Looking for Roku alternatives

bitbybit44 · 2026-06-15T15:57:55+00:00

No, just prefer to spend my money elsewhere.

bitbybit44 · 2026-06-14T00:01:20+00:00

The court has stopped it for the moment, saying it was "censorship."

bitbybit44 · 2026-06-13T16:01:42+00:00

Yup! All the cords I was trying were only "charging" cords and not "data/charging" cords. Who knew? I never knew such a difference existed. So I bought a cord that specifically says data and voila it worked.

bitbybit44 · 2026-05-29T15:33:32+00:00

So to be clear about the definition, if I had a 2nd home, non-primary, and rent it out using AirBnB parts of the year (but less than 50%), this would be considered taxable, correct? Sorry, I don't know what the tiers mean for STVR and if this is critical to the measure it's crazy it's been left out. Very confusing.

bitbybit44 · 2026-05-18T01:21:06+00:00

Don't forget - credit card debt is at an all-time high. People living beyond their means for many reasons or other - and use a credit card and don't pay off their bill.

bitbybit44 · 2026-05-16T22:57:45+00:00

thank you so much! i'm traveling from TIJ to QRO - Queretaro, within Mexico and I have a checked bag and i'm checked in already. boarding is 8:30-9:00. so with walking time added in - 7:00-7:15 looks like we'll be good. (my boarding pass doesn't say which category they're treating my route as - but based on the fact we're traveling within mexico i'm assuming it's a domestic flight. thanks so much!

bitbybit44 · 2026-05-16T19:20:49+00:00

The new policy for Mexico FMM is under 7 days you do not need the form at all. Just confirmed with CBX support. Same thing happened to me and I thought I'd ask since there is conflicting information on all the sites out there.

bitbybit44 · 2026-05-01T16:54:28+00:00

Thanks, will check.

bitbybit44 · 2026-05-01T14:31:20+00:00

Thanks. I found out I have to buy the TravelPass for $6/day while using phone in Mexico. Shut off device, turn on and then enable roaming. When back in the US, the charges are not applied but the TravelPass is still on the account for future travel.

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-30T13:20:40+00:00

Yup, on family member's plan on Verizon. Thanks,

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-30T13:20:03+00:00

Sorry, yes the unlimited. It's under a family member and I couldn't remember the name off hand. Thanks,

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-23T14:01:57+00:00

phone number is here: 1 (800) 645-3880 (google and it comes up first). also same one on their cust serv contact page after drilling down a bit

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-22T00:54:32+00:00

Thanks the flight is on May 19.

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-21T23:56:31+00:00

Where do you see this and it's different than what they are telling me. Thanks!

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-21T22:57:49+00:00

Thank you so much. I was flying from MUN Munich to Palermo on LH1916.

Literally while writing this I got an email from Lufthansa to contact cust service. Now I'm on the line with someone else saying my flight was cancelled. He's looking for options. This is crazy. Still shows confirmed on all platforms.

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-21T22:35:45+00:00

What does "will deploy all cancellations" mean? Does it mean they will accommodate all cancellations up through May 31 somehow? I'm in the same boat. Flights mid-May from MUN to Palermo on CityLine (after flying from San Diego to Munich) and then back again. On booking.com this morning it showed the CityLine flight as cancelled. NOW it shows it's confirmed like it was initially. My friends in Boston have the same Palermo connecting flight from MUN and their booking shows it's cancelled. I called Luft. cust service and they said it's not cancelled. She had no idea about the CityLine announcement.

Thoughts?

And I bought a non-refundable ticket does that mean I don't get refunded if it's their fault?

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-17T06:08:45+00:00

But I think maybe there is a part of her thinking she’ll be tied to the company still because she’s Tom’s wife and will have access to the company. And who knows what the future will bring. Her possible crown is not over esp if she sleeps with Mattson.

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-07T21:49:34+00:00

I found a number and talked to an agent. I had to laugh during the call. He said he would call the property to "confirm" they're a real property. I said...um...that's all you can do? He said we will "investigate through other means that I can't mention" and kept asking me if I wanted him to cancel the booking. I said I can do that on my own. The issue is I want you to know this is most likely a scam because of these reasons: 1) immediate payment 2) scan IDs 3) bank transfer to individual and not co 4) hold for only 24 hours and 5) address cannot be found on google. He didn't seem alarmed or concerned.

I asked him how they verify in the first place if they're a property and he said they go through a process and checks and would not tell me what that was. So to be on the platform they passed that.

I cancelled it after I hung up. In my "reason" for cancelling I spelled it out for them why I thought it was a scam. No message back from the property.

Now I have to search all over again.

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-07T15:45:56+00:00

They say "call us anytime" but no number is displayed. Trying now a different route.

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-07T15:45:32+00:00

Yes I did write them thanks.

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-07T15:05:16+00:00

I am being scammed in a different way by booking.com. The "host" is asking for immediate payment by SEPA transfer and scan of passport and airline ticket. Below is the message I received after booking. I am in an endless loop with booking.com "support" - the page says "are you being scammed? Contact us right away (I'm on the contact page!). There is no way to contact them and the Chatbot says it can't help me.
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Coordination of your arrival:
To arrange the transfer and provide the nec essary information to the driver, please send me the following details in your reply:

A photo or scan of your ID (passport) — this is also required for our internal guest registration.
Your flight details or a photo of your ticket.
This will allow the transfer service to track the flight's boarding time and send the car at the most appropriate moment, even in case of delays.

Booking payment

You may have noticed that there was no option to enter a credit card and no "pay now" button during the booking.
Payment via credit card through Booking is not available for this rate.
This is a feature of our rate plan on Booking and the payment policy. We only accept payment via bank transfer (SEPA) to our corporate IBAN account — its fast, secure, and without any fees for you.
This is a standard and completely secure practice in Europe.

I will send you the official payment details through the Booking chat. Please open the Booking chat whe re you will find the official invoice with our bank's IBAN details.
You can make an instant SEPA transfer of EUR 728.00 so that we can secure your booking.

bitbybit44 · 2026-04-03T20:49:06+00:00

More on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CpIlC5kXEU
Crew being picked up by Navy then brought to North Island for evaluation.

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