

danfinn
American expat in the Philippines
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Registration: 05 February 2022
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WI-FI calling from the philippines by rained
does wi fi calling work on the philippines?im using samsung right now

@rained It did on my Iphone. Just try it and your question is answered. - @vehicross100 How can you tell it is going through WIFI only? Read More


Taxes for expats in the Philippines by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When settling in and living in the Philippines, you will also need to navigate the local tax system. In order to help newcomers and expats ease their tax-related experience, we would like to invite you to share your ...

For USA expats we have treaty article 18 private pensions and article 19 social security. I see that austrla has a treaty, also called article 18 for private pensions. None if the above articles are taxable in the Philippines but are taxable in the ... Read More


anyone tried deepseek? by rike yao
tried deepseek, ok to use, anyothers tried?best wishes.Rike

@TGCampo The problem is that you can not always split politics from medical questions, Covid is a very clear example. Even medical questions need to be answered politically correct, and here Chinese interference is not worse than Biden ... Read More


anyone tried deepseek? by rike yao
tried deepseek, ok to use, anyothers tried?best wishes.Rike

@danfinnI am very happy with DeepSeek as well. However, I don't ask it political questions, but practical stuff that would take me forever to investigate on the Internet. It can be very helpful analysing DTAs and it is decent with medical questions ... Read More

AI model blackmails engineer
AI getting out of control?Anthropic’s latest AI system, Claude Opus 4, exhibited alarming behavior during safety tests by threatening to blackmail its engineer after being informed it would be replaced. The AI’s reaction, described by ... Read More


anyone tried deepseek? by rike yao
tried deepseek, ok to use, anyothers tried?best wishes.Rike

I tried both AI offerings and they are garbage. IT is a scam. I worked in the industry for 6 years. Just look around at Apple and Microsoft and you'll undetstand. AI is merely a web browser reformatted to appear like human interaction with the ... Read More


anyone tried deepseek? by rike yao
tried deepseek, ok to use, anyothers tried?best wishes.Rike

@rike yao I know this is late. Deepseek is my favorite so far. Answers are very comprehensive. Read More


Electronic toys by Fred
Today, whilst babysitting my naughty daughter, I decided to wander into a local electronics shop known as Electronics city. The place is pretty good for home stuff but not really a 'boys' toys' shop. I have to admit, they have some especially nice ...

@Fred I think if you are just going for 40 and even 20 meters you do not need a low radiation angle. The near vertical radiation from a lower-to-the-ground, bent wire EFHW would be fine just for single hop contacts in Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, ... Read More


Electronic toys by Fred
Today, whilst babysitting my naughty daughter, I decided to wander into a local electronics shop known as Electronics city. The place is pretty good for home stuff but not really a 'boys' toys' shop. I have to admit, they have some especially nice ...

@FredAs an example, when using my transmitters, I can have qrz.com in one window, and a spreadsheet with my log in another.Do you have a callsign on QRZ? Indonesian orari? Can you do 40m HF? Sorry to temporarily switch topics. - @danfinn It's ... Read More


Electronic toys by Fred
Today, whilst babysitting my naughty daughter, I decided to wander into a local electronics shop known as Electronics city. The place is pretty good for home stuff but not really a 'boys' toys' shop. I have to admit, they have some especially nice ...

@FredAs an example, when using my transmitters, I can have qrz.com in one window, and a spreadsheet with my log in another.Do you have a callsign on QRZ? Indonesian orari? Can you do 40m HF? Sorry to temporarily switch topics. Read More


Wifi Calling by vehicross100
I know there numerous post’s on how to call US, get codes etc. Most of it I don't understand and goes over my head. Like everyone else who had Skype, I lost it this month after it shut down. Kinda lost with out it, but today I had to call my ...

@danfinn Thank you for explaining some of those terms and your advice is very helpful. I was ready to download and sign up on google voice, but then I seen some advising that it would be better to set up in the US before coming here. I do not ... Read More


Wifi Calling by vehicross100
I know there numerous post’s on how to call US, get codes etc. Most of it I don't understand and goes over my head. Like everyone else who had Skype, I lost it this month after it shut down. Kinda lost with out it, but today I had to call my ...

@Enzyte BobIf you are referring to Ooma Tello which I'm using with my stateside number, it does not receive sms or callbacks with authorize codes.I used to have that in the USA as it was such a great deal as a VOIP landline. However, I was talking ... Read More


Wifi Calling by vehicross100
I know there numerous post’s on how to call US, get codes etc. Most of it I don't understand and goes over my head. Like everyone else who had Skype, I lost it this month after it shut down. Kinda lost with out it, but today I had to call my ...

@vehicross100 declared in earnest:So I went to my settings turned it on and tried the Bank number. To my surprise it rang and someone picked up and I was able to handle my business. The call should be free since it used my unlimited Wifi plan.Not ... Read More


Remitly, Wise or? by bigpearl
Thinking of setting up an account with one of the above companies, any thoughts or recommendations?Cheers, Steve.

Thank you to all members for their input and much appreciated. All sounds too hard so I think I will stay with my banks. Cheers, Steve. - @bigpearl I agree Steve. Once you have something that works, don't fix it but understand why it works in your ... Read More


É«»¨Ìà expertise needed by Travelnman59
I'm going to relocate to the Philippines as soon as my house sells and I need some expert advice on what I need to do about banking and how you get government business conducted like income taxes and how to transfer money for possibly ...

@Cherryann01 Anything like one of these guys? - @Aidan in HCMC No but if any of you kind people will tell me how to upload a picture on here, I have one - @Cherryann01 The only thing you can upload is a web address containing the picture, more ... Read More