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What’s the worst piece of technology you’ve ever owned? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by zachimusprime44@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (9 children)

August wifi smart lock. Originally wanted the zigbee version for my home but apparently they stopped making those in favor of wifi, however wifi needs more energy to communicate and would go through they special batteries in a week's time. Even replacing the unit with another one didn't solve the issue, so I just returned it and deleted my account.

[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I have the same lock. I didn't want it but it was the only lock I could find that would work on my sliding door. The key is to buy rechargeable batteries. Mine last maybe a month before they need to be replaced.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

That is fucking dumb that you have to replace the battery every month.

We have low power mcu that can go down to a few uA and make battery last for years, but this company decided that it was beneath them.

Bad engineering overall.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Honestly the most any smart door lock las lasted us before the low battery has been 1-2 months. I ended up just going to a old fashion lock and key

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

No wonder. The hassle of changing the batteries so often is not worth it.

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