#consumingin2024 — Public Fediverse posts
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CW: A consumer swears about Tile
#TileApp : Been using this and their Tile hardware to help in finding lost and hidden items for a blind forgetful #ElderlyRelative.
The bastards at Tile have taken to putting a damned advert at the top of their Android app open page.
Thereby making it impossible for the elderly person to use the app.
Greed, ignorance, don't-give-a-fuck, whatever.
A shit company, a shit product, a shit UX.
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#TileApp is showing me the location of other peoples' Tiles with the same name that are over 100 miles away.
Seems possible that my Tiles are being shown to others unknown to me.
Yuk.
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#AgingInPlace is difficult.
#ElderlyRelative's #TileApp reports her credit card is astray in a restaurant some distance from home.Helpers keep getting timed out on website as they try to get a stop put on the credit card.
Phone call to #ANZ #Bank fails as the call centre worker's accent and low volume of speech makes communication with ElderlyRelative ineffective.#FailureToMakeReasonableAdjustment
#AgeDiscrimination #Discrimination
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Any Audible repairers here?
Went to Google's "please spy on me" #Playstore.
And saw that #Audible had failed to update.
Tried reloading update.
But now only have not-functioning "Open", "Unfortunately Audible has stopped" or "Uninstall" buttons in Playstore.I use this app to assist a blind elderly person. But doesn't look like that'll be happening again.
#Android6
Maybe related to reddit 2 month old
" Audible app on Android crashing - anyone else?" -
#Telstra's #PrepaidMobile subsidiary #BoostMobile tells me my current plan $230/170Gb/365days has been discontinued.
The only reasonable replacement is $300/240GB/365days. No use for the data, using only ~5GB/mthAnd today I find that, contrary to what technical support told me, voicemail has not been switched off. So I had multiple messages that I hadn't responded to. :knitting: [guillotine emoji]
I've got some 10 months to find a less-ripoff mobile phone provider.
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Hours gone, #IT is like #RecreationalDrugUse - high cost, time spent messing around, questionable returns.
The little bastard below is now not recognised by phone or laptop.
#WindowsThreePointOne was 32 years ago. And we're being served up #TrashyTech into the 4th decade.
Anyone know of history behind the #Dynabook brand? I thought they were #Toshiba produced?
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Now looking for a new supplier for #NutritionalSupplement/s (yes, I know the #EvidenceBase often isn't strong).
The #WebDesign of the old one has extraneous menus opening as I mouse from Account button to Login form.
I'll leave the invective directed at the #WebDesigners involved muted.
So many #FailuresOfCustomerService by #WebDesign. Though maybe inadequate funding is behind the trash that is so often served up?
Anyone have info about this?
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Part V
The sim package suggests both using the app and using the website to activate the SIM.
I, being a #BearOfLittleBrain, tried that #HotMess of a an app.
Eventually, after odours and unpleasantness, the app directed me to the website anyway.And then I was told, "Don't call us, we'll call you - for 10 days."
It's like the #Borg have been subsumed into a Trumpist-RWNJ-QAnon White House adminstration and humans are treated badly and systems are askew.
(to be continued)
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Tried paying for a #HealthService for an #ElderlyRelative online.
But for undisclosed and non-obvious reasons the bank card used would not be accepted.More wasted time when #ShoppingOnline.
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Well buying the @mobilephone for the #ElderlyRelative turned out to be hmmm #SMH a #WasteOfTime.
The account #MyOrders page with the retailer read #Processing.
From Sunday thru Friday.
Friday I phoned to check.
Ummmm, "Payment didn't go through".And no notification to the attempting purchaser?
With "Processing" continuing to be displayed?
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Well buying the @mobilephone for the #ElderlyRelative turned out to be hmmm #SMH a #WasteOfTime.
The account #MyOrders page with the retailer read #Processing.
From Sunday thru Friday.
Friday I phoned to check.
Ummmm, "Payment didn't go through".And no notification to the attempting purchaser?
With "Processing" continuing to be displayed?
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Well buying the @mobilephone for the #ElderlyRelative turned out to be hmmm #SMH a #WasteOfTime.
The account #MyOrders page with the retailer read #Processing.
From Sunday thru Friday.
Friday I phoned to check.
Ummmm, "Payment didn't go through".And no notification to the attempting purchaser?
With "Processing" continuing to be displayed?
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Well buying the @mobilephone for the #ElderlyRelative turned out to be hmmm #SMH a #WasteOfTime.
The account #MyOrders page with the retailer read #Processing.
From Sunday thru Friday.
Friday I phoned to check.
Ummmm, "Payment didn't go through".And no notification to the attempting purchaser?
With "Processing" continuing to be displayed?
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Well buying the @mobilephone for the #ElderlyRelative turned out to be hmmm #SMH a #WasteOfTime.
The account #MyOrders page with the retailer read #Processing.
From Sunday thru Friday.
Friday I phoned to check.
Ummmm, "Payment didn't go through".And no notification to the attempting purchaser?
With "Processing" continuing to be displayed?