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  1. Do any of the lights come on?

    When you pick up the phone, do you get a tone?

    Does the router assign it an IP address?

    If you do have a tone, try pressing ****. That should get you a prompt.

    If none of these work, the device might just be fried. I had one that just died like that some years ago.

    Also try the normal reset . Factory reset should be a last resort.

     

     

     

     

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  2. Google translate on your phone can be used in offline mode if you download the appropriate dictionaries. It can listen to a conversation and speak the translation.

    You can take a picture of a sign, and it will show you the translation, overlaid over the original picture.

    I'm pretty sure it would do what the OP asked.

     

  3. So I finally cancelled my Shaw account, too many channels lost when they moved to the new satellite.

    When I enquired about reselling my 630HD PVR recorder, I was told that these could no longer be registered to an account.

    Something about new receivers being necessary for the transition to 4K TV.

    Has anybody else heard something similar?

     

    Thanks,

     

    Pete

     

  4. I have read the previous topics on this subject, so far, it seems that Clinico El Lago was the best place lakeside to get a PCR test.

    However, it seems that PCR is not the only type of test accepted by Canada. Several other types are accepted, notably:

    • Nucleic acid test (NAT) or Nucleic acid amplification test (NAATs)
    • Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP)

    Are these available here? 

    My sister just came back from Florida and was able to get a free NAAT test at Walgreen's with results in 15 minutes!

    I realize they probably aren't free here, and probably only in Guad. Still, an interesting option, if available.

    I will contact El Lago to see if they offer it.

     

    Thanks

     

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  5. Problem with Firestick Ethernet is that it connects through a USB port. Since it's not even a USB3 port, your bandwidth will be limited, and maybe that makes the Wifi faster.

    I can tell you though, I have two 4k Firesticks connected with Ethernet, and they work just fine when streaming 4k content.

    Ethernet will always be more consistent and reliable, but if Wifi works ok for you, great.

     

  6. You can try what many snowbirds are doing: have your car shipped across the U.S. border, fly down, then drive to Mexico.

    I don't know if that will work with a Mexican-plated car, though.

    It is also pricey, $1600 to take a car from Montreal to Florida, but you might be able to ship to a closer spot and drive down the rest of the way.

     

    Pete

     

  7. So far, it seems that most of the infections in Canada have come from meetings indoors, where people were close for extended periods and not wearing masks (bars, partys, restaurants). 

    It seems to me that in Mexico, where all of our gatherings are outdoors, the risk would be much less.

    Flying I am unsure of, though the airlines are really doing everything to minimise risks.

     

    Pete

     

  8. On 2/27/2020 at 7:44 PM, chicamysterious said:

    Thank you I did see that and I forwarded it also.

    Thank you for taking the time to do that and send that to me. I so grateful

    I really really do appreciate it. 

    I am little taken back by all the help people are doing. Searching, copying, posting. Taken their own personal time and used it to help a stranger.

     

    Thank you again

    You might inquire if your bank will accept deposits by mail. Fill in a deposit slip, include the check and mail it in.

    With a good VPN, there is no reason that the bank will know that you are in Mexico. Unless of course, they have registered your address in Mexico. In that case, they have flagged your account somehow and would also refuse it even if you were physically in the U.S.

    Pete

     

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