Thanks for the various economizing tips with AARP and switching carriers. Lovely autumn trees in the background occasionally. Sam and Colt look great and so energetic! Let Emma know those scissors will be more useful to her un-packaged. Of course they're more dangerous then as well.
I hope it's useful! Things are so expensive, every little bit helps I figure. I can't believe how late the colors are hanging on still in some areas, it's great! These two pups are just a hoot. And they're brand new. I have a habit of cutting things that get sticky and nasty with the "good scissors", like Eternabond tape, so I think she's weary of opening them. 😂 I don't get to use the "good scissors"
@@CozyLivingMachine Ohh I use a razor utility knife for Eternabond (then if the blade gets yukky, I can just change it out). However, I do tend to use good scissors when I'm prepping food, and I know I shouldn't keep washing them. Oh well. The doggies are great to see, as always!!
I have Verizon and my brother has AT&T. Both of us got new phones for free. It might not be the same plan you got but whenever the new phones come out the deals come out. Also they give free phone deals for switching carriers. So new phones are almost always cheap to free.
Just switched from T-Mobile to AT&T after over 20 years! Got a new Pixel 9 pro for free which was nice, but must say the coverage has not been as good as T-Mobile. I've got major "dead zones" I didn't before. Hope it works out better for y'all!
20 years?! I thought we had a long account! How do you like the 9 Pro? I've noticed the 9 Pro XL has corners that cut off videos sometimes. Still, what a great value being able to trade ANY condition Pixel in! 😂 That worked out well for us, and I actually traded two of the other phones for Pixels because it's just a better deal! Thankfully, we haven't experienced any dead zones yet, and while I have found that the download speeds show slower, but the actual usage is much faster for longer, especially upload speeds. Videos upload in about half of the time, for whatever reason.
Enjoyed this video a lot Joel, tech and saving money topics 👌, i enjoy switching offers too and seeing how much money has been saved in the long term 😅
Hey Guys ! Wow I never knew you can be an AARP Member at 18. We’re both members too and try and use when it applies . Denny’s for example, 15 % off 😂 Nice to see Emma and the pups ! Great video 👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸. We’re heading out again this Thursday with the RV to Black Oak Casino with our RV club. Very nice venue too
15% off Denny's!? I'm going to be checking everywhere now!! Great tip! 🥞 Thanks! That looks like a very clean RV park there at the casino, that should be great! I hope there's a good buffet for you guys!
I've been with AT&T for 25 years and never had issues with them, but others have switched to other carriers because they claim the service sucks, however, i've never had an issue.
Oh interesting! The customer service definitely blows in every interaction we've had so far (14 calls/stores and counting) but their service has been more than adequate for us! Interestingly, our phones would switch over to roaming with AT&T in some states to give us at least voice calling while crossing the middle of the country such as South Dakota, which I thought was interesting!
: ) THANKS MUCH for another greaat share and Video! I was wondering about the AT&T stand in Freddies, but nobody there when I go in the mornings :( Sounds like a great deal though, same as you being on TMo for ever on daughters' plane, BUT DOWNHILL with new CEO and not so good even on grandfathered plan. SO maybe time to look into switching. Still not liking time change either, and for whatever reason, Van time does not change with GPS :( Keep forgetting to reset :) ALL the BEST to you, Emma and Pups : ) CHeers ! !
I know what you mean, I think the one in Issaquah had hours like 10-6 or something like that, and funny enough we saw the same dude at Redmond and Issaquah Freddy's as well as Smokey Point Costco! 😂 I really liked the former CEO, he was switching things up and doing fantastic, I thought. Cheers!!
I hate them fooling with the time. Dark MUCH too early with winter anyway. Grump grump lol. I am afraid I am boring, just have a 35.00 CDMA Nokia phone and Verizon total wireless for $30 a month (used to be tracphone), and no name associated with the number (which is great! scammers hate that!). Gets reception anywhere, internet anywhere, better than some folks with the spendy phones for some reason. But that is just right for me. I have scented candles too, but they are battery operated and can adjust the "flame" light strength and color. Because, you know, cats (or even I) can knock stuff over and candles can be dangerous when that happens. Dinner looks good!!! Yum! Sent email and
Mentioning cats, do you know of the best or very good scratching post replacement rope/cord/etc. I'm getting tried of replacing the sisal cord (1/4 & 1/2 diam) I get at Harbor Freight so relatively often on our adopted cat's posts. She makes a mess of the stuff. But we're so glad that she does a number on all the posts and leaves the home's furniture alone. On a side note, I was excited to look at a Beaver Patriot 40ft motorhome last year and OMG, their cats had ruined ever vertical surface in the interior. How on earth could someone let that happen to a high end coach is beyond my comprehension.
Gypsy says: "I have two kinds, first listed on Amazon as: Wall Mounted Cat Scratching Post of Indoor Cats (the Bebobly Store), and the second is listed on Amazon as: SmartyKat Sisal Angle Cat Scratch Ramp, Includes Catnip - Natural, One Size. I also clip the cats nails about once a month with a human toenail clipper (they don't go outside at all)." I'm not sure why it won't let her comment through, there wasn't even a link and it didn't hold it for review... But there it is! 😂
I have tried every online 'speedtest' that I could find. They all seem to be bogus. The average speed I am getting is 12 to 15Mb. (what the speedtest claims.) But if I watch the actual speeds on downloads I am getting 1.2Mb to 1.3Mb. When it tells me that my speed is 7mb. my actual download speed is 800 to 900 Kb... And I am not getting mixed up with the letters, etc. I wrote here, exactly what shows on the screen. Large M's small S's, throughout. This is on att. With an ATT Sim card on a "mofi" router. With a weboost cellphone booster feeding the router. (I am way out in the sticks.) Without the booster I get zero signal. So I am grateful for the setup. But in the evenings, I am down to 12Kb downloads. Not kidding. 12Kb. There IS a better signal from t mobile here. But T Mobile has burned me twice now, and I will not go back.
I typically use speedtest.net and fast.com, but I suspect that unless you're using a VPN, those domains always get priority and carriers will deprioritize other traffic, especially videos. VPNs will definitely help though there is SOME speed loss with them as well and 800Kbps is bad enough, but 12Kbps... That's unusable! I don't blame you, I wouldn't go back either!
Just wait, sounds like too good to be true, because it is. Their billing is horrible…I bet the phones are not free…..I had them and will never ever go back. Good luck
Oh man. I'll have to do an update, we've had quite the horrible experience. It does seem that once you have everything set up and things are settled, it should be good to go, but I have never had worse service, though Verizon is a very close second. Sheesh!
Well AARP has sold out, but hey... as long as it benefits the people then who cares that they have changed their business model. I have learned that loyalty to companies is overrated and its all about who is taking care of you today so good move.
I always thought it was the "American Association of Retired Persons" but I must be missing something. I suppose one can technically retire whenever, so... 🤷♂️😂 Yeah, these companies have no loyalty to their customers, and that's doubly true of employees these days!!
Thanks for the various economizing tips with AARP and switching carriers. Lovely autumn trees in the background occasionally. Sam and Colt look great and so energetic! Let Emma know those scissors will be more useful to her un-packaged. Of course they're more dangerous then as well.
I hope it's useful! Things are so expensive, every little bit helps I figure. I can't believe how late the colors are hanging on still in some areas, it's great! These two pups are just a hoot. And they're brand new. I have a habit of cutting things that get sticky and nasty with the "good scissors", like Eternabond tape, so I think she's weary of opening them. 😂 I don't get to use the "good scissors"
@@CozyLivingMachine Ohh I use a razor utility knife for Eternabond (then if the blade gets yukky, I can just change it out). However, I do tend to use good scissors when I'm prepping food, and I know I shouldn't keep washing them. Oh well. The doggies are great to see, as always!!
A razor blade is probably the smarter move. I never claimed to be terribly smart though. 🤣 I've been trying to work these two in more!
I have Verizon and my brother has AT&T. Both of us got new phones for free. It might not be the same plan you got but whenever the new phones come out the deals come out. Also they give free phone deals for switching carriers. So new phones are almost always cheap to free.
Just switched from T-Mobile to AT&T after over 20 years! Got a new Pixel 9 pro for free which was nice, but must say the coverage has not been as good as T-Mobile. I've got major "dead zones" I didn't before. Hope it works out better for y'all!
20 years?! I thought we had a long account! How do you like the 9 Pro? I've noticed the 9 Pro XL has corners that cut off videos sometimes. Still, what a great value being able to trade ANY condition Pixel in! 😂 That worked out well for us, and I actually traded two of the other phones for Pixels because it's just a better deal! Thankfully, we haven't experienced any dead zones yet, and while I have found that the download speeds show slower, but the actual usage is much faster for longer, especially upload speeds. Videos upload in about half of the time, for whatever reason.
@CozyLivingMachine Yup! Had them since my first Nokia 3310! 😆
Enjoyed this video a lot Joel, tech and saving money topics 👌, i enjoy switching offers too and seeing how much money has been saved in the long term 😅
That's awesome!!
Hey Guys ! Wow I never knew you can be an AARP Member at 18. We’re both members too and try and use when it applies . Denny’s for example, 15 % off 😂 Nice to see Emma and the pups ! Great video 👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸. We’re heading out again this Thursday with the RV to Black Oak Casino with our RV club. Very nice venue too
15% off Denny's!? I'm going to be checking everywhere now!! Great tip! 🥞 Thanks! That looks like a very clean RV park there at the casino, that should be great! I hope there's a good buffet for you guys!
I've been with AT&T for 25 years and never had issues with them, but others have switched to other carriers because they claim the service sucks, however, i've never had an issue.
Oh interesting! The customer service definitely blows in every interaction we've had so far (14 calls/stores and counting) but their service has been more than adequate for us! Interestingly, our phones would switch over to roaming with AT&T in some states to give us at least voice calling while crossing the middle of the country such as South Dakota, which I thought was interesting!
: ) THANKS MUCH for another greaat share and Video! I was wondering about the AT&T stand in Freddies, but nobody there when I go in the mornings :( Sounds like a great deal though, same as you being on TMo for ever on daughters' plane, BUT DOWNHILL with new CEO and not so good even on grandfathered plan. SO maybe time to look into switching. Still not liking time change either, and for whatever reason, Van time does not change with GPS :( Keep forgetting to reset :) ALL the BEST to you, Emma and Pups : ) CHeers ! !
I know what you mean, I think the one in Issaquah had hours like 10-6 or something like that, and funny enough we saw the same dude at Redmond and Issaquah Freddy's as well as Smokey Point Costco! 😂 I really liked the former CEO, he was switching things up and doing fantastic, I thought. Cheers!!
@@CozyLivingMachine THANKS AAGAIN, and YES the former CEO DID make it the UN Carriere :) ALL THE BEST! :)
I hate them fooling with the time. Dark MUCH too early with winter anyway. Grump grump lol. I am afraid I am boring, just have a 35.00 CDMA Nokia phone and Verizon total wireless for $30 a month (used to be tracphone), and no name associated with the number (which is great! scammers hate that!). Gets reception anywhere, internet anywhere, better than some folks with the spendy phones for some reason. But that is just right for me. I have scented candles too, but they are battery operated and can adjust the "flame" light strength and color. Because, you know, cats (or even I) can knock stuff over and candles can be dangerous when that happens. Dinner looks good!!! Yum!
Sent email and
Mentioning cats, do you know of the best or very good scratching post replacement rope/cord/etc. I'm getting tried of replacing the sisal cord (1/4 & 1/2 diam) I get at Harbor Freight so relatively often on our adopted cat's posts. She makes a mess of the stuff. But we're so glad that she does a number on all the posts and leaves the home's furniture alone. On a side note, I was excited to look at a Beaver Patriot 40ft motorhome last year and OMG, their cats had ruined ever vertical surface in the interior. How on earth could someone let that happen to a high end coach is beyond my comprehension.
Nothing wrong with a simple phone! You are probably much more aware in public anyhow!
Gypsy says: "I have two kinds, first listed on Amazon as: Wall Mounted Cat Scratching Post of Indoor Cats (the Bebobly Store), and the second is listed on Amazon as: SmartyKat Sisal Angle Cat Scratch Ramp, Includes Catnip - Natural, One Size.
I also clip the cats nails about once a month with a human toenail clipper (they don't go outside at all)."
I'm not sure why it won't let her comment through, there wasn't even a link and it didn't hold it for review... But there it is! 😂
I have tried every online 'speedtest' that I could find. They all seem to be bogus. The average speed I am getting is 12 to 15Mb. (what the speedtest claims.) But if I watch the actual speeds on downloads I am getting 1.2Mb to 1.3Mb.
When it tells me that my speed is 7mb. my actual download speed is 800 to 900 Kb...
And I am not getting mixed up with the letters, etc. I wrote here, exactly what shows on the screen. Large M's small S's, throughout.
This is on att. With an ATT Sim card on a "mofi" router. With a weboost cellphone booster feeding the router. (I am way out in the sticks.) Without the booster I get zero signal. So I am grateful for the setup. But in the evenings, I am down to 12Kb downloads. Not kidding. 12Kb.
There IS a better signal from t mobile here. But T Mobile has burned me twice now, and I will not go back.
I typically use speedtest.net and fast.com, but I suspect that unless you're using a VPN, those domains always get priority and carriers will deprioritize other traffic, especially videos. VPNs will definitely help though there is SOME speed loss with them as well and 800Kbps is bad enough, but 12Kbps... That's unusable! I don't blame you, I wouldn't go back either!
Just wait, sounds like too good to be true, because it is. Their billing is horrible…I bet the phones are not free…..I had them and will never ever go back. Good luck
Oh man. I'll have to do an update, we've had quite the horrible experience. It does seem that once you have everything set up and things are settled, it should be good to go, but I have never had worse service, though Verizon is a very close second. Sheesh!
Well AARP has sold out, but hey... as long as it benefits the people then who cares that they have changed their business model. I have learned that loyalty to companies is overrated and its all about who is taking care of you today so good move.
I always thought it was the "American Association of Retired Persons" but I must be missing something. I suppose one can technically retire whenever, so... 🤷♂️😂 Yeah, these companies have no loyalty to their customers, and that's doubly true of employees these days!!