Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-05-19 Thread copperstate
bklaas wrote: > Try this: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99027-Smart-Radio-and-Squeezebox-software-upgradability&p=759470&viewfull=1#post759470 Thanks a lot for your help, the crossgrade worked perfectly! :) --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-05-19 Thread bklaas
copperstate wrote: > How does one do the crossgrade to the "real" SB-Radio? > > Thanks a lot for your help :) > > P.S.: My UE-Radio was about 90 Euro from the logitech store (incl. S&H) Try this: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99027-Smart-Radio-and-Squeezebox-software-upgradabil

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-05-19 Thread copperstate
Paul Webster wrote: > My 2nd SBRadio (UE Smart Radio really) has just arrived - 76GBP > including shipping from Logitech UK store in their "closeout" section. > Part of that discount was because of a 1 day promotional code. > > The cross-grade to SBR worked flawlessly. How does one do the cross

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-05-16 Thread Paul Webster
My 2nd SBRadio (UE Smart Radio really) has just arrived - 76GBP including shipping from Logitech UK store in their "closeout" section. Part of that discount was because of a 1 day promotional code. The cross-grade to SBR worked flawlessly. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-04-09 Thread th80
So it was a good decision to shop the 99€ offer today from Saturn Germany. Want to upgrade my Bluetooth radio setup in the bathroom to a battery powered WiFi solution. Gesendet von meinem KFSOWI mit Tapatalk th80's Profi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-07 Thread Mnyb
castalla wrote: > Would it not depend on 'registration' date - I doubt Logi have a record > of sales I think they have to take a guess somewhere , a lot of us have unused squeezeboxes as spares ? Someone is probably sitting in UE radio . They probably go from when all inventory is gone , b

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-07 Thread aubuti
pippin wrote: > @aubuti > > For the Smart Radio this is NOT the case. Without UESmartRadio.com the > Smart Radio will be a brick. > So I'd guess they'd at least somehow have to move people over to a > Squeezebox firmware which will be especially interesting for those whom > they convinced to "up

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-07 Thread castalla
aubuti wrote: > Thanks for the correction. The earlier post was about both SB and UE and > you're right that the demise of the online service means different > things to both. Even so, if they wait until the warranty is expired on > the last UE Smart Radio sold before pulling the plug on UESmartR

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-07 Thread pippin
@aubuti For the Smart Radio this is NOT the case. Without UESmartRadio.com the Smart Radio will be a brick. So I'd guess they'd at least somehow have to move people over to a Squeezebox firmware which will be especially interesting for those whom they convinced to "upgrade" to the UE firmware in

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-07 Thread Mnyb
buffettck wrote: > They'd better support it until the last damned device dies. They > basically have a CONTRACT with existing owners because the service is > REQUIRED for the devices to work correctly. Without it, they are > basically expensive paperweights. Yeah, I know you can do things > ma

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-07 Thread aubuti
toby10 wrote: > There's a contract alright, the one you agreed to when you registered at > MySB.com. > > "Logitech reserves the right to limit or terminate your access to this > Website or terminate or suspend your registration for failure to comply > with the terms and policies posted on this W

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-07 Thread toby10
There's a contract alright, the one you agreed to when you registered at MySB.com. "Logitech reserves the right to limit or terminate your access to this Website or terminate or suspend your registration for failure to comply with the terms and policies posted on this Website, including these Ter

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-07 Thread aubuti
buffettck wrote: > They'd better support it until the last damned device dies. They > basically have a CONTRACT with existing owners because the service is > REQUIRED for the devices to work correctly. Without it, they are > basically expensive paperweights. Yeah, I know you can do things > ma

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-06 Thread buffettck
Mr. Bill wrote: > > So now the big question, how long will Logitech continue to support the > necessary infrastructure to keep the radios alive now that both the > Squeezebox and UE radios are EOL? I hope it is at least 2 years which > should be enough time for some type of alternate service pro

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-06 Thread pippin
What do you want to sell? Michael? I think he can decide for himself what he wants... --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 7, the Universal App for

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-06 Thread toby10
They'll never sell it, they will just let it fade away. toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100616 __

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-03-05 Thread GeeJay
Actually, the big question is, now that they've finally given up completely on finding a use for SB hardware and software, will they finally sell the darn thing to someone who might have an interest in reviving the product? It's not worth much anymore, but I bet by now they've written the whole t

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-02-24 Thread Mr. Bill
Hello all, I saw this response posted on the official Logitech forum a few days ago. It is a response from Camacho who is listed as a Logitech support specialist to the question 'Has the UE Smart Radio been discontinued': Begin Quote: -At this moment we do not sell any UE Smart Radios anymore bu

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-02-23 Thread Paul Webster
I just picked one up today in UK from Pc WorlD/Currys for 79.97GBP - when they list something with a price of 97p it means that it is about to be discontinued from them. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com Paul Webster

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-02-22 Thread Squeezemenicely
Shame that Logitech did not have an end of line sale on the UE Radios in germany... Well now Squeezebox is truly officially dead. I wonder how long they will be keeping mysqueezebox and the UE streaming site open now... I use MOG and therefore rely on the site. Really sad how Logitech killed s

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-02-12 Thread mikael_b
reinholdk wrote: > Same is now true for Logitech Germany. A shame, but I can't really say I'm surprised, after dropping the Touch and Radio and introducing the Smart Radio I guess this was inevitable. I hope my boxes will continue to function for many years yet, and that we see some replacement

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-02-11 Thread reinholdk
durks wrote: > I notice that it's now dropped off the Logitech UK website, too. Same is now true for Logitech Germany. reinholdk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36070 View this thread: http://fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-02-11 Thread durks
pippin wrote: > Or just no longer being sold in the US? > It's no longer mentioned on the US Logitech web site. While it is still > showing in the German version of the products web site. I notice that it's now dropped off the Logitech UK website, too. -

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-01-06 Thread Pascal Hibon
HeadBanger wrote: > For anyone who's never owned a streaming product before then Sonos will > be fantastic. > However, for those who have previously run a Squeezebox environment and > then move to Sonos I'm pretty sure that they will find it lacking; it's > all relative! > Yes, I can confirm t

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-01-06 Thread MrRalph
Just ordered a white one from Logitech website (NL) for EUR 129,- :-) Ralph Meridian 506.24, Squeezebox Touch, Technics SL-1210 M5G KAB + Phonoclone, DIY amplifiers, Linkwitz Orions+ incl Thors, Sennheiser HD650 + PPAv2 headphone amp

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-01-02 Thread Michaelwagner
HeadBanger wrote: > Logitech's stamp on streaming history will be that they somehow managed > to kill off the best audio streaming solution that there *_still_* is. Revisiting this forum after an absence of some time. I still use my SBs at home, but haven't updated any software or hardware in a l

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2014-01-01 Thread HeadBanger
For anyone who's never owned a streaming product before then Sonos will be fantastic. However, for those who have previously run a Squeezebox environment and then move to Sonos I'm pretty sure that they will find it lacking; it's all relative! If the UE Radio is dead then that really is a shame.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-31 Thread d6jg
Bagged a Radio in the post Xmas sales for £99 here in UK. The "switch to squeezebox" process was painless so at least Logitech must have invested some time in making it possible. I still think SB is better than Sonos but my son has got a Sonos for Christmas so I shall be able to properly compare

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-29 Thread whanafi
The Logitech site for Singapore still shows the Smart Radio, but for S$329! (approx US$269). Logitech always managed to price the Squeezebox products absurdly high here. whanafi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-29 Thread peterw
The going price in the US is now $120, mostly from small resellers (Amazon Marketplace, etc. -- congrats, m1abrams, on your $99 score). I sure hope there's good news around the corner, but this does feel like the end, the supply dwindling & driving up prices. If that's the case, well, good luck, M

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-27 Thread pippin
erland wrote: > > However, if they have removed the UE Smart Radio devices from the stores > it's pretty official in my mind Yea. But the point is: they didn't remove it from _all_ stores, just the US one. If my iPeng figures are an indicator then the majority of Squeezebox users are now in Eur

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-27 Thread erland
pippin wrote: > Hm, anything really official should be allowed to get published or it's > not really "official". Maybe I should have said "an official > announcement" or something. > Wasn't there one when the Squeezeboxes were discontinued? > As far as I remember there was only the unofficial po

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-27 Thread pippin
Hm, anything really official should be allowed to get published or it's not really "official". Maybe I should have said "an official announcement" or something. Wasn't there one when the Squeezeboxes were discontinued? --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox an

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-27 Thread mherger
pippin wrote: > Ben, I completely agree with your analysis. Every word if it. > But I was wondering whether someone (hint, hint) had heard something > official :) You should know by now that the guy who had heard anything official is either not visiting these forums, or not allowed to say anythi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-24 Thread pippin
Ben, I completely agree with your analysis. Every word if it. But I was wondering whether someone (hint, hint) had heard something official :) --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at pe

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-24 Thread bklaas
The answer to your thread question is almost certainly yes. Squeezebox as a product family was moved a few years ago to Ultimate Ears (UE), the "cool" audio arm of Logitech acquired through acquisition. About a year after UE took over Squeezebox they announce the "Smart Radio", the same hardware

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-24 Thread m1abrams
Might explain the deep discount we saw on them a few weeks ago. Picked one up with battery for $99. m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/s

[SlimDevices: Radio] Is the Smart Radio about to be discontinued?

2013-12-24 Thread pippin
Or just no longer being sold in the US? It's no longer mentioned on the US Logitech web site. While it is still showing in the German version of the products web site. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, t