Worked well when purchased but all four of my TrackR Bravos failed in six months.  Product is just a scam?
930534
I have four TrackR Bravos and all of them failed within six months.  They won't work to find the lost object and they won't even re-connect.  I've followed all their tech support voodoo suggestions.  I even deleted and reinstalled the ap on my cell phone.

I'm thinking this product is just scam?  Does anyone out there have a working TrackR Bravo after six months?

I will say that had a written this review when I first got the product around Christmas, I would have been very happy.  The software installed on your cell phone could get you close to the lost object as long as you were in Bluetooth range and then you could make the object chip softly.  It was a wonderful idea and it worked well initially.  Now, approximately six months later it a total failure.
3493718
the system is not good. Batteries in the sensors die very quickly. You are better purchasing a simplisafe of livewatch unit. they are much higher quality and are in it for long term use. Batteries last 5 years, You will be much happier with one of these systems. This was just a waste of money
90780
In December my son purchased this item for me when I was staying over Christmas with him in LA. I was unaware that this product comes with a 90day guarantee as I am used to a minimum guarantee of 1 year on all items sold here in the UK.

Surffice it to say after 4 months the unit failed. I tried to send it to the UK based repair location but they refused to accept it on the basis that it was purchased in America. They do not despute that it is an identical item. Contact with the LA based department resulted with a confirmation that I would have to send it to them - no justification of why this should be the case. I sent the item by Registered Post to LA and it was received some three weeks ago. I telephoned to enquire what was happening and they told me it can take 3 to 4 weeks to look at items.

In view of the fact that this now seems a lost cause I purchased an Garmin watch unit and can only report it is superb.

I always believe a company is only as good as its backup service - well Golfbuddy are a company which has little or no sense of 'customer care' and their product is not a lot better.
229055
Listen, I rarely give bad reviews. It takes a lot for a bad review. One of the criteria is having a product not lasting nearly as long as it should. I bought two of these at the same time in December of 2015. It is now July of 2016 and within a 12 hour period both alarms chirped 3 times to indicate that there is a malfunction which requires replacement.

Is it a coincidence that both alarms are dead at nearly the same exact time less than a year after purchase, or is this the norm? I guess that is for you to decide. You better believe I'll be going somewhere else for my carbon monoxide alarms after this.
3421752
Wanted to warn everyone of a problem--I bought the two-pack of these about 6 weeks ago. After maybe 5 uses one died. The screen is very dim, almost unreadable, and a test flash produces just the smallest of pops, barely visible. If it had happened 2 weeks earlier I could have returned it, but now Profoto says I have to mail it back to New Jersey for warranty repair. No indication of how long it'll take. . .and no offer to mail me a good one, immediately, so I'm not stuck without studio strobes for days or weeks. For this kind of money I'd expected primo quality control and better support. I can't compare them to any other studio strobes since they're my first. . .but I've owned 8 Canon speedlights over the years and never had a problem. Good thing, since it looks like I'm back to them for awhile.  (Update:  Amazon took them back and sent me a new pair overnight.)

Just an update: that bad head worked for a few months, then failed at the beginning of a photoshoot.  It's back at Profoto, being "repaired" under warranty (two months left).  They should have replaced it the first time.  For this kind of money, it's ridiculous to have such bad reliability and I'd recommend you look elsewhere.  Yeah, they're good when they work. . .but they don't always work.

Updating after six months--I tried up update the firmware tonight and now one of my B1s will not work.  Blank screen, or sometimes flickering symbols across the screen.  I updated the other, along with my B2 and Air Remote, so it's not me or my computer.  These damn things are just not reliable.  They've not been banged around; haven't even been used all that much.  My advice: buy something else, by a different manufacturer.

Updating again, just under a year after I first received the second set of B1s.  Another failure!  The same B1 head that was repaired under warranty died on two separate shoots.  It began shutting itself off almost every time I focused the camera.  I thought it was some error of mine but it's happened again and again, despite battery changes, firmware updates and swapping cameras.  These are not reliable devices.  Profoto repaired this head last year but it must be defective, and even if they'll repair it again, it means a couple of weeks without a light.  I wish I'd never bought these damn things.
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I'm now on my 3rd M-Audio Micro Track recorder. Why so many you ask?  Well the first 2 died on me. I mean died. No symptoms..nothing. Just died. The first one died just before it was 2 yrs old. The second one, died in 13 months.  The ONLY reason I bought a third is that they are GREAT recorders. Nothing else that small can do what the micro track does. However, this time I got smart and bought an extended 3 year warranty.  Please..DON'T BUY THIS RECORDER WITHOUT GETTING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. Otherwise you'll be very very sorry. A see a few reviewers of this product suffered the same fate as me.
Part 2:  NO.  Just sent the third one back. Record buttons didn't work. And guess what? There is no longer any LIVE help from M-Audio for using this product. Inexcusable.
I just bought a Tascom. Before doing so...I talked with their tech support which 1) exists, 2) is free 3) available M-F. Got all my questions answered. Yes, just to be safe, got an extended warranty.  Bottom line.....Forget M-Audio. Don't buy it.  Lousy company that puts out an unreliable product.  No tech support.  Their editing software doesn't work yet with Windows 7 JUST IN CASE YOU NEED ANOTHER REASON TO AVOID PURCHASE.
1467354
Product worked great for 6 months.  After updating firmware the 3rd time the cameras went fuzzy.  barely recognizable picture and lots of ghosting.  under warranty and I returned them and they sent back two REFURBISHED units.  I normally don't care if units are refurbished as long as they work and was happy with the outcome until 2 months later when the 2 units  acted up again.  The other 2 cameras are unaffected  on the same NVR.  I don't like assuming but this is pathetic.  Im not one of the people to get bent out of shape about things but it took about 1.5-2 months to return all products as they needed to do weeks of one on one tech calls.  If I had to do it over again I would not buy amcrest .  They seem to have the right intentions but lack the capability to accomodate all the returns form the hoards of people that have issues with their products
2133552
Purchased a pair of these head phones last August.  The headphones completely stopped charging/ turning on after several months.  The company replaced the headphones which was great except the replacement pair ALSO stopped working.  I have literally owned two pairs of these headphones, both with light use and no excessive wear and tear and both times have failed under 6 months.  The company did not agree to replace the second pair which shows that they do not stand by their product.  It is safe to say this product is a piece of junk that will most likely fail after several months as I have experienced.  If you like the price, remember this is more of a rental price than a purchase because you WILL be buying a new pair.  I highly recommend shelling out a few more bucks for a more reputable product.  I'm skeptical of the highly regarded views on here.  Seems like a case of paid reviews to bump a product up the Amazon list...
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These just died on us about 6 months after I bought them.  We only had the chance to take them out into the field maybe three times at best.  I heard other folks say that any of the two-ways priced under $300 are junk... I guess they may be right.  Buyer beware.  I'm going to contact Midland to see if they can fix/help me trouble shoot- if it's even worth it.
3479461
My experience is like many others. It worked well for over six months and then the vacuum seal apparently failed and it stopped insulating. My guess is that 100% of these will fail within a year.
632975
I have two of these. One that was sent to me by Tactical Tailor that has been great, probably 2 yrs old now with no issues.
The second one I got here from Optics Planet, first one they sent was defective right out of the box, returned no issues except the hassle, and the second one they sent me worked fine but has now failed me 6months later. It was barely used, took that one out of the safe for cleaning/checks and the light won't work at all. Tried 3 different batteries, nothing. Disappointing, and I'll see if Optics Planet will replace it, if not, I won't buy another one.
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DO NOT BUY. These sensors give off false positives for no reason other than a low battery. Additionally, the battery readings for these devices are never right. Mine all say 100% or 66% with exact battery replacements. So, you will have no way of knowing when the battery needs changing, and you will get false positives when it gets too low, making these sensors completely unreliable and garbage imo

When I contacted ST support this is what they had to say:
When was the last time the batteries were replaced? We recommend you replace the batteries in your devices every 6-12 months. Failing batteries can cause the device to send erratic signals which could be interpreted by the Hub as a false positive.

I'd highly recommend the Ecolink or Iris sensors, or literally anything else over these.
958955
I've owned two FT80 monitors - this model was my second. I like the product but both units failed unpredictably. My first, the model with the back screen, went blank one day at the gym. No warning at all - such as a low battery. I always keep a spare battery and replaced it at the gym. It started working and then again went blank. I made sure the battery was placed in it correctly - this was not the first I had replaced the battery. Regardless - the unit died. This model was the second I purchased. Worked like a charm until I slightly got it wet - I put my hand under the water (maybe a foot deep for a minute or two).  I was going to take a swim in the pool but the cleaning guy showed up and I had to get out.  When I got out of the pool, The heart rate monitor said weak signal from the chest sensor. I replaced the battery in the chest sensor no change. Then I change the battery in the heart rate monitor and again no change. It was then that the heart rate monitor went blank, it was then again that replaces battery. The heart monitor went blank, showed me an hour glass, reset itself and lost all of its memory.  After replacing battery several times started working but I can no longer read the heart rate monitor or the foot pod that I have.  It seems to me that polar has designed the product I swear on purpose that is so sensitive that it forces you to have to replace it after so many uses for exchanges a battery. I take care to make sure that the O-ring seal is seated properly not pinched her cut to make sure that the water resistance of the product isn't compromised and yet I've had two heart rate monitors that have failed me.

If you read the FT 80 users guide it tells the watch is ok tossing with, but don't use the buttons - WTF. What would you make a watch if you can swim with but you can't use the buttons ?!?  Went to use it if you want to switch them out of the display to see another type of report during her workout ??

Long story short there's better heart rate monitors from polar and other companies. How much the Apple Watch becomes water resistant they will destroy this entire market so hold out if you can I am!!

The polar customer service was somewhat disengaged on the phone and really didn't give a damn that this all happened - very poor customer service. They told me I can pay 150 bucks to repair the watches :-) I can go on eBay or Amazon and find it for less. Talk about a company that has no idea that they're about to come to an end.  I've drawn this conclusion as I have been working in business development for the past 20 years and I've seen this text mistakes made by companies that don't see the end around the corner it's symbolic in the culture which is present in the customer service interaction.
481250
After 6 months one of the batteries swelled. FAIL! AND, when contacting YiSHDA, they said they would honor the 18 month warranty but wouldn't return my email and the replacement battery never showed! Dishonest company. Don't trust them. Don't buy from them.
2440227
I purchased this watch in October of 2013. It worked as advertised until June of 2014. At that point, the seal apparently failed and moisture began to form under the crystal while exercising. The film was so thick that the time was impossible to read. I have never mistreated this watch. I only wear it for exercise: primarily bicycling and the gym. Heck, I never ride in the rain so it has never even been really wet. Talking to Casio customer service wasn't much help. They told me I would have to send it in for evaluation. Several days later, I received an email (without any amplification of why the watch failed) detailing the cost of repair, shipping and applicable taxes. That came to $48.73. There was no box to decline this repair. Since I only paid $43.00 originally, I'll probably just let them keep it. I have been a Casio fan for a very long time and have had quite a number of their products. I will consider this episode, when/if I have to make a decision on a watch purchase in the future.
2683539
I bought this radar detector unit one year back. It worked fine for first few months as it picked up LASER, POP, and Ka bands properly. However, after 6 months, it started displaying a message: "Self Calibrating" and finally displayed: "Service Required." After that this unit was unreliable. I passed several cop cars with LASER gun pointed on the highway. This unit never alerted me (POP is turned on). After several of such incidents, I returned the unit for servicing. The unit came back with a note saying that they replaced antenna and updated the software.

Be sure to send the unit back if it displays "Service Required" message. If you ignore it, like I did, you might be travelling with a dummy unit.

Be sure to get extended warranty. These units does seem to have quality problems. Considering $300 I paid, I am giving it a ** rating because of the quality problems.
800272
I've had tracker 60 days and it has worked great until today when it just stopped tracking completely.  Emailed support and waiting for response.
Update: Still no resolution.  Having to purchase a new tracker because support is WAY too slow.  Only purchase this device if you have $140 to throw away because it is not reliable and support is unreasonably slow.