Just waiting for the forced-upgrade on Sonos.
I have all S1 gear, and it looked like it was going to get bricked last year until they changed their tune after all the consumer outcry. When it finally happens, I'm taking the money I'd spend on new Sonos stuff and having a wired distributed audio system installed.
Complete thread:
- OT: Recs on smart home systems? -
Joe,
2021-03-02, 09:18
- I messed with them all.. - mkmcfrlnd, 2021-03-04, 21:26
- I have a Caseta system. Full disclosure: I worked for Lutron -
PAK,
2021-03-02, 19:35
- I was trying to DIY a RadioRA system in like 2005 -
MattG,
2021-03-03, 07:28
- I worked on Homeworks Interactive. - PAK, 2021-03-03, 11:08
- I was trying to DIY a RadioRA system in like 2005 -
MattG,
2021-03-03, 07:28
- Nothing personal anyone. -
Regular Joseph,
2021-03-02, 18:24
- Heathers? - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-03, 06:46
- it’s like nobody took MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE to heart -
Jay,
2021-03-02, 18:53
- I had to be talked out of the internet microwave drawer -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 19:15
- water leak sensors are critical for us - Jay, 2021-03-02, 20:16
- I had to be talked out of the internet microwave drawer -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 19:15
- Is integration really necessary? - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-02, 17:35
- Lots of great comments, so I’ll add my garbage thoughts. -
Joe I,
2021-03-02, 15:19
- I wish Nest would add HomeKit - MattG, 2021-03-02, 15:39
- for outdoor camera, we have Ring w/solar -
Jay,
2021-03-02, 15:20
- likey -
Joe I,
2021-03-02, 15:22
- your comments on Q1 & Q2 are spot on -
Jay,
2021-03-02, 15:30
- We use the voice control for kitchen timers mostly. -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 15:41
- I don't like voice control either. - PAK, 2021-03-02, 19:47
- We use the voice control for kitchen timers mostly. -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 15:41
- your comments on Q1 & Q2 are spot on -
Jay,
2021-03-02, 15:30
- likey -
Joe I,
2021-03-02, 15:22
- So, I've built IOT tech, and I won't be wiring up my home. -
domer.mq,
2021-03-02, 13:37
- Just waiting for the forced-upgrade on Sonos. -
ReginaldVelJohnson,
2021-03-02, 14:38
- Same. -
KGB,
2021-03-02, 20:15
- Could not agree more - Sonos and nothing else - BPH, 2021-03-03, 10:57
- besides some days the walk downstairs -
Costa Rican,
2021-03-03, 07:29
- Hey, if someone wants to develop the technology - KGB, 2021-03-03, 08:32
- The thermostat I keep nearly doing... - domer.mq, 2021-03-02, 20:53
- Same. -
KGB,
2021-03-02, 20:15
- "Alexa, play laserdisc." - ndbk32, 2021-03-02, 14:15
- NOW you tell me - Jay, 2021-03-02, 14:05
- Just waiting for the forced-upgrade on Sonos. -
ReginaldVelJohnson,
2021-03-02, 14:38
- I won’t let Skynet control my life. -
River,
2021-03-02, 12:41
- On that note, I'm not into IOTing my home either, but -
IrishGuard,
2021-03-02, 13:11
- you could get one of those bose portable speakers - Jay, 2021-03-02, 13:34
- On that note, I'm not into IOTing my home either, but -
IrishGuard,
2021-03-02, 13:11
- I've been planning to try and - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2021-03-02, 12:13
- Here's our setup -
ndbk32,
2021-03-02, 11:04
- here's mom calling everyone for dinner - Jay, 2021-03-02, 11:11
- Alexa was more convenient for us - Jay, 2021-03-02, 10:53
- We've been basing everything on HomeKit -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 09:55
- btw our house had an old Sonance system -
Jay,
2021-03-02, 12:09
- Ours looks like a big stereo receiver. - MattG, 2021-03-02, 12:29
- retrofitting an old system to Ring may not be worth it - Jay, 2021-03-02, 10:44
- Do you worry at all about all the data those devices collect -
Dylan,
2021-03-02, 10:43
- I mean.... not really. -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 11:47
- I realize I'm old, but I don't trust any of them -
Dylan,
2021-03-02, 12:08
- There are so many houses in our neighborhood with cameras - ndphilo, 2021-03-02, 13:24
- My theory on that is... -
Jeff (BGS),
2021-03-02, 12:31
- Isn't the far likelier scenario to be worried about - HullieAndMikes, 2021-03-02, 13:26
- What about the extent to which the smart home devices could -
BillyGoat,
2021-03-02, 12:55
- I hand waitstaff my credit card without a second thought -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 14:47
- you should probably post your credit card info here too -
Jay,
2021-03-02, 15:34
- It makes good sense. Financially AND fiscally. - MattG, 2021-03-02, 19:18
- Fair point. It's such a balancing act between going full Ron - BillyGoat, 2021-03-02, 14:51
- you should probably post your credit card info here too -
Jay,
2021-03-02, 15:34
- I hand waitstaff my credit card without a second thought -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 14:47
- I realize I'm old, but I don't trust any of them -
Dylan,
2021-03-02, 12:08
- I mean.... not really. -
MattG,
2021-03-02, 11:47
- btw our house had an old Sonance system -
Jay,
2021-03-02, 12:09