Wink users revolt following its sudden shift to a subscription model
“Lies,” “ransom,” “class action,” and “refund” were some of the more polite words being tossed around in the Wink subreddit on Thursday, following the company’s bombshell announcement that starting next week, users would have to start paying $4.95 a month to keep their Wink hubs from going dark.
“Threw my Wink where it belongs, adios,” wrote one user on the subreddit, who posted a photo of their Wink hub sitting in a toilet. “So it was a lie,” wrote another, right next to a screenshot of Wink’s original “no required monthly fees” pledge. “Seven days to pay the ransom or they kill our smart homes,” complained yet another.