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Curiously, there is another website using the both the company name and logo under the domain name "[https://www.thevont.com thevont]" — which also has external links to the same social accounts and Amazon storefront ID.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Innovations premium website Ⅰ Vont lighting |url=https://thevont.com/ |website=Vont |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106010950/https://thevont.com/ |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> This second website URL was registered 22 January 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Whois thevont.com |url=https://www.whois.com/whois/thevont.com |website=Whois |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106015333/https://www.whois.com/whois/thevont.com |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> with Spaceship, Inc. — a {{Wplink|Domain name registrar|domain registrar}} located in Phoenix, Arizona — acting as the agent.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Spaceship, Inc. - IANA Registrar 3862 |url=https://who.is/registrars/3862 |website=who.is |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806110430/https://who.is/registrars/3862 |archive-date=6 Aug 2025}}</ref> | Curiously, there is another website using the both the company name and logo under the domain name "[https://www.thevont.com thevont]" — which also has external links to the same social accounts and Amazon storefront ID.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Innovations premium website Ⅰ Vont lighting |url=https://thevont.com/ |website=Vont |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106010950/https://thevont.com/ |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> This second website URL was registered 22 January 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Whois thevont.com |url=https://www.whois.com/whois/thevont.com |website=Whois |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106015333/https://www.whois.com/whois/thevont.com |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> with Spaceship, Inc. — a {{Wplink|Domain name registrar|domain registrar}} located in Phoenix, Arizona — acting as the agent.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Spaceship, Inc. - IANA Registrar 3862 |url=https://who.is/registrars/3862 |website=who.is |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806110430/https://who.is/registrars/3862 |archive-date=6 Aug 2025}}</ref> | ||
Additionally the {{Wplink|wordmark}}, according to the {{Wplink|United States Patent and Trademarks Office}}, has been registered to a Hong Kong company since 12 July 2022. In the documents, the earliest first use of the wordmark is 1 June 2014 and the mentioned uses at that time appear to align with the goods Vont offers or offered.<ref>[[:File:USPTO SN 90802832 status.pdf]] - See page 2. Retrieved 6 Nov 2025. | Additionally the {{Wplink|wordmark}}, according to the {{Wplink|United States Patent and Trademarks Office}}, has been registered to a Hong Kong company since 12 July 2022. In the documents, the earliest first use of the wordmark is 1 June 2014 and the mentioned uses at that time appear to align with the goods Vont offers or offered.<ref>[[:File:USPTO SN 90802832 status.pdf]] - See page 2. Retrieved 6 Nov 2025. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260113063651if_/https://consumerrights.wiki/images/3/3f/USPTO_SN_90802832_status.pdf Archived] from the original on 13 Jan 2026.</ref> | ||
In early 2026, PitchBook changed its status entry for the business attached to the defunct website to "Out of Business".<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors |url=https://pitchbook.com:443/profiles/company/466184-44 |website=PitchBook |date=2026 |access-date=18 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0319-1112-08/https://pitchbook.com:443/profiles/company/466184-44 |archive-date=19 Mar 2026}}</ref> | In early 2026, PitchBook changed its status entry for the business attached to the defunct website to "Out of Business".<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors |url=https://pitchbook.com:443/profiles/company/466184-44 |website=PitchBook |date=2026 |access-date=18 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0319-1112-08/https://pitchbook.com:443/profiles/company/466184-44 |archive-date=19 Mar 2026}}</ref> | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Vont Home app and website disappear (''2024'')=== | ===Vont Home app and website disappear (''2024'')=== | ||
Around the start of 2024, the Vont Home app (used for management) disappeared from both the [[Apple App Store]] and [[Google Play]]. Users that had the app prior to its de-listing reported receiving a "failed to connect to server" error upon attempting to login (and thus [[Discontinuation bricking|unable to use their product]] as intended), and the company website itself being down.<ref>{{Cite web |author=ralph_gordon |title=Vont stopped working? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1accea2/vont_stopped_working/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=27 Jan 2024 |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251105223254/https://old.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1accea2/vont_stopped_working/ |archive-date=5 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=cs7717 |title=Google Kills Nest Thermostats FULU jackpot exists to bring them back |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsI6P2lxcHM |website=[[YouTube]] |date=4 Nov 2025 |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0319-1027-54/https://www.youtube.com:443/watch?v=LsI6P2lxcHM |archive-date=19 Mar 2026 |quote=Vont bricked my automated plugs. The server never works except to acccept<sup>[''{{Wplink|sic}}'']</sup> payments for purchases. Without their server working, my electrical plugs will not work on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth or anything. They are just bricks. I bought them to help me around the house because I am in a wheelchair. You cannot even get their app anymore.}}</ref> | Around the start of 2024, the Vont Home app (used for management) disappeared from both the [[Apple App Store]] and [[Google Play Store]]. Users that had the app prior to its de-listing reported receiving a "failed to connect to server" error upon attempting to login (and thus [[Discontinuation bricking|unable to use their product]] as intended), and the company website itself being down.<ref>{{Cite web |author=ralph_gordon |title=Vont stopped working? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1accea2/vont_stopped_working/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=27 Jan 2024 |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251105223254/https://old.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1accea2/vont_stopped_working/ |archive-date=5 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=cs7717 |title=Google Kills Nest Thermostats FULU jackpot exists to bring them back |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsI6P2lxcHM |website=[[YouTube]] |date=4 Nov 2025 |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0319-1027-54/https://www.youtube.com:443/watch?v=LsI6P2lxcHM |archive-date=19 Mar 2026 |quote=Vont bricked my automated plugs. The server never works except to acccept<sup>[''{{Wplink|sic}}'']</sup> payments for purchases. Without their server working, my electrical plugs will not work on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth or anything. They are just bricks. I bought them to help me around the house because I am in a wheelchair. You cannot even get their app anymore.}}</ref> | ||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||