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===Changes Made:=== | ===Changes Made:=== | ||
According to the Miku email to customers, the new breakdown of feature changes is as follows: | According to the Miku email to customers, the new breakdown of feature changes is as follows: | ||
*Updated Free features: | |||
**Live HD video and audio streaming (available locally only unless the customer's smartphone or tablet is operating on the same wireless network as the monitoring device. | |||
[[File:Miku site 999permonth.png|alt=Miku website describing new features for $9.99/Mo|thumb|Miku website describing new features for $9.99/Mo]] | |||
* Updated Subscription Membership features At '''<u>$9.99</u>''' per month: | |||
** Live HD video and audio (local and remote access); | |||
**two-way talk; | |||
**live breathing waveform; | |||
**sleep and health analytics; | |||
**environmental analytics; | |||
**various notifications and alerts; | |||
**sounds and lullabies; | |||
**three days of video storage; | |||
**Care+ access; | |||
**wellness trends.; | |||
**tips from medical and sleep experts; and | |||
**wellness tracking tools (height, weight, feeding, body temp, diaper changes) | |||
===Customer Response=== | * Offer access to higher tier memberships that include longer term video storage at the following levels: | ||
** Monthly Membership + 30 days of video storage ($14.99 per month); | |||
**Monthly Membership + 1 Year of video storage ($19.99 per month); and | |||
**Monthly Membership + Unlimited video storage ($29.99 per month) | |||
===Customer Response:=== | |||
Many customers were displeased with the subscription service added to Miku. Leading to products being returned and customers emailing Innovative Health Monitoring to voice their opinions with the company. | Many customers were displeased with the subscription service added to Miku. Leading to products being returned and customers emailing Innovative Health Monitoring to voice their opinions with the company. | ||
Due to these subscription changes being instituted through automatic updates to the Miku mobile application, turning off automatic updates and refusing to update the Miku app would keep the features that were now locked behind a subscription.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miku bought out and now charging a subscription for basic features. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/comments/16jr4vy/miku_bought_out_and_now_charging_a_subscription/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> | Due to these subscription changes being instituted through automatic updates to the Miku mobile application, turning off automatic updates and refusing to update the Miku app would keep the features that were now locked behind a subscription.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miku bought out and now charging a subscription for basic features. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/comments/16jr4vy/miku_bought_out_and_now_charging_a_subscription/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> | ||
===Broader Implications=== | ===Broader Implications:=== | ||
ToDO | ToDO | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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