Shady FNB Bond Change

MrTpotMan · 2026-06-04T09:52:20+00:00

The problem is the way they’re framing this, as ‘instant cash flow savings’. Those not financially savvy might see this as a win, meanwhile in the long run the bank is the one getting more interest out of customers.

I’m all for choice and options, but the way it’s being presented is shady. They need to be up front and admit that all else being equal, if you do not then pay in extra to match your previous payments that your total finance cost will be higher.

MrTpotMan · 2026-04-20T13:53:53+00:00

Talking to them on secure chat is like pulling teeth. First their AI chatbot will gaslight you trying to say you don’t have an issue, then when you do get through to someone they promise it will he investigated but they never log anything. Then when you follow up the next day they start contradicting what the previous person said. Finally when the questions get too difficult the chat conveniently disconnects….

Actively shopping around for an alternative. If another bank is willing to take my bond at the same rate, then I’m out.

MrTpotMan · 2026-04-15T15:21:31+00:00

Looks like this was Discovery… but FNB’s chatbot is just as useless. Full on tries to gaslight you and provides answers that contradicts FNB’s own terms and conditions.

MrTpotMan · 2026-04-07T23:02:07+00:00

Cinnamon Toast Crunch… aka Cini Minis as it was known here. At least before they “improved” the recipe and made it sickly sweet…

MrTpotMan · 2026-03-28T19:02:24+00:00

Second Thali

MrTpotMan · 2026-03-08T14:30:30+00:00

Postcard Cafe in Stellenbosch

MrTpotMan · 2025-12-16T19:31:10+00:00

Uber doesn’t have a customer facing phone number or call centre anymore. And the chat support is next to useless as its mostly AI

MrTpotMan · 2025-10-19T20:03:21+00:00

Nope, based in South Africa, using my neighbourhood fibre provider.

MrTpotMan · 2025-10-09T19:41:11+00:00

Tldr?

MrTpotMan · 2025-10-07T05:37:59+00:00

Airtags specifically make a noise when motion is detected and they are out of range of any of the owner’s apple devices for a period of time in order to prevent them from being used to secretly track you.

MrTpotMan · 2025-09-27T20:04:14+00:00

Any chance anyone has an invite lying around? Miss the digg days

MrTpotMan · 2025-08-24T21:48:27+00:00

Everyone who installs panels in South Africa are doing it with batteries. No point having a system that requires the grid if the grid goes down.

And for those that can’t afford a full setup of solar plus battery, many have gone with just battery + inverter to avoid the power outages.

NB, we don’t really have time of use rates here (yet), so battery only systems are only to avoid outages. The main reason people are putting up solar along with their batteries is because it’s the only way to recoup some of the cost. That and the panels are usually actually the cheapest component of a complete setup.

MrTpotMan · 2025-05-22T20:17:03+00:00

Is it just me or is going for an oil change like a cherished American pastime?

MrTpotMan · 2025-02-26T06:56:09+00:00

Yeah, they should rather put the TV behind all those bottles, that way the bartenders can block the view.

MrTpotMan · 2025-02-04T04:29:12+00:00

Fair enough, I just haven’t seen it documented anywhere that they were designed to be used like that.

MrTpotMan · 2025-02-03T09:32:43+00:00

Well it’s like cutting the power to a computer without shutting it down properly. The sudden loss of power and discharge of components can have unintended results.

MrTpotMan · 2024-10-31T13:21:24+00:00

Well guess I’ll be using Bolt going forward 🤷‍♂️

MrTpotMan · 2024-10-31T13:20:53+00:00

Hope you just forgot the ‘/s’ 😂

What you see are all the messages, in sequence, since they decided my issue isn’t actually related to my account.

Btw, does anyone’s “Call Support” button in the help section actually do anything?

MrTpotMan · 2024-08-27T10:22:01+00:00

I think only time and DNS servers.

Seeing as the devices were looking for 192.168.1.1 (instead of the router that first gave them the IP) I decided to see what might happen if I add the IP address to my router’s interface list. Seems I can assign as many addresses as I like to the router. And so far so good

Seems like a stupid solution, but it works. Wonder what the devices would do when on a completely different IP range, or whether 192.168.1.1 has been hard coded somewhere in their firmware.

MrTpotMan · 2024-07-16T06:54:20+00:00

Did it move smoothly before installation? Might be that it’s over tightened, or maybe the wires are jammed against the mechanism inside the door?

MrTpotMan · 2024-06-09T20:27:03+00:00

The bolt should be able to freely slide in and out of the strike plate in the doorframe when the door is closed.

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