Odd reviews... Don't you think the 3 initial reviews are a little odd? Sadly many companies outside the US are using guerrilla marketing techniques to promote their products. This looks like that to me. Odd reviews... Don't you think the 3 initial reviews are a little odd? Sadly many companies outside the US are using guerrilla marketing techniques to promote their products. This looks like... » Read More Odd reviews... Don't you think the 3 initial reviews are a little odd? Sadly many companies outside the US are using guerrilla marketing techniques to promote their products. This looks like that to me. « Show Less
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One of the first three posted reviews is a verified purchase, so that one might be credible. The fourth review was a one star review which was the first negative one posted.
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I think its funny that people think you can have are conditioning with out venting the air. Some things they don't tell you because they are common sense.
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James you are correct. If you pay any attention at all to product reviews, it is blatantly obvious. An average customer doesn't use all the technical information that the companies will. Sad thing is now customer reviews are only helpful if they are bad. Those are the only ones I read and go from there.
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I bought two units because I was told by a friend that the energy consumption is the same as a light bulb. Unfortunately the remote for my flat screen TV controls the ArcticPro along with the TV. Nobody has ever heard of this issue. I'm trying to figure out a way to block the remote signal from entering the units. I'll probably be abducted by aliens next week for changing the volume on their TV.
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These are bogus reviews. It did nothing for me. I would say 90% of these reviews are from a circle of false reviewers. Check all their other product reviews and you will see that they are reviewing the same circle of products
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Why are you trolling this seller? I have seen several instances where you are only trying to ruin this seller's reputation. Obviously you are a competitor & don't like the success these people are having. I am reporting you to Amazon customer care. I have the equipment to track you, & you have been using several profile names with different IP addresses to troll these people. The problem with your method is that each device has it's own marker number regardless of how many email addresses & fake IPs you generate. You are busted dude. Be expecting some Federal Prosecution. Sincerely, Rick (The Tech Professor) Have a nice day. :) Why are you trolling this seller? I have seen several instances where you are only trying to ruin this seller's reputation. Obviously you are a competitor & don't like the success these people are having. I am reporting you to Amazon customer care. I have the equipment to track you, & you have been using several profile names with different IP addresses to troll these people. The problem with your method is that each device has it's own marker number regardless of how many email addresses & fake IPs you generate. You are busted dude. Be expecting some Federal Prosecution. Sincerely, Rick... » Read More Why are you trolling this seller? I have seen several instances where you are only trying to ruin this seller's reputation. Obviously you are a competitor & don't like the success these people are having. I am reporting you to Amazon customer care. I have the equipment to track you, & you have been using several profile names with different IP addresses to troll these people. The problem with your method is that each device has it's own marker number regardless of how many email addresses & fake IPs you generate. You are busted dude. Be expecting some Federal Prosecution. Sincerely, Rick (The Tech Professor) Have a nice day. :) « Show Less
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I suppose it's their convincing advertising. Also the assumption that Amazon sells quality products. Amazon should read reviews and respond accordingly. We threw good money away on this purchase.
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Dude, don't ever...I mean ever post a review on a product you haven't touched...people will flame your reviews...shame on you.
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Hello There,Nearly thousand products were sold but only few left a review . As the seller I would love to see more reviewers as well.Cheers
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I agree with Rick V.'s post. Many of the one star reviews appear to be written by users ranting about technical issues they know little about. Their "see my other reviews" often indicates they knew very little about the other products they reviewed. If a negitive review can't be supported by facts, and readers do not find the review helpful, Amazon should not use it. Some of the reviews are rather humorous excuses for not knowing what they ordered or how to use it.
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There are many people that write deceiving reviews. Some are being paid and some are getting free product. For instance a person that gives 5-star reviews for three like products from three different companies the same day or within a couple of days. Saying for each, "nothing worked until I tried this". Also a variety of different products. It can take up are lot of time to do this research. Check the other $100's of various products reviewed at the same time. I have written down the names of 14 people that reviewed the same items around the same time, saying about the same thing. But not giving info that is significant.
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Some of the reviews are posted by larger customers and they haven't reported any difficulties. Good luck with it!
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Is it appropriate to write a review to point out that other reviews are fake? Like this, for example: http://www.amazon.com/review/RVB2G6BM1FZ0C/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN;=B005A3RUPU&nodeID;=&tag;=&linkCode;= . I put 5 in the one above to avoid changing the rating average. But DaveCt is right; unless people bother reading the full review, my putting 5 stars is actually worth the same (as far as the star average rating goes) as the other and obviously fake reviews.so, what star rating would/should/do you give?
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Well My review is REAL, you know not all products are sold in actual STORES, I like many others on here have done their research and we are prompted by Amazon to give your feedback about a product, not only to the Sellar, but to other people like yourself that may have an interest in the product. I would recommend this product.
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IN MY OPINION it's two parts. 1) Are the people that have never bought or experienced the product that just don't know better or bother to read reviews. They may also get hooked by marketing ploys about the "new and improved brass fixture". 2) The people that have purchased this in the past and been scammed by the product really hoping this "new" pro model is finally the real deal hoping the TERRIBLE bugs have finally been worked out. This is a great product concept and when it does work it is great. The problem is that it is NOT a quality item either in manufacturing or by design. I honestly want this to work and be a great product but the reality is that it's just not. IN MY OPINION it's two parts. 1) Are the people that have never bought or experienced the product that just don't know better or bother to read reviews. They may also get hooked by marketing ploys about the "new and improved brass fixture". 2) The people that have purchased this in the past and been scammed by the product really hoping this "new" pro model is finally the real deal hoping the TERRIBLE bugs have finally been worked out. This is a great product concept and when it does work it is great. The problem is that it is NOT a quality item either in manufacturing or... » Read More IN MY OPINION it's two parts. 1) Are the people that have never bought or experienced the product that just don't know better or bother to read reviews. They may also get hooked by marketing ploys about the "new and improved brass fixture". 2) The people that have purchased this in the past and been scammed by the product really hoping this "new" pro model is finally the real deal hoping the TERRIBLE bugs have finally been worked out. This is a great product concept and when it does work it is great. The problem is that it is NOT a quality item either in manufacturing or by design. I honestly want this to work and be a great product but the reality is that it's just not. « Show Less
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In my opinion, if it's true, it's a rebranding tactic that has been lucrative with many products. Medialink wouldn't be the first company to do this and certainly won't be the last. They slap a different sticker on the product and quickly purchase good reviews. Then us trusting Amazon shoppers buy into the good reviews and BOOM! We're conned out of our money.
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I agree, most of the reviews seem to be spam. A dead giveaway is that for most of the reviewers, this is the only product they have reviewed on Amazon.
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I personally don't think Amazon should let people review a product unless they bought it from them. The fake reviews can really skew a product's ratings. To second what Matt said, look for a trend in the ratings from verified purchasers vs. ratings from random people. :-)
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drussell: If the box had said "Lifetime traffic (with ads)" for instance, that wouldn't have been deceptive. I'm not the only one who has been surprised by the presence of ads on a GPS. I understand the economics. It might even be a good value. But it's ridiculously bad marketing to surprise people like this.I may even decide to keep the unit. The ads aren't that bad, and the price is quite good for what you get. But I like being treated with honesty.
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@Derek Always look at the reviews. Hopefully more people will mention specifics. Look at the reviews for it for the last 6 months on this and other sites to see. Look at what they say so you know what issues some people may be having.