• Ictinus@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Anything from Anker after they cancelled an order with PayPal approved payment because ‘they couldn’t verify payment’. Then they insist that the cancelled order could be reviewed if I put personally identifiable information into a random Google sheets doc.

    All complaint handling appeared to be a bot. They refused to explain what was the concern with the payment and always responded with very similar ‘apology’ emails even when I indicated for every email they send i’d inform another person to avoid them.

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        5 months ago

        Anker is off my list because of the cameras. They used to be my go-to for cables and chargers. Completely unacceptable.

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          5 months ago

          Any suggestions for a different company to buy cables etc from? I’ve bought their chargers and cables and been happy with them but I’m fine with trying something different next time.

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            5 months ago

            The suggestion I took was Ugreen for chargers and cables. Cables seem to work, and don’t instantly fray, that’s all I want. I got a compact GaN wall plug and it is reasonably fast for the size. No fires and no fried electronics so far.

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      5 months ago

      This was the same company that refused to ship to Rhode Island, suggesting you had their product shipped to a friend on “the mainland” who could then forward it

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      5 months ago

      Where should I get my phone cables and battery banks from?

      The phone cables are shit but I haven’t found any other good alternatives. The battery banks are alright.

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      5 months ago

      On Christmas 2023 I was given an Anker charger. By March 2024 it stopped working…

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        5 months ago

        I really wonder if their product quality fell off and why. I have chargers/cables/batteries from Anker that I bought in 2016 and not a single one has failed.

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          5 months ago

          Ive only used their headphones and chargers, which I bought recently, theyre still working fine. Mostly. Except for my bluetooth earphones. Theres occassional lag and stuttering problems with it on my laptop.