My physical security token just died.

[Mycow8me]

Mine doesnt work when i push the button anymore. I literally have to push and wiggle the button to get a code. I havent gotten any letters though. The contact between the button and what it presses against must be failing in mine.

[Settiesama]

Mine doesnt work when i push the button anymore. I literally have to push and wiggle the button to get a code. I havent gotten any letters though. The contact between the button and what it presses against must be failing in mine.

That's actually the sign they mention about that the battery is on it's last legs. It's basically a warning to cancel it and get a new one

[Catwho]

That's actually the sign they mention about that the battery is on it's last legs. It's basically a warning to cancel it and get a new one

Welp.

Seems like it's time to retire the old FFXI one and swap out the ARR 2.0 one in that case.

It made it almost nine years. I got one of the first XI ones from a ZAM contest.

[Avatre]

Welp.

Seems like it's time to retire the old FFXI one and swap out the ARR 2.0 one in that case.

It made it almost nine years. I got one of the first XI ones from a ZAM contest.

Why not go for the software token instead? It's free, and as long as your phone is working, you have access to it.

[Catwho]

Why not go for the software token instead? It's free, and as long as your phone is working, you have access to it.

Eh. Nostalgia I guess? I like the weight of the physical token in my hands. Also I'm the dumbass who forgets their phone and loses it all over the place. I'm olde - when I first had a cell phone it was a Nokia the size of a small brick and couldn't be lost like my supersexyslender S6 can....

[Mycow8me]

That's actually the sign they mention about that the battery is on it's last legs. It's basically a warning to cancel it and get a new one

It can't be though, mines the ffxiv collectors edition one. How could it be failing already?! They musta used the cheapest battery they could find or something.

[Settiesama]

It can't be though, mines the ffxiv collectors edition one. How could it be failing already?! They musta used the cheapest battery they could find or something.

1.0 or 2.0? 1.0 came out only one year after the FFXI ones did, so would make sense if that one. It also depends heavily on your usage more than the time passed; how many times do you end up using it per day? etc. Since posting in this thread I have actually noticed my XI one is slower to pop up after being pressed down than it used to be, so I think mine is on the way out as well.

[Mycow8me]

1.0 or 2.0? 1.0 came out only one year after the FFXI ones did, so would make sense if that one. It also depends heavily on your usage more than the time passed; how many times do you end up using it per day? etc. Since posting in this thread I have actually noticed my XI one is slower to pop up after being pressed down than it used to be, so I think mine is on the way out as well.

Well, it is the 1.0 but for some reason it just feels like it should have lasted much longer. Its really hard to accept this as the culprit when I'm wearing a mechanical watch that has lasted 10+years. My only guess is they really did use a very cheap battery.

Edit: Turns out this watch doesn't have a battery in it, its even powered mechanically. Who knew, it was passed down to me from my dad.

Welp I guess the real question is, do we feel like we deserve the phone version for free after paying for these? We won't get no where unless other people are running into the same problems and we all raise our voice. I don't feel like I should have to spend money on the phone version, these physical versions should be transferable.

I will literally run this thing till its dead and pester the hell out of SE support just to get it removed before canceling it and buying the phone version if it comes to it.