russell_314

It seems to be common knowledge that LinusTechTips doesn't promote unreliable things. I've used Tunnelbear even before stumbling upon LTT and after watching enough prerolls of Tunnelbear was kinda glad I've made such choice.
Sadly all things change.
 
17.11.2017 – I've paid for Grizzly Bear with BTC. Invoice – https://i.imgur.com/50qYSB6.png. Billing history – https://i.imgur.com/A3ncoJt.png. Email confirming purchase – https://i.imgur.com/YqM9BvJ.png.
 
04.12.2017 – Tunnelbear tried to charge my credit card for service – https://i.imgur.com/6DLM2LA.png.
 
07.12.2017 – Tunnelbear still trying to charge my credit card for service – https://i.imgur.com/8jEBaHA.png.
At this point I've became concerned about this activity and tried to respond to that email – https://i.imgur.com/ngxOtfB.png.
...only to find out that Tunnelbear have bounce back on payment related emails – https://i.imgur.com/DG7zK8i.png.
I've became really concerned so I've contacted support via webform and got "We’ve received your message." – https://i.imgur.com/q7FOV1Q.png.
I have never got any response for that request. I've never got any email confirming receival of webform data (they did send these in the past – https://i.imgur.com/cDzSWCh.png).

09.12.2017 – Tunnelbear canceled my service – https://i.imgur.com/Yv6eJ65.png.
I've tried to contact support via webform again. And again I've never got any email confirmation or any response for that request.
 
10.12.2017 – I've contacted Tunnelbear's Twitter – https://i.imgur.com/IOc5VUo.png – and got no response.
 
19.12.2017 – First response from Tunnelbear was answer for 1 star on Google Play review (15 days into the problem, 10 days after service cancellation) – https://i.imgur.com/NRfd9k6.png.
 
20.12.2017 – I've sent an email to support@tunnelbear.com directly, but didn't get automatic response (like "ticket created, please wait" or anything).
I do think that my emails landing into Tunnelbear spam folder which doesn't make any sense anyway.
 
I hope this info will serve as proper warning about services in our digital age.
 
Update #1:
29.12.2017 – Problem was silently fixed sometime in last 3 days (https://i.imgur.com/Yci0Off.png). Still going to contact support to get proper answer. All in all, 15-20 days without service is better than no service for full year, yet still worse than answering and fixing situation right away.

https://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/12/10/comcast_injecting_400_lines_javascript_into_web_pages
 
Am i he only one who thinks this kind of thing is a MITM attack and it should be considered illegal? Anyway its both disgusting and alarming at the same time, lets hope this wont became a norm....

FYI, we allow one "bump" per 24h, if a thread falls into the second page of a section, it will stop getting replies.
 
Giving lots of details (without going overboard) also helps, some people get frustrated because they're not getting help with questions like "Windows randomly crash, HALPP!!!!" without giving more details.
 
TLDR ; give enough details, keep the thread alive and with time you should get your answers.
 

Cause that thread is consider solved?

Your forgot 3. Film yourself touching it and put it on youtube.

That is so hawt. Omg

Does this turn you on?
 

Source: 9to5 Mac
 
 
I don't think this is the first time that something like this happened. Just look at the video below where a man trapped in his hotel in Haiti used a first aid app on his iPhone to prevent himself slipping to shock.
 
 
One should remember that Apple has been working with Stanford University to fine tune their Health Kit API and heart rate detection of the Apple Watch using Heart Study which is voluntary. I can see a future where doctors will be prescribing smartwatches with a scenario something like this :
 
Patient: Hey doc, I have trouble breathing and I get tired easily. I think I have hypertension.
Doctor: What made you think that you have hypertension?
Patient: Both my parents have it and my previous doctor told me that my X-ray shows cardiomegaly
Doctor: Well as a cardiologist I find many of radiologist's findings inconclusive including this one as I look in your chest X-ray. That's why I'm requesting a 2D Echo with Doppler study just to be sure. Can I look into your labs?
Patient: Yes doctor here it is. 
Doctor: Well sir, it's good that your fasting blood sugar levels are at the normal range and I recommend you keeping it that way but your LDL, triglycerides are over the top. I'd be prescribing you Lipitor for your cholesterol, Fenofibrate for your triglycerides, Norvasc to manage blood pressure and lastly an Apple Watch.
Patient: Excuse me? Did you just say you're prescribing an Apple Watch?
Doctor: Yes. Stop using that Android Wear smartwatch and start using the Apple Watch and participate in the Heart Study app to monitor the fluctuations in your heart rate.
Patient: But my insurance doesn't cover a smartwatch. 
Doctor: There's nothing that I can do then. Take these medications as directed instead. 
Then later the patient went to the ATM and withdrew money to buy a new iPhone and a new Apple Watch Sport series 3 but he ran out of money for his maintenance medicines. 
 
It's good that the man is now okay and that the Apple Watch helped him save his life which as the time I'm reading the article, it made me think should my parents use an Apple Watch? Both of my parents have hypertension but both of them have it under control thanks to medications. There are so many medical IoT devices that can connect to the iPhone like smart weighing scales with built in bioelectrical impedance for fat percentage measurement, smart sphygmomanometer, and a smart glucose meter for Types 1 & 2 diabetics. I hope Apple and their Health Kit partners develop a smart spirometer for asthmatics including me although unlike hypertension which can be quiet, asthma attacks are more obvious like the hoarseness in breathing alone is a sign that your airways are filling with mucus and is constricting so better keep that inhaler handy. As always, when you feel something is wrong with you, go ask your doctor and if you happen to have a smartwatch that tells something is wrong, ask them to run tests to corroborate the result and in this scenario, the Apple Watch has been accurate in predicting a heart attack and it was averted. 
 
Now when will Android Wear follow?

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