{"id":6766,"date":"2017-04-14T17:51:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T17:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=6766"},"modified":"2017-04-07T17:52:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:52:02","slug":"is-the-portal-wifi-router-paying-for-fake-reviews-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/04\/14\/is-the-portal-wifi-router-paying-for-fake-reviews-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Portal WiFi Router paying for fake reviews online?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3161,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/product\\\/B01JQROZZS\\\/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104032531\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/product\\\/B01JQROZZS\\\/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-19 08:53:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-24 03:55:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-27 05:07:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 17:18:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-02 18:01:43&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-07 06:13:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-10 14:33:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-13 16:00:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-17 22:34:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-20 22:51:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-25 00:01:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-02 08:04:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-22 03:07:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-28 14:45:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 18:01:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-10 09:43:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 04:35:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 18:13:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-30 16:00:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-30 16:00:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3162,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/forum\\\/-\\\/Tx297YTYEAMVEHX\\\/ref=ask_ql_ql_al_hza?asin=B01JQROZZS&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure how I found this product but their review page is very odd. Seems like some strange behavior. First, their reviews are comprised of a ton of video reviews, more than most products and all seem really forced. &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01JQROZZS\/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01JQROZZS\/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s this question:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/forum\/-\/Tx297YTYEAMVEHX\/ref=ask_ql_ql_al_hza?asin=B01JQROZZS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Are there any internet reviews of Portal?<\/a>\u00a0with a handful of answers with links all within a day of the question.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just an odd Amazon page overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not sure how I found this product but their review page is very odd. 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