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Old 04-23-2021, 10:53 AM   #1
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Buyer Beware OFTv2

If you're thinking about buying the OpenFlash tablet (v2). Think again.

I've had my OFTv2 since Christmas and as of the last couple months, I get odd errors now when connecting to my PC for file management. I just bought a brand new PC and still get the same odd errors (all in Italian so I have no idea).

Luckily I still have the tunes on the OFT itself and it still works with the car, however not with any PCs (I've tried 3 different Windows 10 PCs now).

I opened a ticket with OpenFlash, included screenshots of my errors and a detailed description of my issue(s). The never responded and closed the ticket, see attached screenshot below.

The crazy thing is I think the guy that owns/runs openflash is a member here! Oh well..
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Old 04-23-2021, 10:55 AM   #2
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If you're thinking about buying the OpenFlash tablet (v2). Think again.

I've had my OFTv2 since Christmas and as of the last couple months, I get odd errors now when connecting to my PC for file management. I just bought a brand new PC and still get the same odd errors (all in Italian so I have no idea).

Luckily I still have the tunes on the OFT itself and it still works with the car, however not with any PCs (I've tried 3 different Windows 10 PCs now).

I opened a ticket with OpenFlash, included screenshots of my errors and a detailed description of my issue(s). The never responded and closed the ticket, see attached screenshot below.

The crazy thing is I think the guy that owns/runs openflash is a member here! Oh well..
Ecutek for this guy only....thanks and report back if they reply.
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Old 04-23-2021, 11:28 AM   #3
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Well if you want action from the manufacturer, and haven't gotten any yet, you've done the right thing by bringing it up here.
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Openflash is known to be a nightmare to deal with. You can always go tactrix if you don't want to go Ecutek.
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OFT (and Vishnu performance before their rebrand) has always had near-nonexistent customer service. Their strategy is to get to market early with a decently priced product, and then move on to a different platform because they can’t be bothered to provide long term support.
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OFT (and Vishnu performance before their rebrand) has always had near-nonexistent customer service. Their strategy is to get to market early with a decently priced product, and then move on to a different platform because they can’t be bothered to provide long term support.
Pitch and ditch.

And here I am providing customer support on 30 year old outdated equipment. What a chump I am.
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I thought we had an OFT rep here?
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I thought we had an OFT rep here?
They are about as active here as they are in responding to customer requests.
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They are about as active here as they are in responding to customer requests.
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The open flash tablet doesn't work with USB 3.1, or at least doesn't anymore in my experience. In order for me to access my OFT tunes I need to use my 2008 Dell Studio XPS with USB 2.0. I've tried multiple USB 3.0 to 2.0 adapters with no success but I may just be buying the wrong ones.
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I noticed shiv seems to respond more on the open flash Facebook group. I read at some point he was having family issues or something rather.
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The open flash tablet doesn't work with USB 3.1, or at least doesn't anymore in my experience. In order for me to access my OFT tunes I need to use my 2008 Dell Studio XPS with USB 2.0. I've tried multiple USB 3.0 to 2.0 adapters with no success but I may just be buying the wrong ones.
Yea, my PC has 3 USB ports. 2 have the older USB 2 logo, and one has the USB3 logo.. Same with all of them.

I might even reimage an old PC I have with Windows 7 just to see...
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Pitch and ditch.

And here I am providing customer support on 30 year old outdated equipment. What a chump I am.
You're a chump?
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