Re: [AFMUG] Cellphone store break in

Stolen phones are actually very useable for about 120 days on most networks. I know because I was the victim of a NIB Pixel 3 on ebay. It turned out that the phone was blacklisted on VZW because of non payment by the PO. I turned it on and activated it and was happy for about 3 months till one day

Re: [AFMUG] Cellphone store break in

You would think stolen phones would be pretty useless, but there does seem to be a massive market for them, so apparently those guys aren't as dumb as they appear to be. I never have been able to figure out exactly what people want stolen phones for though On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 5:26 PM Matt

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

Have you priced these mining rigs? I think if you were gonna mine anyway the heat would be awesome to use. I wonder how much heat loss in moving the heat there would be. Run a solar miner and the heat retention is a net gain against your heating fuel costs. On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 1:18 PM Mike

Re: [AFMUG] Cellphone store break in

Yes. Cell phone store thieves are the dumbest ones ever. The moment those phones are noticed stolen they are blacklisted and will never work on the tmobile network. You might be able to unlock them and use them on att. But not well. > On Jan 10, 2021, at 6:21 PM, Steve Jones wrote: > >

Re: [AFMUG] Cellphone store break in

Stolen phones is a massive market. All i can figure is they run some sort of masking software or jailbreak them. Its the SIM, or whetever is contained in a sim for simless phones that hits the networks. I find it hard to believe the pipe hitter that does the breakins is the same guy that does the

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

Is that what dark fiber is used for? On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 10:42 Bill Prince wrote: > You may have to switch to the dark web. > > > bp > > > On 1/10/2021 10:15 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > I'm intrigued by mining cryptocurrency to generate heat in my house that > pays for itself. > > I

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

Well yeah, my intent isn't to mine coins, but to recover unaffiliated costs. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Craig House" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Sunday,

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

When 1 BTC is exchanging at $16K USD, you can make money with S9 miners (3 years old) with electricity at 2.2 cents/KWH. With S19 miners (current), at same exchange rate, you can make money with electricity at 5.7 cents/KWH. At current exchange rate, your electricity can be almost 13 cents/KWH

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

Yep - but one will actually be worth something in 20 years :-) Mark > On Jan 10, 2021, at 2:17 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > That also has a much higher cost of entry. > > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions >

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You can not fathom the brilliant scheme in a thief's brain. Thieves are always masters at strategy and outsmarting the system. bp On 1/10/2021 1:11 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: Some guy broke into a T-MOBILE store and stole

[AFMUG] Cellphone store break in

Some guy broke into a T-MOBILE store and stole about $7000.00 in phones , accessories and small amount of cash on Westside of town. My pea brain trying to figure out how he is going to sell them? I am sure they have EIN information and can track them even if sold in Cd. Juarez. Am I missing

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

Zcash looks like it could be positive. On 1/10/21 2:50 PM, Craig House wrote: I mined in my house 2-3 years ago. Trust me the heat is nice but not free. I spent 1700$ a month on electricity and had to open my windows in my house if it was above 40 outside.I was mining eth with about 75

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

I mined in my house 2-3 years ago. Trust me the heat is nice but not free. I spent 1700$ a month on electricity and had to open my windows in my house if it was above 40 outside.I was mining eth with about 75 graphics cards. Never got into ASICS machines cause they are single purpose and

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

The thought is if I'm using baseboard heaters in my basement, they produce heat and nothing else. If I use a mining rig, I get that heat *AND* some kind of cryptocurrency I can turn into a non-zero amount of real money. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

The latest post from Will Prowse he had a 280 AH LFP 12v(+) battery for ~$450 plus $135 for the BMC that met specs.  I think it is getting close to the time to start optimizing electricity purchases for the time of day and get the best price per watt. That could make a much bigger difference

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

That also has a much higher cost of entry. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Mark Radabaugh" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 12:51:11 PM

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

Mining bitcoin with the rational of generating heat for your house is a 1 to 1 efficiency from a thermodynamic standpoint. Every KW of heat costs you whatever your electric rate is. You are earning some money (coin) for each KW which reduces your effective heating cost. At this point I

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

You may have to switch to the dark web. bp On 1/10/2021 10:15 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: I'm intrigued by mining cryptocurrency to generate heat in my house that pays for itself.

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

Now this is an interesting idea I had never considered! On 1/10/21 1:15 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: I'm intrigued by mining cryptocurrency to generate heat in my house that pays for itself. I understand that there is something called profit switching that changes which currency is being mined

[AFMUG] OT: Bitcoin

I'm intrigued by mining cryptocurrency to generate heat in my house that pays for itself. I understand that there is something called profit switching that changes which currency is being mined based on profitability. I understand that ASIC miners are way more profitable. I understand

Re: [AFMUG] I don’t understand bitcoin

Tulip bulbs Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 10, 2021, at 9:27 AM, Bill Prince wrote: > >  > I'm on the fence about bitcoin. It has name recognition and very wide usage > in its favor. OTOH, it also has name recognition and very wide usage. > > > > bp > > On 1/9/2021 8:44 PM, Timothy Steele

Re: [AFMUG] I don’t understand bitcoin

No, you need more of a spin. bp On 1/9/2021 5:22 PM, Steve Jones wrote: I knew a girl once with a swing attached to her ceiling. You definitely dont want too much of a swing to happen.  On Sat, Jan 9, 2021,

Re: [AFMUG] I don’t understand bitcoin

I'm on the fence about bitcoin. It has name recognition and very wide usage in its favor. OTOH, it also has name recognition and very wide usage. bp On 1/9/2021 8:44 PM, Timothy Steele wrote: ethereum and smaller coins based on