Horrible reliability of Treasure Tags (WS-10 and WS-2)?

[slyronit]

I recently had my 4th Treasure Tag (WS-2) and my 3rd Treasure Tag Mini (WS-10) die on me. None of them have lasted more than 3 months till now.

WS-10 - Just stops getting detected. Replacing the battery doesn't help
WS-2 - Something comes loose inside and instead of staying on, it switches between on/off every few seconds and makes beeping noises. Every single one of them.

Sure, I had the first few ones replaced from Nokia (then), but because of thee low cost of these devices, I stopped wasting hours of my life arguing with the service center and bought new ones.

The latest ones I have are a week old and already dead. I thought their QC might have improved by now.

Do others also face horrible reliability from their treasure tags? How long have they lasted?

 

[Chintan Gohel]

I'm suspecting that they aren't being manufactured any more and hence you have old stock

 

[slyronit]

What does old stock have anything to do with its reliability? The reliability was poor 3 years ago when I bought my first one, is poor now.

 

[Chintan Gohel]

What does old stock have anything to do with its reliability? The reliability was poor 3 years ago when I bought my first one, is poor now.

Okay, then that's a different case then :grincry:

Devices wear out over time and if they stay in storage for years, can they be 100% working when picked up?

 

[slyronit]

Ideally, the only thing that wears out is the battery. I replaced the battery (CR-2032), tried Maxell, Sony, Panasonic, it is the same issue with every tag. The WS-2 keeps beeping incessantly as if something is loose and the WS-10 just dies.

 

[Stan77]

Mine is still working, but the Gadgets app is not on WM10 fully updated.
Micro$oft is messing things up big time again!

 

[slyronit]

Mine is still working, but the Gadgets app is not on WM10 fully updated.
Micro$oft is messing things up big time again!

There was a known issue with the gadgets app, which was fixed by sideloading a newer version from the fast ring, or getting into release preview and waiting 2-3 days.

I wonder whether the ones sold in India are inferior, somehow. Will get someone to bring me a few from the US.