Before anything big, a quick note. I only test on my own gear or in lab spaces that say yes, in writing. Please do the same. It keeps folks safe, and it keeps you safe too. So, why Linux? Here’s the thing. Linux feels like a workshop. It’s simple on the outside and very deep …
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Quick outline Who I am and how I tested How free phones work in California now The winners with real phones I got What each provider did well (and what made me sigh) Which one you should pick based on your needs A few tips I wish someone told me My setup, my streets I …
I got bored one weekend. My iPhone 11 felt the same as always. Clean. Safe. A little stiff. So I tried jailbreaking it. I wanted more style and control. I also wanted a few little tricks I couldn’t get from the App Store. Another in-depth personal account of cracking open the very same model can …
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I’m Kayla. I camp, sail, and do field shoots for work. I carry sat phones. Real ones. My main ones have been the Iridium 9555, the IsatPhone 2, and a Thuraya XT-LITE. They’ve saved my bacon more than once. Here’s my deeper dive on why some places label them illegal if you want the fine …
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I get this question a lot: “Are free government phones in Indiana any good?” Short answer: they can be. If you choose right. If you don’t, you may end up with dropped calls and a clunky phone you’ll hate. Want every nerdy detail? I put my own Straight Talk line through its paces in Indiana, …
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I’m Kayla. I test phones for work, but I also use them like a normal person. Coffee runs. Group chats. Late buses. This summer, I lived with three “zoomer phones” that my Gen Z cousins swear by: iPhone 16, Google Pixel 9, and the Galaxy Z Flip6. I didn’t baby them. I took them to …
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I’ve worn the FreeStyle Libre 3 every day for a year. Work days. Gym days. Messy kid days. I’ve switched phones more than I care to admit, just to see what sticks. Some phones were smooth as butter. Some made me want to throw the thing across the room—kidding, sort of. If you want the …
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You know what? I didn’t think I needed a private server. I was fine running around as a crim on public lobbies, juking cops, and crashing my Camaro into every light pole in town. Then I set up a Jailbreak private server, and things changed. Not huge, but enough that I noticed.Before diving in, I …
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I’ll be honest. I went down this road on a rainy Saturday with cold coffee and way too much curiosity. I wanted to peek at how an old app behaved on an old iPhone I own. Yes, it was jailbroken. Yes, only for my own test device. No, I won’t share steps, tricks, or anything …
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