My apartment just updated our keypad. The only outside the gate. It was a normal metal keypad, and you had to lean out of your car to press the buttons. Either that or you could drive up on the curb to get closer and that worked really well.
They were supposed to give out key fobs when you moved in. Little plastic gray rectangles. So, it would be really easy to just drive up to the gate and click the button. no leaning required. but they didn't and I really enjoying rolling up and clicking the keypad. I always thought now nice it was compared to some of the other apartments where they have these little ugly screens that looked smudgy and flimsy. and on our mailbox, we have a screen. I've never gotten the mail it takes to much time, and you need a verification code which is stupid. I hear some people have to go through a pay wall? doesn't sound right to me.
anyway, I got an email a few days ago "Exiting News-Gate/Amenity System Has Been Upgraded!-Please Read!"
we had a change in management a few months ago and since then they haven't been closing the gate. I should have made a complaint but that would require effort. so, my first thought was that the thing was broken and how it has been fixed.
"Instead, all gate entry points will be controlled through Virtual Gate Access via the MyQ Community App on your mobile device.
This is a remote style control operated straight from your smartphone!"
✅ Bluetooth Compatibility with Apple Devices – Enjoy hands-free access with supported Apple devices that can connect via Bluetooth!
✅ All entry areas are now fully integrated with the MyQ app for seamless access.
✅ No more opening the gate through your window in the rain!
Beginning February 2026, there will be a $5.00 monthly recurring charge for MyQ app access per individual with access.
If you need help to set up your MyQ account, our friendly team at the Leasing Office is here to assist you!
I'm so tired of convenance. I don't want to fucking pay some shitty app 5 bucks every month to be able to enter my own apartment complex. are we serious? "But you probably had to pay for the old one" sure. to the apartment complex and the fee is included in my rent. sure. but are they going to take out the maintenance fee to the replace the new 5-dollar monthly charge. Fucking of course not. "But it's only 5 dollars that not that much" sure. fine. whatever. Fuck you.
that's not the point. when are we supposed to stop and say you know what this is enough I don't want to pay a shitty subscription for everything. for a gate, the gym, my favorite shows and movies, for silly video games, for food services, a calorie tracker, a period tracker, my friends glucose monitors app on her phone, YouTube so I can close my phone and still have the video play. we pay for all of these things and 99% of the time they still have ads? I'm sitting here watching the x-files on the Hulu app that I can only access though a subscription and why in the hell am I getting ads about weightless pills and insurance every 15 minutes?
I'm just so tired fighting for my own attention. my own thoughts and action are controlled by someone else.
I would like to hear from other people about their experiences and how they deal with situations like this so please lmk.
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