Strap gate
Posted Nov 11, 2020, 3:44 PM UTC
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just contact support. there was a bad batch, they will replace it.
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For sure, every interaction I've had with oculus support was positive and professional, I just wish hardware was better made.
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it's not a fucking conspiracy, there was a bad batch, they are looking into it (They've been quite forward about this), while holding off new sales, and replacing broken straps/issuing refunds.
What part of that is a "GATE"? There's no conspiracy or controversy here, bad batches happen, instead of bitching about it on reddit, contact oculus support, put in a ticket so you can eventually get a replacement and or refund, and so they can figure out what batch was affected.
Yeah it sucks, but shit happens, especially during covid. There's no conspiracy, no one is trying to hide anything.
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It’s gonna be okay.
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As the other person says, it's gonna be alright, look up the meaning of the suffix -gate.
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Its not 'a gate' its real. Its a crappy product sold as an elite product.
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Something ending in -gate doesn’t mean it’s not real, dude. And it still looks like most are just fine.
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And it still looks like most are just fine.
You can't buy it from either Amazon or Oculus which makes me think it's been quietly withdrawn. On Oculus, both the strap and the battery bag pack have notify me where you'd pay.
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I think its a very big issue affecting a ton of the straps, either for manufacturing center or such.
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I also really thought its a sporadic issue, but in both real life and online I know folks who had it snap on them. I think its per-geographic locale type of issue, either manufacturing or shipment wise.
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Of course it's real, it's breaking all around!
-gate suffix implies far reaching consequences not a conspiracy
Not only that, I paid well over 200 in Canada for the case bundle (only way to get it)
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Not in America. In America they've been spouting so much bullshit in the last 4 years alone that "-gate" now means "crackpot conspiracy that even someone on heavy medication but bereft of any cognitive disorders would consider ludicrous".
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It’s still a reference to Watergate. It implies a controversy.
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Controversy indeed - an "elite" product costing half the headset breaking within days for what it looks like, everyone, lol.
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No. In America gate does not mean that. Watergate was not a crackpot conspiracy. It was a huge scandal that was uncovered. In the tech world "-gate" is used for situations like this. See iPhone bendgate and antenna-gate for reference.
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For sure, thats why I named it this way :) Thank you
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Dying from laughter, I needed that, thank you!
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Babied that elite strap w/ battery - crack developed and its snapping now, very sad :(
Do you have a serial number under (i think the left?) strap. Or did the sub rule that out.
I have the serial number, but not the date code - on neither the left nor the right strap. The date mentioned on the box is September