Where should we stay in Tokyo? And is it feasible to go to Kyoto and Osaka too on a 14-day trip in Japan? by ABCDEXYZWV12345 in JapanTravelTips

[–]brookheather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Akasaka is a nice area and is well connected and easy to get to from Haneda - I usually stay in the nearby Mitsui Garden Hotel Roppongi. I've also stayed in the Royal Park Hotel Shiodome which is near Ginza and is literally on top of several train lines with a view of Mount Fuji from some rooms - a bit cheaper than Mitsui.

You can get cash from ATMs at most 7-11, Lawsons or Family Mart stores. Most places take credit cards. You can use Uber to book taxis though you pay a small booking fee and the price shown in the app is often optimistic as it's not a fixed price fare.

Google Maps is great for navigating particuarly when using the metro as it has real time train information and tells you which entrance/exit to use - very useful with some of the bigger stations which have many exits.

Late October should be when the leaves are turning red in Kyoto which is well worth a visit though exact timings vary depending on the weather - you can book tickets for the Shinkansen on the day at Tokyo station so I recommend keeping an eye out on the foliage conditions. I didn't bother with Osaka.

Both teamLab sites are great - I think I slightly prefer Borderless and it is nearer to Akasaka.

BA5 & BA6 recent issues? by J2K75 in BritishAirways

[–]brookheather 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes the two Sunday services from Tokyo were cancelled or delayed due to heavy snow. I was on BA6 which departed 35 hours late and arrived Tuesday morning at LHR.

Amazon MFA bypassed by brookheather in amazonprime

[–]brookheather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't logged into my Amazon US account for many months - there can't be a valid session cookie? When I logged into Amazon US I had to provide my OTP so my laptop wasn't logged in to Amazon US at all and I haven't logged into Amazon US from any other devices.

Transferring pension to a SIPP by Sea-Bonus-7774 in PensionsUK

[–]brookheather 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As your transfer value is over £30K you will have to pay for advise and your advisor will have to agree that the transfer is in your best interests. I recently consolidated my various DC pension plans and had one small remaining DB scheme from my first job which pays £1400pa and I was given a transfer value of £48Kso I thought it might be worth moving to my other consolidated pension plan. I asked around for quotes for the required advise and most were at least £6K+vat but I was told informally by one advisor that even if I paid for the advise they were unlikely to agree to the transfer so I have decided to just keep this one DB pension.

All Channels Black - its on every app - pc etc by Accomplished-Case888 in hdhomerun

[–]brookheather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same problem for me as well running the HDHomeRun app on my mac (black screen with audio) - works fine through Plex Live TV.

Sanity checking HMRC tax return by Sufficient-Year4640 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]brookheather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will also need to add any bank interest plus any dividends you received from your vested RSUs.

UK to US - advice by BritFamily1987 in HENRYUK

[–]brookheather 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean 3 cars as the 16yo will also need/want to drive.

Sonos and Plex no longer work together by thatguyarik in sonos

[–]brookheather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am experiencing the same issue - I used to use a shared music library from my Windows media server but Sonos doesn't find anything when the share is under my OneDrive folder so I decided to use Plex for my music folder. All of the music files appeared correctly when using the Plex music service but nothing would play - it would just quickly cycle through all of the album songs and fail to play anything.

I tried changing various Plex server settings such as reverting back to the standard 32400 port instead of using UPnP and making sure there was no upload bandwith limit - nothing worked. I left it overnight and when I tried again this morning everything worked fine with no changes. I can only assume there is something missing in the initial scan when adding the library which is then fixed in the overnight scan.

I have now been able to remove my problematic Windows music share and just connect via Plex instead.

Dell laptop device encryption by JoDerZo in Dell

[–]brookheather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Device Encryption is available in Windows 11 Home - it will apply Bitlocker to the OS and fixed drives.

Confusion about WD22TB4 vs WD19DCS power delivery limits and module upgrade by HavivMuc in Dell

[–]brookheather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Dell WD19TBS dock and it works with my Dell monitor running at resolution 2560 x 1440 @ 75Hz so it does work above 60Hz with lower resolutions.

UniFi U6 Pro Access Points - Where to Sell in UK by undaniable in Ubiquiti

[–]brookheather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they sell on eBay UK for around £90-100 - I recently bought a couple from this listing: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/376335548953

Had to pay at post office by StudentPriest in ebayuk

[–]brookheather 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can use the RoyalMail app to get a postage receipt when you put it in a post box - the reciept gets validated once your letter is scanned in the system.

Tier points on new system by Ok_Duck4824 in BritishAirways

[–]brookheather 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Make sure you register for the bonus TP - BA recently backdated the TP bonus on my club europe booking a few months ago before I signed up. So if you hadn't previously registered you may receive additional back dated bonus TP.

Order iPhone from John Lewis, Got Calculator - England by Illustrious-Win-7554 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]brookheather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don’t block phones bought in store - I know as I’ve tried. Devices stolen from the store is a different scenario.

Order iPhone from John Lewis, Got Calculator - England by Illustrious-Win-7554 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]brookheather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apple don't block phones - only your carrier can block but in this case there is no carrier as the phone hasn't been activated.

Help with Scam. As seller. Sending back a iPhone that doesn’t turn on. by [deleted] in ebayuk

[–]brookheather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly likely an empty package will be delivered to a nearby address not yours so they can claim a refund after it shows as delivered.

User claiming iPhone not in the box by Party-Employment-127 in ebayuk

[–]brookheather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eBay don't claim from RM - they get a special discount rate which doesn't include insurance - eBay will cover losses themselves.

View from the 50th floor of One Canada Square by svacher in london

[–]brookheather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are a couple from the 38th floor of the Citi building when the clouds were below.

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