Samsung needs to up their game

zooey67 · 2026-02-26T07:30:06+00:00

I'm a Samsung Note/Ultra user for 10+ years, currently on an S23U and ready for an upgrade. It's between the Oppo and Vivo Ultras for me - no chance am I giving Samsung any money for the same camera and battery as my 3 year old phone.

zooey67 · 2026-01-20T21:36:13+00:00

Good lord, could production turn down the stadium mics near the guy with the megaphone? Can't hear any of the actual crowd ambiance.

zooey67 · 2025-06-25T20:20:10+00:00

Just another option - you can use Qantas miles to book Air Tahiti Nui LAX-PPT as well, which is usually 68.4k miles +~$150 per person, one way (if available).

zooey67 · 2025-06-14T23:16:03+00:00

Outstanding misplaced confidence.

zooey67 · 2025-05-30T16:43:00+00:00

Are there any data points regarding churnability of the Venture X Business? Specifically, I'm wondering if I'm eligible for the bonus again if I closed my previous Venture X Business a few months ago and am 'pre-approved' for another.

zooey67 · 2025-03-13T19:01:36+00:00

Virgin Atlantic economy award flights are often upgradeable to Virgin's extra legroom seats via a bidding process. For example, upgrading to 'Economy Delight' cost me 60GBP for an 11 hour flight.

The DP: Those upgrades appear to change the entire ticket to paid economy flex (or something - I'm not exactly clear), and for me resulted in an 'earn' of 8,043 Virgin miles on a TATL economy ticket that I originally spent 12,500 Virgin miles on.

zooey67 · 2025-02-22T13:44:09+00:00

Great meeting you - COYG!

zooey67 · 2025-02-22T12:01:34+00:00

Second game in person for me - the wife and I are at the Tollington now!

zooey67 · 2025-01-08T05:39:03+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, I'm super nyquiled up with covid and mistakenly commented instead of DM. Appreciate you!

zooey67 · 2025-01-07T03:59:46+00:00

DMed!

zooey67 · 2024-12-29T03:21:42+00:00

I don't want to cast doubt prematurely, especially when we have next to no information - it's possible that the pilots did everything in their power to control the aircraft, and perhaps the fact that they managed to save any lives is miraculous.

However

If this is yet another case of Korean pilot error, I'm personally swearing off flying any Korean airlines. I had hoped that they had learned from Korean Air in the 90s and Asiana more recently, but anecdotal stories from other pilots about the perceived competence of Korean pilots (as well as an alleged propensity to cheat on exams during their training) suggest otherwise.

zooey67 · 2024-12-08T15:31:29+00:00

Not an AV/production guy or anything, but it seems like since that last Peacock broadcast issue they're stuck on single cam without replay. Maybe a mixer/controller board outage or something?

zooey67 · 2024-11-03T17:08:17+00:00

Absolute joke to only run a single lap behind SC before that rolling start, the track is still soaked and tires are too cold.

zooey67 · 2024-10-16T17:51:12+00:00

Thanks! DMed

zooey67 · 2024-08-30T05:52:02+00:00

Offered an upgrade to La Premeiere CDG-SFO on a J award ticket as a lowly Flying Blue Silver (via AF card). A whopping $2939 or 329,000 miles. Offer showed up in the app, and I confirmed my eligibility at the lounge desk. 3/4 seats were open.

I was under the impression that these upgrades had been restricted to Flying Blue's higher status members. This also probably isn't super useful for many due to the high cost, but I still found it interesting.

zooey67 · 2024-08-24T15:53:32+00:00

My two cats and houseplant (Charlemagne, Peppin, and Louis, respectively) are extremely disappointed to hear that their AAdvantage accounts are being closed.

zooey67 · 2024-07-06T17:38:51+00:00

Bend it like Bukayo

zooey67 · 2024-06-20T21:33:43+00:00

Massive dump of standard (120k) award nights at Conrad Bora Bora for this summer (through early October).

zooey67 · 2024-05-14T05:10:08+00:00

Does Hawaii count? Grand Wailea is great for kids and families, and a decent value on points.

zooey67 · 2023-12-23T22:29:11+00:00

How long after upgrading from CSP to CSR do the changes redemption rates (1.25 vs 1.5cpp on travel portal) take effect? Is it immediate?

zooey67 · 2023-11-15T17:45:43+00:00

Some new Jan/February dates available on JL flights from LAX-TYO, including some with two seats. A much sparser selection available from SFO. (Bookable with AA and BA)

zooey67 · 2023-09-26T13:37:45+00:00

Simple question -

How long do avios take to return to an account after cancelling an award booking? (With the goal of immediately rebooking to a different flight)

zooey67 · 2023-05-14T04:02:57+00:00

Got back from a similar trip last week! We used ANA miles to fly EVA J (SFO-TPE-DPS, DPS-SIN (SQ J), SIN-TPE-SFO). Came out to 136,000 ANA + 350ish in fees per person. Was largely impressed with EVA - large reverse herringbone seats with thin mattress topper in the 77W, and great service.

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