swaltner
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Feature phone is the term I've always heard. Sometimes called dumbphones, but feature phones is less derogatory.
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Feature phone is the term I've always heard. Sometimes called dumbphones, but feature phones is less derogatory.
jgs
Active Member
A misnomer though, since they're really no-feature (or fewer-feature) phones.
Edit to add: I asked a few people sitting near me what they thought "feature phone" meant and they all responded "smart phone I guess?" or some variant.
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Are you REALLY an owner? The notifications and reminders were already tried and sent out a few months ago, and some owners were miffed about it. As I said, you can't please everyone all the time. I welcome this parking fee policy change.
I do like the idea of the car center display showing info and possibly an "accept" button at an SpC.
Info to include -
- which stall to use
- a way to input if stalls are ICEd (or unpugged EV) and which ones.
Then, once parked
- crowded/uncrowded SpC declaration
- cost (once implemented)
- Earliest must move time to not be penalized. Sure, it might move out, but not in.
And an "I agree" button to start charging.
I personally think the empty/busy complicated things too much, but seams that's now decided.
Info to include -
- which stall to use
- a way to input if stalls are ICEd (or unpugged EV) and which ones.
Then, once parked
- crowded/uncrowded SpC declaration
- cost (once implemented)
- Earliest must move time to not be penalized. Sure, it might move out, but not in.
And an "I agree" button to start charging.
I personally think the empty/busy complicated things too much, but seams that's now decided.
Rest stops mean different things in different parts of the country. Outside of the northeast, a rest stop means picnic tables and maybe a small building with bathrooms. Those don't have superchargers. In the northeast a rest stop is a large complex with several fast food options and a gas station, with easy access on and off the highway. On toll roads those are the only services where you don't have to pay a toll for exiting, such as on the Delaware Turnpike and New Jersey Turnpike. Some if those rest stops have superchargers.
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
To clarify, as others pointed out, I'm talking about the ones that have a gas station, a basic amount of amenities (usually fast food, a convenience store, etc), not talking about the ones with only bathrooms and a few picnic tables. I was going to say Buttonwillow, but if you are nitpicky about it, it's not technically located directly in the designated Rest Area (which is the type described in the former), but 2 miles down in the Truck Stop (the type described in the latter).
The examples brought up by the others on the East coast are probably better examples. But for either type, these are not places typical people will be spending more than 30 minutes to an hour at (because there is nothing to do other than eat).
jgs
Active Member
@disagree,
I saw your posting (which got moved to snippiness). Although a skeptic would question whether or not that's YOUR car, I'm convinced that you are an owner - albeit one who relishes the chicago ethos though.
That however doesn't take away from the argument that all your complaints weren't thought through, and the new parking fee policy is a good change.
1. I think the implementation can be tweaked--it should be a hard rule with no 'only iffn it's a busy day' clause
2. I think the payment plan creates an unfortunate decoupling of the problem and the negative reinforcement solutionn, and pushes BS onto on the service centers (those poor service managers...), but there's not much you can do for pre-'17 cars. Garnishing supercharger credits works for '17 and up.
That said, overall it's a great idea. Given that just about every charging situation could go for an hour if you top off, I simply don't understand the opposition.
Most stops are significantly less than that. For the once in a blue moon need to stay more than an hour, don't be a jerk and go move your car. When every spot in the lot has a plug it will be different. For now, do what your mommy told you when your were 5. Play nice. Share. We're all in this together.
2. I think the payment plan creates an unfortunate decoupling of the problem and the negative reinforcement solutionn, and pushes BS onto on the service centers (those poor service managers...), but there's not much you can do for pre-'17 cars. Garnishing supercharger credits works for '17 and up.
That said, overall it's a great idea. Given that just about every charging situation could go for an hour if you top off, I simply don't understand the opposition.
Most stops are significantly less than that. For the once in a blue moon need to stay more than an hour, don't be a jerk and go move your car. When every spot in the lot has a plug it will be different. For now, do what your mommy told you when your were 5. Play nice. Share. We're all in this together.
When I logged into My Tesla page this morning, I saw the credit card form displayed. Of course I filled it out right away...but now I can't find any place to edit the card info. I don't know if it was shown intentionally or was just a fluke. Did anyone else see the form today?
The credit card I entered in when the info popped up a few months ago is now shown in My Account info under the payment method.
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