Maker in April 2020

US to allow companies to work with Huawei on 5G standards

Huawei CFO Raises New Argument to Fight U.S. Extradition in Canada Court

HTC’s phones have officially made it into the 5G era

Android wouldn’t be what it is today without HTC

From The Forums:

Red Pocket AT&T vs. Net10 AT&T

AT&T MVNO with Unlimited data, VoLTE, WIFI calling and eSIM?

Verizon to Expand Iowa Wireless Coverage by Acquiring Additional Interests

Verizon home and car LTE booster

PagePlus 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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Telus has joined Bell and Rogers in bringing 5G service to select markets in Canada. From their official release:

5G-enabled devices already available from Telus include the LG V60 ThinQ 5G Dual Screen, the Moto Edge+ and the Samsung Galaxy S20 series. Like Bell and Rogers, 5G on Telus will cost nothing extra until March of 2021; from then on you'll be expected to pony up an additional $15/month for the privilege.

Source: Telus (1) (2) via Mobile Syrup

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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 app surpasses 50 million downloads on the Play Store

Garmin Fenix 6 v Forerunner 945: Top watches go head-to-head

Here is your first look at the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 in the flesh

T-Mobile explains why its network went down, hard, on Monday

Telus Now Sells Masks with Critter/Nature Designs, Proceeds for COVID-19 Relief

From The Forums:

What's the best unlocked budget phone you've ever used?

Unlocked Phone?

Iphone XS "not certified"

Moving back to Verizon with T-Mobile phones?

TracFone to follow Google Fi model?

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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 nationwide T-Mobile outage is over, calls should be working again

Testing 5G: Hype vs. Reality

Next OnePlus flagship could switch to superfast 65W charging

Google’s Confusing Pixel 4a Delay Continues To Get Worse

Apple Says App Store Ecosystem Supported Over $500B in Commerce Worldwide in 2019

From The Forums:

TM down in SE U.S.

New iPhone from Apple on Verizon?

NEW: AT&T PREPAID 8GB 3-month $99

Any promotions similar to Free Internet For Life available or upcoming? (Chicago)

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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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