The interesting question was never whether it works. It was what it costs you to keep it working.
The specification sheet and the experience are different documents. One is written by the people who built it. The other gets written by you, slowly, in small moments of mild irritation or quiet relief.
Filed under Everyday Carry, which on this site means we care about the boring parts: whether it holds a connection, whether the app is still maintained a year from now, and whether anybody answers the phone when it breaks. The question is never whether a thing works in the shop. It is whether it still works in six months, on your network, alongside your other devices, without you having to think about it.
If you want the short version: it depends, and the thing it depends on is probably not what you expected.
sam_on_the_couch
Jan 01, 2026 16:00Counterpoint: I have had zero problems with mine in a year. Might just be a bad batch.
A. Whitfield
Jan 03, 2026 04:00The support story is what put me off. Nine months is not a warranty, it is a hobby.
sam_on_the_couch
Jan 03, 2026 18:00Returned mine inside the window. Nothing wrong with it, it just was not worth what they are asking.
A. Whitfield
Jan 03, 2026 00:00Would love a follow-up in six months. That is usually when these start showing their real character.
Priya N.
Jan 06, 2026 05:00Bought this on your recommendation two months ago and I would say the same. The app is the best part, which is a strange thing to say about hardware this expensive.