Pitboss Grills - Revision history

Rudxain: link Forced account

2026-03-16T08:37:56Z

link Forced account

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	Pit Boss Grills requires an account on their servers to access features of the grill remotely. Their website or packaging doesn’t give you the requirement to sign up for an account before remotely controlling or monitoring your grill disclosed.		Pit Boss Grills [[Forced account\|requires an account]] on their servers to access features of the grill remotely. Their website or packaging doesn’t give you the requirement to sign up for an account before remotely controlling or monitoring your grill disclosed.

	The first time you are notified of the account requirement is after installing and opening the app then clicking Grills (to connect to the grill 2 feet away).		The first time you are notified of the account requirement is after installing and opening the app then clicking Grills (to connect to the grill 2 feet away).

SinexTitan: brand article now a brand article :o

2026-01-25T14:20:57Z

brand article now a brand article :o

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	It is similar to [[Bait-and-switch]] to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. Some $50 routers will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer. The grills, however, hold functionality hostage.		It is similar to [[Bait-and-switch]] to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. Some $50 routers will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer. The grills, however, hold functionality hostage.
	[[Category:~~Pit Boss Grills~~]]
			==Consumer-impact summary==
			{{Ph-C-CIS}}

			==Incidents==
			{{Ph-C-Inc}}

			This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
			===Example incident one (''date'')===
			{{Main\|link to the main article}}
			Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
			===Example incident two (''date'')===
			...

			==Products==
			{{Ph-C-P}}

			==See also==
			{{Ph-C-SA}}

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

			[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Bythmusters: Copied info from infobox to cargo

2026-01-25T14:07:44Z

Copied info from infobox to cargo

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	{{~~InfoboxCompany~~		{{CompanyCargo
	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~Pit Boss Grills~~		\|Description=
	~~\| Type = Private~~		\|Founded=1999
	\| Founded = 1999		\|Industry=Manufacturing
	\| Industry = Manufacturing		\|Logo=PitBossGrills.png
	\| ~~Official~~ Website = https://pitboss-grills.com		\|ParentCompany=
	~~\| Logo = PitBossGrills.png~~		\|Type=Private
	}}Pit Boss Grills requires an account on their servers to access features of the grill remotely. Their website or packaging doesn’t give you the requirement to sign up for an account before remotely controlling or monitoring your grill disclosed.		\|Website=https://pitboss-grills.com
			}}
			Pit Boss Grills requires an account on their servers to access features of the grill remotely. Their website or packaging doesn’t give you the requirement to sign up for an account before remotely controlling or monitoring your grill disclosed.

	The first time you are notified of the account requirement is after installing and opening the app then clicking Grills (to connect to the grill 2 feet away).		The first time you are notified of the account requirement is after installing and opening the app then clicking Grills (to connect to the grill 2 feet away).

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Fixed tone.

2025-09-04T15:26:48Z

Fixed tone.

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	\| Official Website = https://pitboss-grills.com		\| Official Website = https://pitboss-grills.com
	\| Logo = PitBossGrills.png		\| Logo = PitBossGrills.png
	}}~~'''~~Pit Boss Grills requires an account on their servers to access features of the grill remotely.~~'''~~		}}Pit Boss Grills requires an account on their servers to access features of the grill remotely. Their website or packaging doesn’t give you the requirement to sign up for an account before remotely controlling or monitoring your grill disclosed.

	~~Nowhere on their website or packaging is~~ the requirement ~~to sign up for an account before remotely controlling or monitoring your grill disclosed. Their own video titled [https://www.pitboss-grills.com/pages/app "How to setup~~ and ~~connect your Pit boss using~~ the ~~new Pit Boss~~ app~~"] omits the fact you need~~ to ~~tie a portion of your smokers functionality~~ to ~~their servers~~.		The first time you are notified of the account requirement is after installing and opening the app then clicking Grills (to connect to the grill 2 feet away).

	~~The first time you are notified~~ of the ~~account requirement is~~ after ~~installing and opening the app then clicking Grills (~~to ~~connect to the grill 2 feet away). This is likely after a few hours of assembly when people are just wanting~~ to ~~do a burn-~~off ~~and test things out~~.		You can load up a shopping cart full of items as "guest" in the application after declining to create an account so it seems they have decided to wall off functionality behind an advertising engine.

	[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitbossgrills.app&hl=en_US Page after page of 1-star reviews] for the app do little good when in all likeliness they would never be seen until after the unit has already been purchased. You can load up a shopping cart full of items as "guest" in the application after declining to create an account so it seems they have decided to wall off functionality behind an advertising engine.		It is similar to [[Bait-and-switch]] to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. Some $50 routers will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer. The grills, however, hold functionality hostage.

	~~The grills themselves seem solidly built and work well with the onboard control panel. It just feels scummy and a bit bait~~-and-switch to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. ~~If a~~ $50 ~~router~~ will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer, ~~it is unacceptable for a device like this to~~ hold functionality hostage.
	[[Category:Pit Boss Grills]]		[[Category:Pit Boss Grills]]

Emanuele at 21:15, 29 April 2025

2025-04-29T21:15:41Z

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	The grills themselves seem solidly built and work well with the onboard control panel. It just feels scummy and a bit bait-and-switch to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. If a $50 router will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer, it is unacceptable for a device like this to hold functionality hostage.		The grills themselves seem solidly built and work well with the onboard control panel. It just feels scummy and a bit bait-and-switch to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. If a $50 router will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer, it is unacceptable for a device like this to hold functionality hostage.
			[[Category:Pit Boss Grills]]
	[[Category:~~Retail companies~~]]

Mingyee: Proofreading

2025-01-23T11:48:33Z

Proofreading

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	}}		}}'''Pit Boss Grills requires an account on their servers to access features of the grill remotely.'''

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	'''Pit Boss Grills requires an account on their servers to access features of the grill remotely.'''

	Nowhere on their website or packaging is the requirement to sign up for an account before remotely controlling or monitoring your grill disclosed. Their own video titled [https://www.pitboss-grills.com/pages/app "How to setup and connect your Pit boss using the new Pit Boss app"] omits the fact you need to tie a portion of your smokers functionality to their servers.		Nowhere on their website or packaging is the requirement to sign up for an account before remotely controlling or monitoring your grill disclosed. Their own video titled [https://www.pitboss-grills.com/pages/app "How to setup and connect your Pit boss using the new Pit Boss app"] omits the fact you need to tie a portion of your smokers functionality to their servers.
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	The first time you are notified of the account requirement is after installing and opening the app then clicking Grills (to connect to the grill 2 feet away). This is likely after a few hours of assembly when people are just wanting to do a burn-off and test things out.		The first time you are notified of the account requirement is after installing and opening the app then clicking Grills (to connect to the grill 2 feet away). This is likely after a few hours of assembly when people are just wanting to do a burn-off and test things out.

	[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitbossgrills.app&hl=en_US Page after page of 1 star reviews] for the app do little good when in all likeliness they would never be seen until after the unit has already been purchased. You can load up a shopping cart full of items as "guest" in the application after declining to create an account so it seems they have decided to wall off functionality behind an advertising engine.		[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitbossgrills.app&hl=en_US Page after page of 1-star reviews] for the app do little good when in all likeliness they would never be seen until after the unit has already been purchased. You can load up a shopping cart full of items as "guest" in the application after declining to create an account so it seems they have decided to wall off functionality behind an advertising engine.

	The grills themselves seem solidly built and work well with the onboard control panel. It just feels scummy and a bit bait-and-switch to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. If a $50 router will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer, it is unacceptable for a device like this to hold functionality hostage.		The grills themselves seem solidly built and work well with the onboard control panel. It just feels scummy and a bit bait-and-switch to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. If a $50 router will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer, it is unacceptable for a device like this to hold functionality hostage.

	[[Category:Retail companies]]		[[Category:Retail companies]]

Waldo: Assign categories based on the corresponding article on Wikipedia, as discussed in #planning on Discord

2025-01-23T06:06:02Z

Assign categories based on the corresponding article on Wikipedia, as discussed in #planning on Discord

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	The grills themselves seem solidly built and work well with the onboard control panel. It just feels scummy and a bit bait-and-switch to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. If a $50 router will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer, it is unacceptable for a device like this to hold functionality hostage.		The grills themselves seem solidly built and work well with the onboard control panel. It just feels scummy and a bit bait-and-switch to bring home a $1K pellet smoker only to be prompted to sign up for yet another account to be able to use all the advertised features. If a $50 router will broadcast an interface to log into and access/configure parameters and monitor traffic without signing up for an account with the manufacturer, it is unacceptable for a device like this to hold functionality hostage.

	[[Category:~~Companies]]~~		[[Category:Retail companies]]
	~~[[Category:Consumer Products Companies~~]]

Shingo: Fixed the infobox.

2025-01-21T09:06:45Z

Fixed the infobox.

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	\| Name = Pit Boss Grills		\| Name = Pit Boss Grills
			\| Type = Private
	\| Founded = 1999		\| Founded = 1999
	\| Industry = Manufacturing		\| Industry = Manufacturing

Shingo: Added an infobox.

2025-01-20T05:55:05Z

Added an infobox.

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			{{InfoboxCompany
			\| Name = Pit Boss Grills
			\| Founded = 1999
			\| Industry = Manufacturing
			\| Official Website = https://pitboss-grills.com
			\| Logo = PitBossGrills.png
			}}

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SncEkln7Q at 17:05, 19 January 2025

2025-01-19T17:05:45Z

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	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]
			[[Category:Consumer Products Companies]]