He has a VPN for outgoing, not incoming. I would guess a desktop client.

Thanks, clicking submit disabled the binary sensor call_in_progress. But the main VOIP is set to assist_satellite.

I remember being laughed at when I admitted I still buy CDs, DVDs, or BluRays a few years ago.

I’d say the Nexus phones (pure Android) were way more a game changer than the Pixels.

Going that way is a great way to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Messing with their equipment is going not going to end well.

Ad block is NOT piracy. And use Ublock Origin.

Doesn’t Kasa phone home to China?

Way back in the day, my best friend had a family friend that owned a computer software store. He rented games and gave us copies of the latest and greatest copy programs with a wink-wink and a nudge-nudge.

Remember, no business is required to tell the truth. Had a pipeline go through my backyard and you would not believe the lies that company told. Glad I lawyered up instead of believing the lies.

Only if you sold it. Back when cassette tapes first came out, the mystic music industry sued, and the Supreme Court ruled it fair use. So VHS tapes were under the same umbrella. We wouldn’t get that same ruling now.

Holy hell, that was one hell of an autocorrect on mobile.

It the same mechanism. They can do it, they just don’t want to.

They can. I buy and gift games to my son all the time.

Including cell calling?

That info can go stale quickly as content licensing changes. I’ve ran into that plenty.

There are still plenty of good deals in streaming if you have shifted to on-demand. If you want live TV or sports, they’re out to gouge the fuck out of you. Luckily my Wife came around to on-demand only and an antenna. Of course, they’re trying hard to take away the antenna option from everyone with ATSC 3.0.

Attacking piracy AND competition in one fell swoop! Capitalism!

There are lots of streaming platforms, but no real competition. Because the studios and networks hide behind the streaming services and price gouge like crazy. They know people will blame the streaming service.

Think that is just a Google thing. I took, got sick of it and use Duckduckgo instead.

But you’re not thinking of the CEO’s next yacht! Or the shareholders!

Those are the costs of doing business, and can be greatly exaggerated. And other counties produce profitable drugs even with price restrictions. We’re so accustomed to price gouging, that we don’t recognize it.