bklaas;451295 Wrote: > Just for clarity, it's important to note that there is no requirement > for an internet connection during normal use of the device, just during > setup. > > There are some valid points being made on this thread, but I want to > make sure we don't go off the rails into FUD where people think > broadband is required for normal use. It is not. > > Consider that an out-of-the-box Squeezebox Controller was manufactured > with a very old firmware. It's extremely important for us to be able to > get all new users an update straight away, or their experience to put it > mildly will be miserable. The way we manage this is having a central > repository that distributes these updates, and it is done over the > internet. After setup, pull the internet plug and use a local Squeezebox > Server and never connect to the internet again. > > I'm not posting this as a dismissal of the previous posts, but to > clarify both the scope and the justification for the network > requirement. > > cheers, > #!/ben
In addition, Internet Access is already required for all of our product-setups (for new users) because we do not ship our software in-the-box. This is not a new requirement, its only new for users who already have SC running (assuming its up-to-date-enough for their new product), and don't have internet access available at that very moment for setup. -- Matt Wise ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Matt Wise's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66898 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
