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    Question How much data will a mobile hot spot eat if used for voice calls & texts only??

    My carrier’s been great, but I regularly visit a location where it’s Verizon, AT&T, or no service. To maintain texting continuity, I plan to get a 2nd phone, plug in an MVNO SIM, & use as hot spot only. I’ll need almost no internet access with this setup, but don’t know how to estimate how...
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    LG says optical output is fussy. Are they right?

    I don't know yet if americanaudiophile is right...but seems highly likely: I borrowed a set of headphones that are Dolby/DTS capable. These work on the optical only setting, & also on the optical + internal speakers setting. However, while listening to an olympics broadcast on the combined...
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    LG says optical output is fussy. Are they right?

    A new 65” LG has sound output settings that include this one: “internal speakers + optical audio out.” The internal speakers work fine. My headphones with D/A converter, fed from the optical port, work fine when just “optical out” is selected. > On the combined setting, the internal speakers...