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XanaNews Statistic for misc.phone.mobile.iphone. 02/01/2026 09:12:21

From article 193930 (01/01/2026 01:21:26) to article 194472 (01/31/2026 18:42:59)

Number of threads ................... 77
Number of articles .................. 545
Average articles per thread ......... 7.08
Number of unanswered posts .......... 32



Top Threads

Ranking Articles Subject
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1 117 Why does iOS ask for your passwd even though you
never logged out?
2 71 WHY does the Sun rise in the West?
3 24 Why can't Arlen behave like an adult and only post
the same reply in a single place?
4 22 Get a new iPhone 12 mini battery or a newer iPhone
model?
5 20 TOR: How Anonymity Works
6 18 Why is Apple choosing Google's Gemini to power Siri?
7 17 Happy New Year. It's January 1st. I'm changing the
moniker on all my accounts
8 13 How to get Mail to download email bodies by default?
9 12 Did the original iOS 10.2.1 release notes disclose performance throttling.
10 12 How frequently does iOS phone home in the background
to mothership tracking servers?
11 12 =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IFdoeSBhcmUgZnJlZSBpT1MgSVBBcyBkZXZpY2XigJFsb2NrZWQgd2hpbG UgIEFuZHJvaWQgQVBLcyBhcmVu4oCZdD8=?= (was: Why are free iOS IPAs devicerCalocked while Android APKs arenrCOt?)
12 11 Photo transfer to PC problem
13 11 phone favorites
14 10 It's now been a week. Re: Why iOS Requires an Apple
ID for Basic Functionality
15 10 Why is Apple's iOS implementation of TOR inherently unsecure?
16 10 What are technical restrictions preventing useful
apps on iOS?
17 9 iphone not noticing failed text messages to landlines
18 8 It's been two months...
19 8 BRAXMAN: Be a Subversive with Linux! We are under
Attack!
20 7 Do you archive/rename old iPhones? local back ups
with iTunes/Finder?
21 6 Why do zealots fabricate inane excuses for Apple's documented behavior?
22 6 Yes, Linux Can Go On A Mac!
23 6 Now this is scary...
24 6 Re: Analysis of new EU energy efficiency regulations
25 5 Timer consistently defaults to time + 1hr


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1 124 Maria Sophia Hogwasher
2 78 Alan Mozilla Thunderbird
3 56 Tyrone Usenapp for MacOS
4 53 Chris NewsTap
5 31 J||rg Lorenz Mozilla
6 25 Nomen Nescio
7 23 badgolferman Mozilla Thunderbird
8 22 Jolly Roger slrn
9 15 Your Name Unison
10 11 Ant tin
11 10 Tom Elam Mozilla Thunderbird
12 7 Marian tin
13 7 Brock McNuggets Usenapp for MacOS
14 5 Pluted Pup Mozilla Thunderbird
15 4 WolfFan Hogwasher
16 4 ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net Newsgrouper
17 4 DitchMac ForLinux mail
18 4 Nick Charles NewsTap
19 4 Tal Yessen Claws Mail
20 3 Hank Rogers Mozilla
21 3 Apple Fanboy mail
22 3 Lawrence DOliveiro Pan
23 3 pothead slrn
24 2 CCTV mail
25 2 Ed P Mozilla Thunderbird


Top Newsreaders

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1 121 Hogwasher 2
2 111 Mozilla Thunderbird 9
3 65 NewsTap 6
4 63 Usenapp for MacOS 3
5 41 <unknown> 16
6 37 Mozilla 4
7 26 slrn 3
8 18 tin 2
9 15 Unison 1
10 13 mail 12
11 6 Claws Mail 3
12 6 XanaNews 1
13 5 MicroPlanet-Gravity 4
14 5 Newsgrouper 2
15 3 trn 1
16 3 Pan 1
17 2 Ratcatcher 1
18 1 noyb 1
19 1 m2usenet-web 1
20 1 40tude_Dialog 1


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From Newsgroup: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

badgolferman wrote:

Number of threads ................... 77
Number of articles .................. 545
Average articles per thread ......... 7.08
Number of unanswered posts .......... 32

Thanks for the useful stats. I'll post less and less this year as I won't
be responding to tirades anymore, so that should halve my posts perhaps.

As for topics, I think it's GREAT the latest topics which revolve around helping people on the newsgroup with specific issues they are having.

As an aside, next chance you get, ask the T-mobile rep when you call them
(if you call them) what your "internal health account score" is.

Apparently the higher the number (mind is 7,000) the better promos you get.
The only reason it matters is I broke my daily drive so I need a new phone.
--
The whole point of conversations on Usenet is to discuss topics of mutual interest among people who may know more than you do about that very topic.
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Maria Sophia wrote:

badgolferman wrote:

Number of threads ................... 77
Number of articles .................. 545
Average articles per thread ......... 7.08
Number of unanswered posts .......... 32

Thanks for the useful stats. I'll post less and less this year as I
won't be responding to tirades anymore, so that should halve my posts >perhaps.

As for topics, I think it's GREAT the latest topics which revolve
around helping people on the newsgroup with specific issues they are
having. As an aside, next chance you get, ask the T-mobile rep when
you call them (if you call them) what your "internal health account
score" is.

Apparently the higher the number (mind is 7,000) the better promos
you get. The only reason it matters is I broke my daily drive so I
need a new phone.

Considering my iPhone 14 is getting long in the tooth, I may need to
look into a replacement soon. Thanks!
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badgolferman wrote:

Apparently the higher the number (mind is 7,000) the better promos
you get. The only reason it matters is I broke my daily drive so I
need a new phone.

Considering my iPhone 14 is getting long in the tooth, I may need to
look into a replacement soon. Thanks!

I took off the pressure by accidentally figuring out that the old dumb
chargers would charge my broken-port phone, so I don't have to pick
immediately a new phone.

T-Mobile offers about a dozen free phones but the only ones that make any
sense are Galaxies or Pixels, since that's what most people have and having what most people have makes it a lot easier to modify the phone later.

The problem is the A35 is free and has the fifty-cent sd slot but they're
out of stock at T-Mobile so they push you toward the A36 which lacks it.

It costs about $100 to bring a free 128 GB Pixel 9A to 25G GB which saved Google fifty cents by not having the sd slot and which cost Google about
five bucks for the 128GB of memory, so Google makes $95.50 in profit.

That $95.50 pure profit is the ONLY reason the Pixel lacks the fifty cent
sd slot, where I'm doing just fine with my 64GB Galaxy which has over a thousand packages installed but it also has a 128GB sd card to help out.

Anyway, I came here to post back that the exact name for the credits I was talking about is "EC Credit". It's important to know 'cuz it determines how much credit you have (they will give me $7,000 in promotions if available).

Notice that "if available" caveat?

I went to the T-Mobile store in San Jose Oakridge Mall and they told me my
plan is "too good" to get a lot of promotions. Huh? What's that about?

My plan, they say, is called "SC FAM UNL TT+D4" which they abbreviate to "SCFUTT4" in their promotional lookup engines, to see what I can get.

So what I suggest you ask T-Mobile, next time you're talking to them, is
what is the "EC Credit" score and what is your plan name.

Both of those attributes determine which promotions are available to you.
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From Newsgroup: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

Am 01.02.26 um 17:38 schrieb Maria Sophia:

badgolferman wrote:

Number of threads ................... 77
Number of articles .................. 545
Average articles per thread ......... 7.08
Number of unanswered posts .......... 32

Thanks for the useful stats. I'll post less and less this year as I won't
be responding to tirades anymore, so that should halve my posts perhaps.

I simply hope you'll keep your promises better than DJT.
--
"Roma locuta, causa finita."
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