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    Wii U Storage Questions...

    Again, even the HDD's are capable of higher speeds than USB 2.0 can support. It's one of those deals where it really doesn't matter what you plug in; it's going to be capped at about 30MB/s no matter what the device *should* be capable of. The upside is that you don't have to spend the extra...
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    Wii U Storage Questions...

    Yeah, but the only way to use the SD card for actual storage on the Wii U is through a USB adapter thus negating the gains... Unfortunately, they don't allow saving/downloading to the SD card without using it through an adapter. Even still, I'm perfectly happy with the read times off the disc...
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    Wii U Storage Questions...

    I'm going to answer my own question in hopes that it might help someone else in the future. Firstly, this has a lot of extensive info on the Wii U which may be relevant: http://gengame.net/2012/07/everything-we-know-about-wii-u/#5 Here they claim that read speeds on the Wii U optical drive is...
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    Wii U Storage Questions...

    Awesome! Forgive my ineptness. What happens if your system goes on the fritz and you have to get a new one... Can you de-register the first console and link your account to a new console and re-download? Also, any thoughts on the speed of an external drive and how that may affect performance...
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    Wii U Storage Questions...

    Well, we made the decision to pick up a Basic Wii U the other day (Deluxes, of course, were long gone). Overall, it seems a nifty device and we've been enjoying it. The inevitable question, however, is storage. On PC, I always prefer to buy games via Steam and love having them available "Through...
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    Money's getting tight for contract - where to go?

    Thanks for the advice, all; we're going to give Boost a chance. EDIT: I could be wrong, but I think most of their phones are now CDMA...? - Chaz
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    Money's getting tight for contract - where to go?

    Yeah, I've pondered that as well. I kid you not, the phones we had showed they were off network roughly 70% of the time and yet they always had reception when we pulled them out to check them. We missed so many calls and then called it quits and went to Verizon Prepaid (which got old because of...
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    Money's getting tight for contract - where to go?

    Well, we've had most of the services in the past with mixed results. We used to have Virgin but the signal strength in the town we lived in then was such that our phones would be off-network and not ring if they were in our pockets which makes me hesitant to go back to Virgin despite an...
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    Money's getting tight for contract - where to go?

    I guess the bulk of the question is: what (besides the ETF money) would I lose by switching to Straight Talk with our existing phones that would convince me to stay with ATT? - Chaz
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    Money's getting tight for contract - where to go?

    Yes, roughly to the tune of $500 even, but it looks like it would still save us around $800 over the next two years of school. - Chaz
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    Money's getting tight for contract - where to go?

    So, if I'm reading this right, we can buy an AT&T SIM for each of our phones, cancel our AT&T contracts, buy a $45 card and be on the exact same network through a different provider with unlimited everything for $70/month less than we're paying now? I read about some issues with picture...
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    Money's getting tight for contract - where to go?

    Well, we'd like unlimited minutes and texts as these are our only phone lines. We'd like to stay in that $50-$60/line range and have 1-2GB per line for data depending on phones. If we stick with our phones, I'd like to have the data; otherwise, we could probably live without more than a little...
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    Money's getting tight for contract - where to go?

    Well, long-short is that we signed up for our first smartphones under AT&T's wings back in February and then I decided to go to college and leave a good-paying job behind in hopes of an even better future. We're locked into a contract and have a WP7 Samsung Focus S and a Samsung GSII which we...
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    SOLVED - Belkin N600 & Motorola SB6121 - Still slow...?

    Just wanted to close this thread out. The technician stopped by yesterday and gave everything a once-over. Turns out the inbound signal was a little hot, but that wasn't causing our problems. Apparently Mediacom in this area is in the process of switching over to DOCSIS 3.0 and they've been...
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    SOLVED - Belkin N600 & Motorola SB6121 - Still slow...?

    Very good question. The modem/router are located behind a shelf unit that isn't particularly convenient to access for that purpose. I suppose that would pretty much rule out the cause though, eh? The other problem is that these issues occur across multiple devices without an ethernet port...
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    SOLVED - Belkin N600 & Motorola SB6121 - Still slow...?

    The short-and-sweet is that we recently moved and had to switch service providers. Previously we had a Motorola SB901 that worked flawlessly with Charter's service and provided a guaranteed 23Mbps on a 12Mbps subscription. Unfortunately, our router/modem combo didn't work with our new provider...
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    So... Crucial M4 SSD just died - flat out dead...?

    Yeah, I think it was a software glitch. The SSD has been flawless since the above incident. Interesting learning experience though... - Chaz
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    So... Crucial M4 SSD just died - flat out dead...?

    Very true. I'm blaming Ubuntu as it has NEVER happened before in any capacity. It's not a matter of cables either as it's a laptop with a built-in connector. It was consistently an issue with the SSD and completely resolved every time I connected the HDD. Something got upset when I left it alone...
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    So... Crucial M4 SSD just died - flat out dead...?

    :P Yeah, but they're so ludicrously wonderful that I have no regrets jumping in a little early. - Chaz
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    So... Crucial M4 SSD just died - flat out dead...?

    ... And here's the fix... I don't think this is supposed to work. However, I popped the SSD and HDD out of the system and rebooted with only the Win 7 disc. Once the system had loaded up Win 7 Setup to the first screen, I connected the SSD to the SATA/Power connector on the bottom of my laptop...
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    So... Crucial M4 SSD just died - flat out dead...?

    Two days ago I installed the latest Ubuntu and wiped my Win 8 Beta install. As is par for the course, not everything worked flawlessly with Ubuntu and I decided it was time to wipe that and go back to Win 7 64-bit. My install disc doesn't have SP1, so I scoured the internet for a quick SP1 .iso...
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    Motorola SBG901 Connection Problems... Help?

    By coincidence, I actually noticed that as well when I was digging around in my router settings. You say it's typically 24 hrs? I know right in my router it says "Lease Time: 3600seconds"... I'll try cranking that up... - Chaz
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    Motorola SBG901 Connection Problems... Help?

    I should clarify that there is only one Windows 7 computer. It's just my laptop and my wife's tablet at present. I'll try disabling IPv6 when I get home (best way to do that?). I believe after looking at it that the times for the 4x DCHP RENEW errors don't line up with the times on my laptop. I...
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    Motorola SBG901 Connection Problems... Help?

    Sorry, one last one... I discovered the ipconfig /all command and thought it might be more useful. I believe you are correct and the browser is only initially loading a saved version of the websites and then finally connects a bit later. That said, for the first few attempts here, I did not have...
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    Motorola SBG901 Connection Problems... Help?

    Okay... one more thought. I read that the Teredo device generally shouldn't be in use and is often related to multiple Win 7 devices in a homegroup. I then tried setting the connection type to "Work" instead of "Home" and restarted. The connection did the same thing but for a much briefer...
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    Motorola SBG901 Connection Problems... Help?

    It seems you may be on to something with the IPv6 thing... Here's what I found. When I restarted my computer after reading your post, it comes up straight away with: Windows IP Configuration Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix.: Link-Local IPv6...
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    Motorola SBG901 Connection Problems... Help?

    This has been bugging me for half-a-year now and I really don't have a clue what it is. Every time I restart my computer or come back from sleep mode the Internet connects straight away and I'm able to get online almost instantly - and then, just as soon as the second page is about to load, it...
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    Ethernet on my tablet?

    The long-short is that there is no officially-supported solution then? I had rather expected that. Can anyone recommend a very simple and portable device to setup a small, private Wi-Fi off of an Ethernet port? Something with a preset password that I could just plug in and log-on would be the...
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    Ethernet on my tablet?

    http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-USB300M-Cisco-Linksys-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B001NLV4TQ/ref=pd_cp_e_3 Do they make something like this for a tablet? I work in a place where introducing a wireless network isn't a great or safe idea but I would still like to be able to connect my tablet to the...
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    e-Readers as a long term library solution?

    I certainly didn't expect this thread to make a comeback. A lot of good discussion here. E-books have room to grow to be sure, but Gutenberg and the like are a joy and a real boon if you enjoy some of the greatest works of humanity for free. Like anything, if the market won't support it, the...
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    Disregard

    Disregard this topic. - Chaz
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    Disregard

    Any suggestions? - Chaz
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    Disregard

    :) Disregard. - Chaz
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    e-Readers as a long term library solution?

    Certainly 60 years isn't that long for a book to hold up. I've no worries there if it's well cared for. To the point, however, I take it I'm the only one who sees this as a concern? Perhaps I'm looking too far out; it merely seems prudent to consider when you're intending to start a collection...
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    e-Readers as a long term library solution?

    My concern is not transferring files nor creating backups, my concern is the viability of the format long-term. It seems you're counting on Amazon or B&N to be just as successful and worthwhile 60 years from now as they are now - which certainly could happen but is nevertheless a leap of faith...
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    e-Readers as a long term library solution?

    That, I presume, is assuming you buy a DRM-free format in the first place? What about existing nook/Kindle books which come with DRM? What happens if Amazon/B&N revamp or close their respective service in the next 60 years? Also, it's not really a matter of saving locations with bookmarks so...
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    e-Readers as a long term library solution?

    I've been in-and-out of e-readers since the first Kindle, but there's a problem: I spend a lot of my time reading academic-type historical works such as The Republic, The Iliad, The Prince and other things such things. I've often found that navigating back-and-forth to find a specific quote or...
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    Help me understand my new Motorola Xoom?

    Well, I'm still intrigued by this. Can anyone recommend a good, simple printer that would work well with the Xoom/Android? Preference would be for an HP that uses the same cartridges, of course, but anything is fine. We need a printer but only use it maybe once a month - and never for photos...
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    Help me understand my new Motorola Xoom?

    Both very good solutions. I suppose that means it's either keep one semi-working laptop around the house purely for the sake of printing or get a new printer that would work with the tablets through the wireless network...? - Chaz
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    Help me understand my new Motorola Xoom?

    Well, I saw Walmart had these on clearance and decided to snag one up. I know this sort of thing has been done to death, but I've got one thing keeping me from making it my primary computing device. Namely, I want to be able to print to my Deskjet 1000 a few times a year. I'm still a little...