Tile’s Bluetooth trackers are incredibly popular, but to get the best use out of them, owners unfortunately have to pay a subscription fee.
By default, all Tile trackers come with a free plan that offers very limited features, such as the ability to use the Tile app to ring the tracker if it’s within Bluetooth range; the ability to see a tracker’s location on a map when outside of Bluetooth range, and the ability to find a phone by double-pressing the tracker’s button. However, paying for a Tile premium plan adds six more features and even includes reimbursement for lost items. Tile offers two types of premium plans – a standard Premium plan which costs $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year, and a premium Protect Plan which costs $99.99 per year.
Premium Vs. Premium Protect
Premium plan subscribers also get access to a 30-day location history and exclusive access to Tile’s customer care team any day of the week. Another benefit of paying for either of the premium plans is a free replacement for damaged or defective Tiles during an active subscription period. Tile also offers users a reimbursement fee if they lose a belonging with a Tile tracker that can’t be located. For the Premium plan, the reimbursement fee goes up to $100 while the Premium Protect plan offers up to $1,000. Tile suggests paying for a Premium Protect plan if users have a Tile tracker attached to a car key fob. This is because they are easy to lose and expensive to replace.
Surely, there are lots of benefits to paying for a subscription plan, and Tile even offers a 30-day free trial for interested customers. However, there are some features such as Smart Alerts that should not require a subscription and should be available by default to all Tile users.
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