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Offline Jack Bowman

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Where do I start? As you all probably know by now the original Storm App from the Android Market(Play Store) has been unsupported by WU for a couple of months. I have done my best to make due with the "new" Storm Radar App. Despite its annoying ads that you can't even buy your way out of and the much more crippled functionality I have moved on and deleted Storm from my phone and installed Storm Radar. Before I start whining... I know that is my responsibility to maintain and keep my subscriptions that auto-renew up to date. That being said WU or whatever name they are going by this year had the nerve to bill my credit card for their App that no longer functions. This fee was of course to get enhanced features but mostly to remove the ads. So I think to myself they must have allowed the App to work again. So I re-downloaded the App. (Yes, you can still download the non-functioning App from the Play Store.) It still did not work. So apparently the only thing WU disabled was the function of the App but left everything else as is in the Store. I wish they would re-enable Storm and its far superior functionality or give the desired features in their "new" App. which is actually a downgrade of major proportions in my opinion. Thanks for listening to me cry like a baby. I feel better... almost!

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Jack
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Re: Now This Really Bothers Me... Storm App Charge to My Credit Card
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2018, 01:19:24 PM »
Caveat emptor...fatuus statim dividitur in pecunia
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Re: Now This Really Bothers Me... Storm App Charge to My Credit Card
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2018, 01:40:16 PM »
Call your card company and initiate a chargeback.
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Re: Now This Really Bothers Me... Storm App Charge to My Credit Card
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2018, 02:01:11 PM »
I can't say about Android but for iOS I replaced Storm with Weather Mate, which gets the same data and I think works better than even Storm did, once you get used to it. It's not a WU product and there are no ads. I don't know if it's available for Android.
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Re: Now This Really Bothers Me... Storm App Charge to My Credit Card
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2018, 02:57:21 PM »
Caveat emptor...fatuus statim dividitur in pecunia

At some point... caveat venditor  :twisted:
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Offline Jack Bowman

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Re: Now This Really Bothers Me... Storm App Charge to My Credit Card
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2018, 02:59:04 PM »
Call your card company and initiate a chargeback.

I have done this, but thank you!  :grin: I guess the principle is what bothers me most and not the $1.99 I appreciate your input!
« Last Edit: August 07, 2018, 03:05:58 PM by ColoradoWeather »
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Re: Now This Really Bothers Me... Storm App Charge to My Credit Card
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2018, 03:04:13 PM »
I can't say about Android but for iOS I replaced Storm with Weather Mate, which gets the same data and I think works better than even Storm did, once you get used to it. It's not a WU product and there are no ads. I don't know if it's available for Android.

I have in fact taken to using my iPad during stormy weather. I use a combination of "Weather Mate" and "Zoom Pro" Between the two I am very satisfied. (Zoom pro has a much faster warning system). Thank you for your input and suggestions. I appreciate it! 
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