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10-18-2022, 12:32 PM
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#14576 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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older phone so no esim unfortunately
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10-18-2022, 01:39 PM
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#14577 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Esims are fucking awesome.
Have been using one from Orange for over a month now, incredibly simple to use and almost limitless roaming. 20GB Of data with talk and text for $30 CAD, lasts a month. Can switch back to my physical sim at any time to check voice mail etc.
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10-18-2022, 02:05 PM
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#14578 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by dachinesedude  older phone so no esim unfortunately | Ugh. Then you might try the SIM cards they sell in those gas stations. Eruhhh I can’t recall which one but I think their equivalent 7/11 or something carries local SIM cards that’s prepaid. Give one of those shops a call and they can direct you
T mobile has some prepaid things and sprint does as well if I remember.
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10-18-2022, 02:32 PM
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#14579 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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+1 on ESIMs. Before my trip to Asia last month I got a local-market eSIM loaded onto my phone for use right away once I landed. It's a lot more convenient than before when I had to find a place that sold local sim cards, plus I no longer have to swap out my Canadian sim and risk losing it physically.
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10-18-2022, 04:02 PM
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#14580 | | linguistic ninja
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Originally Posted by Badhobz Try airalo e sim. Way cheaper and easy as shit to use.
Use promo code welcome15 to get more discount. | +1 for Airalo. Just got back from France and it worked pretty well for $10USD 3GB. Sometimes lost data signal so had to restart but otherwise worked like a charm.
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10-18-2022, 07:38 PM
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#14581 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Was just checking if my phone had esim, it doesn't, but found out its dualsim lol, guess that works too
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10-18-2022, 07:49 PM
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#14582 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by dachinesedude travelling to the US in a few days, anyone know where i can get a prepaid nano sim in Vancouver? haven't travelled outside of Canada since pre-pandemic and without roam mobility, kinda lost now
telus easy roam is super expensive now unfortunately, tia! | This is the first place I look before I travel anywhere now. https://esimdb.com/
Some local solutions should still be cheaper, but unless you are staying for a long while, nothing beats esim.
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10-18-2022, 08:23 PM
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#14583 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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What's the difference between an eSIM card and a SIM card?
Edit nm it's just a sim card built into your phone that can jump from plan to plan. Neat but not super necessary when you have dual sim.
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10-18-2022, 08:24 PM
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#14584 | | RS Veteran
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He mentioned earlier in a post where his phone was too old and not compatible with eSIM. He needs a physical SIM card.
@SkinnyPupp - eSIM is the same as a regular SIm except it's an electronic type of SIM card that gets downloaded onto your phone over the Internet without a physical card. A good example of this are Apple Watches and similar wearable smart watches that use eSIM. The latest iPhone released last month in the US is eSIM only.
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10-18-2022, 08:59 PM
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#14585 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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I have an iPhone XR with Freedom Mobile plan that covers Canada and US, so no need for a second sim or esim. Good to know I have options when traveling abroad.
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10-18-2022, 10:35 PM
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#14586 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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so how about that smoke
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10-18-2022, 10:40 PM
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#14587 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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^ it got progressively worst today and by afternoon, you can smell it in the air. Stay inside folks.
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10-18-2022, 11:11 PM
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#14588 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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I drove around with the top down today. Big mistake. The interior was covered in a fine layer of ash. Pissing me off cuz when I wiped down the seats and dash it was all black soot.
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10-18-2022, 11:46 PM
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#14589 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp What's the difference between an eSIM card and a SIM card?
Edit nm it's just a sim card built into your phone that can jump from plan to plan. Neat but not super necessary when you have dual sim. | Well the big plus is you don’t have to deal with all the scammers and BS of haggling or finding a physical sim.
With orange all I did was scan a QR code and setup an account and I had a second sim and phone number working in about 15 minutes without leaving my house
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10-19-2022, 12:00 PM
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#14590 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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+1 for airalo
used it on my last trip, for my wifes phone and was easy to connect using their esim. just scan qr code and update the APN. i think most of the time it was on the t-mobile network.
My telus plan includes us and canada data, was using all 3 carriers network depending on where i was, which was great. always a strong signal.
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10-21-2022, 09:43 AM
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#14591 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by lilaznviper +1 for airalo
used it on my last trip, for my wifes phone and was easy to connect using their esim. just scan qr code and update the APN. i think most of the time it was on the t-mobile network.
My telus plan includes us and canada data, was using all 3 carriers network depending on where i was, which was great. always a strong signal. | How did you find the pricing of airalo vs. buying a physical sim card at the airport?
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10-21-2022, 09:58 AM
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#14592 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by OriginalJC I called Honeybee Centre to remove a big wasp nest I had. A girl came out, captured the queen and removed the nest.
For smaller nests around my house I've used wasp spray or just a water hose to get rid of it. For your situation, you definitely want to call someone in :-) | I've been trying to call Honeybee Centre everyday since but the guy never picks up .png "Y U NO...?")
Anyone else have any recommendations that services the Vancouver area? If not, I'll just go with whoever pops up first on the googs
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10-21-2022, 10:08 AM
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#14593 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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Awwwwww............ the sweet smell of rain. This is what Vancouver is supposed to be............ Pacific Northwest Rainforest.
Soon the grasses and plants will be green again and the fricken smoke in the air will be eliminated.
Just drive carefully. No rain for a long time means the crap on the roads will be lifted and flowing. Slippery as fuck.
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Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
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10-21-2022, 10:12 AM
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#14594 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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i took out my arcteryx jacket... found out im too fat... put it back in the closet.  | |
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10-21-2022, 10:37 AM
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#14595 | | in the butt
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Originally Posted by Badhobz i took out my arcteryx jacket... found out im too fat... put it back in the closet. | Someone please change his username to Beefcake
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Does anyone have a pair of 25 pounds one-inch hole for sale at a reasonable price?
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Clothes come off and my car is permeated with the smell of fillet-o-fish and canned tuna.
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10-21-2022, 10:56 AM
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#14596 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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more like durian mochi cake
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10-21-2022, 03:17 PM
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#14597 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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Originally Posted by donk. Someone please change his username to Beefcake | That's what she said.................
or..... is this more appropriate.
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"there but for the grace of god go I"
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Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
| YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
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10-21-2022, 03:30 PM
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#14598 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by Badhobz more like durian mochi cake | Coz you smell like ass too?
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10-21-2022, 05:02 PM
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#14599 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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^i see youve been talking to my wife
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10-22-2022, 04:31 PM
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#14600 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by ntan How did you find the pricing of airalo vs. buying a physical sim card at the airport? | Not bad, got the 5gb for 30 days for about 11 bucks usd. was easy to setup on the phone and i didn't need to carry around the pokey thingy to take the sim tray in and out.
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