theoc

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[–] theoc 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A cupholder under the armrest isn't a cupholder and this image alone shows how ridiculous/dumb of a design this is: https://www.volvocars.com/images/support/img5c7d9f20d8d926b0c0a8015245a6464c_1_--_--_VOICEpnghigh.png

Half the center area is taken with the gear selector for no good reason. Mercedes perfected the shifter when it introduced this: https://images.carsaver.com/evox/stills_white_0640/MY2020/14351/14351_st0640_087.jpg Tesla then copied it (first gen Model S and Model X were actually the Mercedes parts/Tesla bought the parts from Mercedes).

Why does Polestar/Volvo keep taking up half the center area for something completely unnecessary and more annoying to use. I know not everyone has used the Mercedes/Tesla shifter but it's literally the most intuitive way to shift into drive/reverse/park and allows for storage/more than 1 cup holder for the front seats.

I have driven it and it's a decent car but it is cramped compared to a Model 3. I'm not saying bigger drivers won't fit, it's just there's not much room and for the same money you can get a Model 3 which feels a lot bigger and the seats felt a lot more comfortable in the Model 3. Some other dumb design is they take away a bit of the front sunroof so that it can reflect its logo on it. Why? So dumb. When I first sat in the car I asked if that's where you store your glasses and that's when they told me about the dumb reflection. The cluster screen is nice but the rest of the tech kinda sucks (compared to Tesla's tech)

[–] theoc 2 points 1 year ago

What? The climate controls are always visible.. how hard is it to tap or slide your finger on them.

Since it was a rental someone before you probably turned off auto brightness controls.

[–] theoc 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Polestar 2 has only 1 cupholder and is cramped. I don't get who would buy a Polestar over a Model 3 after test driving both.

[–] theoc 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yea, the early ones were bad but current Model 3s and Ys are good.

[–] theoc 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You shouldn't need a business line to get reliable, fast, unlimited internet.

[–] theoc 2 points 1 year ago

Most decent to higher end desktops have at least 2.5 Gbps. Even a laptop/desktop that doesn't can get a 2.5 Gbps usb-c to ethernet dongle for like $30-$40.

Higher end access points also have 2.5 Gbps. I have no issue maxing out my 1.5 Gbps (ISP over provisions the lines so I get 1.7 gbps) on Steam. Also keep in mind that when you have a faster connection with multiple devices/people, each device/person might be able to pull 1 Gbps. As in if you have 2 Gbps internet service even 2 older computers that only have a gigabit internet connection, each could get the full gigabit to them.

If you're the type of person that only uses wifi, you won't see a difference between gigabit and multigigabit connections but plenty of people have ethernet throughout their homes and they make use of faster than gigabit connections.

[–] theoc 2 points 1 year ago

You're way overpaying. I pay $40 for 1.5 Gbps with Bell FTTH. Give them a call and say it's too expensive and see what they can do for you. Or tell them Rogers (if they're in your area) offered you 1.5gbps for $60 and ask if they can beat that.

As for mobile, you should look at new plans. $39 gets you 20 GB $50 gets you 40 GB. Seems like plenty of data imo https://www.koodomobile.com/en/rate-plans?INTCMP=KM_HDD_2023_Plans_RatePlans_40gbfor45_ROC_MBSK

Best time to get a mobile plan is Black Friday, should be even better deals by then.

[–] theoc 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, this person was asked to meet Linus specifically at the hotel lobby. Meeting someone at a hotel lobby is normal and doesn't imply anything. A hotel room would be very different. But the hotel lobby is a normal place for people to meet and chat.

[–] theoc 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one carries cash in today's world. I'm not gonna carry cash just to tip people. We shouldn't even need to tip people. They should be paid a living wage to begin with.

[–] theoc 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Ok, but you're not really getting good value. Cheap doesn't equal worth/value.

I don't know your financial situation but an extra $24 would bring in a lot more value out of your phone than what the cost would be. What you'd get/value per $1 would drastically increase. And depending on your kids age, they will for sure be excluded from things just based on not receiving group messages, not being able to easily navigate places, etc.

[–] theoc 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What? How do you not have enough data and how do your kids not have data? Plans are pretty cheap nowadays and they come with tons of data.

Koodo has $39 for 20 GB: https://www.koodomobile.com/en/rate-plans?INTCMP=KM_HDD_2023_Plans_AllPlans

Public Mobile (owned by Telus) has plans that even include US roaming: https://publicmobile.ca/en/on/plans

I haven't heard of someone turning off their data or not having data in years.

[–] theoc 1 points 1 year ago

It's more of a slightly raised hatchback. What's not to like?

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