Hi,
Marie makes some good points.
I have some amazon Echoes and Sonos speakers but I also toy with the
idea of getting a home Pod mini but for perhaps different reasons than
have been cited thus far. I'm drawn to it as a means of having a hub for
any home kit enabled devices I might have now or in future such as video
doorbells, thermostats and garage door openers. Having a Home pod mini
in use as a hub for such allows the user to access them when not on
one's own home network. Of course this can also be done with an iPad too
but one always has to be sure it's powered up and online. I just wanted
to mention this as another facet of the decision making process as I'd
not seen others mention it thus far.
Take good care.
Robin
On 10/19/2020 10:26 AM, Marie N. wrote:
The main thing I love about the Sonos and/or the Home pods is the
ability to send whatever I am playing to all the speakers in my home.
Since I live alone I can move to another room and still hear my music,
or a football game or radio station. I have a bit over 1800 square
feet to roam and prefer not having to carry a device around whenever I
wander. This way I can concentrate on my navigation. LOL!
FYI I have set up Amazon, Google and Sonos speakers with no sighted
assistance with very little or no trouble and know there will be no
problem with the Home pods I plan to try when available. So it is
nonsense to say we can’t do this.
*Marie*
*From:* Pete Nalda
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*To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* Re: Home Pod Mini
You can use it to control your own music library at home or in the
cloud that you own
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On Oct 18, 2020, at 9:41 PM, Cris Ali <filasti...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
I have never owned a smart speaker. For this reason, excuse my
question. It may sound naïve to many of you. If one wants to get the
Home Pod Mini, or any other smart speaker for that matter, but this
person does not want to subscribe to any music streaming service,
what would be the benefits of owning such a smart speaker? I
understand that one can use it to airplay YouTube music or radio
stations via the iPhone Bluetooth connection. Apart from that, what
one can use the speaker as a standalone besides SIRI or Alexa? Is it
worth for someone who has no intention to spend money on streaming
services to buy a smart speaker like the Home Pod Mini? Apple
mentioned that the home pod will be accessible via voice over. I do
not know if this means it will be controlled via the voice over of
the iPhone, or does it have voice over built into it. Does anyone know?
Regards,
Cris Ali
filasti...@hotmail.com
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