Rimowa Electronic Tag [and Lufthansa Group]
Feb 9, 2018, 5:24 am
#91
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: FRA
Posts: 582
QUESTIONS FOR ANY E-TAG OWNERS
I'm in the US and will likely not have a need to use the e-tag any time soon. I did manage to get a cracking deal on a 32" Topas though that was too good to pass up so i plan to just use it for uploading my contact info.
Rimowa states that due the nature of E-ink, even if the battery runs out, the display still keeps the uploaded tag/screen details displayed until a new refresh is sent. With all of the talk of airlines requiring batteries being taken out, is it possible to set the e-tag with say my contact info via upload, and then remove the battery but still keep the display showing my details? Logic would suggest that if it still displays the tag/upload once the battery dies, if i actually took the battery out, it would still stay shown.
Can anyone with an e-tag Rimowa confirm? My Topas does not arrive for another week and im dying the find out!
Thanks!
I'm in the US and will likely not have a need to use the e-tag any time soon. I did manage to get a cracking deal on a 32" Topas though that was too good to pass up so i plan to just use it for uploading my contact info.
Rimowa states that due the nature of E-ink, even if the battery runs out, the display still keeps the uploaded tag/screen details displayed until a new refresh is sent. With all of the talk of airlines requiring batteries being taken out, is it possible to set the e-tag with say my contact info via upload, and then remove the battery but still keep the display showing my details? Logic would suggest that if it still displays the tag/upload once the battery dies, if i actually took the battery out, it would still stay shown.
Can anyone with an e-tag Rimowa confirm? My Topas does not arrive for another week and im dying the find out!
Thanks!
The etag used to produce more problems in the past month and I am sure it will not be a product with long term prospect. The biggest issue since the introduction of etag however is not the feature itself but the fact that there is no more third lock on the bag.
Feb 9, 2018, 6:22 am
#92
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 3
You can do it exactly like this. I do not use the etag feature any more and only have my contact information displayed.
The etag used to produce more problems in the past month and I am sure it will not be a product with long term prospect. The biggest issue since the introduction of etag however is not the feature itself but the fact that there is no more third lock on the bag.
The etag used to produce more problems in the past month and I am sure it will not be a product with long term prospect. The biggest issue since the introduction of etag however is not the feature itself but the fact that there is no more third lock on the bag.
You are right about the 3rd lock/latch. In all new 2017 models though, even those without E-tags, this middle lock has been removed too. I think the new 2017 924 Topas have more strength based on the grooves being thicker, filled and no longer machine angled, but no one has been able to confirm this. I guess i'll find out after a few legs with the bag! I have BOS>LHR in 2 weeks.
Feb 9, 2018, 7:13 pm
#93
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: ZRH/LUX/LON
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Right on! Thank you!
You are right about the 3rd lock/latch. In all new 2017 models though, even those without E-tags, this middle lock has been removed too. I think the new 2017 924 Topas have more strength based on the grooves being thicker, filled and no longer machine angled, but no one has been able to confirm this. I guess i'll find out after a few legs with the bag! I have BOS>LHR in 2 weeks.
You are right about the 3rd lock/latch. In all new 2017 models though, even those without E-tags, this middle lock has been removed too. I think the new 2017 924 Topas have more strength based on the grooves being thicker, filled and no longer machine angled, but no one has been able to confirm this. I guess i'll find out after a few legs with the bag! I have BOS>LHR in 2 weeks.
I would never use it ex-somewhere else going back to MUC,FRA,ZRH,GVA. and essentially use the name / contact info feature.
Too many LH Group stations outside Germany, Switzerland and Austria are not trained properly on how to handle the e-tag. EWR is good example.
Feb 11, 2018, 4:45 am
#94
Join Date: Aug 2009
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I basically only use the E-tag on LH Group lights ex MUC, FRA, ZRH, GVA. On LH and LX. Thats it.
I would never use it ex-somewhere else going back to MUC,FRA,ZRH,GVA. and essentially use the name / contact info feature.
Too many LH Group stations outside Germany, Switzerland and Austria are not trained properly on how to handle the e-tag. EWR is good example.
I would never use it ex-somewhere else going back to MUC,FRA,ZRH,GVA. and essentially use the name / contact info feature.
Too many LH Group stations outside Germany, Switzerland and Austria are not trained properly on how to handle the e-tag. EWR is good example.
I really don't get the fuss about the tag and electronic tags. True, I don't want a fire to start because Lithium Ion battery packs, but why the heck did TSA mandate all electronic devices to be checked from certain airports / airlines last year. Now it looks like the authorities are making a 180 degree turn. And I assume that the AAA batteries that power the electronic tag are not as much of a risk as the lithium ion batteries. All I wish is that more airlines would adopt the electronic tag.
Feb 11, 2018, 9:02 am
#95
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IMO e-tag is totally worthless. Just a failed attempt by Rimowa to justify a price increase.
May 1, 2018, 9:13 am
#96
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Usually seat 1A, home:Tallinn
Programs: LH -- HON Circle **, IHG Spire Elite, Hilton Diamond, 1865 Voyager
Posts: 470
I checked with my brand new Rimowa Limbo with E-Tag.
When I remvoe batteries, E-Tag remain same as with batteries.
So now worries! Batteries are neccessary only for transferring data and "build" the current E-Tag screen.
When I remvoe batteries, E-Tag remain same as with batteries.
So now worries! Batteries are neccessary only for transferring data and "build" the current E-Tag screen.
May 23, 2018, 4:13 am
#97
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London | Sydney
Programs: LH HON, QF CL, SQ TPPS, AF Plat, VS Gold, VA Plat, EK Gold, HH Diamond, WoH Globalist, Marriott Plat
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Is there any recent experience using an e-Tag bag and connecting from a LH/LX flight to a UA flight in the States? I'm doing this next week and am worried they might not load my bag onto the UA flight.
May 23, 2018, 5:42 am
#98
Join Date: May 2013
Location: CDG > SYD > LAX > JFK
Programs: UA 1K, AF Platinum
Posts: 18
Unfortunately, if this is on a single ticket, the LH app will inform you that the e-tag cannot be generated since the connecting carrier doesn't support it, and you'll have to get a regular paper tag. Not that this makes much sense to me—it's not as if the UA baggage handlers wouldn't know what to do when confronted with an e-tag...
May 23, 2018, 7:52 am
#99
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London | Sydney
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Unfortunately, if this is on a single ticket, the LH app will inform you that the e-tag cannot be generated since the connecting carrier doesn't support it, and you'll have to get a regular paper tag. Not that this makes much sense to me—it's not as if the UA baggage handlers wouldn't know what to do when confronted with an e-tag...
May 23, 2018, 3:57 pm
#100
Join Date: May 2013
Location: CDG > SYD > LAX > JFK
Programs: UA 1K, AF Platinum
Posts: 18
As you said the batteries are legal in checked baggage, and even then no one ever actually examines the bags to check for compliance. I'm not sure how or whether the rule is actually enforced, but that's another matter entirely. You won't have any issues with UA.
May 24, 2018, 2:24 am
#101
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London | Sydney
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Great thank you. I have had issues with Qantas both at LHR and SYD trying to refuse the bag, so I’m glad to hear there’s better training at UA..!
Jun 6, 2018, 2:01 pm
#102
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: UIP
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum For Life, BA Executive Club Gold, Marriott Platinum for Life
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I read yesterday that Rimowa will cease production of the Electronic Tag lines once their new bags launch mid-June.
Of the six LX/LH flights I've taken over the last few months only once did they not print out a separate paper tag for my tag, however when I picked up my bag at the destination, the electronic tag had been blacked out with a Sharpie.
Of the six LX/LH flights I've taken over the last few months only once did they not print out a separate paper tag for my tag, however when I picked up my bag at the destination, the electronic tag had been blacked out with a Sharpie.
Jun 7, 2018, 5:27 am
#103
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: UA*G(1K), PC Diamond Amb, Marriott Titanium, Accor Platinum
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I read yesterday that Rimowa will cease production of the Electronic Tag lines once their new bags launch mid-June.
Of the six LX/LH flights I've taken over the last few months only once did they not print out a separate paper tag for my tag, however when I picked up my bag at the destination, the electronic tag had been blacked out with a Sharpie.
Of the six LX/LH flights I've taken over the last few months only once did they not print out a separate paper tag for my tag, however when I picked up my bag at the destination, the electronic tag had been blacked out with a Sharpie.
For a while now I had a feeling that Rimowa will stop the E-Tags soon. Many special offers involving E-Tag Rimowas served as a hint that they didn't sell as well as was expected...
HTB.
Jun 10, 2018, 10:02 pm
#104
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: IAH
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Posts: 4,043
I read yesterday that Rimowa will cease production of the Electronic Tag lines once their new bags launch mid-June.
Of the six LX/LH flights I've taken over the last few months only once did they not print out a separate paper tag for my tag, however when I picked up my bag at the destination, the electronic tag had been blacked out with a Sharpie.
Of the six LX/LH flights I've taken over the last few months only once did they not print out a separate paper tag for my tag, however when I picked up my bag at the destination, the electronic tag had been blacked out with a Sharpie.
Jun 10, 2018, 10:39 pm
#105
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