{"id":42561,"date":"2020-07-10T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2647275"},"modified":"2020-07-10T17:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:10:00","slug":"home-automation-firm-wink-to-enforce-subscription-program-on-july-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/10\/home-automation-firm-wink-to-enforce-subscription-program-on-july-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Home automation firm Wink to enforce subscription program on July 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3998-ICN.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-hero\" class=\"col-sm-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos5.appleinsider.com\/gallery\/36618-68255-37A3D70A-F39D-415A-B6AE-79B88F821A7E-xl.jpg\" alt=\"article thumbnail\" width=\"737\" height=\"471\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-social\" class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"social-share col-xs-2\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>After a series of delays, smart home device maker Wink is making final preparations to roll out a controversial subscription service on July 27, much to the dismay of its user base.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Announced in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wink.com\/wink-blog\/2020\/7\/8\/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription\">blog post<\/a>&nbsp;on the company&#8217;s website, Wink says that the new $4.99 subscription will take effect later this month. If users do not subscribe by July 27, their service will be significantly limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Users revolted when Wink initially announced plans to institute a subscription service, as many previously-free features will, in effect, be locked behind a paywall. Wink justified the move as a way to keep the company afloat as the upfront cost of the hardware alone was not sufficient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>After substantial backlash, Wink&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/05\/07\/home-automation-company-wink-under-fire-for-surprise-subscription-mandate\">delayed the planned subscription service<\/a>&nbsp;multiple times to allow users to respond to the change, whether it be to find a new platform to migrate to or accept the new subscription terms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>If users choose not to subscribe they will lose the ability to add new devices, update the firmware on the hub, use voice control, access their home remotely, and much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Users or new adopters who wish to sign up for a Wink subscription can learn more from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/subscription.wink.com\/login\">company&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wink.com\/wink-blog\/2020\/7\/8\/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/blog.wink.com\/wink-blog\/2020\/7\/8\/update-on-the-upcoming-wink-subscription<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Andrew O&#039;Hara <\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/global-regions\/united-states\/\" rel=\"category tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Andrew O&#8217;Hara <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3998-ICN.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp; After a series of delays, smart home device maker Wink is making final preparations to roll out a controversial subscription service on July 27, much to the dismay of its user base. Announced in a&nbsp;blog post&nbsp;on the company&rsquo;s website, Wink says that the new $4.99 subscription will take effect later this month. If users &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/07\/10\/home-automation-firm-wink-to-enforce-subscription-program-on-july-27\/\">Continue reading <span>Home automation firm Wink to enforce subscription program on July 27<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/10\/home-automation-firm-wink-to-enforce-subscription-program-on-july-27\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-united-states","category-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Home automation firm Wink to enforce subscription program on July 27 - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/10\/home-automation-firm-wink-to-enforce-subscription-program-on-july-27\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home automation firm Wink to enforce subscription program on July 27 - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; After a series of delays, smart home device maker Wink is making final preparations to roll out a controversial subscription service on July 27, much to the dismay of its user base. 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