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Article title is a bit misleading IMO, they are offering everyone Tread+ subscription for free (for 3 months) until the software feature is released to non payi
by Alexmania 5y ago
Article title is a bit misleading IMO, they are offering everyone Tread+ subscription for free (for 3 months) until the software feature is released to non paying members. Agree it's not the best customer experience but it doesn't really "brick" users from using the treadmill although does make it inconvenient for users that need to now sign up for Tread+
- manquer 5y agoTread plus subscription will likely require you to give your card details. How many people will remember to switch to free after 3 months ?
- gurjeet 5y agoUse privacy.com to create a credit card with, say, $1 limit and mark it for closure after one use.
- manquer 5y agoIt is not what you (or I) can do avoid this. The issue is most people will not do any of that, that is what Peleton is counting on by releasing a feature that will otherwise brick the treadmill .
- addicted 5y agoIt’s not just a bit misleading. It’s completely wrong. They aren’t taking away the free feature. They’ve disabled it while they make a similar but safer feature available in the free tier and in the meanwhile they are giving people free access to the paid tier. No one who doesn’t want to pay Peloton the monthly subscription to use it will ever need to do so, and for a few months they will be able to use the premium features for free.