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> I don't think there will be equivalent alternatives, at least not ones with ultra wideband precision location functionality, availability, acceptable price, a

• pests 2y ago
  Sometimes people are just incorrect and no ill intent.
  • izacus 2y ago
    I just don't get why I see so many of people on this very site (surprisingly usually Apple or Tesla fans) that so confidently spread misinformation about things they don't have knowledge of and didn't even attempt to check. Where does this wish to spread baseless misinformation come from?
    • baxtr 2y ago
      How come the first thing you assume is ill intent? How come you are so certain what the person was trying to say without asking a clarification question first?
      • izacus 2y ago
        [flagged]
        • baxtr 2y ago
          Again you make unsubstantiated assumption about someone else’s intentions/feelings. I am not angry at all. I was just wondering why you reacted like that. Nevermind
        • jazzyjackson 2y ago
          It’s been normal that people are wrong, yes. “Calling out” vs correcting is unnecessarily hostile.
    • pests 2y ago
      Sometimes people are just wrong. There doesn’t have to be an ill intent behind it. Educate and move on. What else can you do?
      • izacus 2y ago
        Which is exactly what I did. And it made people here angry.
        • mulmen 2y ago
          You made an assumption of intent. You could have just pointed out the Samsung product.
          • Dylan16807 2y ago
            > You made an assumption of intent. Where? "confidently" doesn't assume intent. "misinformation" doesn't assume intent.
            • mulmen 2y ago
              > Where does this wish to spread baseless misinformation come from? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42668637 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42668637
              • Dylan16807 2y ago
                That's not the comment that got downvoted though. It came later. Wasn't "you made an assumption of intent" supposed to be an explanation of why the initial comment got downvoted? But it's also a more complicated point than you're giving credit for. That comment directly addresses lack of knowledge and accuses people of negligence, not lying. I do not parse it as an accusation of intent, and given the followup here I don't think izacus sees it as an accusation of intent either: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42669379 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42669379 But even if it is an accusation of intent the only accusation is deciding to be reckless. Which seems pretty justified to me. (And there is a flagged comment that I have a big thing to say if you make me, but I'd rather we just ignore that comment as a separate thing.)
• Kirby64 2y ago
  I wouldn’t call Samsung smart tags equivalent. They’re locked to Samsung phones, require other Samsung phones (that have accepted the terms of service for broadcasting location) to be nearby, and also seem to have limitations around finding if you’re in an area with no network connectivity. It’s got ultra wide band finding which is nice, but you really need every single android device to have a truly comparable network.
  • raffraffraff 2y ago
    They're also unreliable in my experience. My mother has a galaxy phone and new galaxy tab, so I got her the Tag 2. I set this up for her and around 2 weeks later she said she couldn't find her keys. The "ring" option disappeared from the app. In order to get it back she has to find the keys, and re-pair the tag. Yep, find them by yourself to fix the ring function. Also I found the directional finding to be dreadful. And overall the device has a less than desirable delay. My tile pro is much better in every regard. I thought that the Samsung would have a better coverage but it turns out that the software must be installed for it to work! So it's restricted to Samsung devices that have that software installed.