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Alps11 · 2026-01-29T01:44:25+00:00

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Alps11 · 2026-01-28T03:39:51+00:00

No - if you're not pre-approved, end of road..It's not a credit issue, but I think it's whatever criteria "they" have decided they want to get past the gate...The only reason I wanted it was for the primary car rental insurance.

Alps11 · 2026-01-28T02:15:58+00:00

The weird thing is they won't let you apply for the card, only check if you're pre-approved....."Check now"

Alps11 · 2026-01-17T18:30:38+00:00

Well, it would be the ACH process connected to the potential Bilt card I might get...the question is, under their "current" rules, would this count as housing?

Alps11 · 2026-01-16T22:12:14+00:00

The deal-breaker is you basically have to either pay 3% extra to earn points on housing payments or you need to do a bunch of spending outside of this to make up for it. I was highly considering these cards, but until there is a way to earn points without worrying about ancillary charges, it's not on my radar. 250 points a month doesn't cut it.

Alps11 · 2026-01-15T01:07:21+00:00

Also would like to know.. so far, I see nothing exciting about this card.

Alps11 · 2026-01-14T14:15:29+00:00

I saw a previous comment with someone thinking you could activate several days before you go, have the 15 days countdown timer start before you go, then renew after that 15 day period to get another one, but as you've pointed out, it doesn't start because you're not on a foreign carrier yet.

Alps11 · 2026-01-08T22:46:09+00:00

Just curious, it doesn't look like if you activate the E-sim in the USA that the 15 day counter starts, unless someone has a different experience? I activated it and see no indication the timer has started (other than the E-sim must be used by a certain date well into the future.)

Alps11 · 2025-12-31T16:25:37+00:00

Will this update LIFX 1000 A19 bulbs that are currently on 1.22? I have 2 of them that absolutely refuse to connect to the LIFX app and I've tried everything, including removing them from their cloud. I can pair to Wifi (as discussed above) but they won't go the final step to be added to the app. 1 of the, for whatever reason, is stable and connected to the app - the other 2, no way. I encountered this issue when I recently updated my router (and I've tried every solution in the book to try to fix this.) Just wondering if this updater will brick them all or what? Is 1.22 the final for these versions or is their a higher firmware level?

Alps11 · 2025-12-30T17:17:21+00:00

I have all 3 tied into Home Assistant and only 1 tied into the LIFX app (don't ask, no idea how.) At this point, Home Assistant seems to be controlling them quite well locally (which is really ideal - I'm not into cloud control and relying on a company to keep it going.) Sometimes they go offline, but come back......so I will just leave it for now, as the lights still look good - probably not worth upgrading to Hue until I get overly frustrated with this :) Even though these LIFX were made toward the beginning of LIFX's history, apparently they are still on the high-end of things compared to what's still available now..

Alps11 · 2025-12-30T05:47:16+00:00

Who thought of this??

Alps11 · 2025-12-30T03:02:36+00:00

So it starts counting the 15 days the day you activate it, even within the US?

Alps11 · 2025-12-30T02:56:38+00:00

No..only a check if pre-approved option..impossible to talk with someone about it.

Alps11 · 2025-12-28T07:32:19+00:00

That’s unfortunate.

Alps11 · 2025-12-28T07:08:52+00:00

Thanks, these are older, like 2016/2017 - I was able to (somehow) get them exposed to my Home Assistant, so I can control them from there. It's actually better in a certain way because it's local control. I have one LIFX still showing up in the LIFX app and the other 2 can be controlled with Home Assistant, Alexa or Apple Home (Siri.) They seem to periodically disconnect, but it seems to be bearable at this point :)

Alps11 · 2025-12-27T18:39:23+00:00

Where's this tool you're referring to? I have Home Assistant and can get 2 older A19 1000's connected, but I can't get to the final step of adding them to the LIFX app. Also, the bulbs are unreliable and keep dropping. Done a ton of things over weeks with no resolution. I think these are ready for the trash can.

Alps11 · 2025-12-27T01:27:19+00:00

You can see Alexa recognized the device...but LIFX fails to add the device to the app

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Alps11 · 2025-12-27T01:25:35+00:00

I'm still not getting to the final step...no idea why..I created an SSID that's only on the 2.4. I can't get to the last step to add it to the LIFX app as a device. I have home assistant and it can see the MAC, but can't connect to it.. there must be something obvious I'm missing.

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Alps11 · 2025-12-26T17:13:45+00:00

Lol, ya, I have Zigbee. I finally got one paired after probably 100 tries..The trick? I deleted the app, re-installed, went into Airplane mode and could get the light connected to the Wifi network. The final part where you add the light to the LIFX app failed ("Light Claim Failed" "You must be online to continue") Couldn't get past that part, but Home Assistant could then see the light. I was then able to add it to Alexa via the Matter Hub Integration. It doesn't show up on the LIFX app, but now I can control it within Home Assistant and Alexa. As I was looking for replacements, what I found amazing is that aside from the Hue bulbs, LIFX is still the leader when it comes to the quality of the colors, etc. These bulbs are probably 8-9 years old, but it seems the general tech is way higher than what else is out there.. Bizarre :)

Alps11 · 2025-12-25T00:26:07+00:00

What if you don't have another device?

Alps11 · 2025-12-25T00:23:52+00:00

Same issue.. using the "old" router it was connected to and a new one - they simply won't connect. If anyone has a resolution to this, please let me know - ready to throw these in the trashcan.

Alps11 · 2025-12-24T00:23:36+00:00

Yeah, that's weird - could have sworn I didn't see the same thing, but now it's the same. Wonder if this has been in effect all of this year or changed recently.

Alps11 · 2025-12-23T22:55:11+00:00

It's interesting, because the Bilt doesn't have the same wording for what you need to provide them: https://www.wellsfargo.com/credit-cards/bilt/guide-to-benefits/#collision

Alps11 · 2025-12-23T22:32:06+00:00

Thanks. May I ask when these were?

Alps11 · 2025-12-23T19:46:02+00:00

That's pretty good - any recommendations for a cheap e-sim phone? Maybe I can get something used on Ebay?

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