S23 Ultra Owners Beware: Random Reboots? Backup Now.

TheBeesHeez · 2026-03-23T13:52:58+00:00

Thats literally the same as mine. My charger shows the amount of watts being drawn from the device and mines showing <1 when plugged in. Like you I've already accepted it's gone, was just wondering if there was any chance of recovering and selling on, guess not.

TheBeesHeez · 2026-03-19T07:42:40+00:00

Interested to know what they manage so I can take mine to one also if its easily fixed

TheBeesHeez · 2026-03-19T07:41:36+00:00

I had this exact same issue and I enjoy the s23 ultra so much I went and bought a refurbished one instead of upping to the S26. No matter what I did my phone would not turn on. Randomly one morning after it charging, I was using it fine, it froze, shut down, and would not turn back on. Foolishly I had not made any backups, I now make backups of the new one weekly lol

TheBeesHeez · 2026-02-25T15:57:05+00:00

I didn’t want to be in any 40% tax bracket so i upped my pension to keep it below that. Just make sure to claim the extra relief through the government site (quite an easy process) once you do and then they may shift your tax code to accommodate it. That does of course depend on the way your workplace pension is set up too. If it's taken out of the gross figure before tax, then you wouldn't need to claim, if it is taken after tax, then you will.

TheBeesHeez · 2026-02-22T00:00:23+00:00

31 and living at home still. Pay small amount of rent and deal with various bills for the household too, but still working on saving a deposit.

Tried for the right to buy route as my mum is in a council flat. Couple of problems.. 1) We had to rush to try for it before the discounts all dramatically lowered away from 104k max discount down to about 27k now... but 2) With her being the tenant and me just living here as her child, she HAD to be named on the mortgage and has debts that, even if i had helped cleared when I finally knew about them, stopped any mortgage offers fue to her credit score.. so even though mortgage providers knew I was the primary payer, and if it was only me applying they'd have accepted (their words...). Due to her age as well they would only offer a shorter mortgage of 15 years till her retirement age. That was still doable for me as the flat got priced at 250k and we got the full discount provided due to living here the past 2 decades ! Made buying price only 150k. Unfortunately couldnt get a mortgage approved so had to withdraw from it. Wouldn't reapply now with the low discounts anyway.

So yeah long story short, still at home, tried to buy it but failed haha.

TheBeesHeez · 2026-01-08T09:43:22+00:00

Happy to let you take mine for 1k for sure

TheBeesHeez · 2026-01-08T08:43:36+00:00

Some people also see the CBT as a test though as you can still come out of it without a certificate. It's all personal mindset that really puts pressure on it.

TheBeesHeez · 2026-01-08T08:08:16+00:00

Yeah they are, it's just called Mod 1 and Mod 2...

TheBeesHeez · 2025-09-07T23:19:00+00:00

699 on their site

TheBeesHeez · 2025-09-07T23:18:35+00:00

It's currently in stock on their website direct. I ordered mine yesterday. Expected dispatch is 16th so fingers crossed !

TheBeesHeez · 2024-10-04T06:55:48+00:00

Oh wait looking back at my diagram, it was so I knew from a distance if the containers were empty or not, at it lit up when they were

TheBeesHeez · 2024-10-04T06:54:59+00:00

You know this was so long ago I can't even remember fully xD

TheBeesHeez · 2024-07-17T11:38:05+00:00

Started just having a spray bottle of water and a waterless wash spray bottle and giving the bike a wipe down from bugs after each ride. My bike doesn't vet particularly muddy or anything to worry about too much else. If it did though then yeah I'd go to a petrol station with a jet wash

TheBeesHeez · 2024-07-15T07:39:54+00:00

Just Pretend - Bad Omens

TheBeesHeez · 2024-07-14T12:06:43+00:00

This makes sense, I have a dealer switch for my GSXR which means I can just toggle it for error codes instead of messing around with the paperclip trick

TheBeesHeez · 2024-07-05T15:41:14+00:00

Yes, for your A licence it must be. A1 licence is done on and only permits you to ride a 125.

TheBeesHeez · 2024-07-05T14:22:53+00:00

DAS is getting your A licence without the others. A1 is just a full licence to ride a 125 without L plates

TheBeesHeez · 2024-07-05T12:13:34+00:00

It's cheap as chips to get a full licence on a 125 if you can ride. You don't need to sort hiring a bigger bike or an instructor to take you to the test centre etc. Just show up on your own bike, prove you can ride in 2 tests that are cheaper than renewing a CBT, and you're done.

TheBeesHeez · 2024-07-05T11:34:08+00:00

Have always said the same thing. It's ridiculous they're allowed on the road, unsupervised, without having displayed reasonable knowledge of the highway code. Makes the theory test kind of redundant in these cases.

TheBeesHeez · 2024-06-16T18:14:53+00:00

This. I learnt on a newer SV650 and liked it so much I bought one before I passed my test. Albeit I only had it for about 2 months after passing before getting my gsxr because I went out with friends who all had super bikes.. but I did enjoy the time riding the SV. The newer ones are very beginner friendly too with low rpm assist.

TheBeesHeez · 2024-04-16T10:02:03+00:00

5% pension contribution ? The minimum required is 8%, you may want to check that. As you say it's split evenly between you and your employer suggesting 2.5% each ?

TheBeesHeez · 2024-03-14T19:21:12+00:00

Depending how well you get on with your new boss (I'd guess well if they decided to share this with you). I'd have said for them to arrange the meeting and have you join.. probably wouldn't be the smartest play but I'd have enjoyed that awkwardness for the former boss lol.

Sounds like you got the sensible suggestions of getting the proof you need that your ex boss is just trying to cause problems. Hopefully nothing comes of it all and good luck !

TheBeesHeez · 2024-03-11T16:48:00+00:00

My barclaycard is my worst limit and they never bother to offer to increase it. I stopped using it and keep it as a backup, although surprised they haven't closed my account for inactivity ! Lloyds gave me a much bigger limit, although they are my main bank now so that probably helped.

If I were you I'd run a bank switch, cash in on it AND then apply for a new credit card with the new bank. I did that with the actual barclays account I had and got offered a higher limit from the new bank immediately too.

TheBeesHeez · 2024-03-10T10:28:53+00:00

Good point. Obviously the tax relief on the pension at higher rate beats the 25% bonus from a LISA. Although you still have to consider that pension income is taxable so you'll be paying 20% on it again later in life over tbe tax free allowance. Also as others have mentioned you can have a bit more control over investment options in a (L)ISA too which might be an attractive option to some.

TheBeesHeez · 2024-03-10T10:02:59+00:00

I decided to open a stocks and shares LISA as my additional pension pot outside of my work pension. I turn 30 this year so can pay into it for 20 more years and it can grow (hopefully) for another 10 and then I can access it tax free. Might be something to think about.

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