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===Remote Locking and Geo-Fencing=== | ===Remote Locking and Geo-Fencing=== | ||
As a policy to combat "grey market" imports, King Song implemented a region-locking mechanism that requires the official app for new wheel "activation." Wheels intended for the Chinese domestic market are remotely disabled or "bricked" if an attempt is made to connect them with the app from an international IP address. This policy has left consumers who unknowingly purchased these wheels from unofficial resellers with non-functional devices, sparking outrage within the community.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=@Vulkov |date=2020-08-05 |title=WARNING KINGSONG PRODUCTS |url=https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/19378-warning-kingsong-products/ |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=forum.electricunicycle.org |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251004104040/https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/19378-warning-kingsong-products/ |archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref>[[File: | As a policy to combat "grey market" imports, King Song implemented a region-locking mechanism that requires the official app for new wheel "activation." Wheels intended for the Chinese domestic market are remotely disabled or "bricked" if an attempt is made to connect them with the app from an international IP address. This policy has left consumers who unknowingly purchased these wheels from unofficial resellers with non-functional devices, sparking outrage within the community.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=@Vulkov |date=2020-08-05 |title=WARNING KINGSONG PRODUCTS |url=https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/19378-warning-kingsong-products/ |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=forum.electricunicycle.org |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251004104040/https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/19378-warning-kingsong-products/ |archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref> | ||
[[File:KingSong geo-lock notice 2020.png|thumb|Official KingSong statement on retroactively geo-locking wheels from their Facebook page.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King Song International |date=20 Apr 2020 |title=King Song Official Notice |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19ooE3BRST/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 Sep 2025 |website=facebook.com}}</ref>]] | |||
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File:Chat with KingSong representative.jpg|Screenshot of a chat detailing a victim's experience with a KingSong representative, who, on behalf of the company, accepted payment for a wheel and subsequently geo-locked the device, preventing the consumer from using it.<ref name=":1" /> | File:Chat with KingSong representative.jpg|Screenshot of a chat detailing a victim's experience with a KingSong representative, who, on behalf of the company, accepted payment for a wheel and subsequently geo-locked the device, preventing the consumer from using it.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
File:Chat with KingSong representative2.jpg|Screenshot of a chat detailing a victim's experience with a KingSong representative, who, on behalf of the company, accepted payment for a wheel and subsequently geo-locked the device, preventing the consumer from using it.<ref name=":1" /> | File:Chat with KingSong representative2.jpg|Screenshot of a chat detailing a victim's experience with a KingSong representative, who, on behalf of the company, accepted payment for a wheel and subsequently geo-locked the device, preventing the consumer from using it.<ref name=":1" /> | ||