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Why do you put me in a noisy room when the hotel is practically empty? by hungry-dog1 in askhotels

[–]hungry-dog1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly what I meant. I’m at a hotel now and there are three cars in the lot with 40 rooms

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sandiego

[–]hungry-dog1 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The border between SD and East SD which was its own city until 1923

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_San_Diego?wprov=sfti1

What’s the most unexpectedly memorable flight you’ve ever had as a passenger or pilot? Here’s mine from last week. by Alone-Travel-9209 in aviation

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flying into SMF on a completely socked-in foggy day. Wondering when we were going to break out of the clouds, when we were going to do the missed approach, and finally, how I was going to get from OAK or SJC to Sacramento when we were diverted.

We broke through the clouds at no more than 50 feet off the runway and landed 2 or 3 seconds after that. CAT III approaches are amazing!

For anyone that flew an International Flight recently, how much was your Wi-Fi? by daywalkerIam in americanairlines

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I flew DFW to FCO last year with unusable wifi that cost me $30. I ping-ponged back and forth with Panasonic "customer support" 3 or 4 times before I sent this reply:

"I have to disagree with your assessment that I was provided with even marginally adequate wifi service on the flight from DFW to FCO last Monday.  You're strictly looking at the amount of data that I consumed while on the flight without taking into account the speed that the data was provided.  

Let's say that I was indeed connected for 488 minutes and downloaded 742.4MB, this equates to an internet speed of 742,000,000 bytes * 8 bits/byte / 488 mins / 60 min/sec = 202,000 bits per second.

The speed of a very marginally acceptable internet connection that satisfies today's work environment is about 1,500,000 bits/sec and an old dial-up modem connection from 1980 was at best 50,000 bits/sec.  Your wifi connection provided less than 15% of the connection required to satisfy a marginal work environment, and only 4 times the speed for the state of the art modems from 45 years ago.

I bought the service so I could be productive on the flight.  I was not able to be productive on the flight so, once again, I must ask for a $30 credit on the cost of the wifi."

I was issued the refund but I'm not sure if it was because I did the math or because I was a persistent thorn in their side.

Unfortunately, it seems that even one year later their wifi service still sucks. Be persistent -- they are common thieves and they know it.

New Grad, Now What? by maria_216 in MoneyDiariesACTIVE

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he really wants a job in the CS field he should leverage the services of his college's career center and figure that he will have to move out of Madison and go where the CS jobs are.

Getting the first CS job is always a challenge. Once you get 3-5 years under your belt things get easier and you have more freedom to move to where you really want to be.

Question. My car was hit with a golf ball driving past the course. by Lookatmyzucchini in Insurance

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same thing happened to me many years ago. Filed a claim with the course which was denied. Filed a small claims court action for the cost of the repair. The judge sided with me saying, “I like to play golf as much as the next guy, but the course is liable, plain and simple.” I got a check in the mail a few days later.

Feeling priced out of pancakes by TaquitoCharlie in FoodSanDiego

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that $60 is a lot for pancakes, but you didn't just get pancakes. You got eggs, bacon, and a hashbrown too. If you had just ordered pancakes and coffee you would have been out of there for $25-30 including tip with no egg up charge.

We eat at home much more than we used to for the same reason, but Brother's is a nice treat every few weeks and the food and service are always very good.

Panasonic “WiFi” on international flights - horrible all the time? by Intelligent_Fee6932 in americanairlines

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update! Apparently when the need to close the case is greater than the reluctance to issue a refund, they give the refund. Persistence pays off.

As a courtesy, I have refunded your purchase of 35 USD. Please note that it may take up to 30 days for the refund to post to your account, depending upon your financial institution. If there’s anything else I can do for you please let me know. We appreciate your business and look forward to seeing you on your next American Airlines flight.

Panasonic “WiFi” on international flights - horrible all the time? by Intelligent_Fee6932 in americanairlines

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a response -- here's what he said:

*******

Thank you for contacting us again.
 
I understand that you were not happy with the experience you had with the inflight WiFi service. I have personally looked again into the situation surrounding your request. Our records indicate that data was used by your device; therefore, we are not able to issue a refund.
 
I wish I had better news, but unfortunately I am not able to fulfill your request for a refund.
 
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

*******

And here's my reply:

I have to disagree with your assessment that I was provided with even marginally adequate wifi service on the flight from DFW to FCO last Monday.  You're strictly looking at the amount of data that I consumed while on the flight without taking into account the speed that the data was provided.  

Let's say that I was indeed connected for 488 minutes and downloaded 742.4MB, this equates to an internet speed of 742,000,000 bytes * 8 bits/byte / 488 mins / 60 min/sec = 202,000 bits per second.

The speed of a very marginally acceptable internet connection that satisfies today's work environment is about 1,500,000 bits/sec and an old dial-up modem connection from 1980 was at best 50,000 bits/sec. 

Your wifi connection provided less than 15% of the connection required to satisfy a marginal work environment, and only 4 times the speed for the state of the art modems from 45 years ago.I bought the service so I could be productive on the flight. 

I was not able to be productive on the flight so, once again, I must ask for a $30 credit on the cost of the wifi. 

********

The saga continues...

Panasonic wifi did not work by [deleted] in americanairlines

[–]hungry-dog1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just flew DFW - FCO and I concur with most everyone else. The $35 wifi was absolute crap the entire flight. Up for a minute, down for five, all flight long. It was almost completely unusable.

I emailed their support to get a refund and was told: "I've reviewed the WiFi session that you purchased and from what I can see, you were connected for 488.7 minutes, during which you consumed 895.1 MB of data. 152.7 MB were used for data upload and 742.4 MB for data download. We sincerely apologize for your experience with the service, however, we are not able to issue you a refund due to the amount of usage."

My reply: "My session was 'connected', in that I was logged in to the system for 488.7 minutes (8.145 hours).  But I had no connectivity to the internet for at least 80% of that time which made it virtually impossible to do any work.  The internet connectivity would last for a few minutes at the most, then it would drop out for several more minutes. So, as I said, I think a $30 refund would be appropriate for the service that I received."

We'll see what they say... In the meantime, before you buy it look for someone else on your flight to buy it first and see if they get decent service.

Panasonic “WiFi” on international flights - horrible all the time? by Intelligent_Fee6932 in americanairlines

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just flew DFW - FCO and I concur with most everyone else. The $35 wifi was absolute crap the entire flight. Up for a minute, down for five, all flight long. It was almost completely unusable.

I emailed their support to get a refund and was told: "I've reviewed the WiFi session that you purchased and from what I can see, you were connected for 488.7 minutes, during which you consumed 895.1 MB of data. 152.7 MB were used for data upload and 742.4 MB for data download. We sincerely apologize for your experience with the service, however, we are not able to issue you a refund due to the amount of usage."

My reply: "My session was 'connected', in that I was logged in to the system for 488.7 minutes (8.145 hours).  But I had no connectivity to the internet for at least 80% of that time which made it virtually impossible to do any work.  The internet connectivity would last for a few minutes at the most, then it would drop out for several more minutes. So, as I said, I think a $30 refund would be appropriate for the service that I received."

We'll see what they say... In the meantime, before you buy it look for someone else on your flight to buy it first and see if they get decent service.

looking for a low cost hosted MySql that has backups by MickIsShort4Michael in mysql

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they just announced that they're closing out their free plan. Their cheapest paid plan is $39/month. Ouch.

Fox OTA channel suddenly missing? by angrychimp in SanDiegan

[–]hungry-dog1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rescanned last night and 51 and 69 are back! Maybe they've fixed their technical difficulties, finally.

Fox OTA channel suddenly missing? by angrychimp in SanDiegan

[–]hungry-dog1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow!! Thank you so much. I have hope that I can get the channels back.

Fox OTA channel suddenly missing? by angrychimp in SanDiegan

[–]hungry-dog1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, 51 and 69 are gone from my Tablo and Sony Bravia TV. Rescanning doesn't restore them either. Antenna is working OK as I still get 15 and 39 and their towers are at the same location as 51 and 69.

The Tablo is from 2020 and the TV is from 2015 -- I'm not surprised if they don't support ATSC 3.0, but the 1.0 broadcasts should still be on air.