u/CharacterDraft7422

Audible app is a buggy mess

Hi Avid Audiobook Aficionados,

I got a notification from my carrier today that I had hit my Data limit. Unusual for me, checked the use and tracked it down to Audible app using 11.73GB of data in the last 2 days. I have been on the same audiobook for that time, haven't downloaded anything new, and was listening from download (in that time I'd say I had about 4 hours of listening max).

Contacted support and frankly got an idiot. Made a number of suggestions (where the options didn't exist in the app) and then told me to uninstall it and reinstall it. That is how they treat their customers, especially as I will have to go and buy extra data for the rest of the month (I was only a few days into the month) and all my data carry over has been wiped out forever, I had a good buffer.

So I am planning to uninstall it, but not reinstall it. Will probably download all my current books to MP3 and look at playing them using something else. Has anyone else got any suggestions of what else to run them on for android? This issue as well as the battery use problems I have had just shows they really don't even bother trying.

Going to spend the rest of my credits and cancel my annual subscription. If they can't support their service I am not paying for it. Also cancelled my Amazon Music subscription. That has been crashing too (both on PC and phone). It seems Amazon can't make a decent app to save their lives.

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u/CharacterDraft7422 — 7 days ago

Hi All,

I have been rucking now for just over a year. My goal is to improve how much I enjoy backpacking trips so my focus is longer distances at a steady pace with a moderate weight pack. I have been upping my weight and distance slowly and things were progressing well, but the last weight increase seems to suddenly be crushing me. Anyone else found this? Is it likely just a plateau or do we reach a limit where other issues start to kick in?

So I was pretty comfortable at 21KG (46.3lbs) pack + weights, doing a mix of daily 6 mile hikes (fairly flat) and 10 mile weekend hikes (pretty hilly). I went up to 23KG (50.7lbs) and it feels disproportionally harder for the small increase. At the end of my 10 mile hike yesterday, I felt 'battered' lol.

Like I said, I am not in a hurry, my pace is typically 18:30 per mile, I am nearly 50 and have no aspirations of being 'military fit'. Just looking to be in reasonable shape for a 192 mile / 11 day backpacking trip in August.

Anyone else experience this sudden spike in effort?

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u/CharacterDraft7422 — 20 days ago