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#3401676 11-Aug-2025 13:50

Eva888:

Adding to the above I read the reviews on the App Store and it appears many are having issues some quite serious. very disappointing.

I thought Wise was the one place where these issues didn't happen. Sorry to hear the mushroom plague has infected them as well.

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#3401678 11-Aug-2025 14:08

k1w1k1d:

Much to my wife's annoyance, I try to obey the speed restriction signs. I have spent quite a bit of time working inside the cones and know how frightening it can be when vehicles don't slow down.

I do understand that drivers get annoyed when there doesn't seem to be a good reason to slow down, especially when there is nothing going on inside the area.

In the UK they have trailer mounted Gatso cameras that get sited in road works.

Can’t see any particular reason why it couldn’t be done here.

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#3401680 11-Aug-2025 14:20

Geektastic:

In the UK they have trailer mounted Gatso cameras that get sited in road works.

Can’t see any particular reason why it couldn’t be done here.

Do they get chopped down like the UK does with their other cameras?

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#3401681 11-Aug-2025 14:27

Eva888:

Wise. This morning transferred an amount to my Wise account. Normally it goes through and sits in the account as it should. I look in Wise app and see the amount has been deposited but it’s blocked. To unblock it I needed to respond to why I was transferring the money from a drop down menu giving various options like, family, bill paying, investments and others. None of the options were I don’t want to say. Next, I had to give an amount I planned to add in per year before I could unblock MY funds and make a payment.

Very irritated.

Not new, I'm afraid. I dropped them years ago after they demanded personal information of someone I was sending a pittance to.

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#3401691 11-Aug-2025 14:39

Rikkitic:

Eva888:

Adding to the above I read the reviews on the App Store and it appears many are having issues some quite serious. very disappointing.

I thought Wise was the one place where these issues didn't happen. Sorry to hear the mushroom plague has infected them as well.

AML/CTF rules apply to everyone.

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#3401811 11-Aug-2025 16:37

My quack's surgery sent me a text saying my account balance was $0.00 and I had to pay by [date]. I ignored it, and then I got a reminder, threatening late payment fees, if I don't pay them $0.00 immediately. Tomorrow, I'm going in to pay them nothing in person. I have one of those zip-lock coin bags.

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#3401816 11-Aug-2025 16:58

MikeAqua:

My quack's surgery sent me a text saying my account balance was $0.00 and I had to pay by [date]. I ignored it, and then I got a reminder, threatening late payment fees, if I don't pay them $0.00 immediately. Tomorrow, I'm going in to pay them nothing in person. I have one of those zip-lock coin bags.

That sounds familar.

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#3401883 11-Aug-2025 20:18

MikeAqua:

My quack's surgery sent me a text saying my account balance was $0.00 and I had to pay by [date]. I ignored it, and then I got a reminder, threatening late payment fees, if I don't pay them $0.00 immediately. Tomorrow, I'm going in to pay them nothing in person. I have one of those zip-lock coin bags.

I remember something like this at work when doing the statements if there was something unallocated on someones account, but they had paid it. Balance to pay was zero but something was outstanding so it triggered the warnings.

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#3402008 12-Aug-2025 10:45

Behodar:

Eva888:

Wise. This morning transferred an amount to my Wise account. Normally it goes through and sits in the account as it should. I look in Wise app and see the amount has been deposited but it’s blocked. To unblock it I needed to respond to why I was transferring the money from a drop down menu giving various options like, family, bill paying, investments and others. None of the options were I don’t want to say. Next, I had to give an amount I planned to add in per year before I could unblock MY funds and make a payment.

Very irritated.

Not new, I'm afraid. I dropped them years ago after they demanded personal information of someone I was sending a pittance to.

The part that irritated me was that the amount I added to the account was 1k, hardly money laundering amount. I have added twice as much at other times with no issues. What business of theirs is what I plan to use it for? They could politely request the information as a survey but not block access to my funds.

It has made me totally lose faith in the reliability of using Wise when we travel. Thinking of joining Revolut who I read also has some bad reviews but it would at least give us an alternative card as back up to avoid using a bank card and if Wise blocks again.

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#3402009 12-Aug-2025 10:48

MikeAqua:

My quack's surgery sent me a text saying my account balance was $0.00 and I had to pay by [date]. I ignored it, and then I got a reminder, threatening late payment fees, if I don't pay them $0.00 immediately. Tomorrow, I'm going in to pay them nothing in person. I have one of those zip-lock coin bags.

I suspect your credit rating could likely be affected by this, so better check.

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#3402053 12-Aug-2025 13:20

Eva888:

Behodar:

Not new, I'm afraid. I dropped them years ago after they demanded personal information of someone I was sending a pittance to.

The part that irritated me was that the amount I added to the account was 1k, hardly money laundering amount. I have added twice as much at other times with no issues. What business of theirs is what I plan to use it for? They could politely request the information as a survey but not block access to my funds.

It has made me totally lose faith in the reliability of using Wise when we travel. Thinking of joining Revolut who I read also has some bad reviews but it would at least give us an alternative card as back up to avoid using a bank card and if Wise blocks again.

Revolut have to follow the same rules and ask the same questions. It’s part of the AML/CTF stuff.

You can answer the questions or not use these types of services.

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#3402055 12-Aug-2025 13:22

Eva888:

MikeAqua:

My quack's surgery sent me a text saying my account balance was $0.00 and I had to pay by [date]. I ignored it, and then I got a reminder, threatening late payment fees, if I don't pay them $0.00 immediately. Tomorrow, I'm going in to pay them nothing in person. I have one of those zip-lock coin bags.

I suspect your credit rating could likely be affected by this, so better check.

Who cares? Credit rating is almost meaningless in New Zealand. It’s not the US where it actually matters.

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#3402133 12-Aug-2025 17:47

I checked and AOL were almost exclusively using 1990's technology: 56 kbps modem / Local Access Numbers over copper lines (No VOIP)

We shouldn't feel too smug about 56 kbps. In New Zealand, regulatory requirements set a minimum service quality for ADSL in rural areas at 32 kbps.

Still AOL continued existence kinda explains why paper forms are still so popular in the US.

AOL is finally shutting down dial-up: The Verge

AOL dial-up is ending on September 30th according to a statement posted on the company’s website. It marks the end of the service that was synonymous with the internet for many since its launch in 1991.

“AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet,” reads the statement by the Yahoo-owned company. “This service will no longer be available in AOL plans. As a result, on September 30, 2025 this service and the associated software, the AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, which are optimized for older operating systems and dial-up internet connections, will be discontinued.”

You might be surprised that the service was still operating. I’m not. At last count, a 2019 US census estimated that 265,000 people in the United States were still using dial-up internet.

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#3402157 12-Aug-2025 19:01

Payment overlords and morality police Mastercard and Visa determine what media lacks "serious artistic values", can issue $200,000 penalties, and get content pulled from game providers.

This applies to content that is legal. Much of the material is distasteful, but also material that "reflects negatively on Mastercard."

Valve Was Forced To Censor Games, Now They've Outed Mastercard

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#3402221 12-Aug-2025 19:53

Handle9: Who cares? Credit rating is almost meaningless in New Zealand. It’s not the US where it actually matters.

Credit rating records seem to matter in NZ. Care to explain?

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