Deepblu, owners of the ‘social media site for divers’, has announced that it will be taking its dive log and media sharing servers offline, due to a lack of paid subscriptions to its service.
The company, which also produces the well-received Cosmiq+ dive computer, says that the operation of linked dive computers will be unaffected, but users of the service will need to back up their server-based data.
In a statement posted on the company’s website, DeepBlu says:
Thank you very much for your trust and support for the past 10 years.
With every year new users joining our community, we have more and more load on our servers. At this moment, too few users are willing to pay for the subcription, the company can no longer afford the high server operating expenses. After thorough consideration, the company will take the server offline, but it will not affect the independent use of the linked device, including brands like Sunnto or Cosmiq. It is strongly recommended that you back up your videos, pictures and other data as soon as possible.
Thank you for your support again. If you’d like to support Deepblu Community by paying subscription fee [sic] or give other form of support. Please send a mail to deepblu@deepblu.com.
According to the app store, Deepblu currently supports the Deepblu COSMIQ+, SCUBAPRO Aladin Sport, Galileo 2, Aladin H Matrix, TUSA DC Solar Link IQ1204, and Shearwater Petrel 2, Perdix, Perdix AI and Nerd 2.
Deepblu is also compatible with Subsurface open source dive log, which supports nearly 200 other dive computers from popular brands.
