u/shingdao

Hey all,

This morning I was watching an interview with Ford's CEO on CNN where he said,

>"We have a huge crisis with all this AI going on of all these skilled trades."

He specifically mentioned plumbers, electricians, and machinists.

I understand AI is and will impact most industries, but I always thought the trades would be more difficult for AI to upend in terms of replacing skilled tradespeople. Isn't the bigger threat that as tradespeople retire, those positions are not being filled, as there is a deficit of skilled labor to take over these vacancies?

Curious what you guys are seeing in the field with respect to AI and/or skilled labor shortage impacts?

Thanks for answering.

I've been with Erie for 16+ years now, bundled home and auto. Rates have been steadily going up the past few years, about 10-15% y-o-y. No accidents or claims on either policy.

This year I've seen my HO rates increase 30% and my auto 45%! I expect to reach out to my Erie agent to get their explanation, which I more or less anticipate a boiler plate response.

The question is, does it make sense to shop around now since I've heard nearly all underwriters have or are raising rates similarly and, despite the recent increases, Erie remains competitive on price? I'm thinking about reaching out to an independent insurance broker but wanted to get folks' recent experience with this before doing so.

Thanks for answering.

Hey all,

Recently purchased 2 AP7s during the open-box sale but haven't yet had a chance to set them up. I'm planning on using the AP7s to replace 5 Eero routers operating in bridge mode (I have 2 separate LANs set up on my FWG+ via port segmentation). I hope to move both networks to the AP7s and eliminate all eeros if all goes well.

My FWG+ and 2 eeros are on the second floor of a 2-story home (total 2,000 sq ft), sitting about 4 ft above the floor on a shelf against an exterior wall. The other eeros are spread out on the first floor and basement. I want to set up the AP7s centrally, so they are not against a wall, but I am limited because my ONT and FWG are on the second floor where my ISP connection comes into the house.

Question: Can I plug one AP7 into an existing 2.5GB MoCa adapter that is connected to the FWG+ on the second floor and then add my second AP7 wirelessly to that first AP7? This would allow me to place my AP7 in my living room and presumably get better coverage on the first floor. I'd probably place the second AP7 in the master bedroom or basement.

Does anyone see any potential issues in doing this or other alternatives to avoid having the AP7 near a wall, given that is where the router and ONT are located?

Looking to purchase a sub-$300 phone for a teen to use for 4 years of high school. The most important features are: US model as will be using Ting mobile (Verizon), good battery life, and min 8GB RAM/256GB internal memory with an external SD slot.

Considering the Samsung A line, but see that the A16 and A17 are really the only ones that fall within my price point. The A17 appears to be an international model though. Would either of these models be a good choice given my preferences and budget?

Hey all.

I have a FW Gold Plus with 2 Eero APs (in bridge mode) and I previously successfully connected a Govee Smart Gateway 1s and all was working well for several months until a recent power outage last night. I can reconnect the Govee gateway with no problem when on data only with my phone, but the second I connect to my home wifi, the gateway shows offline in the app. I've deleted and reinstalled the gateway to no avail. The wifi band is 2.4GHz.

I tried emergency mode and then disabled monitoring on the FWG, but the Gateway still drops immediately after connecting to the router. What's strange is I set this up months ago, and all was working fine until the power outage, disconnect, and then reconnect, so I can't imagine it's any of my FW rules, as those would have arisen when I first set it up, besides the issue persists in Emergency mode and with Monitoring off.

Any ideas on further troubleshooting? Thanks for answering.

Hey all.

I have the Govee Smart Gateway 1s bound to 3 water sensors and all was working well for several months until a recent power outage last night. I can reconnect the gateway no problem when on data only with my phone but the second I connect to my home wifi, the gateway shows offline in the app. I've deleted and reinstalled the gateway to no avail. The wifi band is 2.4GHz. I am using a Firewalla Gold plus router and suspended all rules and monitoring and the Gateway still drops immediately after connecting to the router. Any ideas on further troubleshooting?