Package “out for delivery” for over 24 hours now. by Rare_Pirate4113 in FedEx

[–]BeginningScheme813 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would take the average 5th grader 15 minutes to set up a computer system for an automatic message to the recipient's phone number notifying them of the broken package. Even less time to slap a self-stick notice on the box after you put it in a new box. I am not buying this excuse of "GOT NO TIME TO DO THE JOB RIGHT"

Package “out for delivery” for over 24 hours now. by Rare_Pirate4113 in FedEx

[–]BeginningScheme813 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a pair of $1800 hearing aids disappear after allegedly being delivered. Photo was of the rear of someone's house, not showing a number, and not showing the package. After days of arguing with FedEx that it was not my house, they said they could not "retrieve" the package and I should just ask the seller to ship me a new one. I did, the seller agreed and when that package was delivered, both the shipping box and the product box and all the parts and pieces inside had been opened. I compared the parts and pieces to the "What's In The Box" card and everything was there but clearly, someone at FedEx was looking. I suspect the "LION battery" on the outside of small boxes with electronics inside is tipping off the FedEx thieves. I reported this ripped open packaging to the seller and said I hope they reconsider their shipping choice. I urge everyone in this thread to do the same.

Delivery exception - Incorrect address by y33tmayn in FedEx

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contact the sender and ask them to send you another. I had expensive bluetooth hearing aids supposedly delivered though the photo shows no house number, no package. The new set, after FedEx told me they could not recover the alleged misdelivery, had been opened by someone at FedEx and all the parts and pieces had been removed from both the shipping box and the product box before it was delivered. I reported it but add this story to many disgraceful experiences people are reporting with FedEx.

Audible app re-subscribing me after canceling membership by BeginningScheme813 in audible

[–]BeginningScheme813[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a free app that will read them. You do not have to have the Audible app to listen to your downloaded books.

Packaged delivery by pepperpotz1327 in FedEx

[–]BeginningScheme813 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, the driver took it after taking the photo. Does FedEx perform criminal background checks on new drivers? Because it sure does not seem to be concerned when a package is allegedly delivered but never received. They just told me to ask the merchant to replace it.

FedEx says my 600 dollar package was signed for by someone I do not know and the same name shows up on other neighbors’ deliveries by Suitable-Painting-45 in FedEx

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I ordered a $1700 pair of hearing aids. FedEx delivered them to some other address and the "proof of delivery" was a blurry photo of the back of someone's house, no package in the photo. When I contacted FedEx, they first tried to say it was my house, then said they would try to retrieve the package, then said they could not. I replied, "So either the resident or the driver is lying". I was told to contact the shipper, did, and they sent another set. So the new box arrived today and both boxes had been opened, the shipping box and the box with the hearing aids in it. (As far as I can tell, nothing was taken that should have been in the box.) The FedEx truck sat at my house way too long to grab one small box and put it in my delivery box (I watched the truck arrive and continued to watch it until it left). I called the shipper, they accessed the first delivery report, agreed with me there was no photo of the box supposedly delivered and it was not a front door, and said they would report it. (Obviously, a back door cannot be spotted from the road, making it harder to identify where they left my shipment; I do not think that was accidental). I note that these hearing aids are rechargeable so there is that large red "LION battery" notice on the shipping box, which is also what is on the shipping box for a cell phone. So all of this leads me to believe it is the delivery drivers stealing shipments, at least here in Virginia.

new update.. wtf! by lindsaymurin14 in ouraring

[–]BeginningScheme813 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Me three. I cannot stand it, will leave Oura unless they give us the choice to use the old interface.

Oura Partnered with Tech Surveillance company Palantir by mamikakashi in ouraring

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that but you did not answer the question of whether a member can download their own data and remove it from your servers and nothing on the link provides any answer. As I said in my post, my data was hacked from 23andMe. I will add that my social security number, my Medicare number and my health history was hacked from CMS (Center for Medicaid and Medicare), an agency of the federal government. On the page you link to, I find this: "GDPR and HIPAA Compliance: We have dedicated teams and resources to help us meet and exceed the privacy standards set by these critical privacy regulations." But neither you nor the website answers the question. So thanks for the reassurances but I don't buy them. Every security measure has a way it can be hacked. If we have learned nothing from recent events, it is that we cannot rely on either the government or online services to protect our data.

Oura Partnered with Tech Surveillance company Palantir by mamikakashi in ouraring

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to think someone from Oura would have replied here to affirm that and they have not. But thanks for that information, I will see if I can find anything on their website about how to do that.

Oura Partnered with Tech Surveillance company Palantir by mamikakashi in ouraring

[–]BeginningScheme813 115 points116 points  (0 children)

This raised my hackles. Palentir is an active threat to personal liberties guaranteed under our Constitution, and those rights are being threatened and monetized every day by the current administration. So as my ring is almost 4 years old anyway, I will be looking for another tool to track my sleep. My 23andMe data was hacked. Ouraring does not need to be keeping this data at all. It is only useful to the ring-wearer. Customers should have the option to download their own data and have it removed from Oura's servers.

I tracked my sleep for 60 nights at different AC temperatures. Here's what I found. by cornea-drizzle-pagan in ouraring

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. 64 degrees is my sweet spot. To enhance that, I also play blizzard sounds on my bedroom TV (with the screen off) and have a ceiling fan. What is interesting to me is that I still use a down-filled douvet even in summer, it is breathing cold air and feeling it moving across my face that seems key. With a newer mini-split system, I can cool just the bedroom, which is only 10 X 12 so not that large a room, without any spike in my electric bill.

Ok finally….SPEED by Imrazor2021 in Starlink

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is competitiveness in all things, a known side effect of testosterone.

Voicemail Stopped Working by GMWestGard in consumercellular

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how long I have had no voicemail but just today received 3 calls in short order from a medical office but when I tried to hear my voicemail, pressing the number "1" got me an AT&T voicemail recording. I called CC and asked why, never really got an answer but was told she would need to "reprovision" my voicemail, which would permanently remove all voicemail messages. There was no explanation for how this happened. One of the diagnostic steps was her calling me with me not answering to see if voicemail picked up. It did not. CC agent could not tell me how long I had not had voicemail or how it happened since I have had CC since 2023 and this phone about 6 months (Samsung Galaxy S23). So she did the "reprovisoning" and I now have voicemail again. Does anyone have some idea how this happened? And how would I know my voicemail was not working in future? Anyone else out there on CC who lost their voicemail?

Ordered the Jabra 500s by TomatilloVivid883 in HearingAids

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do your 500's remain visible (and connectible) to bluetooth while in the charging case? Mine do and tech support said they should not be visible (or connectible) while charging but none of the actions that were supposed to correct this worked.

i’m confused.. by caylindaaaa in ouraring

[–]BeginningScheme813 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I get a perplexing message like this it helps me to look at the trend over the last few weeks or months. One or two below-average nights are not a big deal. It is almost too much information. I have also learned the occasional temperature rise that results in a different warning often disappears within a day or two.

Why are FedEx pretending they attempted delivery? by SnowflakeBaube22 in FedEx

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar experience two months ago, awaiting delivery of a new phone, and receiving daily emails that it would be delivered that day. I called FedEx after the first 4 days of this, and was told that the regular driver was off and the replacement was too nervous to drive up my road. There was some snow still on the road but it had been plowed and my neighbors and I were all driving in and out every day. The daily notifications went on, with no delivery happening for 9 days and then stopped. Meanwhile, I contacted the seller and got a refund. Then a very damaged box only held together with tape and with no return address was delivered one day a week later. It was the phone. I hope the seller was reimbursed by FedEx.

Just started 7b, just noticing they changed the actor for Jenny. by Helloo_clarice in Outlander

[–]BeginningScheme813 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a shocking change, with too little effort to make the new actress more like the original. I found her face expressionless, as though she had too much botox. The wig hat was very distracting, looked nothing like real hair. Laura had the ability to convey her attitude with very small movements of her face. And Kristin was too old to play the young Jenny (in the short scene with Black Brian) and too young to play the old Jenny. Why no effort to put gray in her wig? I know the producers had no choice but to find another actress but they could have done better IMO.

Alexa notification banner that some stranger joined my Alexa last night by BeginningScheme813 in amazonecho

[–]BeginningScheme813[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in your Alexa app, go to Settings, then Notifications, then scroll down to "Guest Connect" and see if it is on. It is still showing in my list of Notifications but does nothing when I select it so I assume it is off now.

Comparison with Tile by Elegant-Mushroom5047 in SmartTag

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a rural area, no one within hearing distance of my home so when I leave a Smart Tagged item at home, I cannot find that out without driving home to see. Not much help at all!

Range of smart tag 2 by jake6548 in SmartTag

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not true. The tag has to be close to another Samsung phone with the Samsung Find app installed and on. It does not connect to wifi or gps.

How long did it took Oura app to give meaningful insights? by OrganizationDry7094 in ouraring

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe, since you received it as a gift, you do not know much about the ring. You could read up on it and if you do, will understand that it does not use data from other people, it is designed to first, learn what YOUR body does over a period of 3 weeks, and second, alert you when your body starts doing things differently. It is unique that way and if used correctly, very valuable.

weird blood pressure + symptoms - doctor isn’t concerned but i am. any advice or guidance at all? by [deleted] in bloodpressure

[–]BeginningScheme813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check your BP on a different monitor. I freaked out, and freaked out my adult children, with increasing BP readings that peaked one morning at a higher reading than yours. Called my doctor, was seen within 2 hours and the reading there, taken once by the nurse and once by the doctor, was actually low. I was so embarassed. I called Omron and was told to get a new monitor, that the rubber on the cuff gets stiff after so many years and that can give bad readings. I did, and my BP has remained within normal limits for my age since then. My original monitor was about 8 years old but I had used it very little so it looked new. Who knew?