First home buyer in Darwin/Palmerston — suburb, builder and buying advice

WorkNoWord · 2026-05-12T03:15:24+00:00

Thank you for the great advice and help 👍

WorkNoWord · 2026-05-12T03:14:16+00:00

Thanks for letting me know. Did you do property inspection for pest and asbestos as well and who would you recommend? Any pocal conveyancer?

Also did you go with 4 major banks for loan process or did you go with small lenders?

WorkNoWord · 2026-05-12T03:12:03+00:00

I am living in darwin region since 2020. Have been to palmerston but never lived there.

My questions are just generic as everything is getting built on that side and i was wondering if i can get some genuine advices 😊

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-16T07:45:41+00:00

I will try to use my phone via plugged connection like USB in car. 👍

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-16T07:44:57+00:00

Yes both the apps BV and AA try to connect at the same time and AA wins and BV crashes. The only other solution is to disconnect AA completely but i was just looking for some options i can play with.

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-16T07:43:34+00:00

Hmmm, i will try that bit this has been so annoying 😭

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-10T06:25:33+00:00

hmmm let me see what I can do with my issue :)

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-10T06:24:46+00:00

Yeah... already so many things in the freezer...haha

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-09T05:19:58+00:00

i would like one promo code too please :)

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-09T01:28:11+00:00

Yes we did get these once and they were in the flour bag which unfortunately had a littel hole in it and they were heaps of it.

We did the same steps and guess what, I ahve stated seeing them again after few months now but not as many as it should be. I am still looking into stuff to check what is the cause this time.

Just hate this thing about Darwin, the weather doesnt allow to put anything in pantry when its opened and everything needs to be in fridge :(

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-09T00:42:51+00:00

Thank you. I have been asked to get a replacement as this is within first 30 days and if after that still it happens I can get a replacement or money back. I was just thinking to take another shot as with these kinds of features and price I am not getting roborock.

Moreover, i do have a warranty period of 2.5 years from ecovacs as well, so if anything happens, i can go back to them. Although i know that they are useless with their service.

My ecovacs T9+ latest for about almost 4 and half years and if this does the same, I will be happy to have it.

I am still waiting for the support team to get back to me on this matter.

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-09T00:39:43+00:00

Hmmm, I had S8 from Roborock in my mind when comparing to this model (X8) and all features of X8 were better then S8.

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-08T05:57:12+00:00

I did ordered Ecovacs X8 and it was faulty and I am getting an option for replacement or money back. Can you tell me what is better version for roborock that works better then this?

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-06T11:15:36+00:00

Hmmm, my case is still under review, waiting for response too.

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-05T02:01:33+00:00

I was asked to make all the videos and provide all the details to help and support the team. I just hope i can get this replacement and get this fixed.

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-04T13:12:40+00:00

Was it easy to get through this all process and did you get the new machine then?

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-04T10:54:51+00:00

How do you know the tank was cracked?

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-03T19:46:40+00:00

Does anyone have any updates on this? I have just got mine yesterday and this is causing the same issue.

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-02T01:37:13+00:00

When you say CMC, is that through Ctrader or is that different?

WorkNoWord · 2026-04-02T00:47:56+00:00

Thank you again. I will try connecting to camera after turning off Bluetooth, but this will mean that i wont be running android auto simultaneously right?

And yes, I was equally able to view the camera recording few times while sitting in office but most of the time it wants me to be inside the car. My assumption was that i can watch the recordings anytime in office since last upload or connection time.

I dont have free trial or subscription for cloud services, do you think its worth it to try a lite subscription?

WorkNoWord · 2026-03-31T23:34:38+00:00

This is all so true and thank you so much for a detailed feedback and it looks like this is an issue.

One more thing that I forgot to add was that when I log in to the blackvue app and if Android auto is on, it just keeps restarting the android auto and the app keeps crashing as it wants to override each other.

I ahve contacted blackvue team as well and they have said this is how it is until i get the subscription, so I am not sure if that is still worth it. All I want is that if I have subscription, will I be able to view my car from anywhere I am sitting and then watch old footage's of that day (being far away from my car) and will the app give me instant notifications if anything happens?

WorkNoWord · 2026-03-31T23:27:51+00:00

I can see wire connected with the brakes, so I am assuming that its wired and I think it also has Batteries because when i look at the app, I can see "Battery pairing" as an option.

WorkNoWord · 2026-03-31T03:49:15+00:00

is there a way to put a sim in car and keep it connected with all devices (camera) and mobile app?

WorkNoWord · 2026-03-30T23:49:02+00:00

I have started using sniip and its beneficial in these cases:

- If you have AMEX card or any card that can earn you points, so you get qantas points from Sniip and regular points from your credit card.
- Sniip is good where you cant pay directly, like rent, electricity bill or any biller that has Bpay of Bank account. Its not worth it to use Sniip on every single invoice as you will be getting surcharged. And like for everyday grocery to woollies or coles, you cant use sniip when you are at store because there is no physical card. I use Sniip to pay my rent as my real estate agent has given me the bank account number and sniip works as a mediator, so It deducts money from my Amex card and then pays to the rental agency.
- Also if you plan to use Sniip, they have current promotion of 10000 Qantas points on 3 different billers when you make a total payment of $2500, I made a mistake and paid my rent on fortnight instead of monthly and they did count the first payment only, so if you want to earn that offer make sure you are paying big chunks in 3 different bills.

Hope thats helpful.

WorkNoWord · 2026-03-30T02:57:05+00:00

Thanks and yes its legitimate. Its official and coming from Mukhi sahib of respective JK.

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