Phate

re: Visible +

Posted by Phate on 5/6/26 at 1:19 pm to Will Cover

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I've had Visible and Visible + for over 5 years. Their service is fine. I have not noticed any difference between Visible and my former provider, Verizon. It's the same network.

I don't notice any throttling. I don't stream often, but when I do, it's good enough for me to watch YouTube TV on my laptop using my phone's hotspot.

No lagging.

I agree with this. I had Verizon for years when my company paid for my bill. Once that stopped I switched because I didn't want to pay Verizon post paid prices. I have Visible+ now because I was offered a deal for $30/month for 24 months. Before that I had the regular Visible and both have been great.

Tech Board

re: Best Horror Movie of All-Time Tournament: ELITE EIGHT! (Voting Closed)

Posted by Phate on 5/6/26 at 11:04 am to iwyLSUiwy

1. The Exorcist

3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1. Halloween

1. Jaws

re: Any of you baws convince your wife to get breast implants?

Posted by Phate on 4/30/26 at 2:18 pm to Turnblad85

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ARE YOU frickING PHATES WIFE?

I am not sure about him.

re: Any of you baws convince your wife to get breast implants?

Posted by Phate on 4/30/26 at 1:39 pm to Uga Alum

No need my wife has amazing DD tits.

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re: Best Horror Movie of All-Time Tournament: SWEET 16! (Voting Closed)

Posted by Phate on 4/28/26 at 8:49 am to iwyLSUiwy

1. The Exorcist

3. A Nightmare on Elm Street

5. Silence of the Lambs

3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

4. Cabin in the Woods

3. Hereditary

1. Jaws

3. Scream

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re: Any thoughts on men who refuse to pay for their wives to stay home with the kids?

Posted by Phate on 4/13/26 at 12:06 pm to StringedInstruments

I'll never understand married couples that have his money and her money. I guess if it works and makes both people happy then great it just seems odd to me.

re: Private schools parents: What do you pay for tuition?

Posted by Phate on 4/11/26 at 11:23 am to Uga Alum

For the 26-27 school year I'm looking at 3rd - $17.5k and 8th - $19k.

re: My car insurance renewal actually went down

Posted by Phate on 3/28/26 at 6:32 pm to yaboidarrell

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Geico >>> State Farm

Mine with State Farm went down a little more than $300 for 6 months.

re: New Titleist Drivers hitting Instagram and on Tour this week.

Posted by Phate on 3/26/26 at 11:48 am to bopper50

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The 975D was the GOAT....

My all time favorite driver slightly edging out the original Big Bertha War Bird.

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re: Only the wealthy can afford Disney World

Posted by Phate on 3/11/26 at 11:55 am to Crescent Connection

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Yea, family suite for us. It’s cheaper than 2 connecting rooms. My wife looked into DVC points, but it wasn’t beneficial to us for whatever reason. I may have to go back and look into it again.

That $12k was 5 full days in the park with lightening lanes and a meal plan with sit-down service. We had Walmart delivery when we arrived to have breakfast foods/snacks/drinks in our room for the week. Used the AoA cafeteria for late night dinners some nights after we left the parks.

In addition to renting DVC points you could could also look into the Swan and Dolphin. It's a Marriott hotel on Disney property in the Boardwalk area between EPCOT and Hollywood Studios. While not owned by Disney you get most of the perks the deluxe resorts get (I don't think you can use the dining plan but that's not really a good purchase anyway) and most of the time it's a good bit cheaper than Disney hotels.

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re: Only the wealthy can afford Disney World

Posted by Phate on 3/10/26 at 3:52 pm to Geekboy

My wife and I have brought our kids to Disney and Universal on both coasts multiple times. We both went there as kids and loved it and we enjoy experiencing that joy with our kids as parents.

I'm obsessed with credit card points so our flights are always on points and with Universal our hotel is one of their premier resorts on points. That gives us 2 days of unlimited express pass for a 1 night stay. For Disney we have a family friend that owns DVC and she rents us her points very cheap. The last time we went in 2022 we stayed at Copper Creek and paid $160/night. That's really what helps us keep the costs down. Even if you don't know someone who owns DVC you can still rent points and it'll be much cheaper to stay in a deluxe resort if that's what you want. Also throughout the year I get discounted Disney gift cards. With a little work you can pretty easily get 10-15% off. We then use those for our tickets and food.

re: How to turn virtual prepaid master card to cash?

Posted by Phate on 2/28/26 at 11:28 am to Tiger In the Swamp

I buy a money order and then deposit that into my bank account. Most places that sell money orders have moved to cash only but there are still some that take a debit card. Just double check that you know the correct PIN. By default it is normally the last 4 of the card number or you can use your own on the first use. Most of the time you can go to the website on the back of the card and set your PIN that way.

Money Talk

re: A rare Pokémon card sold for $16.5 million

Posted by Phate on 2/16/26 at 8:33 am to stout

I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a real auction. Logan Paul scammed a bunch of people with a fake company selling off fractions of ownership on this card and other rare cards.

Logan Paul Pokemon Scam

re: Post your most recent natural gas bill

Posted by Phate on 2/10/26 at 11:28 am to Crescent Connection

With Delta my November bill was $47. December was $115. January was $116. My heat is gas and my wife gets cold easily so we've been running the heat a lot. Hopefully it will go down as it warms up.

Money Talk

re: Jay Johnson is the greatest Head Coach in the entire world

Posted by Phate on 2/9/26 at 8:08 pm to Victor R Franko

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If Jay Johnson can keep winning at his current rate he'll catch up to Garrido in wins in about 38 years when he's 86.

So as a fan total wins by your coach at all schools is what you hang your hat on? Mike Martin has more wins than Augie. I guess that means he's the better coach? Skip Bertman has fewer wins than Augie but the same amount of national titles. Augie has all those wins because he was a head coach for 40+ years. Too bad he couldn't win more when it really mattered. Next thing you'll say is how many more times Texas has been to Omaha over LSU but at the end of the day the only number that matters is titles and it's LSU 8 and Texas 6.

SEC Rant

re: How incredible is Galaxy Quest?

Posted by Phate on 1/26/26 at 1:22 am to TigerNutwhack

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Just introduced this to my kids and they all loved it (13, 11, and 7). Pretty much a perfect family movie night.

This is why I was curious about the movie. My wife and I do a movie night with our 12 and 8 year old on Friday and this was a movie I missed and I wanted to see if it could be an option for us.

re: How incredible is Galaxy Quest?

Posted by Phate on 1/26/26 at 1:20 am to 3nOut

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I don't know what rating it got prior to release but it's pretty tame language wise and nothing kids won't hear on many network shows today. There's battle scenes and the occasional death during combat situations but it's not over the top or gory by any means.

ETA: Quick google check showed it was rated PG.

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It’s got some language and Sigourney’s top is barely existent at the end of the movie.

There are a few sexual innuendos in there. Especially with aliens.

I wouldn’t let a 5 year watch it but a 10 year old sure.

Thanks for the reply. I have a 12 and 8 year old. I didn't think it would be an issue for the 12 year old I was more on the fence with the 8 year old. Maybe I'll watch it with my wife and see what she thinks but it doesn't seem like it would really be inappropriate.