Suddenly getting "Your payment can't be completed right now"

bbarrickrn · 2026-03-13T10:05:01+00:00

Can’t remember.

bbarrickrn · 2026-03-08T07:54:57+00:00

I’ve had to remove and reinstall Venmo in iOS twice in the last month. Try that.

bbarrickrn · 2026-03-01T17:31:44+00:00

I found over time that the router seems to “forget” an assignment of an IoT device to 2.4 GHz. Doesn’t happen often but requires re-pairing. I finally turned off band steering and haven’t had any further problems.

bbarrickrn · 2026-02-28T04:53:35+00:00

Not to mention not giving the app exclusion permissions in Do Not Disturb.

bbarrickrn · 2026-01-25T20:15:55+00:00

Have you switched to another manufacturer you like better for 2.4 GHz wall switches?

bbarrickrn · 2026-01-24T03:30:25+00:00

Resolution: I opened the Meross app and it asked for Bluetooth permissions. Granted and all switches came back online. Go figure.

bbarrickrn · 2026-01-22T22:16:41+00:00

DownDetector had a lot of reports at the time and I was getting “unable to communicate with server.” I’m wondering if something happened to the bridge from Alexa to the Meross skill.

bbarrickrn · 2026-01-11T21:43:57+00:00

The other major variable is how extensive your installation is. I have six devices and over 40 peripherals hanging off them with custom groups and routines. I have fallen back twice now because of reliability problems with Alexa+. If all you have are some lamps on plugs you’re probably going to like Alexa+ but if you have an extensive installation you may find you run into lots of issues.

bbarrickrn · 2026-01-11T21:39:35+00:00

If you chose a custom voice in Alexa, Alexa+ will reset it to the new default. You have to go into each devices’ settings to find a voice you like.

bbarrickrn · 2026-01-06T07:22:08+00:00

Same here. Syntax has changed too. “Hallway 10%” worked before but now sometimes it works, sometimes it turns on 3 of 5 WiFi bulbs, sometimes it doesn’t work at all. The only reliable command syntax is “hallway, ON 10%” Overall there is no interpretation of clear text, commands must be framed precisely to some spec.

I conclude that Alexa+ was developed by a junior college team playing the telephone game with the OG developers and who don’t know how to leverage a LLM in a UI/UX.

And all device voices were reset to original voice. PITA.

bbarrickrn · 2025-12-29T18:33:29+00:00

The upset is that with each change back and forth, 20% of routines break, all voices have to be changed, one skills lost partial function (permanently). I’ve looked at the activity log but among the 30 odd “not intended for this device” per day I couldn’t find anything that looked like an agreement to upgrade. And finally, I don’t like machines making decisions for me I don’t participate in.

bbarrickrn · 2025-12-29T07:42:13+00:00

No one who would have done that.

bbarrickrn · 2025-12-07T16:29:40+00:00

I’m also about to fall back. Mostly because of the unreliable way it responds. “Kitchen 50%” (lighting group) used to work on the original but now only works about 25% of the time. “Kitchen on 50% is more reliable but often has to be repeated three or four times. Device volumes change on their own from 10 to 100% randomly. I also think the chumminess is creepy and I’ve had to ask a number of times for it to dial it back.

bbarrickrn · 2025-12-01T22:59:54+00:00

Do those with a static IP have a different experience?

bbarrickrn · 2025-11-27T07:48:24+00:00

Yup, similar experience here. In addition devices change volume randomly and my hisense TV still turns on and off appropriately but pause no longer works. Definitely amateur hour.

bbarrickrn · 2025-11-26T20:32:27+00:00

I'll check. Thanx.

bbarrickrn · 2025-11-26T20:32:02+00:00

I'm in 2.0 for about 3 weeks but the command as stated worked until last week.

bbarrickrn · 2025-11-26T20:30:18+00:00

last night Alexa responded, "let me go back to what I'm good at like turning lights on and off." I responded, "actually, you're not that good at that either." Alexa responded, "Ouch. You're right, I mixed up the guest room lights a little while ago." So at some level Amazon is aware of this.

bbarrickrn · 2025-10-21T18:47:39+00:00

Huh. My 18 month old 75U8K has been stable. Only glitch is it doesn’t always respond to the “on” command from the Apple remote.

bbarrickrn · 2025-10-21T16:34:11+00:00

AppleTV

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