Yes, you could have sent me a dump of your card, it would have worked. And JennyMcLane could’ve gotten me a discount with her affiliate link too. But that would have turned it into a rational purchase with some thought put into saving money, which means I wouldn’t even have purchased the lock in the first place.
Because really, even discounted at 200 euros all told, the product is totally stupid: it’s a 10 euro el-cheapo padlock mated to a pointlessly expensive RFID plug.
All Assa Aperio products are outrageously expensive - when you can get your hands on them. The giveaway is that the few stockists that offer them cater to building companies and don’t publish the prices on their websites.
Not to mention, this padlock looks like it could be forced open with a pocket knife by Stephen Hawking.
The thing with RFID / NFC locks (padlocks or otherwise) is, if nobody else has tried them before, it’s a bit of a gamble whether they work with implants or not. Less so with flex implants of course, but performances can be iffy even with narrow flexies.
The only model I ordered sight unseen was the U&Z CX2172 because I knew with 100% certainty it would work with my (then not-yet-dead) flexNExT. Fortunately, it also works with the flexDF / flexNT, because the flexNExT sure isn’t an option anymore. But that was lucky.
The fact that Digiwell lists that stupidly expensive Wilka padlock as working with implants is the only reason why I let my wallet be raped: I paid extra to be sure it would work essentially - and at that price, it’d better work
1/ You have a 4th gen device which is crap. Normally devices get better as they evolve, not worse.
2/ Deviant Ollam showed what a terrible product the 1st generation of that padlock was
3/ You have read reviews that say the BT functionality is garbage. Rarely does a good product have just one crappy feature. Most likely, it’s a crappy product through and through.
Overall it is a pretty cheap lock… I’m sure it’s easily shimable. It doesn’t work very well in extreme cold because the battery can’t keep up with the power requirements when the temperatures get around freezing… But, I’ve used it for a couple years now at a storage facility and I haven’t charged it once. I get into the storage unit around once a month though, so it’s not a very high use lock scenario. Still, my Spark 1 reads great and I quite like not having to worry about a key or fiddling with a combination.
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